Thursday, December 21, 2023

2023 Star Wars Advent Calendar - Day 21

 Yippeee!

Today the calendar delivers... The Imperial Throne!

That upon which the magnificent (long may he reign!) Emperor Palpatine sits in the Imperial Throne Room on the Imperial Death Star II and from which he controls the entire Empire, including the entire fleet, and even his sith apprentice. At least, for most of the movie he controls his apprentice.

Look at this beauty! 




And of course, Palpatine fits great on it! Look at this menace, with his force lightning, his Christmas sweater, and his cup of coffee. Or hot chocolate. Or maybe it's some liquified ewok jerky. I could see Palpatine liking that, just for the cruelty: "Less taste, but more cruel than other beverage choices - try to new liquified Ewok Jerky(tm)!"






For my money, one of the greatest sets in all the Star Wars movies is the throne room in Return of the Jedi. It's all metal and sharp edges - even the throne is all sharp edges - exceedingly minimalist. The room only has metal stairways (with lots of openings) and metal walkways (with lots of openings), and a bunch of computer console areas that don't get used because the Emperor doesn't need computers - he has the Force!



I gotta say, best Star Wars LEGO Advent Calendar so far, and I think this is my tenth one. 

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