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nowadays you can't even point out that the tragedy of the jedi order was that they were the architects of their own destruction. because of woke

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PADME AMIDALA costume appreciation: ▶ Attack of the Clones [10/11] (costume design by Trisha Biggar)

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fighting demons (the urge to change my url again)

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erika's 3k celebration 💌 for @nicola-coughlan

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padmé is not a perfect saint and anakin is not an evil monster and things would be a thousand percent easier if everyone trying to discuss anidala could internalize that

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jacaela + physical contact

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I'm reading.

HOUSE OF THE DRAGON 2.08 The Queen Who Ever Was

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Give me an underrated Luke moment!

Here’s one that I never noticed until I had the 4K.

Right after Luke loses his hand and slumps over and grabs the railing, he actually spits at Vader!

In gif form:

Like damn, he’s fired up and angry despite whatever overpowering fear and pain he must have been feeling.

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Natalie Portman as PADME AMIDALA [5/?] Star Wars: Attack of the Clones (2002)

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'Did you think I would have dark hair?'

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every conversation that discusses anakin and his actions needs to be caveated with the fact that he was a slave for the first nine years of his life, because it’s a key facet of his character and experiencing that sort of severe trauma at a young age will shape your judgment and worldview well into adulthood. traumatic stress will literally alter your brain chemistry, restructuring the parts that deal with emotions, decision-making, social behavior and memory.

the most important developmental years for children are between the ages of one and three, and both witnessing and experiencing abuse at that age will cause severe long-term damage. what happens during those years will affect you for the rest of your life— and anakin didn't stand a chance, no matter how hard his mother tried.

as a result, anakin almost certainly has c-ptsd (complex post-traumatic stress disorder), along with regular ptsd and a host of other mental health issues that i won't get into here. c-ptsd is is a form of ptsd that stems from chronic trauma— trauma that continues over the course of months or years, typically in childhood. the primary difference between ptsd and c-ptsd is the length of the traumatic event— for example, a week versus nine years.

symptoms of c-ptsd include anxiety, nightmares, flashbacks, hypervigilance, suicidal ideation, self-harming behaviors, a distorted sense of self, an inability to regulate emotions, heightened emotional responses, depression, low self-esteem and trouble with interpersonal relationships. anakin demonstrates many of these symptoms.

it should be mentioned that c-ptsd is treatable, primarily by cognitive behavioral therapy with a professional who focuses specially on trauma. other treatments include exposure therapy, cognitive therapy and cognitive processing therapy. additionally medications can be prescribed to treat specific symptoms, such as depression, anxiety and sleep. anakin got none of this.

there's little argument to be had on how badly the jedi fucked up— they took an extremely traumatized child away from his mother, told him to forget about her, and then instructed him to suppress any of the negative emotions that would unavoidably stem from this. not only did they leave anakin's trauma unaddressed and untreated, they also continued the cycle of abuse with their treatment of him, whether they meant to or not.

anakin is not a well-adjusted individual— he is a severely traumatized person who, with no therapy or support, went straight from being enslaved to becoming a member of a dogmatic religious organization whose core tenets rely upon emotional regulation and suppression. i’m not trying to downplay his actions, but it’s also important to recognize how his trauma informed his decisions when discussing why he says and does the things that he does.

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“obi wan is the most tragic star wars character”

😴😴😴

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ANAKIN SKYWALKER AHSOKA: PART 5 "SHADOW WARRIOR" (2023)

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CATE DUNLAP in GEN V ── season 1, episode 3 & season 1, episode 5.

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MILLY ALCOCK AS RHAENYRA TARGARYEN | House of the Dragon, ep.1