Attack of the Clones Minute 36: Alex P. Keaton

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Date

January 2nd, 2017

The great, gloomy hold is crowded with emigrants and their belongings.

Starts with the pancake droid telling R2 to get lost, and ends with Anakin stumbling through another pickup line.
Aqualish and Ishi Tib refugees.

What droid would you want? One that makes pancakes.
Moments of normalcy in the galaxy.
- Mentioned: the Knights of the old Republic video games.
Referenced: Snowpiercer.
"You look completely different"—is this supposed to be lampshading the fact that Anakin is now a played by a different actor?
The softer side of the Force.
Anakin comes from a Jedi lineage known for bending the rules.
- Mentioned: From a certain point of view.
- What would Anakin be like if he was being trained by Qui-Gon? Would he still have become Darth Vader?
Obi-Wan is very "by the book" in the Prequels.
- Referenced: Alex P. Keaton from "Family Ties".
Deleted scene of Anakin waking from a nightmare.
- Clunky "psychedelia lyrics" dialog.
Anakin's maturity level. The character of Anakin as an extremely sheltered teenager.
Hayden Christiansen's acting chops.
Lucas not wanting to do many takes.
Anakin is speaking like an alien learning human speech.
Anakin's grasp of "compassion".
Anakin turns every comment back toward his feelings for Padmé.
How does Padmé actually feel about Anakin? It seems like she feels nothing at all, so when they hook up it comes as a complete surprise.
- Padmé is into bad boys.
Plug for starwarsminute.com/merch

Riley: Alexa: Gimme pancakes!
Pete: I guess I should go... find a "Darth" or something.
Alex: What is love? Riley: Baby don't hurt me.
Pete: (as Padmé) Thank you, Artoo. (as Anakin) <quickly> OUR TWO LIVES should be...combined...