Fair point about what kind of wife for Luke would make everyone happy. I suffered through endless Jedi Sue fan fics where Luke's paramours were sappy, weepy, wimpy and boring women who were interested mostly in crying with Luke and having loads of babies with him. At first, Mara seemed like a welcome relief from the typical Jedi Sues. Although she did have Force abilities (a typical characteristic of a SW Mary Sue), she was tough, cantakerous, and she didn't just toss herself into Luke's arms. I think what happened was she became popular and the EU authors felt obligated to make her Supergirl, even removing any sort of personal responsibility for her past. I don't hate Mara per se, but it was annoying to see some EU authors determined to make her better than everybody else.
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Date: 2007-02-02 03:37 am (UTC)