tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post1499920837708493423..comments2024-03-27T19:03:23.094-04:00Comments on The Armchair Squid: The Clone Wars: Blue Shadow VirusThe Armchair Squidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13509001761075530940noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-57358048038130843082015-09-29T18:01:46.179-04:002015-09-29T18:01:46.179-04:00I have yet to dissect any of the movies beyond the...I have yet to dissect any of the movies beyond the original on the blog. Perhaps I should do that before long.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10739833215220853127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-51180512731015683582015-09-29T10:42:13.509-04:002015-09-29T10:42:13.509-04:00OH, one last point. I also hated how they duplicat...OH, one last point. I also hated how they duplicated the scene from Frankenstein for the Darth Vader scene at the end. Really, really annoyed me. The only saving grace the ending had was seeing R2-D2 and C-3PO arrive on the Tantive IV.Jeffrey Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06973104877310669196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-43782681570618241742015-09-28T22:07:03.662-04:002015-09-28T22:07:03.662-04:00Thanks for the Padme discussion, gentlemen. This h...Thanks for the Padme discussion, gentlemen. This has been fun. Looking forward to tomorrow.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10739833215220853127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-14127057043652368522015-09-28T21:14:09.409-04:002015-09-28T21:14:09.409-04:00@Jeffrey: Yeah, that was the one thing that bother...@Jeffrey: Yeah, that was the one thing that bothered me. To a certain extent, all the other changes from the original ideas made sense, but having Padme die right there (and completely invalidating that whole scene in Jedi) was like, "D'oh!"Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-86988776674332251462015-09-28T21:02:24.580-04:002015-09-28T21:02:24.580-04:00I think Andrew would agree with you.
For me? The ...I think Andrew would agree with you.<br /><br />For me? The greatest sin of the prequels? It's a sin of omission: no everyman character a la Han Solo.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10739833215220853127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-25149301895415142392015-09-28T10:59:44.721-04:002015-09-28T10:59:44.721-04:00But instead, she lost the will to live. As Robot C...But instead, she lost the will to live. As Robot Chicken said, "Are we living in the dark ages?"<br />Which also annoyed me. She just gave birth to two children, and she lost the will to live? So, she had no motherly instincts then? Of anything in the new trilogy, that bothered me the most.Jeffrey Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06973104877310669196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-86207962310257913252015-09-27T08:52:40.508-04:002015-09-27T08:52:40.508-04:00I agree with you, Jeffrey. In fact, squirreling P...I agree with you, Jeffrey. In fact, squirreling Padme away somewhere would have created another interesting story tangent to explore someday, too.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10739833215220853127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-51434434673809599422015-09-25T12:25:31.892-04:002015-09-25T12:25:31.892-04:00I don't know why they had to kill off Padme. A...I don't know why they had to kill off Padme. All the Emperor had to do was tell Vader he killed her. Or better yet, the Jedi could have just put Padme into hiding and declared she was dead. I think would have made just as much sense. Jeffrey Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06973104877310669196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-30689632487494137462015-09-24T22:36:33.324-04:002015-09-24T22:36:33.324-04:00From my understanding, that was, um, intentional. ...From my understanding, that was, um, intentional. Luke and Leia being siblings was always the plan, but he didn't want anyone to know, hence the "she's beautiful."Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-20334581039559675932015-09-24T20:05:45.492-04:002015-09-24T20:05:45.492-04:00That's the answer. I'm not sure it qualifi...That's the answer. I'm not sure it qualifies as an "easy" answer - quite the awkward answer, in fact. Sort of like explaining away the early sexual tension between Luke and Leia. Okay, maybe not quite that awkward...The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10739833215220853127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-84818414727994005072015-09-24T19:18:04.632-04:002015-09-24T19:18:04.632-04:00There's actually an easy answer to this questi...There's actually an easy answer to this question: Originally, Lucas intended that Leia went to Alderaan with her mother and lived with her for several years before her mother's death.<br /><br />This is one of the only issues I have with the prequels, because you can't talk your way around the disconnect between what happened in Sith and what Leia tells Luke in Jedi.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-59574196030148888192015-09-24T18:03:23.018-04:002015-09-24T18:03:23.018-04:00Excellent question! Maybe the Force enhances your ...Excellent question! Maybe the Force enhances your prelingual memory. But then, why wouldn't Luke remember, too?The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10739833215220853127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-24193334029413468162015-09-24T17:54:53.644-04:002015-09-24T17:54:53.644-04:00Right?Right?The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10739833215220853127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-24054621979761553142015-09-24T17:44:22.033-04:002015-09-24T17:44:22.033-04:00I never did understand how Leia knew anything abou...I never did understand how Leia knew anything about her mother as she died on child-birth. Unless there were some holos available for Leia to watch.Jeffrey Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06973104877310669196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-73530128010431190892015-09-23T21:18:12.754-04:002015-09-23T21:18:12.754-04:00I agree. How can such a beautiful woman be down-p...I agree. How can such a beautiful woman be down-played as one who would wear pearls and iron shirts? <br />Susan Kanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09834094675218254410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-32743031022360967382015-09-23T13:57:32.440-04:002015-09-23T13:57:32.440-04:00We shall see...We shall see...The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10739833215220853127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-88239075857660269762015-09-23T11:32:35.734-04:002015-09-23T11:32:35.734-04:00Padme is very undeveloped in the movies. We know v...Padme is very undeveloped in the movies. We know very little about her past and family and the character suffers for it. There's lots of potential so I hope the Clone Wars got into it. Maurice Mitchellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15338165486757095191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-73272529618928006612015-09-23T07:15:02.620-04:002015-09-23T07:15:02.620-04:00Yes, you have articulated the problem well, I thin...Yes, you have articulated the problem well, I think. There's a lot more story to explore with Padme and, so far at least, no one has.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10739833215220853127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-55687842754749497122015-09-23T07:12:17.638-04:002015-09-23T07:12:17.638-04:00And that's certainly a quality she shares with...And that's certainly a quality she shares with Leia. Star Wars is such a patrilineal saga. It would be interesting for some enterprising storyteller to follow the female line more closely.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10739833215220853127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-25555797103229573332015-09-23T07:09:11.620-04:002015-09-23T07:09:11.620-04:00I'm watching via Netflix streaming.I'm watching via Netflix streaming.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10739833215220853127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-26353394667688286882015-09-22T13:43:10.856-04:002015-09-22T13:43:10.856-04:00Need to find this show.
I always wondered about P...Need to find this show. <br />I always wondered about Padme ?<br />It seems she is the person who is there to help move the story along.<br />And I always expected more from her character from the one line of Leia's.<br />It was so expressive and made me want to know more, But I feel they just<br />use her as a plot point.<br /><br />cheers, parsnip<br /><br />angryparsniphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17236094827257446781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-18122066916110189392015-09-22T08:15:49.070-04:002015-09-22T08:15:49.070-04:00I think what they work with most with Padme is her...I think what they work with most with Padme is her idealism. She can't help but act on it.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-65316294669343110062015-09-22T06:27:58.482-04:002015-09-22T06:27:58.482-04:00Where can I catch this show? I know Cartoon Networ...Where can I catch this show? I know Cartoon Network used to air cartoon versions.Musings of a Creative Writerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10765023786410264588noreply@blogger.com