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More On The Mortis Arc and Light/Dark
Feb. 6th, 2011 05:53 pmAfter reading a lot of posts on the issue and giving it some thought, I believe this is what Clone Wars (and by extension Papa George) is saying about light/dark, the Force, and good and evil:
Light and Dark are not unto themselves Good and Evil. They're qualities and each have their place. The problem here is when Dark becomes an agency of evil and it upsets the balance of the universe. Someone on TFN's message board noted that Daughter wants to preserve the balance; she isn't interested in destroying Son and she sacrifices her life to protect Father. While Son is upset at Daughter's unexpected demise, he seeks to knock things out of balance by trying to destroy Father. It's in his nature because aggression is a Dark quality and he has no Light within him to keep his aggression in check.
Even though Father is supposed to be maintaining balance, that balance is IMO already out of whack. Father is about to "die" and Son is clearly on the move, while Daughter (as per her nature) isn't able to do much about it. Son sees his big opportunity in Anakin. Notice Daughter doesn't even try to persuade Anakin...she is passive (as per her nature). So Son is going in for the kill, manipulating an already vulnerable yet powerful all-too-human young man. Notice the more Anakin refuses, the more aggressive Son becomes. By the looks of the Feb. 11 preview, Son is throwing in all of his poker chips. And there's no more Daughter, no Light to counteract him save for what little bit is in Ahsoka. It looks like Son also does a number on Obi-Wan.
So, will next week's episode explain what the heck Mortis is and why these Jedi were brought there? Anakin as the Chosen One is the catalyst for all of the drama that occurs amongst the Family, because Son and Father see him as an opportunity. The crazy thing is, had Anakin chosen to stay at the end of "Overlords," he would have brought that drama to a quick end, not to mention avoid all of the "real life" drama that eventually happens to Anakin.
Light and Dark are not unto themselves Good and Evil. They're qualities and each have their place. The problem here is when Dark becomes an agency of evil and it upsets the balance of the universe. Someone on TFN's message board noted that Daughter wants to preserve the balance; she isn't interested in destroying Son and she sacrifices her life to protect Father. While Son is upset at Daughter's unexpected demise, he seeks to knock things out of balance by trying to destroy Father. It's in his nature because aggression is a Dark quality and he has no Light within him to keep his aggression in check.
Even though Father is supposed to be maintaining balance, that balance is IMO already out of whack. Father is about to "die" and Son is clearly on the move, while Daughter (as per her nature) isn't able to do much about it. Son sees his big opportunity in Anakin. Notice Daughter doesn't even try to persuade Anakin...she is passive (as per her nature). So Son is going in for the kill, manipulating an already vulnerable yet powerful all-too-human young man. Notice the more Anakin refuses, the more aggressive Son becomes. By the looks of the Feb. 11 preview, Son is throwing in all of his poker chips. And there's no more Daughter, no Light to counteract him save for what little bit is in Ahsoka. It looks like Son also does a number on Obi-Wan.
So, will next week's episode explain what the heck Mortis is and why these Jedi were brought there? Anakin as the Chosen One is the catalyst for all of the drama that occurs amongst the Family, because Son and Father see him as an opportunity. The crazy thing is, had Anakin chosen to stay at the end of "Overlords," he would have brought that drama to a quick end, not to mention avoid all of the "real life" drama that eventually happens to Anakin.
