The Obi-Wannabe/Quotes

 The conventional interpretation of the Star Wars saga is that it is a tale about fathers and sons. I am increasingly of the mind that it is a saga about poor mentoring. Think about it: Obi-Wan fails Anakin, Palpatine fails Anakin, Obi-Wan lies to Luke (don’t give me that “different point of view” crap), Yoda fails to get Luke to stay in Dagobah to complete his training, and Luke fails Kylo Ren. This is an appalling track record, and it bodes ill for Rey. In the seven films that have been released, we only witness one example of competent mentoring: Qui-Gon’s tutoring of Obi-Wan. And even that was cut short.

— We need to talk about Luke Skywalker, frustrated mentor by Daniel W. Drezner (in The Washington Post)