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The Force Awakens was very good to me and I was so excited for the next film. Then along came TLJ. I don’t think it would be possible to frick up the franchise any worse then that movie did it.

I feel the same way. As soon as the credits rolled after Luke and Rey's exchange at the end of TFA, I couldn't wait to see how they would follow it up. I was so excited.

After TLJ ended, I was completely in disbelief at what I had just watched.

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Posted by Muthsera

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Posted on 6/26/18 at 1:10 am to swagsurfin7

I had already walled this new trilogy off from the canon of the OT in my head, but after TFA which actually felt like Star Wars (something the prequels never accomplished) my hopes were way up. I never thought they could frick it up so bad. It was so, so bad. What conflict does Kylo Ren have? What conflict does Rey have? What room do they have to grow as characters? It was on a silver platter for them.

1. Rey trains with Luke, who is the same we left at ROTJ, but scarred by Kylo leaving. Rey has a vision of everyone in danger, Luke reminds her that not all visions are true. They argue about destiny, the Force, and a Jedi's place in war. CONFLICT.

2. Snoke demotes Hux after TFA failure. Sends in big bad (Benicio) who runs a crueler, more experienced campaign. Kylo feels slighted and passed over. CONFLICT.

3. After his demotion, Hux defects to the Resistance. Leia, Fin, and Poe argue over whether to trust him. CONFLICT.

Everything comes to a head.

Rey trusts Luke and continues her training. Hux betrays the Resistance, directly leading to the death of Leia (possibly by his own hand). Poe takes over leading the still sizable Resistance. Luke, seeing the death and destruction left in his absence, agrees to leave with Rey to confront Snoke. Kylo swears vengeance on Hux, who was shown to be working in Snoke's good graces the whole time.

If I can write that in 5 minutes, what the frick was RJ thinking?

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