Jabba ran the place because the Republic didn't give a tinker's cuss about Tatooine - that much is revealed in the script. By the time of A New Hope, the political situation was completely different. You had martial law and regional governors.
Why does this even need to be explained?
Oh, and the MacGuffin of The Phantom Menace is the blockade of Naboo, much trumpeted for its dull exposition in the opening crawl. It's merely a cover for the ascent of the Sith.
Post #687156
- Author
- Easterhay
- Parent topic
- something I always wondered about the PT
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- https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/687156/action/topic#687156
- Date created
- 1-Feb-2014, 5:44 PM