So I just finished watching Obi Wan Kenobi final and all I can think of right now are two things:
1. Pain. Lots and lots of pain and sadness, especially for my monster baby boy Anakin AKA Lord Vader. He is so broken, angry and lost and it is truly devastating to see what he has become. Hayden Christensen deserves all the love and all the awards, so anyone who still wants to talk sh!t about him can kindly f*** off.
2. Why does this franchise always refuse to let Darth Vader mourn his wife? Seriously, WHY??? He’s allowed to remember the better, more innocent times with his former master Obi Wan and he’s allowed to find redemption through the love for his son, but he’s never — not even once — ever allowed to express any grief over loosing the most important person in his life. And that’s exactly what she was — Padme was the most important person in Anakin Skywalker’s life (yes, even more important than Obi Wan or his mother). She was his wife, his partner, his home, etcs. She is the reason why he eventually joined the darkside — we can criticize him as much as we want because, yes, Vader is a monster … but underneath that murder machine is still a man who was willing to do anything (even kill others and destroy himself in the process) just so he could save the woman he loved. And he should be allowed to mourn her. Ugh! Just let him say her name at least once. 😔
If the audience is allowed to see Obi Wan actually talk about Padme and say all these wonderful things about her to Leia (forever grateful for these crumbs that we received — thank you, Deborah Chow), then why are we not allowed to see Vader mourn his wife in private?? Why aren’t we allowed to see him miss and grieve for her?? If he’s allowed to remember the old days with Obi Wan, then he should also be allowed to remember moments with his own wife. Nobody mattered more to him than she did. Her death and his failure to save her is one of the main reasons why he’s so angry with Obi Wan and the entire galaxy. She was EVERYTHING to him and when she died, I have no doubt that he wanted to die along with her too. His anger and murderous rage is the only thing that actually kept him alive for so long.
So yeah, if they do decide to make a season two of Obi Wan Kenobi, then they f***ing better figure out a way to have Darth Vader remember Padme Amidala.