QUOTE (Darth Player @ Jul 3 2005, 09:47 PM)
So what we do know is that someone manipulated the midiclorians to create Anakin, and its between Palpatine and Plageous. I like Storm's theiry that Plageous was tinkering around and managed to do it, but I concede the point that Lucas isn't clever enough anymore to give us that so its Palpatine which assumes he does know how to create a life at great concentration and time to suit his needs. This begs the question whether he knows how to cheat death and won't share with Vader to keep him loyal, or he really doesn't know. If he doesn't know the secret, none of the subsequent events show that either of them looked to solve the mystery, it seems it dropped as a priority when Palps tells Vader he inadvertently killed Padme.
The talk about the prophecy being misinterpreted doesn't sit well either. On the 11th hour before their destruction all of a sudden the Jedi start to have doubts. Wonderful. This also implies Palps knew about the prophecy and used it to his ends to get an agent (indirectly) into the Jedi order to bring it down so he could be absolute ruler.
Having Vader injured and taking Padme away keeps him in line then because he's more focused on his pain and lashing out than seeing the Emperor for what he really is.
Palps does the hand on Vader's head to revive him similar to Obi Wan doing the same to Luke when he scares the Sandpeople away, so its a Jedi/Sith way of rejuvinating someone. Supposedly Palps was going to be trained as a Jedi but didn't make it, maybe he learned this before moving on or being expelled.
If I have my facts straight, what's the really big need to turn Luke if he managed to pretty much get everything with Vader? Going after Luke as a new Sith seems like a very risky longshot.
Curse you, Lucas, and your first draft/wastepaper basket logic, or lack thereof....
I can't believe i'm defending lucas (i think he got this one for pure luck, too) but i think the emperor tought about turning Luke after he destroyed the Death Star One. I mean, he wanted this guy in their side! and you take him out of the rebels. Of course the best solution is to just shoot the hero in the head, but then
you must curse every action movie's last minute getaway and practically all James Bond.(Hmm, maybe that is a good idea)
Please somebody tell me i'wrong so i can back to sleep!