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Originally Posted by MammonAzrael
Extrapolating, had Luke given in to his anger, I could see Palpatine glorying in it, rubbing it in, and subduing Luke when he came to his senses. Then engineering his escape in such a way that he continues to take steps down the path to the Dark Side.
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Except Luke did give into his anger, just that Vader blocked the lightsaber strike intended to kill Palpatine.
I don't think it's that well emphasised how close the Emperor came to turning Luke - it's only when Luke takes off Vader's hand that he finally comes to his senses.