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ladyofleithian) wrote2011-02-17 09:25 am
ladyofleithian) wrote2011-02-17 09:25 am
More ROTS stuff...
My final thoughts on ROTS. Warning: Stream of consciousness! XD
-Started bawling when Obi-Wan and Yoda found the bodies of the younglings as well as Cin Drallig. :( (Seriously, fuck you, Anakin. >:-( Wait, did I just say that? XD)
-And just when I started to hate Anakin, I end up being simultaneously repulsed and giggling at his cheesy one-liners while slaughtering the members of the Trade Federation. Sort of like the old NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET movies. :) Good times. :) :)
-Paused the audiobook to marvel at the whole "knowing is one thing, seeing is another" -- especially since Anakin used the same phrase when talking with Padme? A bit of rhyming scenes there, Stover? ;-)
-Poignant scene with Obi-Wan and the security cameras.
-Scene with Obi-Wan and Padme is even more poignant when C-3PO tells it. ((Innocent Inaccurate))
-A beautiful description of Sidious and Vader's relationship, and the dragon.
"She will die you know." Seriously, "the dragon" is like Instant Woobiefication. And foreshadowing for Padme's death at Mustafar.
-"This is my sole ambition."
ATTON: *Cough* Bullshit. *Cough*
-Vader's comparing Sidious to Obi-Wan was very funny (it's so unusual for Sidious, really. XD) and very sad at the same time.
-Had to giggle at Vader's description of "redecorating" the control center. But it's also pretty sad, especially after what's happened to Padme. *Hugs her tight -- before smacking Vader upside the head for being such a blockhead*
-The Yoda/Palpatine fight was badass. Had to be disappointed at Stover's description of "all the Sith shrieking with Palpatine", if only because I thought that all the Sith order had returned to kick the spit out of the Jedi Order. It just would have been awesome. :/
-Yoda sticking up for Obi-Wan was simultaneously frustrating (just because of his treatment of Anakin. :/) and heartwarming (especially considering his treatment of Obi-Wan beforehand).
-Poor Padme. Poor, poor Padme. *Rocks back and forth* Oh shit oh shit oh shit oh shit...
+ On the scene with Anakin and Padme: I'm feeling bad for them both. Anakin because of the thorough Break The Cutie he's gone throughout the book, and Padme...for obvious reasons. :( Oh yeah, and fuck you too, Obi-Wan. >:-(
++ Great foreshadowing earlier with the "we can rule together" offer for Padme. I think part of Anakin's turn wasn't just the Padme thing, but also the shit the war put him through as well.
* (After the Padme scene)
MIRA (trembling): Can I --
ATTON: Why don't we all?
(Beat)
ALL OF THE EBON HAWK: WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH YOU?!
ATTON: How...how the bejesus...I...Clark, hook a brother up, will you?
(Cue the National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation clip...you know the one. :)
ATTON: Yeah, Clark just took Annie's balls, put 'em in his pocket and saved 'em for a rainy day. He gets 'em back...when he's worked for them. >:-(
-Love that Anakin gave Obi-Wan a chance to go into hiding, for old times' sake. And how Anakin's...well, nuttier than a Snicker's bar. Just because it's so well-written. :)
-I also love C-3PO and R2-D2 working together to help Padme. Especially R2 reassuring Padme. *Sniffles*
-I love how Matthew Stover makes you feel sorry for Yoda in the end. :( (Maybe he experienced a degree of Character Development between ROTS and ESB? :) )
-"Anakin's voice had gone deeper than a well, and bleaker than the obsidian cliffs", "more intimately than lovers". I love the first sentence for the sheer atmosphere, and the second for the mythological archetypes. The "twins", really. :)
-Yay, the "Grievous trick" has come back for one last round. Hallelujah and praise be!
-"The flaw of power is arrogance." *Shivers at entire exchange*
-Bail Organa is made of awesome. 'Nuff said. :)
-Let's say the entire thing with the Anakin/Obi-Wan duel, etc. is awesome. And a major Tearjerker. Especially Anakin's ultimate fate. :( On the other hand, the passage about "love can ignite the stars" is just...beautiful.
*Has awesomeness withdrawal*
Just Bugs Me:
-Why the hell didn't Anakin cut out the security cameras? Or at least, why couldn't he and Palpatine have discussed their evil schemes out of earshot? And why is Yoda such a *thirty minutes of sound effect bleep*? Seriously, it was his fault -- sort of -- that Anakin turned and he has the gall to --
*Sound Effect Bleep for an hour*
Overall, great stuff. :) *Is sad it's over* :(
-Started bawling when Obi-Wan and Yoda found the bodies of the younglings as well as Cin Drallig. :( (Seriously, fuck you, Anakin. >:-( Wait, did I just say that? XD)
-And just when I started to hate Anakin, I end up being simultaneously repulsed and giggling at his cheesy one-liners while slaughtering the members of the Trade Federation. Sort of like the old NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET movies. :) Good times. :) :)
-Paused the audiobook to marvel at the whole "knowing is one thing, seeing is another" -- especially since Anakin used the same phrase when talking with Padme? A bit of rhyming scenes there, Stover? ;-)
-Poignant scene with Obi-Wan and the security cameras.
-Scene with Obi-Wan and Padme is even more poignant when C-3PO tells it. ((Innocent Inaccurate))
-A beautiful description of Sidious and Vader's relationship, and the dragon.
"She will die you know." Seriously, "the dragon" is like Instant Woobiefication. And foreshadowing for Padme's death at Mustafar.
-"This is my sole ambition."
ATTON: *Cough* Bullshit. *Cough*
-Vader's comparing Sidious to Obi-Wan was very funny (it's so unusual for Sidious, really. XD) and very sad at the same time.
-Had to giggle at Vader's description of "redecorating" the control center. But it's also pretty sad, especially after what's happened to Padme. *Hugs her tight -- before smacking Vader upside the head for being such a blockhead*
-The Yoda/Palpatine fight was badass. Had to be disappointed at Stover's description of "all the Sith shrieking with Palpatine", if only because I thought that all the Sith order had returned to kick the spit out of the Jedi Order. It just would have been awesome. :/
-Yoda sticking up for Obi-Wan was simultaneously frustrating (just because of his treatment of Anakin. :/) and heartwarming (especially considering his treatment of Obi-Wan beforehand).
-Poor Padme. Poor, poor Padme. *Rocks back and forth* Oh shit oh shit oh shit oh shit...
+ On the scene with Anakin and Padme: I'm feeling bad for them both. Anakin because of the thorough Break The Cutie he's gone throughout the book, and Padme...for obvious reasons. :( Oh yeah, and fuck you too, Obi-Wan. >:-(
++ Great foreshadowing earlier with the "we can rule together" offer for Padme. I think part of Anakin's turn wasn't just the Padme thing, but also the shit the war put him through as well.
* (After the Padme scene)
MIRA (trembling): Can I --
ATTON: Why don't we all?
(Beat)
ALL OF THE EBON HAWK: WHAT THE FUCK IS WRONG WITH YOU?!
ATTON: How...how the bejesus...I...Clark, hook a brother up, will you?
(Cue the National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation clip...you know the one. :)
ATTON: Yeah, Clark just took Annie's balls, put 'em in his pocket and saved 'em for a rainy day. He gets 'em back...when he's worked for them. >:-(
-Love that Anakin gave Obi-Wan a chance to go into hiding, for old times' sake. And how Anakin's...well, nuttier than a Snicker's bar. Just because it's so well-written. :)
-I also love C-3PO and R2-D2 working together to help Padme. Especially R2 reassuring Padme. *Sniffles*
-I love how Matthew Stover makes you feel sorry for Yoda in the end. :( (Maybe he experienced a degree of Character Development between ROTS and ESB? :) )
-"Anakin's voice had gone deeper than a well, and bleaker than the obsidian cliffs", "more intimately than lovers". I love the first sentence for the sheer atmosphere, and the second for the mythological archetypes. The "twins", really. :)
-Yay, the "Grievous trick" has come back for one last round. Hallelujah and praise be!
-"The flaw of power is arrogance." *Shivers at entire exchange*
-Bail Organa is made of awesome. 'Nuff said. :)
-Let's say the entire thing with the Anakin/Obi-Wan duel, etc. is awesome. And a major Tearjerker. Especially Anakin's ultimate fate. :( On the other hand, the passage about "love can ignite the stars" is just...beautiful.
*Has awesomeness withdrawal*
Just Bugs Me:
-Why the hell didn't Anakin cut out the security cameras? Or at least, why couldn't he and Palpatine have discussed their evil schemes out of earshot? And why is Yoda such a *thirty minutes of sound effect bleep*? Seriously, it was his fault -- sort of -- that Anakin turned and he has the gall to --
*Sound Effect Bleep for an hour*
Overall, great stuff. :) *Is sad it's over* :(