#padawan lost

[smhalltheurlsaretaken]

In continuation of this post about how the other Jedi seem to be held at a very different standard from Plo... In season 3 episode 21, "Padawan Lost," Plo is the one who tells Anakin to leave Ahsoka behind after she gets kidnapped by Trandoshans.

And he's not too gentle about it either! His voice is very stern and he's not brooking any arguments.

And I have yet to see one mention of this on any post criticizing the Jedi, especially the Jedi's treatment of Ahsoka in general. Can you even imagine if Mace had been the one saying this to Anakin? Mace freaking called Ahsoka 'citizen' one time and people were saying that it made his death in RotS justified and that his hateful behavior was the reason the Jedi fell - swap Plo for ANY other Jedi here and we'd never have heard the end of it, ever. Diatribes would get written about their callousness. But not a peep about Plo.

Because the fandom doesn't actually like Plo, but rather a made-up version of him that's apparently so much better than every other Jedi and would NEVER agree with their philosophy on attachment, and so every scene where he does something other Jedi would get bashed for is ignored.

And the thing is, the fact that he prompts Anakin to leave isn't a bad thing at all in context! He's right, Ahsoka is long gone from Felucia anyway (something that's abundantly clear but that Anakin isn't facing), and he's still the one who reassures and comforts Anakin about her fate later on because he knows worrying is pointless and Ahsoka can make it on her own!

So yeah, Plo is as caring as the fandom makes him out to be, but at the same time he does act like every other Jedi. He is one!

[sharky-chan94]

Now we truly know why Ahsoka was able to survive the hunters from the "Padawan Lost"-arc while the other Padawan couldn't.

It wasn't plot armor. They literally didn't had the same training as she had.

How 15 minutes can impact a decade old episode to make it even more deeper

[hrtiu]

no hate to the VAs but how did they cast the oldest sounding people ever to play these younglings?

[sexwithanimemen]

I know I said I would mainly be doing anime but I just had a thought:

You know at the end of SWTCW S3 in the Padawan Lost arc when Sugi, Seripas and the Wookie chief (and there may have been another bounty hunter) all come in Sugi's ship to rescue Chewbacca and the padawans? Well I just remembered that one person who was originally part of Sugi's group wasn't present at that little fight. Yes, I'm referring to Embo. I was think last night that wouldn't it be so cool if Embo was with them. How cool would it have been if he just jumped in and rekt the shit out of those Trandoshan hunters? The creators should've put him in the episode.

[labrats-and-clonetroopers]

Ahsoka Tano on Felucia

Star Wars: The Clone Wars S3 E21 "Padawan Lost"

[superspoonie24]

My gay ass: oh hey, Ahsoka and Khalifa would be pretty cute. Badasses taking on the world. Oh look, Khalifa is injured and Ahsoka is holding her, that's-

...

. . .

FUCK.

[refreshdaemon]

This episode takes a page from the Predator franchise but manages to hit most of the necessary story notes in its short runtime, which is a rare feat for this series.

[jedi-starbird]

APLAP (Assigned Pathetic Lifeform at Padawanship)

New padawan Obi-Wan trying to figure out how the FUCK to make his master listen and not abandon him to go running off following "the will of the force" when it hits him. Qui-Gon is perfectly happy stopping and taking care of pathetic life forms, but not Obi-Wan. That's it. He's always been prepared, always been dutiful, strong, self-sufficient.

He's cracked the code. He needs to be more pathetic.

The next time he senses Qui-Gon's about to run off he coordinates a scene of utmost pathetic-ness, that is, he throws himself into the nearest fountain. He trudges up to his master sopping wet, water-logged robes swallowing him, with hair sticking to his face and containing bits of algae from the fountain. He mumbles out an apology for being clumsy before looking up at Qui-Gon with the biggest, most woeful eyes possible to ask if he happened to bring any spare robes (he didn't, Obi-Wan knows this because he is usually the one to pack spare robes for them both). His wet hair is dripping water into his eyes that's beginning to turn them an irritated red, and there's algae sliding down the side of his face, it really is masterful work.

"Oh...I'm sure I'll be able to find something by myself, it's okay Master, I know you had important work to do."

Qui-Gon visibly hesitates. Obi-Wan starts shivering. He turns to walk away. He's stopped by his Master's hand on his shoulder. His Master, who walks back with him, who gets clean clothes from their hosts, who has folded like wet flimsi and even explains his stupid, stupid plan before choosing to hotwire a hoverbike with a passenger seat! Oh, Obi-Wan really has cracked the code!

Afterwards, Obi-Wan stages an increasingly pitiful accident for himself every time his patented 'Qui-Gon Jinn Bullshit' detector goes off. Eventually, his Master stops leaving him behind at all, even giving him funny looks when he turns around and Obi-Wan isn’t next to him. It never fails to make Obi-Wan grin and run to catch up. Sure, his reputation as a perfect padawan is in tatters, alongside his dignity, but it’s a small price to pay for a place at his Master’s side, for him to remember there’s a place for Obi-Wan there.

When the ray shields come up on Naboo, Qui-Gon doesn't charge ahead and leave his padawan behind, he hasn't for years. He waits for Obi-Wan because it feels wrong to do otherwise, his padawan belongs at his side.

Much, much later, when Obi-Wan is drinking to the end of the war with friends, Commander Cress will ask him how he kept General Jinn from running off for entire decade. Obi-Wan laughs, informs him, and resolutely ignores the scene Quinlan is making as the man cackles and pulls up a book to shove at them both, titled Classical Conditioning 101: A guide to subtle psychological manipulation.

[phoenixkaptain]

I love Luke who is beloved by his students, but I also, at the exact same time, love Luke who is feared by his students.

Master Skywalker whose reputation precedes him. The galaxy as a whole believes that he killed Darth Vader and the Emperor both. The tales say he faced them both, entirely alone, and then got out unscathed.

Master Skywalker who floats through the halls, appearing like a specter, invisible to all but the most proficient at finding Force signatures. He speaks to Jedi of old and meditates unmovingly for hours and his stare pierces through to the soul of whoever receives it.

Sometimes, Master Skywalker vanishes into thin air without a trace. His students either find themselves faced with Leia Organa, a fearful person in her own right, an older student, or some random, wandering Jedi that rumours have claimed to be long dead. Master Skywalker vanishes and reappears without explanation, only offering a smile when asked where he was, his responses always vague.

Master Skywalker who is always fully covered, only one hand remaining bare. Nobody has ever seen him look disheveled. Nobody has ever been able to catch him unaware. Whenever anybody knocks on his door, no matter what time it is, he is always sitting in pristine robes, ready to scare off any troubles that find his students.

Just. Master Skywalker who once faced a black hole and won. Master Skywalker who killed a rancor. Master Skywalker who blew up the first Death Star. The most terrifying man in the galaxy, and he’s only more mysterious the more time one spends around him.

The comedic potential of this scenario is unparalled.

[awsok]

baylan skoll — (former) jedi knight

revenge of the sith by matthew stover / ahsoka 'far far away' / star wars episode iii: revenge of the sith / what will happen by leila chatti / ahsoka 'toil and trouble' / grief lessons: four plays by euripedes by anne carson / in the dream house by carmen maria machado / ahsoka 'far far away' / waiting by marya hornbacher / ahsoka 'far far away' / the wolves pursuing sól and máni by j. c. dollman / revenge of the sith by matthew stover / ivan the terrible and his son by ilya repin / ahsoka 'far far away' / devotion by the staves / lauren bowman / ahsoka 'dreams and madness' / giovanni's room by james baldwin / ahsoka 'dreams and madness'

bonus:

[fulcrum-art-fox]

I love how Osha and Mae both get the opportunity to be confidently all “oh yeah I can pull off pretending to be my twin no problem” and both turn out to be super super bad at it

[smhalltheurlsaretaken]

that O-mer and Jinx never showed up after the Padawan Lost arc is a travesty. Ahsoka's friendship with Barriss was forged by two near-death experiences - by that logic, O-mer and Jinx should have stayed close to her as well (esp with how they're bound by their shared grief over Kalifa's death). Couldn't they show up for the Wrong Jedi arc? 😭 there was so much potential for angst

[spectral-musette]

Redraw of an old Clone Wars group hug sketch

[skoulsons]

When I was a bit older than you are now, I watched everything I knew burn.

[moodboards-aesthetics]

Jedi Master Dooku & His Padawan Obi-Wan Kenobi

[muyru-iru]

Beloved gingers

young little shit- no wait, Obi Wan Kenobi during civil war....posin'

Cal (Jesus- wtf) Cestis having a heartwarming moment with BD: