Mal and Ben team up to discuss the third episode of ‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’ (6:00). They run through the plot in its entirety (19:00), talk about why Vader chose Mustafar as his seat (31:00), and speculate on what Reva’s true motivations may be (43:00). Plus, Ben explains the backstory of the Jedis whose names appear in the safehouse (02:24:00) and Jomi joins to answer mailbag questions (02:19:00).Hosts: Mallory Rubin and Ben LindberghAssociate Producer: Mike WargonSocial: Jomi AdeniranAdditional Production: Arjuna Ramgopal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Mal and Ben team up to discuss the third episode of ‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’ (6:00). They run through the plot in its entirety (19:00), talk about why Vader chose Mustafar as his seat (31:00), and speculate on what Reva’s true motivations may be (43:00). Plus, Ben explains the backstory of the Jedis whose names appear in the safehouse (02:24:00) and Jomi joins to answer mailbag questions (02:19:00).Hosts: Mallory Rubin and Ben LindberghAssociate Producer: Mike WargonSocial: Jomi AdeniranAdditional Production: Arjuna Ramgopal Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices">podcastchoices.com/adchoices</a>

Mal and Ben team up to discuss the third episode of ‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’

They run through the plot in its entirety

talk about why Vader chose Mustafar as his seat

and speculate on what Reva’s true motivations may be

Plus, Ben explains the backstory of the Jedis whose names appear in the safehouse

and Jomi joins to answer mailbag questions

‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’ Episode 4 Deep Dive

Welcome to ‘House of R,’ where Mallory Rubin and Joanna Robinson explore your favorite fictional universes with their signature Deep Dives into everything from ‘Game of Thrones’ to ‘Star Wars,’ ‘The Lord of the Rings’ to Marvel, and beyond. Whether they’re parsing mythology, story themes, and character arcs or tracing influences across decades of fantasy and sci-fi stories, Jo and Mal will be here weekly with Deep Dives into new nerd culture releases, nostalgic revisitations of their favorite tales in fandom, Tropes Course examinations, Hall of Fame inductions, Hype Meters, drafts, mailbags, watch lists, top moments countdowns, recommendations, and more.