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You might not want to buy this on general principle, but as far as Anakin turning too quickly, if you believe him, he doesn't really turn until Obi Wan steps off of Padme's cruiser and he believes she betrayed him. He thought destroying the Sith was more important than anything, even the order (which makes sense, since he's been inundated with talk of his destiny since he began his training, which has consisted of backslap after backslap), and was naively thinking he'd be best suited to destroy Palpatine by becoming Darth Vader and waiting for his opening. Empire makes a lot more sense in light of this.
The key, though, is the whole Dark Side/Light Side, Emotion/Reason deal. All of Anakin's motivations are based on his emotions, so it doesn't take much to send his poorly thought through machinations off the rails, until he finds himself actually protecting the Emperor in ROTJ as his shame finally consumes him completely. For a few minutes.
It's represented perfectly in his moment of destruction on Mustafar. Obi Wan tells him a fact: he has the higher ground. If Anakin tries anything else, he will be killed. Anakin says, "Fuck it," and goes ahead with his attack. Reason, obviously, wins.
And as far as spoiling Luke and Leia for future generations, I can't help but reiterate the fact that as far as future generations go, there is no more Star Wars Trilogy on either side. It is a six volume saga of the Rise and Fall (and Rise) of Anakin Skywalker. Obviously, some bits won't mesh completely, but I don't think there are any huge spikes of conflict over the course of the saga. You could argue that Leia's just more perceptive than Luke and her impressions of her mother (which she describes as such) merely come from that moment of birth where she is held by her. I wouldn't, but people can and will. |
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), to "celebrities" (Jessica Stephenson, Greg Ruzedski, Eamon Holmes) sharing their thoughts, mainly on the OT. I really enjoyed it. Plus it was funny how humble Serafinowitz was - comparing himself to James Earl Jones, he described himself as "a tiny little pea".