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I think there's a lot of triage in the way the jedi handle the events of the prequels, and it just gets more and more pronounced as the movies go on. In tpm you see Qui Gon make a series of quite utilitarian decisions within his mission, reflecting the wider backdrop. Even the council changing it's mind about Anakin's training can be understood this way; the evidence of a sith master (who would presumably be in the market for a new apprentice) makes training him themselves a matter of priority, despite their previous assessment of him. At the beginning of aotc they are advocating for diplomacy, by the end they are using the illegal army they were highly disturbed to find to hunt down the separatist leader, previous concerns superceded by the urgency of the now. If they can just get dooku and attack the droid factory now, maybe they can nip this in the bud. The rest can wait. This is an established pattern by rots. They know there's a sith master in the republic, they're keeping an eye out, but they've got to deal with the one they know about. They know palpatine is dismantling the republic bit by bit, but again, gotta get the seps on the backfoot before they act against him. Gotta carry out that coup before they can hold an election. Gotta get the immediate problem under control before moving onto the next one.

Tcw show is littered with this too. It's easy to use this lense about a lot of the problems, and i find it tempting as one possibilty when it comes to the clones. This is especially obvious in the chip arc, where they learn some disturbing things and then let it slide with a grimace. It's not like it's not concerning, it just gets back-benched, like so many other things.

There's probably something in there about crisis forcing action vs crisis forcing complacency. There's a lot of romanticism about times of intense uncertainty and violence bringing about great change, and the og trilogy is itself about a revolution (albeit a restoration rather than true revolution) but the prequels are heavy in the crisis as cause of collapse.

#meta #the jedi and the clones

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if we can set aside attachment discourse for a moment (please) i think the jedi marriage prohibition makes sense in a “please don’t enter a complex legal, financial, social, and in some cases religious contract, the specifics of which vary wildly depending on planet and culture” way. the single jedi with a law degree does not have time to draft everyone’s prenups to prevent the whole order from getting sued

the-fallen-blue

#we could create so many interesting new problems if we ignore romance and make it about contracts generally#jedi prohibition on getting a loan. jedi prohibition on signing a waiver before bungee jumping. etc

"Qui-Gon didn't try to buy Anakin or the engine because there wasn't anyone in town who offered a credit exchange service" wrong. Qui-Gon gambled for Anakin under the table because after dealing with the Cyrkon Delinquency of 24850, Master Olobi, Esq, has personally promised to hang by the the toes from the highest tower of the Temple for one week any Jedi who generates any trackable legal transaction or obligation between the Order and the Hutts.

penny-anna

the Beatles would exist in star wars but they'd be actual beetles. they'd look like the real Beatles but w like insect antenna and they'd be part of an alien species who are all musicians. they'd all have star warsed versions of their names except for Ringo bcos Ringo Starr is already a star wars name.

#yessss

narrativelydoomed

@swshows Week: DAY 6: Favourite Dynamic - Disaster Trio/Lineage

"We'll be fine, as long as we stay together."

#ahsoka tano #anakin skywalker #obi wan kenobi

jediknobi

AU I will probably never write: the clone wars happen earlier than in canon, making Anakin a padawan for its whole duration. When Palpatine starts Order 66, Obi-Wan is still alone on Utapau, having left his sulking 19-year-old padawan back at the Temple as a mild punishment after another display of bad temper and rash decisions.

He then spends the next few years of his life alone in hiding, thinking that his decision killed his dear padawan and that their last words to each other were sharp and bitter.

jediknobi

'AU I will probably never write', I said as I put my clown shoes on and wrote the damn thing anyway, so here's 4k about their reunion after 10 years apart. Anakin cries. Obi-Wan cannot believe his padawan got older. There is a well-deserved hug ✨

jediknobi

guess who published chapter 2 after 3 years!!!

jediknobi

guess who FINISHED this fic after 4 YEARS 🎉

#obikin #sw fic

mandolare

Ewan McGregor as Obi-Wan Kenobi Star Wars Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (2005)

#obi wan kenobi

hayden-christensen

@swcreators march creation event: locations

CORUSCANT Coruscant is a city-covered planet in the Coruscant system of the Core Worlds. Noted for its cosmopolitan culture and towering skyscrapers, Coruscant’s population consisted of approximately one trillion citizens. Its strategic location at the end of several major trade routes enabled it to grow in power and influence to become the hub of galactic culture, education, finance, fine arts, politics and technology. It is the location of several major landmarks, including the Jedi Temple, Monument Plaza and the Senate Building.

#coruscant #sw planets

lotus-piers

may the fourth be with you

this is obi-wan kenobi: a phenomenal pilot who doesn’t like to fly. a devastating warrior who’d rather not fight. a negotiator without peer who frankly prefers to sit alone in a quiet cave and meditate.

#obi wan kenobi