“It’s a tomb…”
Spoilers for episode 4 of ‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’.
It’s official: Obi-Wan Kenobi has turned to the Dark Side. Well, not Obi-Wan himself, although Ben is looking a little worse these days, mentally speaking. But no, the series itself has gotten darker and darker with each passing week, noticeably more so than most other Star Wars projects released recently.
Much of it is due to Obi-Wan’s desperation for Anakin and the tortured dynamic he shares with Darth Vader. But this week, the fourth episode also ventured into the realms of horror with a gruesome discovery hidden deep within Fortress Inquisitorius, an Imperial submarine base found on the moon Nur.
At 19 minutes into the episode, Obi-Wan stumbles upon what appears to be a tomb. And while many bodies are discovered, including that of a young man who will now remain forever young, what surprises Ben most is finding the corpse of Jar Jar Binks floating in a transparent orange coffin…
Except that’s an illusion, sorry. This curious-looking fellow is not Jar Jar at all. In fact is Tera Sinube, a Jedi Master who last appeared in the animated series ‘The Clone Wars’. While not the live-action debut fans were hoping for, it’s bittersweet to see fan-favorites like Tera finally being recognized in a more mainstream series like this.
Who is Tera Sinube?
Tera Sinube, RIP, was a Cosian Jedi Master who served on the Jedi High Council prior to the invasion of Naboo. In her later years, she studied the criminal ins and outs of Coruscant and became a the equivalent of Colombo in Star Warsa low-key detective who used his keen observation skills to solve crimes and be a badass.
Even as her body began to slow, Tera’s mind remained quick, thanks in part to the Force, which bolstered her already considerable detective skills. This is most evident in The Clone Wars episode ‘Lightsaber Lost’, where she helped Ahsoka Tano, yes, that Ahsoka, retrieve her lightsaber from a thief named Bannamu.
Later, Tera also trained young men in the ways of the Force on Coruscant, possibly explaining how he ended up here dead in a tank.
At the beginning of the first episode of ‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’, we see how the Sith attack a temple full of apprentices as part of the deadly Order 66. Although Tera himself does not appear in that scene, the appearance of a dead apprentice in a tank near his corpse suggests that the lovable old Master probably died defending one of his pupils.
The rest of the exposed bodies don’t seem all that significant, at least to die-hard fans, though some viewers have suggested that another Jedi Master, Pablo-Jill, could appear in a wider shot of the tomb.
The Force user Ongre only appeared in ‘Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones’ before his second appearance was cut in ‘Episode III – Revenge of the Sith’. Considering how much this series loves deep cuts, we wouldn’t be surprised if that throwaway character was literally thrown into this creepy old grave.
If you’re looking for the body of Quinlan Vos, don’t worry too much just yet. Had he been there, Obi-Wan probably would have seen the Jedi Master and reacted in a big way, so we think he’s still alive and there could be a cameo on the horizon…
And while we’ve got our tinfoil hats on, what if that wasn’t the only cameo coming up? What if Tera Sinube ends up being alive after all? Kenobi describes this place as a tomb, but there is a small chance that it is a strange holding cell, freezing everyone in place like Han Solo was frozen in carbonite.
Admittedly, this seems unlikely. Inquisitors aren’t exactly known for their piety, and it’s unclear why they’d want to keep powerful enemies alive in this way. Still, you can’t blame us for holding out a little hope. Because it looks like things are going to get even darker before they get better in the last two episodes of this series.
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Camila Luna is a writer at Gossipify, where she covers the latest movies and television series. With a passion for all things entertainment, Camila brings her unique perspective to her writing and offers readers an inside look at the industry. Camila is a graduate from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) with a degree in English and is also a avid movie watcher.
