“We thought he was there to help us. I tried to help them, but I couldn’t. I was too weak. When he left, I played dead. Hid with the bodies. Felt them go cold. They were the only family I knew… and he slaughtered them.”
#ANAKIN’S MURDER OF THE JEDI CHILDREN HAS ALWAYS BEEN HORRIFIC
#THE YOUNGLINGS’ BODIES STREWN ALL OVER THE TEMPLE FLOOR OF THE GRAND HALL WHEN OBI-WAN AND YODA GET TO THEM
#THE WAY THE YOUNGLING IN THE COUNCIL ROOM FLINCHED BACK FROM ANAKIN LIGHTING HIS SABER AFTER ASKING FOR HIS HELP
#AND NOW SEEING IT FROM REVA’S POINT OF VIEW FROM A YOUNGLING HERSELF
#THE HORROR OF IT IS ONCE AGAIN FRESH
#I HAVE YET TO GROW NUMB TO ORDER 66 RETELLINGS AND NEW ANGLES
#BUT THIS WAS ANOTHER LEVEL TO REALLY SEE IT FROM HER POINT OF VIEW
#THE WAY HER VOICE GOES SO QUIET YOU CAN BARELY HEAR IT EVEN AS SHE’S TELLING THE STORY AS AN ADULT
#THE WAY THEY THOUGHT HE WAS THERE TO HELP
#THEY SAW A JEDI AND HE WAS SUPPOSED TO HELP THEM
#AND INSTEAD HE SLAUGHTERED THEM ALL. HER FAMILY. HIS FAMILY. YOUNGLINGS.
#THIS SHOW HAS BEEN BRUTAL FROM THE BEGINNING AND THIS REALLY KNOCKED ME DOWN ALL OVER AGAIN