Star Wars: The clone Wars, season 2, ep 18 & 19: The zillo beast
Basic plot: A monster threatens a negotiation. The Jedi don't want to kill it, so Palpatine convinces them to tase it and bring it to a secret science camp .. on coruscant. The capital. Predictably, the beast escapes and seeks out Palpatine, who was trying to kill it. R2D2 has insanely powerful rockets.
The themes here are fantastic: The jedis pass another moral event horizon without noticing it. Amidala is the only one with any morality. At all.
And, of course, Palpatine is so arrogant and foolhardy and unconcerned with life that he brought an unstoppable beast to the capital of the republic.
Why doesn't Palpatine have a science base in the outer rim? Where's the Maw when you need it?
Is Palpatine really so arrogant ... yes, of course he is. He's Palpatine, and his over-confidence is his weakness.
And for now, he's protected by the jedis. Not for long, is it?
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Palpatine's 'I'm a good guy' face is scary.
ReplyDeleteYes, indeed. Palpatine's continual manipulation of the jedis ... almost makes me feel sorry for them.
ReplyDeleteAlmost.
He wanted it to do just what it did and if it didn't, "hey! Lightsaber resistance!"
ReplyDeleteYeah, i get the lightsaber resistance. Every time he talks about ending the war, we all know what he means. That being said, don't bring a nightmare beast to your capital! That's why you have the maw.
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