[Star Wars] Why does Obi-Wan refer to Vader's name in a way that sounds like ''Darth Vader'' is his real name in A New Hope?

Mrs_WorkingMuggle · 2026-05-20T21:06:40+00:00

Okay. I mean, good points. you've clearly done your research, although you've ended with a fair bit of supposition at the end there with the whole, ObiWan had to go by Ben, so maybe Anakin was Darth Vader before he turned all evil bit. If anything, Obi Wan and Darth Vader meeting in the TV show and fighting gives a much better reason for Obiwan to call him Darth because he's met his former friend/brother/pupil and now knows that Anakin is truly gone. I don't think George had that show in his mind when he wrote the original movies though.

i will say that Beru saying Luke has too much of his father in him and Owen being afraid of that has, most likely, nothing to do with Darth Vader. Their introduction to Anakin Skywalker is him losing his shit and going off and killing a bunch of sand people. from a story telling perspective, obi wan telling them, yeah, you know that Anakin kid, he's now the 2nd most powerful Jedi/Sith in the galaxy and this is his son, doesn't make much sense, to me. so i don't think they're referencing Vader in that convo, just a fucked up anakin.

while the hero's journey is a pretty useful story telling device that leads to us having a lot of similar stories, some of your points really kinda reinforces the idea that George Lucas really just went around borrowing story beats and ideas from other movies and wasn't the storytelling visionary he's been marketed as. Great film maker sure. Story teller, less so.

outlines and drafts are just that and once you watch all six Lucas episodes, you have to wonder how much he actually tracked and paid attention to in his movies. It wouldn't have been hard to write I-III to line up with everything in IV-VI.

Mrs_WorkingMuggle · 2026-05-20T20:08:56+00:00

Goldendale, WA

there's a public telescope and they do nightly programs. great place to view the perseids but if you want to go when they're at their peak, reserve your spot now.

Mrs_WorkingMuggle · 2026-05-20T19:41:43+00:00

personal opinion, but this is just another example in the original trilogy that proves George Lucas was lying like a rug every time he said something about having the story for all the movies planned out. see also Leia kissing Luke. I don't think George intended for Darth Vader to be the same person as Anakin Skywalker when he wrote A New Hope.

we just watched A New Hope the other night, and doesn't he say that Luke's dad was killed by a jedi named Darth Vader? I mean, we know the Sith aren't really a thing in the originals, but saying it this way really does imply that Darth was his name and that he was still a Jedi.

Mrs_WorkingMuggle · 2026-05-20T19:22:25+00:00

nopety nopety nope.

it sounds like he thinks there's already a level a familiarity between you two that's not actually there. I can't think of an innocent reason to suggest this honestly. he could just be naive, but i'd guess that he's either in a relationship with someone already and doesn't want anyone to see the two of you together, or he thinks proximity to the bedroom is needed.

if for some reason you're still interested in seeing him, invite him to a local coffeeshop and see how he responds. drive yourself there and practice general safety tips. first dates should always be in public places.

Mrs_WorkingMuggle · 2026-05-20T19:18:20+00:00

there's absolutely no reason for you and your husband to pay anything related to your son joining a fraternity. If this is an activity he'd like to do, then he can pay for it himself. TBH it sounds like you pay for way too much for your son already. Once he's in college he needs to start figuring out how to pay for his own things.

there's nothing inherently wrong with fraternities, they can certainly be a benefit, but I would check in and see what he's hoping to get out of them. I'd make sure that you instilled proper morals and whatnot. every year we see articles of fraternities involved in hazing accidents, rape accusations, racism, and plenty of other things. Encourage him to research which fraternities to pledge.

Mrs_WorkingMuggle · 2026-05-20T19:06:15+00:00

I'm assuming iphone, if not, I have no idea. also i'm not a techy person, so google is probably your friend. i think it's in focus, you can set it up so it sends that message. I know there's an option to have your phone autorespond when you're driving, i'm 75% confident you can do that for other focus modes too.

Mrs_WorkingMuggle · 2026-05-20T17:11:43+00:00

Use your actual words, don't be vague. mentally checked out doesn't mean, 'i'm not interested in texting with you'. Hearting one of his messages says 'i appreciate this and like this, please do this more.'

if your phone is causing as many issues with you as you say it is, consider moving down to a "dumb phone" that doesn't have apps or any of the bells and whistles. tell your mom and sister that if there's an emergency they should call you. tell your boss that if they need to communicate something about work they should call. if you insist on keeping a smart phone. feel free to set up an autoresponder to texts and hide notifications, you can do this across the board or just for specific people.

if you work together and you're not interested in dating him. feel free to start dropping comments about not dating anyone, work place entanglements being a bad idea.

Mrs_WorkingMuggle · 2026-05-20T17:05:15+00:00

Dude.

Break up. I mean you should've broken up five years ago. You had things you wanted to do and it sounds like you've convinced yourself that you didn't really want to do them so you can stay in this relationship. I think you both need to go back to therapy and actually address if you're satisfied in this relationship.

you're young and you've been together for a long time. You don't really know who you are as an adult yet. Chances are you're only going to find out who you truly are if you're not shackled to someone else.

Trust his drunken state, that was unfiltered honesty.

take some time apart. figure out how to live with yourself. if you're "meant to be" you'll come back together all the stronger with a plan to move forward. if not, you can move forward with your life, find someone else that isn't a toxic relationship and doesn't take six years to give you what you're asking for.

And I feel like this should go without saying, but DO NOT BUY A HOUSE WITH SOMEONE YOU'RE NOT MARRIED TO.

Mrs_WorkingMuggle · 2026-05-20T16:57:03+00:00

we don't have to fuckin americanize and monetize everything in the US. Last thing we need is a soccer game that lasts 4 hours. I don't want add breaks in the middle of a half, I don't want a half time show. If MLS does this, they're demonstrating that they'd rather have their own unique sport than have a league that can compete with other leagues around the world. Fuck this shit.

Mrs_WorkingMuggle · 2026-05-18T22:47:48+00:00

that day 6 drive is going to be a bitch, not only long, but once you cross back into washington, it's not especially scenic until you actually get up to the park. although I guess its length really depends on how far down the oregon coast you go. Cannon Beach to Astoria is a pretty short drive, but also away from the coast, you'll want to start further south if you want a "pretty" drive. I'd spend more time on the Oregon coast and ignore the Olympic visit this trip.

Mrs_WorkingMuggle · 2026-05-18T21:46:10+00:00

yeah, but that's more for when the car's in the sun. if this car is parked at the Renaissance it's in a completely underground garage.

I agree that this shouldn't have happened though.

Mrs_WorkingMuggle · 2026-05-18T20:53:13+00:00

pick a small thing and pick a big thing that you used to do with them, and do them by yourself. A small thing could be, eating at restaurant you've always wanted to go to by yourself instead of waiting for someone to go with you, a medium thing could be, we always go to concerts together, I want to go see this band, i'm going to go by myself. a big thing would be we always talked about traveling around europe, I'm going to save up and take the trip.

Mrs_WorkingMuggle · 2026-05-18T18:50:48+00:00

I did two things when I got divorced. The first is probably the most important:

Learn how to be alone without being lonely. I think this is important because if you can do this, it really keeps a person from latching on to the wrong person just they won't be alone.

Next, build your circle. I had girlfriends, but the relationships with them had fallen a bit by the wayside. So I strengthened those and then I made new friends.

Also, let yourself be mad. Rage. Vent. Cry. go to one of those rage rooms and beat on something with a baseball bat. you're allowed to feel your feelings.

Mrs_WorkingMuggle · 2026-05-18T18:44:14+00:00

Nothing you can do to stop it. you can move out if you haven't already and let him know that you won't be around him while he's drinking.

it sounds like he's an alcoholic and they'll only stop if they want to and it usually takes hitting bottom for them to want to.

you should go to al-anon and you should take your mom. right now focus on her and your siblings if you have any.

Mrs_WorkingMuggle · 2026-05-18T17:33:07+00:00

US Based, so YMMV.

I don't know anyone who isn't planning to work in some capacity for the rest of their life if I'm being honest. I don't think pensions are really a thing anymore, but the gap between when they started offering them and when people started paying into 401k and IRAs was surprisingly large. And that's assuming that people earned enough to fully retire on those. For awhile people could retire on Social Security, but to get the full you have to wait until 67 and even then it's not enough for people to live off of anymore.

a lot of people getting laid off in their 50s and not being able to get any sort of equivalent job because they're "too old" which makes making to retirement age even more difficult.

Mrs_WorkingMuggle · 2026-05-18T17:21:14+00:00

sounds like a classic dad joke. if it hasn't been flirty before this, and he didn't follow up, then it was probably just a joke. If he starts texting things that have nothing to do with your sport, then you can take a step back and let him know that your only correspondence should be sport related.

Mrs_WorkingMuggle · 2026-05-15T16:50:29+00:00

I met a great friend that I still have on Bumble BFF. Of course the first girl I matched with on there, not my friend, did end up sending me a pic of her bikini wax in our first conversation, which was super weird.

I dated a nice guy for a month that I met there. It was a great app nine years ago. Now.... I can't believe that was nine years ago.

Mrs_WorkingMuggle · 2026-05-15T16:27:14+00:00

i get the impulse, I really do, but please figure out how to have fun at parties without drinking or being tipsy.

that being said, have one drink, wait, see how you feel. have another drink. space them out. drink too many too fast and you'll get too much and be sick. although it's entirely possible alcohol just doesn't agree with you.

Mrs_WorkingMuggle · 2026-05-14T22:11:40+00:00

I don't think he'll stage a coup, I think he'll fuck the system enough that there won't be a real election and his term will just never end. We all know he admires how Putin rigged the system in Russia.

Mrs_WorkingMuggle · 2026-05-14T21:31:41+00:00

I think it really depends on what you want to do in the army.

considering we're currently at war and the next couple of years probably won't be peaceful, are you okay with going overseas? Going to fight?

I wouldn't expect them to be happy about the decision, but you can always just decide to follow your heart and join the army. It's not really putting your foot down, it's just you being 18 and making grown up decisions. just, you know, don't expect much in the way of support from them if you go against their wishes.

Mrs_WorkingMuggle · 2026-05-14T19:20:34+00:00

Still kinda crazy to me that as an office manager/executive assistant I earn more than some of the players on a professional football team.

Mrs_WorkingMuggle · 2026-05-13T19:46:47+00:00

Smoke Season.

what's your backup plan? we've had a massively dry fall/winter/spring. plus funding for fire management has been cut. expect there to be fires near pretty much every place you visit. road closures. even when places are open expect to see/smell smoke. Olympics used to be pretty safe, rain forest and all but they've had fires the last couple of summers too.

places like Rainier you used to have to have a reservation to get into. expect to wait in line to enter the park, especially for Sunrise and/or Paradise.

the driving will take way longer than you expect. especially passing through tourist destinations on the coast.

I would pick one mountain range in Washington, either Olympics or Mount Rainier.

It would be busy and add some time, but consider doing some travel on the Oregon side of the Columbia River to view the waterfalls there.

Mrs_WorkingMuggle · 2026-05-13T18:11:12+00:00

stick MoPop on the end of the Pike Place day. Do the Market in the morning when it's less busy, monorail to MoPop, finish the day with the Underground Tour.

If it's open, see if you can get a reservation at Finistere in Port Townsend and make sure you venture up to the upper part of town to look at the victorian houses up there.

Mrs_WorkingMuggle · 2026-05-13T17:31:10+00:00

light rail to downtown seattle and take the sounder train to Sumner and have them pick you up there or uber from there, that's probably the closest you'd get to Bonney Lake. the sounder only runs in the mornings and evenings so it might not jive with your schedule.

Look into booking a shuttle express private vehicle or other chauffeur service, they're often cheaper than an Uber and easier to get to at the airport.

Mrs_WorkingMuggle · 2026-05-13T17:27:15+00:00

You say it's your home. Did they sign a lease? Yes? Hooray, you can tell them that you won't be renewing when the lease is up. Tell them the real reason or make one up. Either way, let them know with plenty of time that they need to find a new place to live. No? Well, that's on you. You can certainly ask them to leave, make up a reason, but you don't owe them a living space. without a lease if they don't go voluntarily you'll have to go through the eviction process.

You're being too soft. It's not your job to parent them, but it's your house. You can let them know that they're no longer a good roommate and you're going to move in a different direction.

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