Zetetic Elench

Fan theories and alternative scenarios. 1. Dooku is the good guy. An alternative scenario could have the same events shown in the preludes but with Dooku starting a rebellion to overthrow Darth Sidious. Dooku hopes to give the Jedi the opportunity to assume governorship of the Republic. It is for this reason that he kidnaps Palpatine. The clone army was simply ordered in secret by Palpatine, who later lets slip to Anakin that there may be "unexpected aid" on a distant planet unknown to the Jedi i.e., said clone army. 2. Padme seduces Anakin so the Jedi Order will survive through their children. He basically marries her for religious/traditional reasons. 3. Similarly, it was planned that, if Kenobi and Qui-Gonn were stranded on Tatooine, they would have Jedi children with Padme and Shmi. This is for the same reasons as 2, or to produce an alternative (or "spare") Jedi Order in case the original were ever to be corrupted or eliminated. 4. Padme is be...

Re-editing and reviewing the "prequel" trilogy, I should say the Prelude to the Original Star Wars Trilogy. Because "prequel" isn't a bloody word! Back to basics then. The three films I suggest line up consecutively in a proper fashion with main emphasis on the clone wars period in the final two films. The first (title: "Jedi Succession"?) covers the Naboo succession crisis and Palpatine being chosen first as a mediator between the galactic senate and the Jedi and, later, Supreme Chancellor. Both events are connected because one of the contenders (or candidates) for the position of Naboo monarch is a veteran Jedi called Dooku (I really think Dooku should be given a full name. Bob Dooku? Bib Dooku?). The result of this being that a young woman named Padme Amidala Naberrie is selected as Queen and Dooku gives himself the ancient title of "Count" (could be a Duke though?). The senate also bars the Jedi from forcibly recruiting force-sens...

It has been suggested that it is Luke Skywalker's intention to end the Jedi Order before it can be restarted. Perhaps this is true, but I believe this refers to fan criticism of the preludes and the Jedi participating in the Clone Wars.  I think it is far more likely that the title/phrase "The Last Jedi" refers equally to both Luke and Rey, but more specifically to Luke's relationship with Leia and the political situation in the galaxy. Luke disappeared because the Republic used Jedi as military officers. Considering Leia's position in the Resistance and the tensions between the Republic and the First Order it is likely that the Republic would either come to some kind of arrangement with the First Order  or would assume the Resistance's role in defeating the  First Order. Both scenarios would be tragic as far as Luke and his role in re-establishing the Jedi Order are concerned. In the first, it is likely that, in return for peace, the  First Order ...

Time to debunk the extra-terrestrial hypothesis? Yes. Let's use our imaginations and consider non-ET explanations for this phenomenon. 1. UFOs are an aerial plasma phenomenon similar to ball lightning. This explains why they appear to follow aircraft and apparently interfere with electronic devices. 2. UFO phenomena are a result of individuals witnessing top-secret military technology. By deliberately associating the phenomenon with aliens, the government can discredit any witnesses and keep any technology it wishes out of the public domain. They could even have access to free energy but believe this would disrupt the economy if it were ever revealed. By promoting the Extra-Terrestrial Hypothesis, the government and the corporations that support it stay in power at everyone else's expense. Presumably this is a CIA-style psychological operations programme. 3. UFOs are intelligent entities in of themselves. The abduction phenomena could be a kind of vision by the abducte...