I couldn't have imagined a more pathetic turn for Luke.

I couldn't have imagined a more pathetic turn for Luke. Jul 5, 2018 4:58:55 GMT

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Post by merh on Jul 5, 2018 4:58:55 GMT

Jul 5, 2018 0:07:11 GMT Primemovermithrax Pejorative said:

Kurtz said the original treatment for ROTJ that he remembered was that Vader and Han Solo die-and Leia becomes leader, it was somewhat negative or bittersweet. Luke heads off to fight the remnants of the Empire, rebuild the Jedi, and seek the Other, before confronting the Emperor in Episode 9. Presumably the Emperor would die.

I think the claims that they originally wanted to have Luke become evil or get super powerful is just more marketing bullshit. They have to come up with some explanation because people are beginning to clue into Hollywood's political shenanigans. Entertainment for them means hit over your head political messages.

Kasdan says it was rejected so it never went past "what if?"

But it makes a circle.

And remember Lucas also claimed if he remained in charge the final trilogy would be about the Whills, microworld/dimensional beings that control the Force/feed off it so the Dark Side would likely always be required to exist.