Thinking about how it is going to wrap up the saga really does bring into focus TLJ’s shortcomings. The crux(es) of it being the much lauded brave and fresh decision to make Ray a nobody and Snoke unimportant, sure might have provided (some people) some cheap short term enjoyment based on surprise and novelty, but at the expense of the substance of the greater story.
Thematically I think a nobody being the protagonist that wins the day is actually preferable to hereditary destiny and all that, in a new hope that is the story, but in empire they changed that, I don’t think that was a conscious decision to change the worldview, meaning and nature of the jedi but rather they needed to deepen the connection between hero and villain (and unfortunately the internal logic led george to the midichlorians), so it is what it is. Even before the blood link at least there was a personal connection between Luke and Vader, Luke believing Vader killed his father.
Rey being totally unconnected to anyone, while potentially interesting to some people in terms of her own story, searching for belonging and finding herself, isn’t really that satisfying interns of finishing off a nine films saga. Similarly Snoke being unimportant was frivolous, a short term shock moment that some may have found enjoyable, but at the expense of the wider story.
I can see why they have to clutch at straws and bring the emperor back, there was nothing left of interest after TLJ hollowed it out with his bold decisions. Think it will be terrible personally, as it diminishes Anakins original ending as TLJ diminished Luke’s, and just further proves these were a completely unnecessary extension of a story that had a satisfactory end
Cheers Johnson and JJ
Also is that the wrath of Khan font again
