I agree Obi-Wan space detective is even more cool than Captain Zep but it hinges on Obi-Wan doing his job properly.

He uncovers not just a mystery but a interconnected web of conspiracy but in the current versions not only does he and the Jedi do nothing about it they actually fall in and wrap themselves into the web in a very stupid way.

I think the instincts of some of the postees here are right.

It really does seem to me that Dooku was meant to be Qui-Gon (who was never a Sith Lord) and the Jedi were meant to be fooled into picking the wrong side in a war and Lucas had to wiggle his way around Neeson not wanting to work with Lucas after TPM.