Sometimes, Despite The Clear Eastern Influences, The Jedi And Star Wars Are So Painfully Christian. They

sometimes, despite the clear eastern influences, the jedi and star wars are so painfully christian. they might as well be wearing crosses.

I just don’t buy the idea that Snow and Lucy Gray’s dysfunction in TBOSAS is somehow indicative of Suzanne reinforcing how unimportant the love story of the original series was … if anything, it doubled down on how absolutely necessary it was! Snow fails to break Katniss (and Peeta) precisely because he fails to grasp the nature of their unselfish love (for others and for each other) … the very reason he expects the hijacking to work is because it would have worked for him: he would have turned against his ally in a heartbeat … for all that people liked to say “Team Katniss” when the movies were coming out, it’s Katniss’s un-Snow-like lack of self-determination that saves her and humanizes her and her love story with Peeta is a HUGE part of that … I’ve said it before: no one stole The Hunger Games manuscript and added the love story; Suzanne wrote it because she wanted it in there

i IMMEDIATELY have to know about filters of the late republic, it instantly caught my eye!!

okay, so i'm actually really glad that you were the one to ask me about this, because you were the one who inspired me to plan out and write this piece. i got the idea after reading your in-universe nonfiction pieces.

so, filters is 'written' by the child of an archive keeper who partnered with their childhood friend to release their collection of documents detailing the jedi and fall of the republic. they actually have a foreword where they talk about the backgrounds further.

the overarching question that the two are answering in the course of the book is what happened to anakin skywalker?

it's mostly political documents about happenings in the Senate, with commentary attached, but there is also a lot of letters, newspaper clippings, some translated interviews, couple of picture maybe (if i can figure out how to graphics or if someone teaches me). i'm debating on whether i want to add poetry or love letters, but all the details aren't ironed out. mostly, i just have the foreword.

here's an excerpt:

Little was documented after the rise of the Empire, with almost all records rescinded or destroyed. Long-standing archives were burned down, with reasons varying from treason to simple accidents. No one assumes that they are accidents, but it is likely that many people were like my mother, burning down cherished libraries to prevent exploitation.

Padme: Beat three eggs? In what? Political Debate?

Obi-Wan: Must be since Anakin didn't let me bring weapons in the kitchen.

Anakin, who is done with Rich Kids who've never cooked before: Okay, both of you out!

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you know what would have been funny? i was busy thinking of some Imperial! Anidala AUs and there's one which just crossed my mind.

Imagine Padmé joins Vader on Mustafar, Vader beats Obi, and kills Sidious to take over. Vader tries to deepen his connection to the Dark Side as he and Padmé rule over the galaxy. Vader tries to portray himself as this evil, fearsome autocrat but is way too popular: he doesn't create the Death Star because neither he nor Padmé likes it, he abolishes slavery because duh, literally all of the clones (they don't get replaced) love him, he's still seen as the war hero, he's very handsome, and Padmé's presence + coregency mellows him out a lot. Padmé and his children are also there, and his love for them is wayyyyyy too much that he isn't nearly as evil and dark as he should be

Eventually, Vader comes to Padmé crying about how his connection to the Dark Side is weakening because of how much he loves her and the children and how he can't fuel his inner darkness anymore. He isn't really a Sith anymore and eventually Padmé convinces him to just let it go, renounce his darkness, and let the love flow through him so now he's just emperor anakin, former jedi and failed sith

emperor vader: suffering from success