A buddy of mine sent me an article from a shill media site because he knew I’d roll my eyes and it was the usual tripe attacking fans and praised the last Jedi for “showing” that it’s ok to make bold decisions that fans don’t realize they need. Of course it mentioned that “fanboys were mad because they wanted a heroic Luke”. Of the many reasons I despise that movie, one is definitely this notion that subversion of expectations is brilliant writing.
What’s wrong with wanting to see a hero of a movie be heroic? I hope Rian Johnson never gets a hold of Superman. To be fair TFA should’ve had an opening scene with Luke training new Jedi. Had Rey been one of his students she would’ve been received much better. Plus you could’ve had more Jedi characters to build future stories and could’ve had Luke’s Jedi Academy at Disney world as an attraction.
Anyway, sorry about that rant. I just find that “subversion” as annoying as the Stranger Thigs season 3 where they set up that guy and the girl at the ice cream shop to be a couple (original plan) only to make her gay. Media shills actually called that a bold move. About as bold as race/gender swaps. A show that is an homage to the 80s thought that was a good idea
Just read the Thrawn trilogy again and pretend nothing after Revenge of the Sith happened, unless you are a Clone Wars cartoon fan then you get that also.
If they can retcon the entire Extended Universe, then we can retcon their whole fucking worthless trilogy (and a few offshoots).
Honestly, one of the most destructive things about modern audiences is how willing they are to listen to big corporations dictate to them what canon should be. As if they have the divine right to do so.
"No, but, we made this movie, so now the canon has to rotate around it. You only wrote a book series, and offshoot series, an entire language, and 20 years of work into it. That don't mean shit. These art majors from brown who don't like the franchise are the sole arbiters of reality."
STAR WARS: EPISODE 10
HEIR TO THE EMPIRE
It was all a nightmare. Luke Skywalker, leader of the New Jedi Order, slept badly and dreamed of a parallel timeline due to the schemes of Grand Admiral Thrawn, a cunning Imperial warlord...
Don't even need it, just completely memory hole the whole thing and refuse to acknowledge it's existence. Kind of like what they did with the other Ghostbuster's reboot.
So the same idea with the mass effect 3 ending and its retcon.
Amen. I love the Expanded universe
I'm listening to Thrawn trilogy right now, actually. It's good, and so much better than the new glop.
It's amazing how much they messed up "official" Star Wars, when they had so much existing expanded universe material they could have used.
Yes! Thrawn Trilogy, Jedi Academy, Old Republic, Han Solo Trilogy, etc
Thrawn trilogy means it's time for the obligatory shout out to a guy on Youtube called Darth Angelus who has, over the past 4+ years, been creating an animated fan version of Heir to the Empire. I think he's got 2-3 chapters left, and has said in the past he would try to do books 2 and 3 in the trilogy too.
Yes!! That is so good
I have been reading Star Wars EU/Legends since I was 12. When Disney said they wanted a fresh slate I was willing to give them a chance but they my faith in them was misplaced. I had no interest in their canon. On my 12th bday in 92 my I saw Heir to the Empire at Walmart and I had no idea there were Star Wars stories after ROTJ. My mom bought it for my bday and I’ve been hooked ever since. Recently read last NJO book, the Lando Trilogy, and the one where Mara dies. I liked Clone wars but like the 2D one a little more
i am a devout rogue one-ist because it's full of empire wank