Jar Jar Binks - The Perfect Sith Lord?
Jar Jar Binks is really stupid. He went down in instant infamy as one of the most unlikable, inane characters of all time. I'm certainly not here to argue about that opinion. For the most part, I held it myself when I first saw the movie in theaters back in 1999, although it didn't bug me as much as it did others. In the years since I have heard the theory that Jar Jar had been originally marked as a Sith, and that idea intrigued me. As a writer myself, I am always looking for interesting ways to believably present unlikely plot twists. So, naturally, I did some intense research by rewatching the film tonight with my husband, dogs and leftover Christmas candy. What I discovered in watching The Phantom Menace with this Jar Jar = Sith theory in the forefront of my mind is that it really makes perfect sense. In the very first scene with Jar Jar, Qui Gon asks him if he's brainless after having saved his life. It's uncharacteristic of the Jedi to essentially dis...