"You were supposed to bring balance to the Force, not leave it in darkness!"

Honestly, while I have seen the meme about the "two Jedi, two Sith" aspect of this, I think on a serious note that this line shows how Obi-Wan embodies the Jedi mindset - completely unaware of their own hypocrisy.Obi-Wan was a good man, but he was inhibited and caused problems through the mindset of the Jedi Order. He was emotionally unavailable for the parts of Anakin's life that brought him the greatest pain, insisting simply it was 'not the Jedi way' (even if he was better about it than other Jedi masters). That's not to say he wasn't correct - what Anakin felt and did wasn't the Jedi way at all, but it didn't mean that it was wrong.The Prequels, to me, display not only Sidious's plan to plunge the galaxy into darkness, but show how the Jedi Order is fundamentally flawed in the Republic Era, seeking to purge its members of emotion when the Council is guided throughout the Clone Wars by fear. Anakin is forbidden from having attachments to his mother and to Padme, and being forced to constantly bury his feelings leads to that repressed anger causing him to have a moment of weakness.Contrast the post-Clone Wars Jedi/Light side force users. Ashoka Tano left the Jedi Order, but still fought on the side of peace and justice, expressing herself and embodying the mission of the Jedi while acknowledging their faults. Kanan Jarrus clearly had attachments and emotions that weighed on him, but was still a powerful Jedi who could control himself. At the end of Episode VI, Luke certainly lets his fear of losing Leia cause him to lose control, but what brings him back isn't merely Jedi training; it's seeing his father beneath that mask that keeps him reserved and in control.The Jedi in the Prequel Era believed they were absolutely right and that the Force was balanced as long as they kept complete control. They are often overshadowed by the absolute evil that is Darth Sidious, but it's not an unfounded claim that they were power hungry and warmongering at the height of their power. Even if that is too bold a claim, one can't deny that they were interfering with matters and repressing that which they blindly feared, which led to their downfall.Obi-Wan, as good a man as he is, bought into this archaic definition of the light side of the Force, and as a result could not properly relate to Anakin and help him. In the line I quoted, he truly believes that the Jedi were blameless for what has become of the galaxy and Anakin, and he doesn't see that even if the galaxy is still out of balance, removing the Jedi Order from dominance was a necessary part of a shift towards true balance.As one last additional point, the people of Bardotta during the "Disappeared" arc of the Clone Wars were strongly implied to be representations of the Light side of the force, being peaceful and passively using the Force to see the future, rather than using it for power and violence. The people of Bardotta, including the Queen, did not shy away from their emotions, but also did not let those emotions control them. via /r/StarWars https://ift.tt/38U3VYN