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I actually was thinking of the last yoda plotline when I criticized TCW for being a return to old characters and concepts. I probably don't need to explain too thoroughly why Yoda and R2 finding themselves on Dagobah pre-episode III undercuts some of the drama of both III and V. More annoying to me is the fact that

It is interesting that you admire TCW so much. The thing that kept me from enjoying TCW was the way it portrayed the universe. More specifically, it seemed to constantly return to old concepts and characters, and even those new ideas they introduced seemed half-baked or contradictory

While I like both their early straight-ahead punk songs and the genre bending that followed, I'd say this song balances both perfectly without fully embracing either. Also, it's just a damn good song. Lost in the Supermarket is a close second for me.