And yes, the Old Republic Jedi remind me a lot of Albus with the "end justifies the means" philosophy
What really made me feel for Anakin was how he realized he'd done the wrong thing in regards to Dooku, and when Mace was trying to do the same thing to Palpatine, tried to talk the man out of it.
Anakin was messed up as heck, but he really DID want to do right. The fact that he couldn't because there really was no right way to turn at that moment -- Windu wasn't backing down, and yet Palpatine took tremendous advantage of Anakin's loyalty -- is just heartbreaking. Up until the moment he defends Palpatine from Windu by attacking, Anakin could have not Turned.
Once Master Windu is dead, Anakin can't see any way back. The Jedi *don't* believe that one can Turn from the Dark Side, and thus Anakin believes he's irrevocably doomed. Once he's got THAT idea in his head, he's got nothing to lose (but Padme) in his quest to protect his family and bring order -- and a man with nothing to lose has everything to gain, and will do anything to get that.
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What really made me feel for Anakin was how he realized he'd done the wrong thing in regards to Dooku, and when Mace was trying to do the same thing to Palpatine, tried to talk the man out of it.
Anakin was messed up as heck, but he really DID want to do right. The fact that he couldn't because there really was no right way to turn at that moment -- Windu wasn't backing down, and yet Palpatine took tremendous advantage of Anakin's loyalty -- is just heartbreaking. Up until the moment he defends Palpatine from Windu by attacking, Anakin could have not Turned.
Once Master Windu is dead, Anakin can't see any way back. The Jedi *don't* believe that one can Turn from the Dark Side, and thus Anakin believes he's irrevocably doomed. Once he's got THAT idea in his head, he's got nothing to lose (but Padme) in his quest to protect his family and bring order -- and a man with nothing to lose has everything to gain, and will do anything to get that.