"Fanbase backlash isn't hurting this movie... not at all!"

There was no (real) TFA boycott. It was just something a few sparingly voiced about.

The only people who attempted to boycott Rogue One were genuine misogynists masquerading as Star Wars fans. I know this to be a fact because I was on the old, original IMDb (Rogue One) message boards. They were partially flooded with misogynists posts who were normally on the 'Politics' board. All they did was talk about why Jyn shouldn't be a lead character or action heroine because she was a woman... and it was unrealistic for a woman to be one... her being one emasculated male characters and male society. It was the same argument over and over again. Never anything as pertains to SW. And they were the only ones threatening to boycott.

Very few had intended to boycott TLJ because no one knew what to expect. But after a month of really strong numbers at the box office, fanbase displeasure started to have an effect. TLJ finished $200 million shy of expectations. That was the start of things. And now it's continuing over into Solo: A Star Wars Story.

There's a rumor going around that Kay Kennedy is going to be fired but seems to be invalid gossip. I haven't seen anything that substantiates it yet. I still have my doubts she will before episode IX. She has a year and a half - (longer than any of the other Disney SW films since TFA) - to tweak things.

That longer period could help cool some of the backlash. But I also can't help feeling that at this late stage into the trilogy they're going to "shove all of their chips to the middle of the table." It's going to be a MarySue montage!... a Rey hi-light reel with ROTJ rehash as a backdrop. All the signals point to this is what they've been working towards anyway.

I think episode IX is going to do less at the box office than TLJ. How they do the story is probably going to remind fans who didn't like TLJ why they didn't like it. And there's really nothing left to tell except for Reylo.

I agree. There's nothing to look forward to with the arc of any these characters. It only seems to be a matter of answering what's going to happen with Reylo. Unless that makes you drool I can't see what would be appealing about episode IX.





Interesting. But his track record has me expecting he will mostly rehash ROTJ. He has to prove to me that he will break the mold.





Unfortunately I wouldn't. I just can't see them working this hard to establish Rey as a MarySue only to abandon it now.

> Not needing training or Kylo to be injured to defeat Kylo in the mind probe.

> Not needing training to defeat Kylo in the duel in the forest.

> Flying as good or better than Poe in TFA despite only having taken a few trips up in a ship.

> Being chosen by Leia to go alone to find Luke.

> Not needing any training from Luke in TLJ. (Yes, she got one lesson from him. But it proved to be virtually unnecessary).

> Gunning down ships better than Poe, Han, or Luke; and it was her first time.

> Writing Luke as a cowardly hermit who is worthless as a mentor. And then dies without ever really using his skills, just being a momentary distraction.


Why work that hard to establish Rey as an incomparable MarySue to abandon it or suppress it now?

I just can't see it. In fact I think they're going to cut loose and have her be more MarySue than ever before. I guess we'll see.







Well I think you just pointed to part of it right there. There's nothing left to be curious about... except for how Reylo turns out. And I think episode IX is also going to drive away fans sick of the MarySue, since I'm actually expecting that to happen, believe it or not. Although I admit hardcore Rey fans are going to go bananas over it.