Comments | ladyhadhafang: Posted at the request of darth

ladyhadhafang

Posted at the request of darth_eldritch.

Oct 20, 2012 16:22

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tihqERvvUE

Because I thought this was pretty awesome.

Also, on another note, managed to get around to watching "Front Runners" in Clone Wars.

( A long time ago in a galaxy far, far a -- spoilers! )

vid recommendations, warning: may piss people off, vid recs, aw look she thinks she's clever

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darth_eldritch October 20 2012, 20:29:20 UTC

Sounds like they should have thought "General Vaklu" to get that role right.

Anakin is displeased. ladyhadhafang October 20 2012, 20:39:31 UTC

Seriously! How do you get that wrong?

I really wish they had gone with someone like Vaklu for the episode. Especially considering that Vaklu wasn't out for petty power or things like that; he (and Tobin) honestly thought that he was doing what was best for his homeplanet (which, of course...you're dealing with the Sith. What do you think is going to happen?). Honestly, I think if the king had allied himself with Dooku because he thought that Onderon had lost its past after it had blended into the Republic, because he wanted Onderon to take back what was theirs...not only would it be a nice callback to KOTOR II, it would be a hell of a lot more powerful. But nope -- we got Snidely Fucking Whiplash. Brilliant. /sarcasm.

Re: Anakin is displeased. darth_eldritch October 20 2012, 20:52:35 UTC

Snidely Fucking Whiplash

LOL!!

Evil for ebul's sake is too easy. There is a way to do it, but so few get it right.

Re: Anakin is displeased. ladyhadhafang October 20 2012, 20:59:48 UTC

Well, glad you found it amusing at any rate. :)

*Sighs*

But really, I agree. I mean, while EFES (Evil For Evil's Sake) villains can be done right, they're so often made one-dimensional. And maybe some people off-LJ are okay with one-dimensional villains (and I guess they may have their reasons), but I'm not. It's just not interesting and it's not good storytelling. In fact, I believe there's a quote somewhere from Dean Koontz that says a lot about how I feel about villains: "The best villains are those that evoke pity and sometimes even genuine sympathy as well as terror. Think of the pathetic aspect of the Frankenstein monster. Think of the poor werewolf, hating what he becomes in the light of the full moon, but incapable of resisting the lycanthropic tides in his own cells."

Okay, I first found it quoted in PLOT AND STRUCTURE by James Scott Bell (definitely give it a read, by the way! :D It's definitely helped me in my own writing), but yeah. You get the idea. :)

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but the fruit was the best part! lealila October 20 2012, 21:14:48 UTC

Well. Almost the best part. It was funny, at the most.

But yes, anywho. I agree with you on...practically everything. I'm not spoiling anything, but the general actually presents good dynamics on morals.

Re: but the fruit was the best part! ladyhadhafang October 20 2012, 21:23:05 UTC

Yeah, I get what you mean. It's the bleak kind of funny, really. :)

And agreed, so very much! :D