I really didn't read any sexual tension in that scene at first airing. But, as with so many things, the Buffistas corrupted me for subsequent viewings.

Didn't put "color" in "font color=" the first time.

Did you know about the quick-edit for spoiler font? Put a lower-case "s" at the beginning of a new line and what follows (until you hit enter again) is automatically whitefonted, without the risk of inadvertent spoilage by mistyped tag.

Can I just say that, in my opinion, RotS sucked a big fat one? And I even went into it expecting it to be bad.

Sorry, I only saw it at the weekend, and I still haven't gotten it out of my system.

Christ, is it time for Serenity yet? I am, in no way, getting jealous with all you buggers getting to see the preview. Not at all. ;-)

So Simon and River are Luke and Leia?

Now I'm imagining Mal and River having twins with psychic powers.

Pretty babies. But really, really weird.

Now I'm imagining Mal and River having twins with psychic powers.

Whoa. That's just...no.

Thank God for the rest of the crew, because neither Mal nor River would make a very good primary caregiver.

Thank God for the rest of the crew, because neither Mal nor River would make a very good primary caregiver.

Unca Wash, all the way.

manzo, I'll add my voice to the "RotS sucked" refrain. If Ep I and II were worse than that, I can't even imagine the suckage. I've never walked out of a movie before. I even sat all the way through Blade:Trinity, which was a travesty. But my partner fell asleep five times during the first hour of RotS, and I was so bored I was actually talking back to the screen, which I never never never do in theaters. We gave up and left after the first hour. I'm saving my brain cells for Serenity.

My SiL has never seen the original SW trilogy. She plans to see the whole series in numeric order. It'll be interesting to see how she responds. I'm afraid that 4-6 will seem very simple, with the very clear-cut good vs evil adventure story compared to 1-3.

In terms of continuity, the thing that bugged me most was Amidala's death. That so doesn't jive with the "do you remember your mother" conversation between Luke and Leia. I kept expecting to see her leaving for Alderaan with Bail Organa. She could've been weak and sickly... she only needed to live another 3-4 years for the continuity to work.

The droids don't bother me too much. Unnecessary pandering, yes, but at least the end of Ep3 addressed the continuity. I do wish Ep 3 hadn't dealt with wookies at all, much less Chewbacca. This may come from having read a number of SW books, but if Lucas is gonna license the damn things he should at least have someone to tell him how the planets are described .

Right there with you: Wash would raise some damn good kids. As would Zoe. Simon's would have some issues, but be more or less ok. Hard to say with Kaylee. Book would raise you up some little Jedi right good. Jayne...oy.