TV's Frink said:
Lucas lost his marbles betwwen the OT and the PT.xhonzi said:
Why do you think that Yoda and the Emperor were never implied to have lightsabres in the OT?
Why do you think that changed in the PT?
Ding!
I mean, if you can shoot lightning from your fingers and can aim it well enough to nail a guy across the room, a lightsaber is a real step down as a weapon. An I've never bought how in the PT this lightning can be blocked with a lightsaber. Unless lightsabers can somehow, like, magnetize all the lightning into the blade, it seems like all Dooku or Sidious would have to do is, like, aim the lightning away from the lightsaber in their fights. It also makes Luke seem like an idiot for throwing his away - I always felt that Luke would have had his ass kicked by the Emperor with or without the damn lightsaber.
lightning from fingers > lightsaber
being green and cool and wise and strong with the force > lightsaber