1. Grievous was a cyborg. Sort of a precursor to the additions they did to Anakin to help him live -- though in Grievous' case, he is mostly cyborg (brain, eyes, and other organs, including lungs). The cough comes from something Mace Windu did in the Clone Wars cartoon; he used a "Force Crush" to injure Grievous, effectively crushing him, gravely damaging his lungs.
2. I thought it was dumb, too, but because I'd figured Padme married Senator Organa. I'd totally give up Hayden Christiansen for Jimmy Smits.
3. I rationalize this because there was no way Anakin could have become Vader if Obi-Wan was allowed to kill him. Literally, Obi-Wan could not allow himself to kill Anakin, be it to be merciful or not. Obi-Wan became attached and it clouded his judgement. Thus reinforcing the Jedi rule against it. Or something. In any case, had Obi-Wan killed Anakin, he would've been dead and there would have been no Vader. Talk about a continuity problem!
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Date: 2005-06-12 03:54 pm (UTC)2. I thought it was dumb, too, but because I'd figured Padme married Senator Organa. I'd totally give up Hayden Christiansen for Jimmy Smits.
3. I rationalize this because there was no way Anakin could have become Vader if Obi-Wan was allowed to kill him. Literally, Obi-Wan could not allow himself to kill Anakin, be it to be merciful or not. Obi-Wan became attached and it clouded his judgement. Thus reinforcing the Jedi rule against it. Or something. In any case, had Obi-Wan killed Anakin, he would've been dead and there would have been no Vader. Talk about a continuity problem!