After the recent Texas school tragedy, Disney+ included a warning for the first episode of Obi-Wan Kenobi about an opening scene in the Star Wars franchise that might leave some viewers wondering. “Although this fictional series is a continuation of the plot of the Star Wars films recorded many years ago,” a note in the “details” section of the show warns, “several scenes can certainly upset viewers because of recent tragic events,” as reported by The Hollywood Reporter.
However, the message does not appear in the “details” section of all Disney + account for the program. It also doesn’t appear on the screen before the episode starts.
After the premiere of the first two episodes of Obi-Wan Kenobi on Thursday night on the West Coast and at midnight Friday on the East Coast, the message was added at some point on Friday.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, viewers are transported back to the present on the Ewan McGregor-led show, which features a scene from ten years ago in which Order 66, aka the almost abolished Jedi, is executed. The scene begins with a group of Force-sensitive children being guided in the Jedi Temple just before the Clone Army bursts into the temple and shoots at the Jedi and children.
The Great Fire doesn’t reach any children, but the scene is dramatic, and for some viewers, too much, with raw national emotions from the unfathomable Texas tragedy.
Before the message appeared on Obi-Wan Kenobi, Netflix issued a warning in the latest installment of Stranger Things, which also premiered on Friday.
The disclaimer to the previous season’s synopsis read, “We shot this Stranger Things a year ago.” “But with the recent tragic shooting at a school in Texas, viewers can see how the opening scene of episode 1 is heartbreaking. We are deeply saddened by this unfathomable violence, and the hearts of Our thoughts go out to all families to mourn their loved ones.”
“Warning: Contains violence involving children,” Netflix added in the description for the premiere.
