EWAN MCGREGOR | Vanity Fair | 2024

EWAN MCGREGOR | Vanity Fair | 2024

Maybe the most devastating element of the prequels

Something that the book makes so much more obvious than the movie is Anakin's mental/physical state throughout the story. Like yes, he's scared out of his mind of losing Padme, but also he's never sure when he last ate or drank (and then it's Palpatine offering him water, naturally) and is so freaking sleep-deprived a human would be having hallucinations. I've had quite a bit of experience with insomnia/nightmares and I speak from experience when I say that brushing your teeth becomes a herculean task when you've been up since 3 a.m. and it's 7 p.m. Your friend asking if you can lend them a pencil feels like an egregious imposition. The world is out to get you. Everything sucks. Food starts to all taste the same. You ache but nothing actually hurts, you want to cry because your shirt is blue, the urge to smash all the plates in the cupboard is overwhelming. There is a REASON sleep deprivation is the first step in torture and brainwashing. Add to this the mistrust of the people who raised him, the threat of his wife's death, and all the pressures of war...geez, Anakin never stood a chance against Palpatine.

Did You Know? The Open Circle Fleet emblem was the heraldic symbol of the Open Circle Armada and later of the Republic Navy as a whole. The red arcs represented Kenobi and Skywalker and signified that, while they were two independent halves, together they formed one entity.

(Note: The particular meaning might be part of Legends now, but since nothing in current canon contradicts it...just try and take this canon from me.)

It's also found throughout Revenge of the Sith, as well as the games, Battlefront II and Jedi: Fallen Order.

Obi-Wan & Anakin | My Brother Outside the House in Hell — Dustin Pearson

Being a Prequels fan is getting irrationally irritated when a fic states Anakin’s age as being 23 during RotS