Saga The entire saga is the result of Naboo..

Sitting here, and drinking coffee.
I was thinking about where exactly did the galaxies problems officially start.
In the end.
It all stemmed from a failure to listen to the people of Naboo.
An outdated, corrupt, complacent Republic, and quite honestly, the Jedi Order was in the same boat.
Often people will say Episode I wasn't needed.
Or ask,
"What did the ST add?".
If you watch it right from Episode I, it all tells the same story.
"Failure to listen and understand".
The Clone Wars were a result of scared systems feeling the Republic wouldn't assist them if they were under the same attack.
The ST, while still needing some layers of story to mesh better.
Tells the same thing.
A failure to learn from the past and understand.
The First Order grew right under the New Republics nose.
It's not until the Galaxy finally comes together in Episode IX, that decades of darkness is finally resolved.
At least I hope....
So maybe us Episode I supporters...
And the ST supporters....
Aren't crazy after all...

 

Yes, Naboo is the key. Remember that the most powerful Sith in galactic history was born and raised there.
Also, the Duel of the Fates is a key moment in the entire saga. Dave Filoni discussed it with his fellow Mandalorian directors in a more eloquent way than I could hope to. The duel is about the future of Anakin Skywalker. Had Qui-Gon survived, he would've trained Anakin.

 

Eh the saga existed for 20 years without Naboo, so not really. But it is important. And for the record, I like the PT.

 

Well, I'd say the Clone Wars were a result of a Sith Lord manipulating lots of people, building up armies to start a war in which both sides worked for him. It never would have come to that point if Palpatine hadn't orchestrated it. Since he is from Naboo, you could make the case that it all goes back to that place.

I don't think there was much of a failue to listen that caused the Clone Wars. Yes, people were pushed into a frenzy, but that came because of Palpatine's acts. He pushed everyone to that point. The Republic was corrupt, but there was nothing that would have caused any outbreak of war, if he hadn't created crisis after crisis to bring it there.

 

But the 1977-1983 trilogy started in the middle of the story. As much as I love the OT, I thought the PT had enriched the saga and made me appreciate Lucas as a storyteller even more.

 

I agree.

 

Yeah, and Palps could have been born anywhere and there were probably a lot of planets that had similar problems with the Trade Federation.

 

Not sure I get the OP's point. The original 1-6 saga and the ST's stories are repetitive, and... that's a good thing? I disagree if that's the case.

But on the other hand, most of the important players in the galaxy/ Republic/ Skywalker family saga, were from Naboo. Palpatine, Padmé. Even Jar Jar.

 

That doesn't count for Obi Wan, Anakin, Threepio, Han and Chewie, who are way more important than Padme and Jar Jar for the saga.

 

Not for the beginning of the story.

 

Uh, yeah. I said ''most of'', not ''all of''.

 

Yes, that's true. But on the other side, Palps being born on Coruscant for example, could simply have created the same situation on another planet and through the will of the force, Qui Gon stranded with Obi Wan still on Tatooine. And then later Annie falling in love with another girl and marrying her may have got him going dark in the same or a very similar way.

 

Well, I'm not talking about what-ifs. I'm saying a number of important characters in the saga happen to come from Naboo. Because... they do.

In Anakin's case, it's ironic that two of his closest relationships, the person he loved most and the person he probably ended up hating the most, were with Naboo politicians (whose names began with P if you want to get nerdily specific.)