Was doing the dishes two days ago while my sibs were watching TROS. The moment Poe said, "Somehow, Palpatine returned," just made me groan pretty bad.
Yeah, there were a couple lines like that that just felt really wonky and fan-fiction-y. The other that stuck out like a sore thumb was Ben Solo telling Rey, "You're a Palpatine."
Was doing the dishes two days ago while my sibs were watching TROS. The moment Poe said, "Somehow, Palpatine returned," just made me groan pretty bad.
Yeah, there were a couple lines like that that just felt really wonky and fan-fiction-y. The other that stuck out like a sore thumb was Ben Solo telling Rey, "You're a Palpatine."
This. What also really made TROS a huge disappointment for me was how many subplots worth a trilogy they crammed into a single film, and they had to do it in the last episodic SW film. But then again Chris Terrio (the same writer of BvS) was part of this, too.
"You are a Palpatine," made me go, "Hah, I knew it," in the theater while feeling dissatisfied at the same time. They should've made her heritage normal like TLJ intended because that way, the SW world can feel bigger.
You're thinking of thunderous applause, but he was certainly a major contributing factor.
What is your view on the Darth Binks theory?
Oh, it is 100% true. (Honestly, though, how else could Darth maul have known they were on Tatooine?) Jar Jar was not an actual Sith (there can only be two), but I don't think it's ridiculous to think he could have been in league with them. At least as far as the feature films are concerned, it's a little harder to believe in The Clone Wars.
Yeah, there were a couple lines like that that just felt really wonky and fan-fiction-y. The other that stuck out like a sore thumb was Ben Solo telling Rey, "You're a Palpatine."
This. What also really made TROS a huge disappointment for me was how many subplots worth a trilogy they crammed into a single film, and they had to do it in the last episodic SW film. But then again Chris Terrio (the same writer of BvS) was part of this, too.
"You are a Palpatine," made me go, "Hah, I knew it," in the theater while feeling dissatisfied at the same time. They should've made her heritage normal like TLJ intended because that way, the SW world can feel bigger.
To be fair Chris Terrio has won an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, I don't think we can say it's all his fault just because he's contributed to messy films.
I agree. They kind of set up her heritage as a mystery in VII, but it was more of a character arc thing than an actual important part of the plot. So after VIII revealed she was a nobody they should have stuck with that. If VIII had revealed something else it would be fine, but retconning VIII's reveal (but also trying to make it still be kind of true) just felt really lame.
Oh, it is 100% true. (Honestly, though, how else could Darth maul have known they were on Tatooine?) Jar Jar was not an actual Sith (there can only be two), but I don't think it's ridiculous to think he could have been in league with them. At least as far as the feature films are concerned, it's a little harder to believe in The Clone Wars.
I totally agree with you. Also, I think it gives Jar Jar more reason to be in the movies. We just have to overlook some of the Clone Wars.
This. What also really made TROS a huge disappointment for me was how many subplots worth a trilogy they crammed into a single film, and they had to do it in the last episodic SW film. But then again Chris Terrio (the same writer of BvS) was part of this, too.
"You are a Palpatine," made me go, "Hah, I knew it," in the theater while feeling dissatisfied at the same time. They should've made her heritage normal like TLJ intended because that way, the SW world can feel bigger.
To be fair Chris Terrio has won an Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay, I don't think we can say it's all his fault just because he's contributed to messy films.
I agree. They kind of set up her heritage as a mystery in VII, but it was more of a character arc thing than an actual important part of the plot. So after VIII revealed she was a nobody they should have stuck with that. If VIII had revealed something else it would be fine, but retconning VIII's reveal (but also trying to make it still be kind of true) just felt really lame.
I guess you have a point. Totally forgot about "that" movie.
I think it's the other way around: the reveal is essential to the plot, well, originally until VIII's reveal.
Totally agree with you there. They kind of closed the branches to make the SW universe bigger. What's worse is that Palpatine is technically her father given that he's a failed clone.