Star Words: Episode VI, Part 35
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matrilAnd so Luke enters the dragon's cave, the ultimate lair of evil -- the presence of the Emperor. He is calm at this first encounter, asserting quite placidly that he will not be turned as Vader was, that the Emperor is gravely mistaken in his assumptions. The Emperor, in turn, loses not a whit of confidence as he responds.
"You will find it is you who are mistaken, about a great many things."
Is there really any line from the Emperor in Episode VI that isn't infinitely quotable? He delivers every one with such unbridled glee and scenery chomping; it's just so fun to recite them. This one is great for any situation when arguing with someone. So over-the-top arrogant and smug.
And that's the Emperor, from the start right up to the moment right before his downfall when his apprentice doesn't do what he expected. Supremely confident and self-assured in his evil and his labyrinthine plots. Granted, most things do work out pretty well for him. Elevated to Chancellor no matter how the business on Naboo played out; pitting two sides in a fabricated war against each other, pulling all the strings; luring the Chosen One to the Dark Side, wiping out the Jedi Order, establishing an Empire...
And he's about to reveal another plot to Luke that was pretty darn clever....but there are just a few factors he didn't account for. Luke might be in the dark regarding certain details, but nor is Emperor so perfectly all-knowing as he thinks.
Next, the confrontation heightens....
"You will find it is you who are mistaken, about a great many things."
Is there really any line from the Emperor in Episode VI that isn't infinitely quotable? He delivers every one with such unbridled glee and scenery chomping; it's just so fun to recite them. This one is great for any situation when arguing with someone. So over-the-top arrogant and smug.
And that's the Emperor, from the start right up to the moment right before his downfall when his apprentice doesn't do what he expected. Supremely confident and self-assured in his evil and his labyrinthine plots. Granted, most things do work out pretty well for him. Elevated to Chancellor no matter how the business on Naboo played out; pitting two sides in a fabricated war against each other, pulling all the strings; luring the Chosen One to the Dark Side, wiping out the Jedi Order, establishing an Empire...
And he's about to reveal another plot to Luke that was pretty darn clever....but there are just a few factors he didn't account for. Luke might be in the dark regarding certain details, but nor is Emperor so perfectly all-knowing as he thinks.
Next, the confrontation heightens....
