She watched the Jedi’s greatest war hero murder her friends.

It also gives the audience the chance to view all of her actions through two lenses.

Reva’s personal anguish and drive for vengeance has pushed her into a position of great power.

Rather than telling Obi-Wan that Darth Vader survived their duel at Mustafar, the show could have held back that information from its protagonist, making its impact much greater later on.

Do you still want to kill your evil boss when serving him has gained you incredible power and authority?

In fact, he says, he knew all along that he and Reva have a past.

But the Reva twist undermines this element of Vader, too.

Letting the audience know that Darth Vader is waiting in the wings, while keeping that information from Obi-Wan, could have let the show focus on how the character is dealing with the aftermath of Revenge of the Sith.

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Letting the audience in on Reva’s plan to kill Vader could have given us a deeper look at both Reva and Vader when he reveals that he was on to her all along.

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