3. Maul should not be seen as a major character, in the sense of the above point, Maul is nothing more than a means to an end that the Force uses to facilitate events on Tatooine. This isn't the Maul story arc…. it is Ezra's struggle and Maul is just a shadow blighting it for the greater good. Lastly, Maul is not…

2. Ezra ultimately WAS supposed to go there, and Obi is wrong for the right reason… imagine how long Obi has been there, with no true sign that Luke is indeed what he believes… it truly is all of faith in Qui-Gon Jinn at that point. Obi is given that final glimmer of hope, that things are about to come to pass because…

Several points: 1. There is a reason the scene is so short, and not just to be written that way. Look at Maul's attack, it is the same final attack that killed Qui-Gon Jinn. Obi was taught to commune with his force ghost, and in all those years, among all other things, I would assume the counter for that attack was…