Just found a couple quotes from HC saying that Vader was still “very conflicted” in OWK and that he still has some feelings for Obi-Wan:
“He’s still very conflicted with his fallout with the Jedi order and of course specifically with Obi wan”
“When you have someone that you care about as much as these characters do care about eachother there’s always gonna be remnants of that.”
Looking back, this aligns with what he‘s said before:
“He’s a very complex character, and there’s an inherent struggle of identity that is always present – there’s inner conflict.”
And what director Deb Chow said about Vader still being half Anakin:
“Actually, if we were going to use the Vader theme, I don't think we should use it until episode six, because he's still half Anakin, half Vader at this point. When his mask cracks open at the end, and he says 'You didn't kill Anakin Skywalker. I did,' you realize now he's Vader, now he's earned his 'Imperial March'."
And the symbolism with the lighting changing from blue to red on his face at the end:
Notice how he even looks sad when he says “I am not your failure Obi-Wan”, and then he begins to smile as he says “I did”.
And finally you have Palpatine himself saying that Vader’s feelings for Obi-Wan weakened him:
”Perhaps your feelings for your old master have left you weakened”
It all adds up.
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