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**Jeritron** · 10-29-2010, 05:12 AM

I also would have liked to see more elements of 2 and 3 set up in 1. I know it was 10 years earlier and primarily to be an introduction of characters and how things were before the Clone Wars, but they also could have been more on target with what the main conflict of the trilogy would be.

The conflict and events of Episode 1 are almost inconsequential. The trade federation ended up being part of the Clone Wars, but I don't think that felt planned or a natural progression.
If Dooku had to be introduced, then he probably should have been a part of Episode 1 from the get go. Either as Sidious' apprentice, or on the council and visibly at odds with the decisions being made, like they tried to retroactively insert through dialogue in 2.

The cloning or need for an army could have been explored too. Remember all the talk about Fett being a Mandalorian and them being a big part of the prequels and being defeated by the Jedi? In a way, they delivered on that.

But what if the Mandalorians were a threat instead of the Trade Federation, and Jango was the only survivor? That would have been a much better set up for the Clone Wars than seeing the battle droids was.
It still could have provided a conflict, and Palpatine still could have been manipulating it to get himself in office. Less talk about taxes too. It also could have been the first sign that the Republic might need a real army.

Maybe the clone army that came from Jango after that could have been the Seperatists, and the Republic Army and eventual Empire could have been assembled by the senate and Jedi using armies and drafts of other systems?

Clones vs Droids always sort of lacked any human connection as a conflict. It also felt like most of Episode 2 was spent establishing why both sides of the conflict existed, rather than them emerging naturally from the story. One or both sides could have been more or less established in Ep1, while it still served as an intro.

Just some ideas. None of that specifically is really something that had to be there, but in general I feel like there was a lack of planning and slow-build on a lot of the story. Particularly from 1 to 2.

10-29-2010, 05:12 AM	#47
Jeritron Get a poke on Posts: 35,234	I also would have liked to see more elements of 2 and 3 set up in 1. I know it was 10 years earlier and primarily to be an introduction of characters and how things were before the Clone Wars, but they also could have been more on target with what the main conflict of the trilogy would be. The conflict and events of Episode 1 are almost inconsequential. The trade federation ended up being part of the Clone Wars, but I don't think that felt planned or a natural progression. If Dooku had to be introduced, then he probably should have been a part of Episode 1 from the get go. Either as Sidious' apprentice, or on the council and visibly at odds with the decisions being made, like they tried to retroactively insert through dialogue in 2. The cloning or need for an army could have been explored too. Remember all the talk about Fett being a Mandalorian and them being a big part of the prequels and being defeated by the Jedi? In a way, they delivered on that. But what if the Mandalorians were a threat instead of the Trade Federation, and Jango was the only survivor? That would have been a much better set up for the Clone Wars than seeing the battle droids was. It still could have provided a conflict, and Palpatine still could have been manipulating it to get himself in office. Less talk about taxes too. It also could have been the first sign that the Republic might need a real army. Maybe the clone army that came from Jango after that could have been the Seperatists, and the Republic Army and eventual Empire could have been assembled by the senate and Jedi using armies and drafts of other systems? Clones vs Droids always sort of lacked any human connection as a conflict. It also felt like most of Episode 2 was spent establishing why both sides of the conflict existed, rather than them emerging naturally from the story. One or both sides could have been more or less established in Ep1, while it still served as an intro. Just some ideas. None of that specifically is really something that had to be there, but in general I feel like there was a lack of planning and slow-build on a lot of the story. Particularly from 1 to 2.