I have to admit I have no idea what "turning to the dark side" even means now. I guess it doesn't happen until you change your name or something.
As for the article fawning over the supposed political/moral intricacy introduced by the prequels, that's too funny. Aren't there about 37 James Bond movies where the bad guy manipulates the naive superpowers for ULTIMATE POWER! Big deal. You could write that article about HUDSON HAWK.