No they weren’t. Also, “tricks”? That’s a weird label to put on someone else’s opinion and perspective. I’m sharing my much more positive perspective on the prequels because I think they’re great. It isn’t deception.
Oh, I know. I just don’t buy any of the prequel defenses. I appreciate the perspective, but I ultimately disagree with it.
And TCW Anakin is exactly like ROTS Anakin before his nightmare, down to his confidence in battle and flying, his tendency to give into his darker emotions, and rapport with Obi-Wan.
I beg to differ, as I find TCW much more convincing in portraying Anakin as the character Obi-Wan talked fondly about.
TCW wasn’t Dave Filoni’s pet project, it’s George Lucas vision. It’s as much of a child of Lucas as it is Filoni, if not more so.
Could’ve fooled me. I’m still not a pro-Lucas guy and never will be, nor am I pro-Disney. I’m just a bit of an OT purist and tend to reject most stuff in this godforsaken franchise outside of the OT. Heck, I’d happily throw ROTJ away sometimes.