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minus-squareroflo1@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14arrow-down3·1 year agoNono… There was no mistake there. Before the Clone Wars, there were lots of Jedi everywhere in the Galaxy, and only a couple of Sith. Anakin did bring balance.
minus-squareSSTF@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up24·1 year agoNope, Lucas meant the dark side being wiped out. Lucas’ intention was that Anakin brought balance, eventually, by killing Palpatine and then himself rejecting the dark side. Thus wiping out the Sith.
minus-squareSkyezOpen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15arrow-down2·1 year agoGeorge can let us take it from here. He’s done enough damage.
minus-squareAnticorp@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·1 year agoBut then Disney said “hey! We’d rather make an endless river of money!” and pulled a new empire and sith lord out of thin air to make another movie.
minus-squareroflo1@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoOops. Forgot to add /s at the end. Still, thanks for the link. An interesting read.
minus-squareSSTF@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoMy mistake. I have seen quite often the thinking that wiping out mass numbers of Jedi brought the Sith-Jedi balance closer.
minus-squaremarcos@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoAfter the Jedi were wiped, and both were replaced by people that didn’t give a shit about philosophical purity and just tried to help people directly.
Nono… There was no mistake there.
Before the Clone Wars, there were lots of Jedi everywhere in the Galaxy, and only a couple of Sith.
Anakin did bring balance.
Nope, Lucas meant the dark side being wiped out.
Lucas’ intention was that Anakin brought balance, eventually, by killing Palpatine and then himself rejecting the dark side. Thus wiping out the Sith.
George can let us take it from here. He’s done enough damage.
But then Disney said “hey! We’d rather make an endless river of money!” and pulled a new empire and sith lord out of thin air to make another movie.
Oops. Forgot to add /s at the end.
Still, thanks for the link. An interesting read.
My mistake. I have seen quite often the thinking that wiping out mass numbers of Jedi brought the Sith-Jedi balance closer.
After the Jedi were wiped, and both were replaced by people that didn’t give a shit about philosophical purity and just tried to help people directly.