reading the later JA books for the first time in years and appreciating Qui-Gon’s style of teaching all over again. I love that he treats everything as an opportunity for a lesson but never spoon-feeds Obi-Wan everything–he encourages him to think for himself and draw his own conclusions. The Order as a whole may have been tied up in knots about emotions, but Qui-Gon does a great job helping Obi-Wan understand his feelings without ever judging them or telling him to stop. He’s very patient, and I love how Obi-Wan is constantly thinking how impressive and intimidating his Master is–I know I wouldn’t want to come up against him in an argument!
Other things of note: Obi-Wan is still very insecure and introspective, but you can’t miss the sass under all that. I like Qui-Gon’s method of staring at someone until they become ashamed of themself: I bet that would have worked GREAT on Anakin, but of course Obi-Wan can’t use the technique cause he can’t resist the opportunity for a smart remark. Also, Qui-Gon is far too excited at the opportunity to get arrested. I have a strong image in my mind of young Knight Jinn chaining himself to the front of a repulsor-truck in protest of some kind of deforestation or what have you–”The werewolves have a right to live too!” he says passionately as he’s escorted to space jail. “They need that habitat!”
jedi apprentice
the three “sons”
quick drawing in between hw…
FEEMOR
IS IT TIME FOR FEEMOR DAY 2016 YET? NO? OK BUT STILL –
#assuming feemor actually…er…exists at this point #(which due to the de-canoning of everything is somewhat unlikely but-) #I wonder if he was around when qui-gon died #maybe he went to the funeral #maybe he actually knew obi-wan and thought of him as a younger brother #maybe he died during order 66 #one more dead body on the overwhelming pile of tragedy and terribleness that is obi-wan’s life #oh no I made myself sad
Ah,“ Qui-Gon said. "And there is your first lesson on why love is forbidden between the Jedi.”
Obi-Wan said nothing. There was just the whisper of footsteps and the soft calming splash of the fountains.
“I advise you to give her up,” Qui-Gon said as gently as he could.
“This is based not so much on the rules of the Jedi, but from what I know of you. Of both of you. Obi-Wan, you are a gifted Jedi. The path is one that is ingrained on your heart. On your character . If you give it up, something in you would die. I feel the same about Siri.”“But I won’t give up the Jedi,” Obi-Wan insisted. “The Order could change its rules.”
“Know this, Padawan,” Qui-Gon said. “The Jedi Council will not change the rules.”
“But – ”
“They will not change the precepts. Not unless the whole galaxy changes, the whole Order changes, not unless an upheaval happens that changes everything. Then, perhaps, the rules will change.
Secrets of the Jedi
When I think “What do I want to see in the new Star Wars movies?” I always, always come back to this.
jedi apprentice had a HUGE mostly-female fanbase back in the day, and part of the reason was because it read like your high school fanfiction, what with the flowery prose and the endless tragedies for backstory and the taking time out every few seconds to describe how good-looking the characters were and lines like “penetrating blue stare” and “midnight-blue gaze” whenever qui-gon and/or xanatos were around
the other reason was because it LITERALLY WAS that, it was the BEST WORST kind of fanfiction, except back then it was canon
