Hayden Christensen’s equally maligned and beloved version of Anakin Skywalker has now appeared in two Disney+ Star Wars series. On Obi-Wan Kenobi, he appeared both in flashback as his younger self and in the main story as Darth Vader at the height of his powers. On Ahsoka, he appeared to the title character in the World Between Worlds to teach his former padawan one final lesson and as a Force ghost in the season finale. While these appearances effectively served the stories of both shows, the Star Wars franchise has yet to make the most interesting use of Hayden Christensen’s willingness to revisit the role that made him famous.Throughout the movies and TV shows that make up the Star Wars saga, Sith Lords and Dark Side Force-wielders of all kinds have bedeviled the Jedi and their allies. Often, these villains are former heroes who, for myriad reasons, give into their baser instincts and embrace lives of violence and domination. This conversion is usually permanent, but sometimes, characters like Darth Vader and Kylo Ren eventually see the error of their ways and turn back to the light. Unfortunately, death always seems to follow close on the heels of this change. As a result, Star Wars has never depicted a former Dark Sider grappling with the weight of their crimes. Ahsoka could change this by making Anakin’s Force ghost a much bigger part of Season 2.Star Wars mythology often depicts succumbing to the Dark Side as akin to becoming an entirely different person. In Return of the Jedi, Obi-Wan tells Luke that in becoming Darth Vader, Anakin Skywalker died, as though there was a clear demarcation separating the two identities. To a certain extent, the prequel trilogy bears this out. Many smaller things presage Anakin’s fall, but he specifically turns when he sides with Palpatine against Mace Windu. In the span of a moment, he becomes Darth Vader. The same is true in reverse. When he chooses to save Luke from Palpatine, he becomes Anakin again.Star Wars Can Explore Baylan Skoll Without Recasting
Hayden Christensen’s equally maligned and beloved version of Anakin Skywalker has now appeared in two Disney+ Star Wars series. On Obi-Wan Kenobi, he appeared both in flashback as his younger self and in the main story as Darth Vader at the height of his powers. On Ahsoka, he appeared to the title character in the World Between Worlds to teach his former padawan one final lesson and as a Force ghost in the season finale. While these appearances effectively served the stories of both shows, the Star Wars franchise has yet to make the most interesting use of Hayden Christensen’s willingness to revisit the role that made him famous.
Throughout the movies and TV shows that make up the Star Wars saga, Sith Lords and Dark Side Force-wielders of all kinds have bedeviled the Jedi and their allies. Often, these villains are former heroes who, for myriad reasons, give into their baser instincts and embrace lives of violence and domination. This conversion is usually permanent, but sometimes, characters like Darth Vader and Kylo Ren eventually see the error of their ways and turn back to the light. Unfortunately, death always seems to follow close on the heels of this change. As a result, Star Wars has never depicted a former Dark Sider grappling with the weight of their crimes. Ahsoka could change this by making Anakin’s Force ghost a much bigger part of Season 2.
Star Wars mythology often depicts succumbing to the Dark Side as akin to becoming an entirely different person. In Return of the Jedi, Obi-Wan tells Luke that in becoming Darth Vader, Anakin Skywalker died, as though there was a clear demarcation separating the two identities. To a certain extent, the prequel trilogy bears this out. Many smaller things presage Anakin’s fall, but he specifically turns when he sides with Palpatine against Mace Windu. In the span of a moment, he becomes Darth Vader. The same is true in reverse. When he chooses to save Luke from Palpatine, he becomes Anakin again.
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