The Death of Hope

This is yet another entry in the massive file of how Qui-Gon is the worst master ever. He doesn’t bother to tell Obi-Wan that he ignored the Jedi strictures about love and attachment and Jedi married Tahl. But he does refuse to explain when Obi-Wan’s worried about him, puts Obi-Wan in harm’s way, and nearly sends the poor kid into a massacre all by himself. And he totally fails to explain anything about love, attachment, or sex to Obi-Wan. No wonder Obi-Wan’s relationship with his own padawan turns into the hottest of hot messes the Jedi have ever seen.

Props to Jude Watson, though. She writes all of this with great respect for the age and ability of her readers and she did a fantastic job.

This was really good. It was such a strange thing to see Qui-Gon so unlike himself. He was distraught and almost belligerent. It was like Obi-Wan from their earlier days as Master and Padawan. I felt so sad for him, but I was surprised that he lost his legendary cool. And now he's hell bent on revenge. Can't wait to see what happens next.

Yo me entrego a ti, Tahl, Yo me entrego a ti, Qui-Gon. Con estas palabras, dos Jedi reconocieron que los lazos que les unían habían pasado de la amistad al amor. Pero Tahl fue atraída a una trampa, y Qui-Gon piensa que debería haberlo previsto. Qui-Gon, ayudado por su joven padawan, hará todo lo que esté en su poder para rescatarla antes de que sea demasiado tarde.