Warning! SPOILERS for Obi-Wan Kenobi.

The Obi-Wan Kenobi series has its titular protagonist experience flashbacks of various moments in the Star Wars prequels, but one, in particular, makes no sense. Until the end of the second episode of Obi-Wan, Kenobi believes that Anakin Skywalker is dead and he is tormented by memories of his failure to stop his pupil and friend from turning to the dark side. In one heartbreaking moment, Obi-Wan dreams of moments from his, Padmé’s, and Anakin’s lives, and while he witnessed most of the moments shown in his dream, he was perplexingly absent for one.

Of all the live-action Star Wars TV shows, Obi-Wan Kenobi is the most closely tied to the films so far. Set between the events of Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith and A New Hope, Obi-Wan follows the adventures of Ben Kenobi as he watches over Luke Skywalker (and Princess Leia), waiting for the right moment to bring about the return of the Jedi and topple the Sith-led Galactic Empire. While Obi-Wan "Ben" Kenobi is all too eager to rejoin the fight against the Sith in A New Hope, he’s shown in the depths of despair at the start of Obi-Wan, as shown by his dreams of the prequel era.

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One moment in the Obi-Wan Kenobi episode “Part I” shows Kenobi dreaming of his time as Anakin’s mentor as well as the death of Padmé, Anakin’s fall to the dark side, and the apparent death of Darth Vader. One moment Kenobi dreams of is Anakin’s participation in the Battle of Naboo from within an N1 Starfighter, which Obi-Wan never witnessed. This was likely a simple and forgivable error on the part of the series, but there could be an in-universe explanation to satisfy viewers who see Kenobi’s memory as a plot hole.

Jake Lloyd as Anakin spinning in Star Wars Phantom Menace

Obi-Wan’s dreams briefly include a moment of Anakin in the N1 Starfighter, blasting at Droidekas (as evidenced by his lack of a flight helmet), which Obi-Wan was present for but wouldn’t have paid attention to as he and Qui-Gon Jinn were battling Darth Maul at the time. Another shot shows Anakin wearing the flight helmet during the space battle above Naboo, which Obi-Wan wouldn’t have witnessed at all. Since Obi-Wan’s dreams are shown as archival footage from the Star Wars prequel trilogy, this simple mistake is harmless. It doesn’t impede on the scene’s meaning, which is that Obi-Wan is haunted by the fall of Anakin Skywalker, even a decade after he left him for dead on Mustafar.

In-universe, perhaps Obi-Wan has Force-induced visions of moments in Anakin’s life that he didn’t truly witness, such as his destruction of the Trade Federation’s Droid Control Ship during the Battle of Naboo. This is perhaps comparable to Princess Leia’s improbable memories of Padmé, which are assumed to be visions through the Force by many. While Obi-Wan’s memories of Anakin flying an N1 Starfighter are nonsensical in the Obi-Wan Kenobi series, they are a negligible mistake that can easily be hand-waved by an in-universe explanation.

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Episodes of Obi-Wan Kenobi air Wednesdays on Disney+.

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