I was thinking of The Dark Star and hoping Captain Doolittle couldn't talk smart bomb #20 from self-destructing.
Let there be light!
And all I could think in the factory scene was, "Whoever wrote this episode should die!" (from Galaxy Quest).
I was thinking of The Dark Star and hoping Captain Doolittle couldn't talk smart bomb #20 from self-destructing.
Let there be light!
You don't get it. The people of Naboo are stupid and gullible. Apparently, they elect their primary leader based upon youthfulness and fashion sense (you've seen the elaborate dresses and hairstyles) and not based upon their ability to lead the nation. Their form of government is really messed up. And that is what Palpatine saw and why he chose Naboo to propel him to the office of Senator. He knew he could lead the morons of Naboo around by their noses and gain office.
Then he used the planet to continue his plot to rise to Supreme Chancelor by setting up the Trade Federation blockade. He knew the current Supreme Chancellor was controlled by the bureucrats and he knew he could get Amidala to call for a vote of no confidence. He also knew that he was going to be a front-runner to replace the Supreme Chancellor and the additional sympathy from the fact that it was the planet he represents - Naboo - that had been invaded by the Trade Federation would be the edge he needed to beat out his competition. And he succeeded, didn't he?
And in Episode II you see his plans come in to further fruition. < Spoiler > He along with Darth Tyrannus/Count Dooku splintered the Republic. He had Tyrannus set up the secession and its droid armies so that he could set up the clone Army of the Republic to fight it. Again, he used a resident of Naboo, the idiot Gungan, to call for a vote that gave him emergency powers - war-time powers that will eventually lead to him becoming the Emperor and dissolving the Senate. His clone army will easily bring down the seccessionists and Sidius/Palpatine's overarching goal will have been achieved. He gained the power he needed and raised the army he needed to build the Death Star and take tyrannical control over the entire galaxy. < / Spoiler > It kind of reminds you of the War Between the States, eh?