Full Series Why do they not show more romantic storylines in the animated series?

Added TCW even though aside from Anakin/Padme and Obi-Wan's and Satine's admission of mutual unrequited love....This was pretty much about Jedi and they have thier rules.

Rebels had brief teases for with Hera and Kanan and the payoff of 'oh...by the way...they have a kid.' And Ezra's clumsy attempts upon meeting Sabine there really is no romantic sub plot.

Same with Resistance...Kaz's clumsy attempt with Synara that goes nowhere.

Where is the romance?

 

I thought it was really well done with Hera and Kanan. Very understated but with a huge emotional payoff at the end.

 

The shows have focused on Master-Padawan / fellow-soldier / friendship-bonds-created-through-shared-adversity relationships rather than romantic relationships.

Personally, I much prefer these. I can invest in and share those feels with the characters in ways that I rarely (if ever) do with relationships based only on romance. Anakin and Padme was a prime example of a relationship that doesn't connect with me at all (though to be fair, that's the point in their case: Anakin's feelings are not true love - they are based in selfishness and possessiveness - and Padme comes across as a knob for not seeing that.)

 

Understated is an understatement....aside from an almost kiss in one of the pre-series shorts and Hera and Kanan talking about it just before he died it was practically nonexistent.

I like those relationships too. And your point about Anakin and Padme is valid....which just begs for some healthy romantic relationships to be portrayed.

 

I didn’t find the Hera-Kanan relationship “nonexistent.” To me, it felt like quite a profound love they had for each other. Understated, but clearly soulmates.

If you measure it by the “number of kisses,” however, sure, it will register as nonexistent.

 

The Hera - Kanan relationship was basically a textbook example of how to make the viewer feel that there is an adorable, heart-warming and healthy romantic kind of love between two people, without ever showing them kiss (or more).

Having said that, every time I see someone saying that Anakin did not truly love Padme I can't even. Love can have an unhealthy degree, with emotions that are frowned upon by people, such as jealousy or insecurity. It's still love.

On topic, I think romance is always in the background for Star Wars in general. It's not an element that will require the main focus. Sabine - Kenobi, Anakin - Padme. the awkward interaction between Ezra - Sabine and Hera - Kanan were more than enough for me. Can't speak for Resistance cause I haven't watched it.

 

Personally, I admired Kanan and Hera's relationship far more than I did Anakin and Padme's. Maybe that's at least partially because it was established in the animated series instead of the PT films.

 

I don’t think anyone’s supposed to admire Padme/Anakin. The Clone Wars shows very clearly that it is far to possessive for Anakin for it to be a healthy relationship. The movies also show this with how Anakin treats her. So no one is supposed to be like “this is a good relationship”

 

Of course there were a handful of TCW episodes (namely the ones involving Rush Clovis) where Anakin and Padme's relationship was way out in the open.

 

I have to agree. The Kanan/Hera romance played very true to Hera's character. For her, it was all about the cause. The Rebellion was what came first and foremost to her. Before her father, before Chopper, before her entire crew and most definitely before Kanan. We already got confirmation of that in Season One, where Hera refused to go and aid Kanan. It was only after Ezra and Sabine forced her hand that she went along with it. I will say that it does make Hera a fairly static character from a romantic perspective. She doesn't really grow in that sense until the very end, when it's far too late. She does grow as a commander though, rising through the ranks and gaining confidence until she's a General. But her love life remains on the back burner until she has a sudden realization that she truly loves Kanan.

Right before he dies.

Hera's arc is a pretty tragic one. She's so focused on duty that she can't see what's right in front of her, and when she does, it's too late.

But she does stay true to her character, and that, at least is very refreshing. I personally like that Hera is able to choose what it is she wants and is able to get it. But she does have to realize that painful lesson that nobody can have it all. Hera gets her prized Generalship and is able to lead the Rebellion to victory after victory. But it comes with a price.

Her love.

 

No mention of the Ahsoka-Lux "romance" huh

 

I don't think a brief teenage attraction that never progressed beyond a single forced kiss counts. Lux clearly had an attraction to Ahsoka that was mutual but Ahsoka's hypocritical Master bade her to do as he said and not as he did.

Otherwise, Ahsoka might have had a chance at real happiness instead of wandering the Galaxy alone for decades after Order 66.

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One thing that was interesting in the Inferno Squad novel

Spoiler: Inferno Squad

An older Lux reemerges to be part of Saw's fledgling rebellion against the Empire. I remember in one scene he's talking with Iden Versio about his past; and how he was acquainted with a Jedi (though of course never mentions her by name). It was still a nice little nod over something that barely scratched the surface.

If you think about it, all of the main characters of the animated series had at least a fling of a relationship during their series. Nevermind Anakin and Padme; but there was Satine and Obi-Wan. Hera and Kanan in Rebels. Maybe to much a lesser extent Ezra and Sabine. Even in Resistance, under a finely tuned microscope one might be able to make an argument that Kaz and Tam have something; although of course that still remains to be seen.

 

^Don't you mean Kaz and Synara or Torra? Tam hates Kaz.

 

You never know. She could be hiding her true feelings deep inside. I'm just saying.