well why not posted:

yet again we reach the same thesis : 6 - 9 would’ve been better if George did them.

well why not posted:

yet again we reach the same thesis : 6 - 9 would’ve been better if George did them.

well why not posted:

I said what I said

Grandpa Palpatine posted:

David Lynch

well why not posted:

I said what I said

Guy A. Person posted:

Yea the idea that there needs to be an old guy space wizard end boss is idiotic, it should’ve just been Rey

Neo Rasa posted:

Guy A. Person posted:

Yea the idea that there needs to be an old guy space wizard end boss is idiotic, it should’ve just been Kylo

Jewmanji posted:

Eh. Everything in 7-9 would feel like postscript to the events of I-VI without Palpatine. He’s the meta-author of the whole series. He created the protagonist out of thin air and then controls the plot from every angle. After that everything is low stakes. Unfortunately they included him but in the dumbest way possible, so it’s the worst of both worlds

TheDeadlyShoe posted:

Palpatine was never the villain in the OT. He was Vader's backstory and motivation far more than anything else. And Return of the Jedi showed he was never in control, even though he thought he was. Until ROTS i guess rewrote that its not even clear.

Guy A. Person posted:

I feel like trying to figure out how to move forward the Jedi order in a world where there's no space satan to crusade against could be a pretty good story. It still centers around Luke's failure but it's because he tried to bring this outdated concept of warrior monks into a galaxy that didn't really need them anymore. So then the conflict is about how throw down the drat laser sword and start doing some actual good in the universe.

Jewmanji posted:

Eh. Everything in 7-9 would feel like postscript to the events of I-VI without Palpatine. He’s the meta-author of the whole series. He created the protagonist out of thin air and then controls the plot from every angle. After that everything is low stakes. Unfortunately they included him but in the dumbest way possible, so it’s the worst of both worlds

Acebuckeye13 posted:

Nah, Palpatine is entirely unnecessary to the sequels—and if you're going that route, then the sequels really should have had Anakin Skywalker. He's the main antagonist of the original triology and the prequel triology is entirely about him—they could have easily (and should have) made a part of the sequel trilogy about Anakin's force ghost grappling with the crimes he committed as Vader, what "redemption" truly means, and what his legacy will be.

also they totally should have had Anakin's ghost train someone, like maybe Rey after Luke refuses to. Hayden Christensen is right there, slap on some old man makeup and put a filter on him, it's easy!

galagazombie posted:

I like that idea of ghost Anakin helping out people as a kind of penance/redemption. In some hypothetical good sequel trilogy have him appear to Rey or whoever the protagonist with portents and poo poo. And if you go with the "Vader Fanboy" angle for Kylo make the fact he appears to Rey and not Kylo an important contrast.

Acebuckeye13 posted:

You could also have some neat symbolism in having Rey, trained by Anakin, and Kylo, trained by Luke, battling over the Skywalker legacy.

Angry Salami posted:

I'm not sure you could pull off Ahsoka without half the audience either going "Who?" or just outright rejecting the idea that Anakin had an an apprentice or that there were other surviving Jedi during the OT.

(Granted, pulling in things that had only been established in the spin-off material would still be better than bringing back Palpatine without setting it up anywhere outside of a loving Fornite event...)

Basebf555 posted:

While I think it would be a mistake to bring Ahsoka in as some sort of big dramatic reveal that assumes everyone knows who she is, you could easily just do a story where the audience gets introduced to her and learns about her history more organically.

Halloween Jack posted:

Yes. Clone Wars was a massive success and Rebels is at least generally well-received and successful. Not everyone who's seen a Star Wars movie knows who she is, but she's not obscure.

Acebuckeye13 posted:

also they totally should have had Anakin's ghost train someone, like maybe Rey after Luke refuses to. Hayden Christensen is right there, slap on some old man makeup and put a filter on him, it's easy!

MonsieurChoc posted:

Bring back Cad Bane.

CelticPredator posted:

Trevorrow’s script leaked

thrawn527 posted:

Ha, Kylo gets his face burned by a Sith holocron and gets a Vader like mask with a Vader like breathing sound.

code:

Kylo’s medical slab rises vertical. He looks into a mirror at
his altered face--half covered with smelted iron, a monster.

KYLO
Finish it.

A NEW MASK lowers onto his head and locks into place,
spitting steam. We don’t see the front of it, not yet.
A strip of glowing buttons light up the underside of his
forearm. The Med Droid presses a code. The helmet beeps.

MED DROID
Breathe.

He does. A new sound, different than Vader’s. Gutteral. Deep.

thrawn527 posted:

code:

The Capitol Guards lead Biss Kova to a guillotine with a
hissing LIGHTBLADE poised above. He stares silently ahead.

No Mods No Masters posted:

How would a lightsaber guillotine work anyway, you ask. Well here's an artistic rendering

thrawn527 posted:

I mean, this is the guy who also wrote Jurassic World, so I shouldn't be too surprised.