It feels weird for me to say this because I’m generally extremely critical of how Luke was done in TLJ, but I think the way Obi Wan is being portrayed makes sense. It’s not really cowardly, more practical. If he completely abandoned his duty then he wouldn’t be watching over Luke and letting Owen know the expectation that Luke would be trained later. He tells the Jedi to bury his lightsaber and go into hiding because he doesn’t want him to get caught and killed (which is what happens) and he especially doesn’t want to draw any attention to Luke. He’s taking his charge very seriously and living out a boring, mundane life even when he wants to fight injustice, all because he cares so much for Luke. Bail Organa says that Obi Wan is refusing because he’s stuck in the past or something, but he’s just saying that - he obviously is going to say whatever he has to to try to persuade Kenobi to help get Leia. And as we find out, Obi Wan was right to be reluctant and the whole situation was a trap specifically for him. (side note - it would be really cool to see if Bail took his suggestion and used the vast wealth of Alderaan to hire elite bounty hunters to rescue Leia instead)
He’s playing the long game which is exactly what works in the end, and exactly what him and Yoda try to teach Luke later on in ESB. Adventure and excitement and daring rescues are great, but they make you vulnerable and exposed for people to take advantage of you or manipulate you. He’s had his entire life going on adventures and fighting in exotic places in the Clone Wars, thousands of missions heroically charging into battle with a lightsaber, and for what? It turns out that was the biggest trap of all, it was all setup for the Emperor. Sometimes the harsh but correct thing to do is patiently wait in a cave in the desert.
I don’t like Reva or a lot of the stuff with Leia but I think everything with Obi Wan is just rock solid.
Yeah, the inquisitor’s speech would make a lot more sense if it were just to other inquisitors, which is what the trailer made it seem like lol