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A surprise, to be sure, but a welcome one.
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
The pleasant understatement depends on appearing detached from an outcome one very much wanted. Palpatine’s apparent surprise conceals preparation and ambition.
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In The Phantom Menace, Captain Panaka tells Amidala that Palpatine has been nominated to succeed Chancellor Valorum. Palpatine answers with the language of modest astonishment in their Coruscant quarters. His polite response conceals the advantage he is taking from the political crisis.
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- Coruscant royal quarters, Panaka announces Palpatine’s nomination — reference 1Coruscant royal quarters, Panaka announces Palpatine’s nomination; wording and sceneReference checked
- Coruscant royal quarters, Panaka announces Palpatine’s nomination — reference 2Coruscant royal quarters, Panaka announces Palpatine’s nomination; wording and sceneReference checked
- Coruscant royal quarters, Panaka announces Palpatine’s nomination — reference 3Coruscant royal quarters, Panaka announces Palpatine’s nomination; wording and sceneReference checked
- Coruscant royal quarters, Panaka announces Palpatine’s nomination — reference 4Coruscant royal quarters, Panaka announces Palpatine’s nomination; wording and sceneReference checked
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