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I think writing lil' Vader as a whiny kid / emo teen was a huge mistake because it was so hard to sympathize him at any point in his life during a 7 hour set of movies. If Luke had turned to the dark side in Return of the Jedi, there would have been shock and a real sense of loss, because he a Good Kid.

Tragedy works best when the hero suffers a fall from grace. When the "hero" starts unlikeable and just gets more annoying with time, it's really hard to build sympathy. In fact, it's a relief when he finally gets dipped in lava, if only because you know that his whiny, self-absorbed, entitled, poorly-acted voice is about to be upgraded to James. Earl. Fucking Jones.