And yes, exactly. I think at the very least, it wouldn't have been as "wait, what?" for some people when Padme denied that Anakin would ever turn to the Dark Side, as well as being distraught that he killed younglings (seriously, Padme, you've kind of got a disturbing Double Standard here). At the very least, her reaction would have made sense. (And I guess at the time she just really felt more sorry for Anakin than anything else, but I don't think "To be angry is to be human" is the right response. I mean, there's a major difference between just being angry and killing almost everyone in the Sand People tribe including those who probably had nothing to do with it, e.g. the women and the kids. And even if some of them were doing the torturing, is it really right to assume that all of the tribe was guilty and deserved to die?)
And yeah, that would be hilarious. XD *Sighs* And yeah, I think you're right there. Padme being Force choked really was a plot convenience. I think that's one of many reasons why you can't really overemphasize plot; I mean, plot is important, yes, but if characters are just making decisions that no human being would do just to advance the plot, then it's guaranteed that the audience is going to notice. It doesn't mean that your characters have to know everything at an exact time, but it really is important to at least have them acting like human beings would act in real life. And not sideline your characters for the sake of the plot either.
You know what really pissed me off about that scene? Other than checking for a pulse, Obi-Wan didn't care about anything else except pontificating to Anakin about "you're evil, I'm good, yadda yadda yadda" -- he didn't even seem concerned that Padme was just lying there or about redeeming Anakin. At least with Anakin one can guess that at one point, he'd just gone off the deep end. But Obi-Wan...I have no idea what was going on in Obi-Wan's head during that scene.
I didn't really mind Vader saying "Padme", really. To be honest, I thought it was a really poignant moment. And I think him saying "my wife" (and keep in mind I could be very much wrong) would be too detached and too sort of impersonal, and Anakin/Vader...for all his many faults, I think he's anything but that. I think it was just the "Nooooo!" itself that sounded really strange coming out of Vader. I think a good alternative would be him attempting to kill Sidious in revenge, only to fail because...well, he's not as powerful as he once was. (Damn that midichlorian rule, just goddammit.) Or maybe a sort of howl, or even sort of like he's struggling to say something, anything, but he can't. (I know that from what I read, apparently his vocal chords got damaged on Mustafar, which... what kind of lava is strong enough to even do that? I think it goes without saying that lava's rather dangerous, but holy *shit*...)
And glad you enjoyed it! I know I enjoyed writing it. :)
Re: Warning: Major TL;DR here. (Part Two)
And yes, exactly. I think at the very least, it wouldn't have been as "wait, what?" for some people when Padme denied that Anakin would ever turn to the Dark Side, as well as being distraught that he killed younglings (seriously, Padme, you've kind of got a disturbing Double Standard here). At the very least, her reaction would have made sense. (And I guess at the time she just really felt more sorry for Anakin than anything else, but I don't think "To be angry is to be human" is the right response. I mean, there's a major difference between just being angry and killing almost everyone in the Sand People tribe including those who probably had nothing to do with it, e.g. the women and the kids. And even if some of them were doing the torturing, is it really right to assume that all of the tribe was guilty and deserved to die?)
And yeah, that would be hilarious. XD *Sighs* And yeah, I think you're right there. Padme being Force choked really was a plot convenience. I think that's one of many reasons why you can't really overemphasize plot; I mean, plot is important, yes, but if characters are just making decisions that no human being would do just to advance the plot, then it's guaranteed that the audience is going to notice. It doesn't mean that your characters have to know everything at an exact time, but it really is important to at least have them acting like human beings would act in real life. And not sideline your characters for the sake of the plot either.
You know what really pissed me off about that scene? Other than checking for a pulse, Obi-Wan didn't care about anything else except pontificating to Anakin about "you're evil, I'm good, yadda yadda yadda" -- he didn't even seem concerned that Padme was just lying there or about redeeming Anakin. At least with Anakin one can guess that at one point, he'd just gone off the deep end. But Obi-Wan...I have no idea what was going on in Obi-Wan's head during that scene.
I didn't really mind Vader saying "Padme", really. To be honest, I thought it was a really poignant moment. And I think him saying "my wife" (and keep in mind I could be very much wrong) would be too detached and too sort of impersonal, and Anakin/Vader...for all his many faults, I think he's anything but that. I think it was just the "Nooooo!" itself that sounded really strange coming out of Vader. I think a good alternative would be him attempting to kill Sidious in revenge, only to fail because...well, he's not as powerful as he once was. (Damn that midichlorian rule, just goddammit.) Or maybe a sort of howl, or even sort of like he's struggling to say something, anything, but he can't. (I know that from what I read, apparently his vocal chords got damaged on Mustafar, which... what kind of lava is strong enough to even do that? I think it goes without saying that lava's rather dangerous, but holy *shit*...)
And glad you enjoyed it! I know I enjoyed writing it. :)