Anakin's redemption was almost undermined in the prequels by an alternate weapon choice for Palpatine. Anakin aiding Palpatine was crucial to the latter's long-running plan to turn him to the Dark ...
This little-known Clone Wars retcon reveals why Emperor Palpatine/Darth Sidious' plot to deceive Anakin Skywalker was so successful in Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith. Anakin Skywalker's ...
As the video’s narrator says, the prequels weren’t just a tragic tale of a Republic’s collapse. Nor were they about just the personal collapse of Anakin Skywalker into Darth Vader. “They’re a warning, ...
The Phantom Menace established the “Sith Rule of Two.” While the Jedi are many, Darth Bane insisted that there should only ever be two Sith at a time – a master and an apprentice, one to crave power ...
Anakin Skywalker may have been a main character in the Star Wars prequel trilogy, but the true version of him only appeared ...
The Star Wars prequels are a Death Star with a discourse-powered tractor beam still pulling in deliriously impassioned takes all these years later. Love them or hate them, either you do. There is no ...
When Anakin Skywalker sealed the deal to become a Dark Lord of the Sith, he did it with the caveat that Emperor Palpatine would help him “save Padme’s life.” And to do this, Palpatine promised that he ...
Palpatine is a strange figure in Star Wars. We know his wizened face from the original and sequel trilogies, but in the prequels, we’re reminded that he was once just a minor Naboo royal who was ...
Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, returning to theaters on April 25th for a one-week engagement, revealed Emperor Palpatine’s (Ian McDiarmid) machinations coming to fruition, a ...
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When George Lucas created the Star Wars saga, it was a combination of many things. It has elements of Westerns, Arthurian legend, fairy tales, Samurai films, Flash Gordon serials, Frank Herbert’s Dune ...