Yeah, OK…I admit that this one was a last-minute addition, and kind of a desperate one. It’s just, as I was going over the upcoming strips, I suddenly felt there had to be an extra beat between the last strip and the next one, it just felt too jarring otherwise.
In a movie you usually do this by cutting to some scene that’s separate from the ongoing action, but with the tournament plot out of necessity involving the whole cast (and then some), I didn’t really have anything of that sort easily at hand.
So, ultimately I decided to bring back Palpatine to cover my ass. Somehow, that seems like a very B-movish (and desperate) thing to do…I mean, judging by historical examples. Not naming names… >_> <_< >_> But of course I didn’t want to actually bring him back into the plot, hence this short excursion to the Netherlands of the Force. Which is, I assume, where Palpy hangs out whenever he’s not currently alive. And, you know, perhaps he’s kind enjoying taking a little break? Dying, coming back, dying again…it wears you down if you do it too frequently. And the real Netherlands are a nice place to take a vacation (unless you’re big on mountains), so perhaps the Netherlands of the Force are too? They probably have force tulips and everything. And Palpy probably can throw a fierce falsetto if he tries…
So, yeah, he’ll be back, but not anytime soon…
More on Thursday.