I can see the LOTR influence with the actual Altar scene, but what this really reminded me of was "Lost", especially "The Incident", "Across the Sea" and other related episodes. I half expected Son to say, in Un-Locke fashion, "I found my loophole". The idea of a Light Being (Jacob/Daughter) and a parent figure ("Mother"/Father) living alone in a secret place (The Island/Mortis) to contain a dark force (Smokey/Son) was all very uncanny. Hell, with that luminescant-crystal outcrop where Obi-Wan saw Qui-Gon, they've even got their very own Magic Glowy Cave. Lucas is known to be a big fan of "Lost", so perhaps that's where the idea for this came from, somewhat?
I still think that eps like these are proof that Lucas should just move on already and channel this tremendous creative energy into something new, but whatever. It is what it is.
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Date: 2011-02-05 10:57 pm (UTC)I still think that eps like these are proof that Lucas should just move on already and channel this tremendous creative energy into something new, but whatever. It is what it is.