Master_Keralys posted:But the arcs that have been people's favorites have had a couple things in common: very tight plotting, a lot happening in every single issue, and an ultimate change in the status quo. And I think what's frustrating people is that the change in the status quo from Vector is not being felt yet - six months later. Not in a significant way, at least. ...I guess what I'm getting at is that the apce seems to have really slowed down, and it was that breakneck sense of rushing through a broken galaxy again that captivated us all with Legacy in the first place. And it's felt missing... though maybe that's just me.
The2ndQuest posted:Master_Keralys posted:But the arcs that have been people's favorites have had a couple things in common: very tight plotting, a lot happening in every single issue, and an ultimate change in the status quo. And I think what's frustrating people is that the change in the status quo from Vector is not being felt yet - six months later. Not in a significant way, at least. ...I guess what I'm getting at is that the apce seems to have really slowed down, and it was that breakneck sense of rushing through a broken galaxy again that captivated us all with Legacy in the first place. And it's felt missing... though maybe that's just me. I might be in the minority, but my favorite issues and storylines in this series are the "slower" non-major arcs that not only flesh out the era, but function as the build-up to the major event storylines you refer to, which just make those events all the more sweet and feeling like a pay-off. I think it's why I enjoyed Shards and Claw, etc more than Broken- Broken doesn't have any setup (by design) and throws you into the action, and while I still liked the arc alot as a series launch, it didn't have the context that later issues provided (Shards simultaneously fleshes out and improves Broken retroactively while setting up the Claws arc). Vector had setup and a payoff. Now we're back in the build-up phase, and I'm sure after this arc we'll start seeing some big pay-off for the Cade storyline in the next major arc focusing on him.
Lord_Hydronium posted:So what makes people think he's the hero?
Grey1 posted:It all reminded me of some general con/heist movie conventions that I somehow can't find examples for... maybe that image of Phil Collins and his girl living on Acapulco after having robbed a bank...? (from "Buster").
Grey1 posted:It then comes full circle when the absence of easy money, booze and boots makes them go at each other throats in a nanosecond. Also, while Cade can abuse his Jedi tricks for this line of work, he still hasn't earned any respect - when bargaining, he shoots stuff. Which he then has to pay for. Without having reached anything. I think the characters definitely work in this regard - they are bickering thugs, some more intelligent or more heroic, but still thugs. Like the (movie) bounty hunters, for example - Fett is brighter than the bunch of them combined, but he still falls into the Sarlacc during the sidestory. So when Cade and his gang run around doing scoundrel stuff and not being too bright, it's very amusing.
Manisphere posted:Grey1 posted:It all reminded me of some general con/heist movie conventions that I somehow can't find examples for... maybe that image of Phil Collins and his girl living on Acapulco after having robbed a bank...? (from "Buster"). Whoa? Now that's an arcane reference!
Master_Keralys posted:Though - and this is important, I think - on that last note, I just realized that Anakin is certainly the main character of the prequels, but he's not their hero. Obi-Wan Kenobi is.
Wikipedia posted: Atonement with the Father In this step the person must confront and be initiated by whatever holds the ultimate power in his or her life. In many myths and stories this is the father, or a father figure who has life and death power. This is the center point of the journey. All the previous steps have been moving in to this place, all that follow will move out from it. Although this step is most frequently symbolized by an encounter with a male entity, it does not have to be a male; just someone or thing with incredible power.