Now that the weekend is over, the dust has settled on Ewan McGregor's return as the infamous Jedi-in-hiding.
There's been plenty of time for fans to spot some hidden and not-so-hidden references in the first two episodes of the new 'Star Wars' series.
The series is set roughly ten years after the fateful events of 'Revenge of the Sith', which makes it the perfect timeline to throw in some Easter Eggs here and there to satisfy fans both new and old.
Fair warning - there are plenty of spoilers below for both episodes of 'Obi-Wan Kenobi'.
A few cameos
Starting off with a familiar face here from episode two. While Obi-Wan is on the neon-soaked planet of Daiyu, he comes across a beggar on the streets. But this is no ordinary beggar, it's a veteran clone, played by none other than Temeura Morrison, the star of 'The Book of Boba Fett'.
A cameo that may have gone a little under the radar is the director and actor Benny Safdie, who appeared as the lonely Jedi Nari. Safdie is probably better known as part of the brotherly duo the Safdies, directors of 'Good Time' and 'Uncut Gems'.
Another cameo that definitely stood out was that of Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea. The California rocker plays the bandit that kidnaps Princess Leia for Inquisitor Reva. Flea has a habit of randomly appearing on screen - he previously played one of the nihilists in 'The Big Lebowski' and also showed up in 'Back to the Future 2'.
Blink and you'll miss them
While there were loads of acting cameos within the first two episodes, there were also some returning robotic characters whose appearances may only have been picked up by eagle-eyed viewers. That's right, C-3PO and R2-D2 can be seen at the dinner event in Alderaan within the crowd.
In the scene, Threepio seems to be translating a conversation between two different alien races - his primary function as a protocol droid. If you'll remember, the two droids were left in the possession of Bail Organa and will eventually end up on Leia's ship in 'A New Hope'.
T-16 Skyhopper from 'A New Hope'
One of the sweeter little Easter Eggs from the series so far is Obi-Wan's gift for young Luke. While overseeing the child's safety on Tatooine, the Jedi purchases a model T-16 Skyhopper off of a grifting jawa. It's only when you put together the pieces that it becomes all the more sweeter.
You see, the model craft is the very same one that we see Luke play with in 'A New Hope'. The fact it was a gift from old Ben shows the affection the Jedi has for the young Skywalker, all unbeknownst to him.
Young Leia copying her mother
One of the gems of the series so far is young actor Vivien Lyra Blair, who plays a young Leia Organa. Blair is a rare example of perfect casting, completely encapsulating the rogue and stubborn princess from a young age.
In the first scene in which she features, we get a typical Leia trick played on her adoptive parents. While getting ready for an event, we see a young girl getting dressed up in ceremonial robes. However, this is not Leia, it's a decoy so the young princess can run through the woods with her robot LOLA.
This trickery clearly runs in the family as it's a direct nod to Padmé's decoy in 'Attack of the Clones'. To protect herself from the Trade Federation, Padme recruits her handmaiden Sabé to disguise herself as the Queen.
One particular youngling...
Probably the most interesting of Easter Eggs happened early in episode one. In a flashback, we see another angle of the night Order 66 was carried out. We catch a glimpse of the younglings practicing on Coruscant before troopers crash through the doors.
The first youngling we see as the camera pans into shot is speculated to be Reva (Moses Ingram), who is now The Third Sister, an Inquisitor and the main antagonist so far in the series. From the get-go, Reva seems to really have it out for Obi-Wan and the fact she thinks of the Jedi as those who "failed" and "abandoned" their people could all stem from her early experiences.
Obi-Wan could not get to the temple before it was too late on that fateful night and that guilt could manifest itself through Reva in future episodes.
The first two episodes of 'Obi-Wan Kenobi' are available to watch on Disney+ now.
