The senate definitely seemed to act as a release valve, keeping up the pretense of a democratic republic; probably some sort of “well if we can just get enough senators, we can override the emperor” liberalism. Axing the senate without the institutional gravitas left Palpatine with lashing out with the military as the only option, and it clearly wasn’t enough.
I can buy that. I'm spoiled on ds9 and b5 and when space politics comes up in any Sci fi and isn't handled as deeply, it always feels to me like, why bring it in if it's gonna be half assed? When it was empire bad rebel good that was enough for the scope of the story. I'm sure someone will tell.me to watch the crsppy clone ears show, I've tried. It sucks. Cause it gets into it more, but that doesn't make the movies not fail. I shouldn't have to watch something made after the movies that retroactively try to make sense of it. It's a dumb universe for the most part. I like love the first movie, like empire and adore Andor. Jedi is a fun movie. The prequels are eternally fascinating. Aside from that my interest in stsr wars is anthropological
The senate definitely seemed to act as a release valve, keeping up the pretense of a democratic republic; probably some sort of “well if we can just get enough senators, we can override the emperor” liberalism. Axing the senate without the institutional gravitas left Palpatine with lashing out with the military as the only option, and it clearly wasn’t enough.
I can buy that. I'm spoiled on ds9 and b5 and when space politics comes up in any Sci fi and isn't handled as deeply, it always feels to me like, why bring it in if it's gonna be half assed? When it was empire bad rebel good that was enough for the scope of the story. I'm sure someone will tell.me to watch the crsppy clone ears show, I've tried. It sucks. Cause it gets into it more, but that doesn't make the movies not fail. I shouldn't have to watch something made after the movies that retroactively try to make sense of it. It's a dumb universe for the most part. I like love the first movie, like empire and adore Andor. Jedi is a fun movie. The prequels are eternally fascinating. Aside from that my interest in stsr wars is anthropological