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Showerthoughts

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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.

Here are some examples to inspire your own showerthoughts:

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  1. He held the rank of Jedi, but the Jedi Council were jealous and didn't give Anakin what he deserved.

  2. He saw visions of his wife dying and was willing to do anything to save her, yes, including killing kids. This isn't evil; this is true love.

  3. After he became Vader, he found out his wife died.

Justifiable crash-out, to be honest

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[–] jj4211@lemmy.world 1 points 10 hours ago

Also, he was the one who killed his wife.

Upon finding out that he was the one ultimately responsible, he went "nooooo" and I suppose went "well, as long as I'm in this cool suit, guess I'll just keep doing the evil then".

Frankly, I find his arc to be one of the least convincing "how a guy went evil and was redeemed" in fiction. Empire strikes back had the benefit of being able to leave it vague enough to leave it a potentially interesting turn, but when they actually had to delve into it, was pretty unfulfilling

Fun space action movies, but execution on the "twists" was not the strong point.