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Obi-Wan and Anakin and all the damage they've done to each other

Re-watching this scene will help you understand my analysis a lot more. The episode is S6 E6 The Rise of Clovis

When Obi-Wan comes into Anakin's room, he immediately picks up a droid head, showing an interest in what Anakin is doing while talking to him. You do this with kids, they're more likely to open up and talk to you because you're not really talking, you're just playing. Obi-Wan knows he's going to upset Anakin because he understands Anakin better than anyone. It's in this moment Obi-Wan reverts back into when they were younger, when Anakin was a child and Obi-Wan's role was much more parental.

Anakin opens up to Obi-Wan but then he gets upset. He walks away and he picks up the model star ship. He plays with the ship because it doesn't matter how old you get, you still feel like a child when you're with your parent. He opens up, but anger follows yet again, and the moment he gets angry, he slams the ship down because he's loved too deeply all his life and he doesn't want to hear about it again.

After Anakin slams the ship down, saying he understands his responsibilities, Obi-Wan's tone changes. It's no longer gentle, his voice is sharp and it's as if he's aged ten years. He tried approaching this situation with an invitation to let Anakin express his feeling. Obi-Wan mentions Satine, he tries to connect with Anakin by sharing something personal but Anakin yells at him instead.

Also, when Obi-Wan says this, he doesn't look at Anakin, his back is turned to him because he knows if Anakin is going to open up to him, it won't be face to face. Because how could they ever admit anything to each other after all the times they've let each other down? How can they look each other in the eye?

Watch Obi-Wan in the second and third gif, what Anakin says is his 'strikeback' he's frustrated and he's taking all of it out on Obi-Wan. Obi-Wan no longer tries to reach Anakin, he lays down what needs to happen, daresay his tone is sharpest here, then he gets up and he leaves. Anakin knows that Obi-Wan knows, but Obi-Wan pretends not to know and he's happy to play along, and maybe he shouldn't keep pretending, but how could Obi-Wan do anything to ruin the only true happiness in Anakin's life?

So, Obi-Wan leaves, giving Anakin one last look, because he knows if he does anymore damage to Anakin, there'll be nothing left to ruin. Watch Obi-Wan's face in the gif, you cannot tell me he doesn't look sad. That's the face of a man trying to be strong but his eyes give him away.

LOOK AT ANAKIN'S HAND IN THE LAST GIF. HE'S REACHING FOR OBI-WAN BECAUSE HE WANTS TO TAKE ALL HIS ANGER BACK BUT ANGER IS ALL HE HAS TO GIVE.