It's the most depressing thing in the world to watch my dad get so excited to watch tpm and talk about how maul is his favorite character because he honestly will not watch animated maul
He has not seen peak Darth maul and it makes me so sad. Siege of Mandalore? Never heard of her. Rebels? Not a care in the world
I want a petition to make all the middle aged men that grew up with Star Wars have to sit and watch tcw
they will never convince me to take fuck out of my star wars fics. i'm fine with throwing in some kark and kriff and osik and shab whatever that's all well and good but they will have to pry the real life swear fuck from my cold dead hands. kark simply does not hit the same and canon can eat dirt when i've decided it's time for commander cody to say "what the fuck are you talking about sir" or some shit equivalent
You can pry fuck and shit and ass and god damn it out of my cold dead hands
I hate that the "x reader" or "x Y/N" style of fanfic has become sooooo popular, partially because it's just not for me and partially because they clog general non-fic related tags and those authors seem allergic to the "read more" function on this website, but ALSO because I believe that you should have to go through the trouble of creating an absolutely batshit self-insert character, with a backstory that makes no sense and a name that doesn't really gel with the aesthetics of the universe. Legolas and Aragorn should be in a love triangle with Kylie, the angsty sixteen year old half-human half-elf and inexplicable tenth member of the Fellowship. Do the WORK. If everyone was doing "Y/N" nonsense back in the day, there would be no Ebony Dark'ness Dementia Raven Way, or probably Bella Swan. These are important women. They deserve to be named, confusingly and with no regard for the fictional world they inhabit.
one of my favorite bits with the Charlie Hopkinson Star Wars videos is qui-con's utter annoyance at no one else dying from being gut stabbed with a lightsaber
because honestly, he has a point. I'm reading shatterpoint right now and (spoilers) mace got gut stabbed and was still fighting at like 80% capacity
justice for qui-gon man
I've spent years in this fandom, and still it baffles me every time I encounter the whole Jedi apologist bullshit
Like I would have thought we could get to the point where nuance is allowed and encouraged, and talking about it isn't "dogging on the Jedi" because be so for real. The Jedi are not the perfect beings so much of the fandom claims them to be
I've read so many novels and spent countless hours watching and rewatching everything I can get my hands on, and there's nothing to support their argument.
In fact, there's gobs of evidence to the contrary. Go and read anything coming from Dooku and ask yourself why he left the Order if they're so perfect and righteous. How about Ahsoka? Did we forget the child soldier, turned accused terrorist, and then her leaving when they try and take it all back?
The Jedi are allowed to be critiqued. In fact, I would encourage it with all my heart. But I also encourage criticism of the Sith and the Separatists and the Republic and every other organization in Star Wars. Nothing is without fault, and it makes the story more interesting to be able to discuss their faults without the wrath of the "Well you're just a Jedi hater" bearing down upon the conversation
I love the Jedi. I love learning about their culture and history and how they view the Force. But I also recognize that they aren't perfect. That's what makes them interesting
The problem with being a Star Wars fan who actually reads the books is not every Star Wars book is good. Like some of them are really great but some of them are really boring and a chore to get through. Like normally if you're not into a book you can just not finish it but if it's a Star Wars book you feel obligated to finish it if for no other reason than to build your nerd cred. Like fandom homework.
I must force myself to give a shit about this author's OCs so I can get a good grade in Star Wars fandom, something that is normal to want and possible to achieve.
I always find s4 of tcw so entertaining just because of the sheer amount of shit obi-wan goes through. Like getting enslaved, faking his death, getting his ass handed to him by maul, etc etc Dave filoni really knows how to keep the obi-wan girlies entertained ig
this is your not so friendly reminder that obi wan dies not knowing about the inhibitor chips. he has no clue about their existence. none.
like what do you mean "my clone troops turned on me"?? what do you mean my most trusted and loyal friend of the last 3 years, who i spent hours with forging battle plans and talking strategy and going over reports and fighting alongside each other tried to shoot me down after i basically secured the end of the war?? what do you mean the people, the friends, who had our backs throughout the war tried to kill every last one of my family??
do you think the thought crossed his mind, that while most jedi were nice to the clones and treated them like actual people, they felt like the jedi were opressing and using them and actively wanted to kill them because of that?
obi wan lost everything after the order, and it wasnt just anakin and the jedi. it was all of the clones as well. they were more than just a general and his troops. and he will never know they didnt betray him. ):
In times like it is now, it's always good to find something with a little bit of light to keep us afloat.
May the fourth be with you all, and may you find something joyful today
I walk through the valley of the shadow of death
It was a lonely grave, no one to accompany it. Just one lone stone against the backdrop of a home. Stood so starkly against the life that had been lived. The flowers that surrounded the house knew little of the weight that one stone carried. The loss, the violence, the pain.
And I fear no evil because I'm blind to it all
The shard of pipe was abandoned after she had beat the girl's skull in. It didn't matter what she had to do. She would find them all. And she would kill them. It didn't matter that her hand trembled the entire walk back. It didn't matter that she was coated in someone else's blood. They would die. Every last one of them.
And my mind and my gun they comfort me
She pulled the gun out the cubboard once again. The nightmares never ceased, only growing more and more. There was only one way to end this. To finish what she had started so long ago. The weight of the rifle was familiar, it was right.
Because I know I'll kill my enemies when they come
There was only one left. She had beat one death, stabbed one, shot another. She didn't manage to kill one. Someone else had beat her to it. But the girl, the girl responsible for it all, she still walked. She should have died with the rest of them. But she got away.
Surely goodness and mercy will follow me all the days of my life
She used to be so bright and happy. Telling jokes and bouncing along ahead. A beautiful idea of saving the world coloring her mind. Oh, how the truth changed that.
And I will dwell on this earth forevermore
He wasn't the first to go. And he wouldn't be the last. They were all there rotting under the dirt. They died or they left and he promised he never would. And then he did.
Said, I walk beside the still waters and they restore my soul
She followed the path of the river as she moved westward. The coast got closer and closer every day. They would pay for what they've done. She would make sure of it.
But I can't walk on the path of the right because I'm wrong
It doesn't matter how many innocents have to die. Justice would be served. And she would be the one to deliver it, no matter the cost. She could lose her friends, her family, herself, but it didn't matter.
Well, I came upon a man at the top of a hill
He had lied to protect her. To save her. He was no saint either. He had killed her in name so many times neither of them could count it. And he would die in her name.
Called himself the savior of the human race
She could have saved the world. She could have ended all this pain, this suffering. But she was just a child. And is it right to give a child that choice? Is it right to give anyone that choice?
Said he come to save the world from destruction and pain
The world is so much bigger than the lives everyone lives. And when the world is one little girl, then that is who you save. No one else matters, because it is that little girl who is the world.
But I said, "How can you save the world from itself?"
Death, and death, and death. This world is built on violence. It only makes sense to continue the the cycle. What would peace do to a world that's already ended?
'Cause I walk through the valley of the shadow of death
That grave may be lonely, but the man was alone no more. A daughter he had long lost, and a daughter he had found. It was time he joined what he had lost all those years ago.
And I fear no evil because I'm blind
He may have found peace in death, but she could not. Would not. She would find no peace until those who did it payed. They had to suffer for all the pain they caused her. All the pain they caused him.
Oh, and I walk beside the still waters and they restore my soul
She walked away from the scene of violence along the coast. Her hand dropped to her side, now less fingers than before. The girl behind it all still gagging on salt behind her. What is justice? If it all it leads to is death.
But I know when I die my soul is damned
