Also crazy realization- Anakin and Dooku are so alike. Mainly in their ideals but also in the way they would lose control when aggravated or upset. It’s funny cuz Anakin hated his guts in tcw but it’s like sir. That’s your grandpa.
To add on to this thought. Despite Anakin hating his guts, he ends up a lot like him in the original trilogy. Darth Vader is cold, calculating, speaks with authority and eloquence. Despite hating him, Anakin grew into Dooku
After watching Dooku episodes, especially episode 4, I realized Duel of the Fates continues to be the most important moment in prequels, because Qui-Gon’s death finally pushed Dooku completely to the dark side… and sealed Dooku’s fate, as well as Anakin’s and Obi-Wan’s.
I really enjoyed Tales of the Jedi. It was so good to see these scenes I always assumed would never be depicted not only being depicted but rendered in gorgeous animation. And although I always appreciated Count Dooku as a character, this show made me all the more interested in him and his relationship with Qui-Gon.
Speaking of Qui-Gon, they got Liam Neeson back again to play him! And his son playing the young version of him! Seeing as how I’ve been a massive Qui-Gon fan since oooh 1999 I was THRILLED to see all that.
This show has also reminded me how much I need to read Master and Apprentice, I still haven’t and I very much should.
“He’s very aloof, very self-contained, obviously completely fearless. He is extremely intelligent, perhaps more so than almost anyone else. He’s obviously a man of immense power. I don’t suppose that the question of moral values enter into his head. He’s not immoral – he’s amoral.”
– Christopher Lee on the character of Count Dooku/Darth Tyranus
I may have gotten carried away and made this a lot longer than I intended… This is based on an idea my sister @shevyce had forever ago but I hadn’t gotten to until now. Poor Qui-Gon, he’s an adaptable little guy, but some changes are just too much to handle :)
