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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.
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- Both “200” and “160” are 2 minutes in microwave math
- When you’re a kid, you don’t realize you’re also watching your mom and dad grow up.
- More dreams have been destroyed by alarm clocks than anything else
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It should be noted that OP has previously expressed belief that the only justifiable reason for a character to change their life is loss of someone they were romantically involved with, so this is on brand.
Op believes that Anakin's love for Padme was more important than anything, including the lives of children.
Nothing justifies murdering children, you psychopath. He wanted to save Padme. Guess what, Padme didn't want children murdered to save her life. And you think becoming full on evil was justified because his wife died but he didn't have to become evil. He could have used it as motivation to become a hero instead, like other characters would do. He could have sworn vengeance against the emperor for lying to him and telling him he'd save Padme and then not doing so. He chose instead to be a right hand man to an oppressive dictator. I see Anakin as a complex character, but to say he isn't a bad person at all is too much
And also, Anakin didn't deserve the rank of jedi master because he had emotional regulation issues he still needed to work out. He demonstrates this by throwing a tantrum when told he couldn't be a master. Had he worked on those issues, he probably would have become a Jedi master soon
Yeah, absolutely nothing in the writing explained why he stuck with the emperor. I feel like the last thing he would have done based on his motivation to that point is stick with palpatine. Beyond being a psychopath, it doesn't even make sense by those standards.
Empire strikes back set up a couple of plot twists that the series really couldn't execute on. Nice in the movie since they got to leave it open ended, but bad for the series when they actually had to run with resolving those twists.
What do you mean? He's so evenly regulated through the whole thing -_-