A recurring problem with Disney's era of Star Wars spin-off films and TV shows has been that the more gaps they fill in the overarching timeline, the more backstory of big characters that is illuminated, the smaller and less interesting the universe becomes. Did seeing Han Solo do the Kessel Run match up to your imagination? Did Boba Fett taking off his helmet and revealing himself as a nice guy make his character any more engaging? Obi-Wan Kenobi runs the same risk here, but justifies itself by being the first Disney+ Star Wars series to feel like a main Star Wars story, rather than some offcut, with its centring of lead characters from the films. After all, it's hard to think of anything else that could tempt Obi-Wan out of his cave. Of course it had to be Leia.
