Star Wars Legend Comments On Franchise's Most Evil Scene

One of the elements that makes the Star Wars saga so compelling was that for as honorable and [...]

By Patrick Cavanaugh

One of the elements that makes the Star Wars saga so compelling was that for as honorable and courageous the series' heroes were, they were balanced out by how nefarious the villains were. From Darth Vader to Darth Maul to Kylo Ren, the series has its fair share of evil, but during a recent 40th-anniversary panel at Star Wars Celebration, star Ian McDiarmid revealed the scene he considers to be the most evil of them all. Granted, it was a scene he took part it, so he might have been showing a bias, but it's hard to deny this specific sequence's power.

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McDiarmid's most prominent role in the original saga was in Return of the Jedi, where he spent most of his time trying to convince Luke Skywalker to turn his back on friends and family to embrace the Dark Side. When McDiarmid joined the prequels, he had the opportunity to show out his power of manipulation over Anakin Skywalker and his more successful attempt at leading a Jedi down a devious path.

One scene, in particular, demonstrated Palpatine's power of persuasion more than any others. "Of all of the deliciously evil scenes--and there are many--the one that stands out for me is in Revenge of the Sith," McDiarmid revealed. "And that's when we all get to go to the opera. George [Lucas] will remember that he wrote that scene originally in another office [set]... and then he said, 'No, I think we should go somewhere else for a change.'"

The actor continued, "So we went to a theater and the reason I liked that so much is because I'm a theater actor too, but more than that Hayden and I could really sit down and from my point of view anyway, have an evil chat. And I think it's one of the longest dialogue scenes in the whole of the saga."

Considering fans are still debating the validity of Palpatine's comments in this scene and whether or not there's any truth to what he's saying or if it was all a ruse to seduce Anakin, just go to show how effective the sequence was.

What do you think of McDiarmid's choice of most evil scene? Do you think there's a more evil scene in the saga? Let us know in the comments!

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[H/T Cinema Blend]

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