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A Thousand Stars: Episode III, Part 28
May. 9th, 2024 10:58 amWhen Anakin returns to Padmé after the Temple massacre, the ravages of the Dark Side are already beginning to show their effect on him. Till now he has been grim and brooding, unhappy with his choice though unable to see any other options.
But here, he smiles. It's subtle and chilling and awful.
And he deceives his own wife. Sure, what he says is technically true, but he leaves out a few key points. The Jedi plotted against the Chancellor (because he's a Sith Lord). I saw one of them try to kill Palpatine (and I wasn't just a passive bystander; I dismembered the Jedi). I'm going to take down the Separatist leaders (by slaughtering them all, even though they were just following Palpatine's commands.)
Look at the fear and doubt in Padmé's face. These closeups of faces show us all the things the two of them aren't saying out loud to each other. It's the beginning of the fracture that will crack entirely on Mustafar.
But first, another brutal montage...
But here, he smiles. It's subtle and chilling and awful.
And he deceives his own wife. Sure, what he says is technically true, but he leaves out a few key points. The Jedi plotted against the Chancellor (because he's a Sith Lord). I saw one of them try to kill Palpatine (and I wasn't just a passive bystander; I dismembered the Jedi). I'm going to take down the Separatist leaders (by slaughtering them all, even though they were just following Palpatine's commands.)
Look at the fear and doubt in Padmé's face. These closeups of faces show us all the things the two of them aren't saying out loud to each other. It's the beginning of the fracture that will crack entirely on Mustafar.
But first, another brutal montage...
