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Post #1550636

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Darth Tremor
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Did G. Lucas ever intend to portray the Jedi as a flawed institution in the prequels? Or was it added later in the EU?
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15-Aug-2023, 6:01 PM

I think the Jedi are seen as flawed in PT because we want to blame them for Anakin’s fall, that they have a hand in his exasperation that led to his transformation into Lord Vader. The problem is Anakin knew he was joining a monastic military order, and that they follow strict codes of conduct, behavior, and life. Qui-Gon warned Anakin, “To be a Jedi is a hard life.” Anakin sis not “weight the cost.” He could have left at any time rather than backstab and take out his angst, and anger on his friends.