Wait, was Hux not his bloviating self from TFA? Also, when I get my thoughts in order, I plan on writing an essay about disturbing writing tendencies I see across the entire sequel trilogy and supplemental material, such as heroifying military action at the expense of political, the idea that anyone who wants a stronger central government is a secret Nazi, and the fact that the villains are a terrorist organization that the liberal civilian government was too complacent about.

Not really, he was just a pathetic buttmonkey almost the whole way through. The Centrists were not all in league with the FO, I think, there was a major Centrist Senator in Bloodline who was manipulated and backstabbed by the pro-FO cabal. I’d have liked to have seen more of the Populists’ flaws, personally, such as some of them being local powers who wanted the Republic to stay weak so they could keep repressive practices such as slavery on their own planets.

Maybe it’s because I don’t think finnrey or finnpoe gives Finn the credit he deserves as an equal partner but why do people act like it’ll be a disaster if he doesn’t get with Rey? If she picks Poe over him it’s her loss. Neither of them really deserve him anyway imo and it would be cool to see him establish himself on a planet he chooses and being with someone who loves him as much as he loves them. Rey ain’t the only girl in the universe.

Idk how to explain to you that we’re not talking about real people and who is gaining or losing from a relationship, and that we’re talking about what makes a good story involving buildup and payoff.

the last jedi has a lot of red in it. but that in itself is a subversion. tlj is shot red because it’s actually the opposite of red. the inverse of red is green. and we all know what kind of color green is not

My family doesn’t think art is a serious issue why is the world populated by filthy casuals

The normies don’t understaaaaaand

What is your feeling of how romance or not will be treated in IX? I really think it will either be Poe and Rey OR Finn and Rose, not both. Reylow is a no, but I think JJ is not going to piss people off by putting Rey and Finn together. I’m thinking it will be Finn and Rose because arguably he can build off tlj for that. He’d have to pretty much start from scratch with the other unless they do a time skip and it’s like oh by the way they got together.

JJ has done an interracial relationship in a major franchise before (Star Trek) so I’m not sure why he’d shy away from Finn and Rey if that is where he wants to go. Also I shipped Finnrose before TLJ but I’m not feeling it anymore–the kiss came out of nowhere and was one-sided, and I am not comfortable with how Rose dismissed and talked down to Finn and how Finn has nowhere nearly as strong feelings for her as he does for Rey.

I’m calling it now, when r*ylow doesn’t happen in the next movie, we’re gonna see some apple tree yard/Sherlock type conspiracies.

Oh yes, if I had nothing else against Reylow I would still want it to go down flaming if only to watch the ensuing wank.

Bryan Young, writer of StarWars site, tweeted “TLJ is a gorgeous masterpiece” “I think Hux played for laughs is the right thing in this day and age, the same way Chaplin emasculated Hitler in the Great Dictator.” he is really trying to compare….. the Great Dictator to Rian’s script?

I know Charlie Chaplin. You, Rian Johnson, are not Charlie Chaplin.

Wasn’t the point of the prank call to keep Hux distracted while the Resistance moved into position? I thought it was one of the more actually clever parts of the movie, taking advantage of the First Order’s lack of officer initiative and Hux’s own ego problems.

True, but as with even the good parts of TLJ the execution could have been better. The joke was awkward and juvenile, now if Hux had been his bloviating self from TFA and then been cut off I’d have laughed my ass off.

I don’t think it’s going to happen. I’ve had a crush on her since I was 15, and 11-15 year old Aspies are the most awkward people on the planet, especially when they’re crushing. And by awkward I mean embarrassing and accidentally creepy. Imagine someone following you around at a dance, waiting for a slow song, or standing behind you because they want to talk about something but are too shy to interrupt so they just stand there staring, or not knowing when not to hug you. Aspergers sucks.

It sounds like all the awkwardness of the teen years compounded by not catching social cues in a very demanding social environment. Much love and good thoughts to you ❤️

About Tangled and Anastasia: Flynn is 8 years older than 18 years old Rapuzel and he stole things… We should chose better characters to Finn (Dimitri was a servant to Anastasia family). Putting Rey to always be the lost princess and Finn being a Eugene (Thief) or Dimitri (servant)… Doesn’t look okay

Very true, and at least one anon made a very good case for Finn as Rapunzel fleeing abuse. I just couldn’t find as direct visual parallels, though that may be a result of my own biases.