A Thousand Stars: Episode II, Part 43

Very late today, but this is a quick one anyway. All this film we've seen nothing of Sidious whose 'phantom menace' dominated so much of the last film. References here and there have shown up, but only toward the very end do we see him -- and with that, the acknowledgement that Dooku is his Sith apprentice, and the events on Geonosis have been in keeping with Sidious's plans.


Uh-oh.

Yoda senses this even if he can't quite put his little green finger on the reason. No true victory was achieved. Darkness is coming. And then we see the troops amassing, the Grand Army of the Republic.



It's rather damning that this imagery is reminiscent of "Triumph of the Will." Good guys don't emulate fascists, ya know. And look who's surveying the scene from above, just like the Führer.


Not exactly subtle. Very dark times are coming, my friends.

Next time, the final entry for this film!