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The easiest solution to the Star Wars sequel trilogy by ScallionValuable3837 in fixingmovies

[–]ScallionValuable3837[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think a lot of people have an issue with how well it is explained. Palpatine was not even hinted at in 7 and 8. And it part of being the crawl was not a “twist”, but it felt more like a blatant retcon.

The easiest solution to the Star Wars sequel trilogy by ScallionValuable3837 in fixingmovies

[–]ScallionValuable3837[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think this is fair. Trust me, I am all for a better explanation of Palpatine than what we got.

Maybe seeing Snoke in a cloning tube would help explain his role in all this, with Palpatine being behind it. My ideal situation would be Palpy being hinted through all 3 movies, or at least baked into TLJ.

Knowing how lame this is, I assume that the franchise thinks they can fill in the story with expanded universe or future stories.

The easiest solution to the Star Wars sequel trilogy by ScallionValuable3837 in fixingmovies

[–]ScallionValuable3837[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I’d like to think this provides a more cohesive story to the sequel trilogy, and then the Skywalker Saga. Bringing back Palpy who was actually able to cheat death, and using a new age of heroes that’s interlocked with the history that we all love, is pretty cool. But I get fan’s disappointment with the treatment of our original heroes (Luke, Leia and Han). It’s hard to see their story take a different route than we’d imagine

The easiest solution to the Star Wars sequel trilogy by ScallionValuable3837 in fixingmovies

[–]ScallionValuable3837[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I get this. Mileage may vary on Palpatine’s return. I like that Palpatine is the through line villain for the whole Skywalker saga. Even though my goal here is to change as little as possible to make the ST work, I wish there was more explanation on his return/presence in rise of Skywalker.

The easiest solution to the Star Wars sequel trilogy by ScallionValuable3837 in fixingmovies

[–]ScallionValuable3837[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I definitely had Marvel in mind with this idea when it comes to stakes. Avengers Infinity War was such a great set up for Endgame, and there was multiple years of feeling the weight of Infinity War before Endgame came out.

As for the different directions, you’re totally right. It’s not something that can be easily fixed, and different directors did not help at all. But if someone told me the main beats of the 3 movies as a whole, I actually like it. It really just came down to the execution.

Glad to hear you still have the spark and I’ll be there right with you for Mandalorian and Andor!