Jedi Academy Flunkouts?

What did they do with the kids who flunked out of Jedi Academy and Padawans who couldn’t cut it in the field? I guess we always just assumed everyone who goes through the process eventually becomes a Jedi, but there had to be kids who just weren’t up to the task. There had to have been at least some who either flunked out or dropped out, right?

It would make sense that some people would crack under the pressure since the Jedi were pretty strict about their standards. Remember, they weren’t even going to accept Anakin at first despite the fact that he had the highest midichlorian count in history or whatever. What does that say about the standard they set?

So what happens to the ones that don’t make it? Do they just get turned loose on the galaxy? It seems like an irresponsible thing for the Jedi to unleash half-trained, mind-controlling super warriors on the galaxy with no supervision, but what else are they gonna do, lock them up for sucking? I don’t think they COULD do anything but let them run amok and use their powers to cheat at cards and pick up women.

Where Did The Vader Suit Come From?

I was watching Episode III over the weekend, and as I was watching the scene at the end where Anakin was reconstructed as Darth Vader, something occurred to me: where did they get the suit from?

They had to do the surgery on pretty short notice, so I’m guessing they wouldn’t have had time to custom build something like that before they got Anakin back to Coruscant. Did they just have suits like this laying around in case anyone came in with no arms and legs after being burnt to a crisp?

If that’s what happened, are there other people running around in Darth Vader suits and we just never saw them? Do they come in a range of colors, and Anakin just got a black one because of the Sith thing? Like, are there pink Vader suits for girls, red for Republicans and blue for Democrats, and so on?

About Padme At The End Of Episode III…

Okay, so Padme survived long enough to give birth to Luke and Leia, but then we saw she had the baby bump during her funeral so nobody would know that the child(ren) was alive, right? Anyone wonder how they made her look pregnant? Like, did they just drop her off in FuneralWear, stuff a turkey underneath it, and hope nobody noticed? Or did they find something to actually cram back into her in case somebody thought to, say, change her outfit? Ewwwwwwwww.

Fun Thought Of The Night

Can you imagine being the poor sap Mace Windu landed on after Palpatine pitched him out the window? There you are, just strolling along and minding your own business when the charred, one-handed remains of a Jedi Master fall out of the sky and land right on top of you. I mean sure, it wouldn’t be as bad as actually BEING Mace Windu at that moment, but still would have sucked.

I’m Thinking Episode VIII Won’t Have A Happy Ending

Even though we have a lot of unanswered questions about the events and characters in the sequel trilogy after the end of Episode VII, I have a feeling that things are going to take a dark turn at the end of Episode VIII. Regardless of the specific people, places, and situations involved, the previous Star Wars trilogies have been somewhat formulaic in terms of the overall story arc. Here’s what I mean… Read more