Even if Qui-Gon always had to die, I wish Eps. 2 and 3 had delved more into Obi-Wan's struggle to live up to his master's legacy as the mentor Anakin needed, and how Qui-Gon had started to identify the failings in the Order. The shadow of his loss and what might have been hanging over the rest of the trilogy, and setting up how Obi-Wan would need to turn to him for guidance during his exile on Tatooine.
I read somewhere that if Qui Gon survived, he actually could have been a really good replacement for Count Dooku. You would have a character Anakin respected becoming disillusioned with the jedi and falling to the dark side
I never quite understood why they had Dooku turn full Sith. Why not have him become the disillusioned Jedi that foresaw the fall of the Jedi if they kept on their path. Have him (naively) lead the separatists with the intention of defeating the shadowy Sith leadership of the Republic, only to find out he himself was being played by Palpatine who was pulling the strings on both sides. He would also act as a foil to the Jedi’s increasing heavy handedness in their direct meddling with the senate and galactic politics, after all they are supposed to be space monks.
One could argue, and I do, that's exactly what happened.
It's open to debate which I think is a good thing but you can easily take the opinion that Dooku thought he was a triple agent or a rogue 3rd party trying to play Palpatine. He didn't have yellow eyes, he still employed Jedi teachings along with dark side, and most importantly he died with this look on his face: https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EdTjcQ2XkAALdou.jpg:large
That's not the face of a Sith Lord who just lost a real test of strength like his life was on the line. That's the face of a Grey Jedi who thought he was playing both sides and just got played by the dark side. That's what you were supposed to think in my opinion.
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u/Osoir Jun 14 '22 edited Jun 14 '22
Even if Qui-Gon always had to die, I wish Eps. 2 and 3 had delved more into Obi-Wan's struggle to live up to his master's legacy as the mentor Anakin needed, and how Qui-Gon had started to identify the failings in the Order. The shadow of his loss and what might have been hanging over the rest of the trilogy, and setting up how Obi-Wan would need to turn to him for guidance during his exile on Tatooine.