The second paragraph makes my head hurt, and I've read enough EU for most of that kind of stuff to be near-invisible in smaller doses.

However:
You are hugely dependent on Anakin Skywalker being as dumb as rocks

So, so true. And the pro-Anakin folks put a lot of gruff on poor Obi-Wan for the "I loved you" as the Vadersickle goes up in flames, but... really... I just wanted to give Obi-Wan a hug.