10 Things That Could've Fixed The Star Wars Sequels

[@TheUnusualSuspect]

Hey guys, thanks as always for watching, hope you enjoy this new top 10 idea I had. Also, apologies for the literal mullet forming here, haven't had a haircut since January and with COVID cases on the rise again here in the UK, I'm wary to get it chopped off. Working on another 'But I'm In it' video, hopefully that'll be up soon. Stay tuned!

[@theodavies8876]

Unusual suspect hi love your videos

[@metalearth1400]

I freaking love you!!!

[@TheGreater-ScopeVillain]

I look forward to it.

[@callsignmaverick3979]

That intro is so accurate! And the prequels are amazing!

[@resikin]

How are you sir? Did you ever consider reviewing Spider-Man: Homecoming. That movie is terrible and you'll be amazing ripping it apart!

[@jaythosonmp439]

yeah why was luke so sad over his temple burning down? luke: ALL MY DEATHSTICKS WERE IN THERE

[@RiderNexus]

Because he realised he repeated the same mistake as his masters did

[@kingjonstarkgeryan8573]

That sounds more like Cade rather than Luke.

[@Nightbanekaizer]

Because he had more than one apprentice maybe and some of them were orphaned kids he personally cared for?

[@Jackferrett6781]

He should’ve gone home and rethought his life

[@eoincleary9829]

Luke: causes the death of multiple innocent children, has his temple burned to the ground and spawned a new galactic empire who would go on to kill his best friend Suspect: Dude it's just a burning building, get over it

[@benv7933]

Imagine if they had a plan for the sequels. Would've been a million times better.

[@legoguy004davidson6]

And not two assholes who ruined the fantastic trilogys

[@noahsark4528]

@@obiwankenobi9141 watching clone wars and the bad batch would bring the prequels into a different light for you

[@joshuabell7761]

A million times zero is still zero

[@superpaytonmars8852]

Would it really though?

[@speedle9190]

@@obiwankenobi9141 If you don't mind, can you explain what is so bad about the prequals? I get it has its flaws (primarily episode 2), but I don't think it deserves the amount of hate it gets.

[@prodigiousatea7767]

One HUGE thing id do is have JJ Abrahams, Rian Johnson and colin trevorrow were in the same room and worked out how they were to work together and build this trilogy together. Just like how Favreau got together with all the directors of each mandalorian episode and devised on how the show should go. I wish Abrams , Johnson and Trevorrow did that EXACT same thing, discussed what they wanted to do, work out a compromise and make a cohesive trilogy as Originally as Planned

[@the-point-bearer6689]

I'd remove Rian Johnson because he's not such a good writer for Star Wars.

[@rmn070]

@@the-point-bearer6689 I think he was great at directing, but the script was pretty bad.

[@michaelfalcini7653]

@@rmn070 though the problem wasn’t just that.He wanted to re invent Star Wars so he was given to much creative freedom he could literally do what he wanted which in his case was a bad idea

[@P.S.Leviews]

“I’ll see you around.” Was like a ghost. In the original trevorrow script he haunts Ben solo.

[@greenbean2222]

Sounds sick

[@cdogthehedgehog6923]

Wasted potential. But yaknow, these are just kids movies and all. 😒

[@ulfberht4431]

@@cdogthehedgehog6923 Kids movies? Yeah sure, cause kid movies have scenes were people get their arms cut off by searing hot plasma swords, a hairy yeti monster that nearly kills the main lead, a giant rancor, a Princess forced to wear skimpy clothing etc.. Yeah those sound like kid material! Why don’t we remake Peppa Pig were she gets murdered by snakes and have her eyes peaked out by crows! Kids movies!

[@ImTheReverse]

@@ulfberht4431 I mean........he was bein sarcastic.

[@JaelinBezel]

I thought it was reference to the “Strike me down in anger and I’ll always be with you” idea from the other movies. Ben didn’t technically kill him but he still tried his damnedest to do it.

[@TheSystem092]

That ending concept of Darkside Rey and Luke training Finn actually seems like a logical idea since they pushed for him to be force sensitive and would be a interesting thing seeing two apprentices in parallel scenes of training dark/ light and the ending duel between Luke and Palpatine (who yes should be just Ian Mcdiamid without make up as clone concept from old canon EU Disney think people!) would be an ultimate final confrontation of two masters but also would allow Luke’s story arc from 456 not to fall to pieces like it has because of these new movies. They literally destroyed his story and the chosen one story of Anakin so they ruin both the prequels and original by existing. This is why the Thrawn trilogy would have been better and Imagine if instead of Pryce we had the actor play Thrawn. Omg that would be amazing. Thanks for this video!

[@matthiasneidenberger9471]

Why cut the knights of Ren and not utilize them early on. I thought a Sith order would’ve been awesome and the knights of Ren would be interesting as like the sith equivalent of the ring wraths.

[@buek14]

Yes. But the knights of ren as we know them, would have been better off than this circus we got. I'd rather not even see them, than see them and knowing nothing about them.

[@RaikenXion]

The Knights of Ren looked so friggin cool and were just totally wasted, that really erked me.

[@matthodgkinson2003]

Hell yeah that would be awesome!!!!!

[@jarrodedson5441]

@@RaikenXion hm who does that sound like to u

[@RaikenXion]

@@jarrodedson5441 Huh what do you mean?

[@yvancholy7700]

My top 1 thing I would change about the sequel trilogy: 1) Have a plan

[@Elguapo489]

The people who disliked were laughing so hard they misclicked.

[@JAProductions494]

That’s the only logical explanation

[@niashacoombs2419]

It's the most logical explanation

[@TheMrPeteChannel]

I'm the 100th like!

[@RaikenXion]

OR were just ST defenders who believe the Sequels are perfect.

[@cooperschlickau4062]

@@RaikenXion 91 people so far

[@haykatshemyan8874]

Honestly I would just set the sequels 100 years after the originals and focus on entirely new characters. The original 3 characters’ arcs already concluded in the original trilogy. I would make it a civil war between the Jedi, and not rehash Jedi Vs Sith or Rebels vs Empire. If the prequels tried something different, this trilogy should’ve. Instead it’s just the originals 2.0

[@Gus420_]

Pretty good idea tho almost anything would've been better then what we got

[@isaacdavidnz]

You can't do that. OK, do it in another different trilogy, but here we're still talking about Skywalker saga. That Disney did it bad, yes, but that's another story.

[@aprilsummers6447]

@@isaacdavidnz Why not? Why does it have to be a Skywalker saga?

[@isaacdavidnz]

@@aprilsummers6447 because is a sequel with the original cast

[@aprilsummers6447]

@@isaacdavidnz okay you have a point. I fully agree with Hayk Atshemyan when he says he wishes the sequels weren't the originals 2.0. I always found TFA to be so unoriginal and I really wish they didn't bring back Palpatine. I would have thought that the Resistance 30 years later would have been a lot more powerful. Perhaps even a ruling power in some parts of the galaxy. A civil war between Jedi sounds so interesting. Maybe it could be differing ideologies in the way the force should be used e.g. one side similar to Yoda and the other side similar to Luke.

[@angryredjuicebox6093]

Adding onto the Kylo seeing Anakin instead of Han idea, there's actually a perfect scene just like it in the EU, with someone who is also a Skywalker descendent. Cade Skywalker is on the verge of the dark side and encounters Darth Vader years after his death, and is defeated by him in a duel. Vader then removes his helmet and shows his burns, then warns Cade about the consequences of the dark side, revealing it to be a vision. Not only would this scene have a massive shock factor (imagine hearing Darth Vader's breathing behind Kylo), but it would give more ample reason for Kylo to reject the dark side. Plus it would make Anakin's sacrifice seem less undermined, as it would be his influence on Kylo that ultimately defeats the Emperor once again.

[@MrPjw5]

AngryRedJuiceBox Fuck yes. Having Vader scare Ben straight would be amazing.

[@greenbean2222]

@@MrPjw5 "Have Vader scare Ben straight" PERFECT

[@ggt47]

Yes!

[@EricGraham94]

Back when everyone was speculating on what could happen in Episode VIII, I wanted Kylo Ren to visit Vader’s castle on Mustafar (the TROS novel doesn’t count; also don’t terraform Mustafar). That would be the perfect setting for Kylo Ren to see a vision of Darth Vader, lose a duel with him (explanation being the residual traces through the Force of Darth Vader in the castle), and be utterly horrified at the burned face of his grandfather.

[@MrPjw5]

determinator 94 Or just imagine what could have been: Instead of standing on the platform jutting out of the ocean, Ben makes his way back to the throne room (idk pretend his ride is coming to get him closer to the throne room or something). As he makes his way through it, it cuts to either a close up of his face from the side or the front, and then we hear a faint audio of the classic breathing (it doesn’t even have to sound that much like it, maybe the pitch is a little off, like it’s wind rushing through a hole in the room, but the sound created by it can sound a bit like the breathing). Ben stops. He looks tense. The environment of the room changes. It all of a sudden gets darker, kind of like the lighting for the climactic duel in ROTJ. The sound of the air flowing through the room gets more recognizable, until it gets to the point where it becomes the breathing we all know and love to fear. The camera spins around Ben, mirroring him as he searches for the source of the breathing. He’s really tense now; not terrified, but just tense, like he’s gearing up for another fight, but the look on his face should emphasize that he knows that there’s a good chance that it won’t end well for him. The breathing is a bit louder now, but not so loud that it’s deafening. Camera pans around Ben for a bit more before slowing down and stopping. Ben is starting to display a faint trace of fear on his face. Then he hears the voice: “It’s time you learned the truth...” Feel free to continue from here 😁

[@necromorph1109]

This guy is a better writer than the army that Disney had.

[@taloob493]

Apparently it was revealed recently that nobody writing the new trilogy had any fucking clue what to do

[@moloko912]

@@taloob493 yeah like georges Lucas for the original trilogy. A lot of movies manga, tv show are written that way(change during filming) I ca tell you tooooons of example. There are lots of youtube video dedicated to that. You are looking at the wrong flaw. The real flow is actually rectconning rey parents between 8 and 9. When a thing is said in the actual movie that has been released. you cant change it. But hey If we can bash star wars a little more why not?

[@FormalFilmsProductions]

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[@ulfberht4431]

@@taloob493 At least the Prequels had some direction and plan. Granted it wasn’t the best but, hey at least they tried.

[@taloob493]

@@ulfberht4431 one way I've heard the prequels described is that it was a good story told poorly. They really tried but george's writing and direction kind of muddied the waters

[@battleupsaber462]

We all know the sequel trilogy would never have happened if you hadn't jinxed it in that one Harry potter review "It's like Star Wars episode 7, it's never going to happen"

[@TheHaigisawsome]

It’s like Star Wars episode 10, it’s never going to happen

[@panokostouros7609]

@@TheHaigisawsome DAMN THIS CHANNEL! Haha

[@Jellybob69]

I swear it got announced like a month after he said that

[@gabethyrubenstein7984]

he also condemned the harry potter universe in the same breath

[@thecannon798]

My biggest problem with the sequel trilogy is the fact they didn’t plan this out from the start instead they just made it up as they went along.

[@matt55800]

That really bothered me too, but to be fair, they didn’t have the OT or the PT planned out and made it up as they went along too, the thing about the PT is that it had to end a certain way, so it didn’t feel that way

[@techno639]

Well yes, but actually no The sequels didn't have a more specific, pre written plan for all three movies before they started filming but they did have a loose outline for characters such as Luke, Rey and Kylo Ren. Palpatine was also in there as well tho not finalized. So while not everything was planned such as Finn and Poe's character arcs and Rey's lineage, they did have a basic outline for the main characters which is why Rey Kylo and Luke are the most liked of the trilogy

[@pentelegomenon1175]

That's why I call it the reboot trilogy, every movie tries to reboot everything that came before it.

[@darken2417]

What about how they lied to Papa Lucas and immediately trashed his ideas after buying the franchise?

[@techno639]

@@darken2417 They didn't trash everything, Rey was still gonna be powerful, the Skywalkers would've still been tragically hurt by Han's son turning to the dark side. A Jedi hunter would've heavily been inspired by Darth Vader and Luke still would've been an old hermit on an island rediscovering his lighter side

[@SheriffDuncanFlynn]

Even if I don't fully agree with all your choices, gotta say, this is one of the most respectful videos talking about problems with the Sequel Trilogy I've ever seen! Despite really enjoying the trilogy, some of your ideas are actually pretty creative! Thank you Suspect for staying awesome and not being toxic!

[@kevinnigins9488]

Toxicity is on both sides. Not just by people who hate the new trilogy. Don’t mistake toxicity with people trying to explain why these films are god awful, to some youtube comment 9( a guy typing in all caps about how the sequels are bad. Of course there are going to be people who do that. If i’m going to be honest with you, the people who try to defend these god awful films seem to be more toxic. All they do is ignore criticism and brush shit off because they know they have no defense for the bullshit they spit out.

[@Rivian_Jedi]

@Lil Bomb Except none of those things are true about the Prequels. Despite what talking heads like Plinkett say.

[@Rivian_Jedi]

@Lil Bomb No it is actually an objective fact. The character acting was in Character and accomplished the stylistic desires of the director. 30s and 40s style acting. The dialogue was also in character. The CGI by and large holds up and was absolutely revolutionary.

[@Rivian_Jedi]

@Lil Bomb I mean ... This is well documented. What Lucas's intentions were with the dialogue and acting. So unless you can prove those things damage the plot or Characters, Lucas accomplished his goal.

[@Rivian_Jedi]

@Lil Bomb Well your sight is lacking then. You'd need to prove why the acting and dialogue are bad which ... Good luck with that. And then you'd need to do a great deal to prove the CGI overall is bad. Particularly with how well it has aged from 20 years ago.

[@connornyhan]

IDK if anyone here is going to make the excuse “we didn’t need a backstory for the empire in the original trilogy” or “the emperor didn’t need a backstory in the original trilogy” my answer is this: The Sequel Trilogy is NOT the Original Trilogy and doesn’t have the benefit of establishing an entirely new universe. The Sequel Trilogy exists in a world where the OT and Prequels exist and it should have accommodated both.

[@misterknite]

You make a fair point about what the sequels failed to do but you completely glossed over where the OT failed at the same thing. Just because you establish a new universe doesn't mean convenient plot devices aren't bad writing.

[@TheHitchDawk]

The difference is that we have seen the mighty Empire destroyed - so it is imperative that the rise of the even mightier First Order (in the intervening time) is explained. You can meet a new and largely unexplained mightily adversarial force in the beginning of a saga, but not twice.

[@Legoboy55able]

So basically “the originals were the first so they get an instant pass for everything with 0 criticism attached”

[@TheHitchDawk]

Tom Felton - To an extent, yes, absolutely. You can criticise the OT, but it simply isn’t as big of a deal as having won the day three films in, and then having a new even mightier adversary than it’s predecessor establishing itself with no explanation.

[@Obi-Wan_Kenobi]

@@misterknite The OT existed in a vacuum. It could have set any status quo it wanted to without justification because it came first, the right of the first movie. So saying there's an evil Empire that rose of power because it destroyed the Jedi is good enough. But the sequels do not exist in a vacuum, they exist in a world with 6 Star Wars films that have flashed out the history and politics of the galaxy. One of the best things of the prequels is how they create a geopolitical backdrop that logically leads into the OT's. The prequels raised the bar of world building and part of the reason why the sequels failed is because they reduced all that complexity and make the universe seem illogical by comparison. If Palpatine needed to orchestrate a war to rise to power, how did the First Order just suddenly take over? At the end of the day, it's all about the established history. OT had no established history so the world could be anything, you don't need a backstory. But the sequels do because you're already aquatinted with the universe. It's like if I randomly take a walk and travel to a new area. In this area, I see a gigantic mountain. I don't need an explanation for this mountain, it's clearly right there. And it's entirely reasonable that this mountain exists as I have never been to this area before. And let's say I become very accustomed to this mountain after this. I spend the next 30 years exploring it, understanding it, even learning about the science and history that created it. Then I leave for 10 years and one day, I come back and I suddenly see the mountain is gone! And it's been replaced with a canyon! See now I need an explanation! I need to know what happened to my mountain because it was there before and now it's not! Became of my familiarity, I need an explanation and if no one gives me a satisfactory explanation of how it suddenly disappeared and got replaced with a canyon I'd be very confused. That's the problem with the sequels. The removed the complexity of the galaxy established with the OT and prequels. We never got an explanation and are very confused whereas we did not need an explanation of the OT world as it was our introduction.

[@Spartan_sc0tt]

You should do a review pirates of the Caribbean

[@Hogg342]

He should do a what would I do if I was handed the Pirates of the Caribbean movies

[@Spartan_sc0tt]

@@Hogg342 or pirates of the Caribbean but I'm in it, like what he did with harry potter

[@EricGraham94]

Hogg342 why? The POTC trilogy is already a master class of cinema.

[@Hogg342]

@@EricGraham94 bc 4 is awful and 5 is just weird in my opinion

[@EricGraham94]

@@Hogg342 yeah I referred to 1 - 3; 4 and 5 (and the sequels we’ll get without Johnny) are all collectively bad. No one can do a POTC movie better than Gore Verbinski

[@ConnorNotyerbidness]

I dint think that 9 needed any kind of super weapon A fleet of a thousand star destroyers is more than enough No need for them to have death star lasers or the star forge nearby

[@orbaitv5991]

Agreed

[@TheMoris]

Good point. Also, "the ability to destroy a planet is insignificant next to the power of the force"

[@nathanhills336]

Literally Palpatine is enough

[@RaikenXion]

I agree, they really should have just moved completely away from the whole Super Planet Destroyer Weapon thing. They should have made Snoke either a ancient evil emanating from outside of the Galaxy, or something of being who dabbled in the dark side and somehow made himself become a artificial force sensitive; i.e. he manages to imbue himself with force sensitivity, in a un-natural way which makes him powerful, but comes at a cost, it drains his physical body leading to him looking the way he does, all ghoulish.

[@matheusburgodecarvalho429]

I think that it would be cool if Palpatine didn't show up and Snoke was a Sith that hided since the Clone Wars because he was afraid that Palpatine would kill him. So as Palpatine and Vader both die, he becomes the new Lord Sith that manage to turn to the Dark Side the children of both the Skywalker blood and the Palpatine blood. What do you guys think?

[@josiahmeece3381]

Seeing Darth Vader say 'stupid' was something I didn't know I needed

[@irishONgaming]

I’m so glad you agree with me about Luke’s death. I went into the movie pretty much knowing Luke would die. And when he turned out to have just been projecting himself I was so hyped. I’d all sorts of ideas of how the next movie would play out. Then nope he’s just dead.

[@mikolenoel8310]

I would love to see suspect do his version of episode 7-9 while using the ideas in the video

[@charlesroyal5125]

With AI this could be a possibility

[@TheSnowQueen_369]

I honestly think that the Luke scene at the end of the Last Jedi was fine for me. If he actually was there and stepped out in front of the walkers, he would have died instantly. I liked how he shrugged off his shoulder after all of the walkers fired upon him, it made me laugh in the theater. The force projection power that Luke has was also pretty cool, as he had to project his whole body plus the blue lightsaber across the galaxy, which would require a lot of patience and Force energy. I also liked his sacrifice at the end.

[@williamcrow9713]

This is one of the very few critiques of the sequels I've enjoyed watching, and it actually proposed good solutions instead of just complaining. Plus didn't delve into racism, sexism, etc. And I'm all for the "Episode 6 Emperor was a clone" theory. Good stuff all around!

[@deborahminter6231]

Though I definitely see why fans were disappointed, I never get the racist or sexism criticisms.

[@kreigguardsman3355]

I think there was definitely some fans who were pretty offensive in their critiques. That being said I don’t think all of it was aimed because of their sex or race. I think saying that everyone who doesn’t like it is sexist or racist is just a way to shut down criticism

[@spengler2258]

As much as I do quite enjoy the Sequels, and I personally have found a lot to like in them, I do agree with quite a bit of this. Hell, some of these are ideas I shared even prior to this.

[@AppleWasMyIdea]

The fact that Snoke is barely mentioned in this video, is really telling.

[@korakys]

Wow I legit forgot that he existed, even after just watching this video.

[@charlesroyal5125]

He's a non entity. Not worth mentioning

[@GhostRider-on6bz]

"See you round, kid" I always took to mean that he was implying to Kylo (and probably the audience) that he would be back as a force spirit and impossible to be rid of. Almost a threat to Kylo in same way Obi-Wan said "if you strike me down, I will become more powerful than you can possibly imagine".

[@adambosman9611]

I’m so happy to see a calm, civilized critique instead of the screaming nonsense from most people. Happy to see your opinions be sound and backed up. Keep it up!

[@techno639]

EXACTLY - despite some disagreements, his video is civil, fair, and actually entertaining and doesn't make you wanna rip out your ears and stab your eyes

[@adambosman9611]

@@techno639 And his disagreements are focused on the decisions made, not at the cast and crew, unlike the people who are harassing the actors.

[@Rivian_Jedi]

Not sure if you realized this but cast and crew harassment is an incredibly rare minority of people that absolutely despise the Sequels. I'd say most reviews I've seen have thoroughly explained why they are bad. Not screamed at the top of their lungs profanities at Daisy Ridley or Kelly Marie Tran who seem like very nice people.

[@adambosman9611]

@@Rivian_Jedi Oh, absolutely. It's just while those are the minority, their voices are some of the loudest to compensate.

[@Rivian_Jedi]

@@adambosman9611 Eh I think it is overblown. Especially since I've been called toxic, and I know people that have been called sexists, racists, or Nazis literally for just not liking these movies. The toxicity does not just go one way.

[@resikin]

It's been amazing watching you grow throughout the years, you've actually improved in terms of content and quality. Keep it up!

[@NatReyes961]

The Suspect is back! Always good to see him upload. I’m telling you the biggest mistake they made was ironically bringing Palpatine into it. By doing that and bending over backwards to try and fit Rey to him even though we early had an effective answer in The Last Jedi that fit the themes of the saga and actually created whole new possibilities, they ended up hurting themselves and causing unforeseen story consequences. Also why did they give J.J. Abrams only SIX MONTHS of pre-production?! TFA and TLJ had a year to two years of pre-production which gives them time to prep and fine-tune the story. But TROS got fucked by getting only six months. Not sure who in the comments will agree but as an original and sequel trilogy fan that’s my take.

[@RobH1093]

Nathanael Reyes The sad part is they had Colin Trevarrow write a script and then it was thrown out by Lucasfilm and then JJ was brought back

[@NatReyes961]

Rob H Eh Trevorrow’s CONCEPT ART looked good but I’m more mixed on script. Some ideas are great but others feel like expanded universe fanfiction similar to the Palpatine reveal. That apparently was an early draft and each draft kept getting worse and worse. I think they should have just Star Trek: Beyond’d Leia and have her die between movies and her cameo is her as a Force Ghost. And after seeing the horrible screenplay writing on display in Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom and his uncredited rewrites of The Book of Henry (the author and original screenwriter meant for it to be a dark comedy but Trevorrow, for some reason, rewrote it to be a whimsical drama), I don’t think Trevorrow’s vision would have been any less flawed or divisive. Evidently, and just a heartwarming meta thing, according to Dave Filoni Rian Johnson was his mentor in learning how to direct live-action and was supportive of him and Jon Favreau as well as sometimes running into Filoni in the halls and the two would have long conversations about lore and storytelling. Nice behind the scenes tidbit.

[@uniqueness35fanofimginatio73]

Just rearrange the details and tune out some things, and Duel of the Fates could’ve been the best possible ending to the saga you could ask for. To be completely, it is absolutely impossible to make a good ending to a saga with such different tone and feels, with such a rich lore and so many characters people hold onto religiously. This isn’t like Marvel or Harry Potter where they’re based on source material that people can go back to. This is Star Wars, and the movies have been known to be more widely recognized than the Legends stories, no matter how good they might’ve been. Making a final chapter that truly resolved everything well is downright HARD, so I can’t blame Abrams or Trevorrow or Disney for not being able to handle the workload. I’m just glad it’s over, so now the series is free to go to new places and have brand new stories and characters to delve into. Let’s go out there and explore this galaxy far far away.

[@NatReyes961]

UniqueNess35 Fan of Imgination That’s actually a good way to look at it. Well done.

[@NatReyes961]

@Influential Beats Yup. They needed an entire year of pre-production like previous entries. Whomever said it should be 6 months only should have been fired.

[@EricGraham94]

It's funny you mention the Star Forge in this video, because The Rise of Skywalker's plot beats are VERY similar to Knight of the Old Republic's... - Our band of heroes are going from planet to planet searching for McGuffins related to the final objective. - Main protagonist gets a reveal of her true self on a ship before escaping. - The final boss is on a planet with an infinite fleet. - Revan and Bastila, like Kylo Ren and Rey, have a FORCE BOND. Side-Note: Hell, Couch Tomato believes TROS is similar to Deathly Hallows Part 2.

[@kreigguardsman3355]

You know you could also make a comparison to SWTOR’s eternal empire

[@richardkraus1305]

Imagine if, in your version of TROS, it ended with Rey, "redeemed" but still not trusting herself, heading into isolation on Ach-To like Luke did at the start of the trilogy. Then, the final scene was Finn leading a new generation of Force users in his Academy with Rey also there, just using the Astral projection technique.

[@faroffgrace5490]

I really enjoyed this video, mostly because for once it felt like a video discussing the sequel trilogy that WASN'T just coming from a place of "I absolutely hate these films". Most videos are overly negative, but I feel like (even though you did criticise aspects of these films fairly), it still came from a place of enjoyment of these films, at least in certain aspects. And, though it's a video focused on the shortcomings of the films, and what you would have edited, it didn't feel depressingly hateful towards the films. If I could suggest one change that I feel most people don't mention, it's to do with Rey's "your parents are nobody" story arc. She had to be a force for change and good in this series, and learn that her lineage wasn't important to who she was. It's a good message (even if it's kind of edited to "You can be good IN SPITE of your lineage" in Rise of Skywalker) but I felt it was a really misplaced message. Why? Because of Finn. Finn was brainwashed into joining the First Order from a young age, and is implied to be a child soldier. The only family he knows is the other storm troopers, and the friends he makes in the resistance. If ANYONE should have had the "your lineage doesn't matter, you can still be a hero" arc, it's Finn. And though I like the sequel trilogy well enough (even RoS), I think Finn had a lot of missed potential, and hearing that John Boyega was completely shafted during the films' production is really hard to hear. Anyways, great video man, it's nice to see a video that can be critical of this trilogy while still feeling hopeful.

[@kreigguardsman3355]

You know thinking about it Finn really came off as just the black friend trope in movies. Which is sad

[@faroffgrace5490]

@@kreigguardsman3355 I don't really agree in the slightest. More could have been done with him for sure, but that wasn't really the trope at play here.

[@MTV2O2O]

I don’t hate this trilogy, I’m just disappointed Welp, Mandolorian Season 2 Time!

[@jeuryrabassa9534]

Yeah me too,I am not angry,I am just disappointed.😒

[@kevinnigins9488]

Too bad the madnolorian is also dog shit

[@em791]

They really should’ve kept the scene from TFA where they explain that Kylo sees Anakin’s redemption as a single moment of weakness in an otherwise perfectly evil life as Darth Vader. It’s still the canon explanation for them not trying to explain Anakin’s redemption to Kylo.

[@mckenzie_m8]

Domino's Pizza: On its way Unusual Suspect: Uploads Me: 😁😁😄

[@GalahadGregory]

Literally, the same thing for me.

[@HurricaneDDragon]

McKenzie Manini Same, but Round Table.

[@MTV2O2O]

15:14 personally I would have preferred something more mystical and darker-side esque, like a modified version of the Malachor Superweapon that appeared in Star Wars Rebels

[@EricGraham94]

Notice how planets named Malachor are always used as superweapons (except Malachor V in KOTOR II is used through the Force: transmitting echoes to deafen the galaxy to the Force)

[@taloob493]

On that note, why did they create exigol when they already had a perfectly serviceable sith planet in the form of morriban/korriband?

[@MTV2O2O]

taloob That would require actual Star Wars research for ol JJ Abrams

[@EricGraham94]

Kaagh178 but once you get characters like Trilla the Second Sister, it’d be impossible to do that kind of characterization for the Knights of Ren.

[@thememeisseur5592]

Damn... Rey turning into a sith. That plotline alone would be better than the entire prequel trilogy.

[@charlesroyal5125]

Nothing is better than the prequel series

[@noahharris6724]

Actually, a Star Wars canon comic revealed that Anakin was created by Palpatine using the force to influence the medichloreins.

[@thesithcynic3398]

I enjoyed all the sequels on first viewing but this list could’ve easily been 50 things

[@williamozier918]

I liked Rey's Nobody parent story because it fit the concept of balance in the force. Snoke was basically saying that he always knew the Force would create an opposite to Kylo. Now follow me here: Palpatine influenced the Force to create Anakin, so the Skywalker bloodline should NOT exist. The Force balances that by essentially picking a "nobody" and making them Kylo's balance. And having Snoke basically say this shows that Snoke has the wisdom and understanding of how the Force really works, and is trying to mnipulate that understanding. Of course they frelled that all up in the next one.

[@tomch6799]

I can't believe the disaster that was the production of these movies, they had so much potential

[@ArchyMageFoxy]

In response to your "Luke's Jedi Academy", I think a good way to get an idea of what he did would be to look at Jedi Knight: Jedi Academy. You play as Jaden Corr, a new Jedi Padawan who has done what most consider impossible, build a lightsaber without any prior Jedi training. The game takes place in the early days of Lukes academy, Luke is still relatively young, no beard or grey hair in sight. Just a thought~ It's one of my favourite games. Love your videos Suspect and have a good one~

[@jacksprofessionalproductio9403]

Once again Suspect, you’re videos continue to amaze and entertain me. I can see you having a successful career as a creative writer in the movie industry, like if I ever needed help with script rewrites to a “franchise” movie, I would go to you for help. Because fans always do the best work.

[@AliceOfSherwood]

Rey should have been like "I'm all the Jedi" and then ALL the Force ghosts show behind her, building from far behind her at first, but the closer they come, they become more familiar. You see Ahsoka, Kitt Fisto and all the other jedi from Clone Wars. Then Qui Gonn, & Mace Windu, Obi Wan and Yoda. And finally, flanking Rey are Luke and Anakin. The final heart wrench, Luke helps Rey steady the lightsaber that belonged to him. Then another hand steadies Leia's saber. Pan up and see Leia. Ben would have to be conscious in this scene, and he'd lock eyes with his mother.

[@Gus420_]

Damn if only

[@seanmalady2968]

“I could go on for hours.” PLEASE DO!

[@RobH1093]

I think the biggest issue with the trilogy was a lack of planning. Sure, the original trilogy wasn't planned out, but George had three years to make each film and plan things out between films. However, Disney rushed these movies into production - as soon as one movie released, the next film started filming so they could meet Disney's release dates, leaving little time to plan between films. As someone who liked the first two films in the trilogy (especially The Last Jedi), I feel that the trilogy needed a bit more planning and things set in motion. I appreciate Rian Johnson trying to take the trilogy in new directions, but at the same time, I understand how it rubbed people the wrong way, and it would have been better if Rian was given a stand alone film. As for Phasma - her costume started out as concept art for Kylo Ren, and the character was made around that and then she was shoehorned into the story.

[@Obi-Wan_Kenobi]

I was very annoyed that they made Yoda the ghost the appeared to Luke in the Last Jedi instead of me. Yoda was not Luke's first mentor I was, and if they're going to have a teacher sit wonderments with Luke and talk about failure you don't send Yoda, you sent me because I both have the greatest connection with Luke and I've been though the exact same thing he has. I empathize with Luke way more here than Yoda does. And I'm also more important to Star Wars overall than Yoda is. I am one of only 4 characters who appeared in all 6 original films and I was never even included seen in the sequels once? That's not right at all.

[@theunholyoreogaming5207]

im excited for youre series master obi wan

[@diegob798]

The difference is that Yoda actually trained Luke and didn't die 1 hour after meeting him, kenobi

[@obiwankenobi9141]

Hello there!

[@JasonGrace69]

This reminds me of the old video you had called something like "Top 10 Things the Original Trilogy Did Wrong". I really enjoyed that video but I can't find it anymore. Anyways I really just wanted to say I've enjoyed your stuff for a long time and it makes my day when you release new content!

[@benjaminfenty8745]

Rey turning to the Dark Side does sound interesting, though I still prefer her sticking to the Light Side and wanting to do the right thing.

[@Missmatch_21]

Brilliant video suspect, amazing editing, a concise and informative script and some of the best ideas for Star Wars since 1980! Keep up the great work man 🙂

[@pastorcodymitchell1456]

I was sort of defending TFA when it came to all the new hope stuff but in hindsight the fact that that even existed should've told me along with many others that disney had no plan, passion, care for these movies

[@maisj26]

So glad to see you back, Ross! Excited to watch this one. Nice mullet, by the way. 😉

[@Sleeper800]

My problem with the "make episode 6 Palpatine a clone" thing is that it makes absolutely no sense for actual Palpatine to then just sit back and do nothing for 30 years despite still having a whole Empire at his command.

[@matthodgkinson2003]

Well at this point he'd be finding and rebuilding the Star forge for the suspect's version of Rise of Skywalker

[@Sleeper800]

Matthew Hodgkinson Seems like he could do that AND not just abandon the Empire with all the resources at his disposal. But what do I know?

[@Rivian_Jedi]

Correct. If they wanted a Palpatine clone story they should have had it so that was the focus of the Trilogy. A clone of Palpatine raised by Imperial Loyalists, perhaps Thrawn, is presented to the galaxy as his 'son'. He is not the literal consciousness of Palpatine. Or Force Sensitive. He is just a Machiavellian politician doing seemingly good acts to get the Galaxy to embrace a neo Empire. You can even make him morally grey rather than straight up evil.

[@uniqueness35fanofimginatio73]

All this just goes to show that bringing in Palpatine at all was a mistake. I love Palpatine, he’s a fantastic character, but his story was finished in VI. Kylo should’ve been the villain for IX. Straight up.

[@citywitt3202]

This was the video that finally got me to watch episode IX. I can’t avoid suspect content, but spoilers. Better late than never, and well worth the wait, great video / review.

[@IsaacWhittakerDakin]

Absolutely love the number 1 idea, it would have felt there was less repeat from the original trilogy

[@EricGraham94]

Welp, Daisy DEFINITELY is not returning to the franchise. She revealed that originally she was going to be a Kenobi... until JJ up and said "Newp she's a Palpy." Even Boyega is pissed as well.

[@FuryanJedi13]

That says it all, doesn't it? :-( The only way Star Wars can ever come back from this mess is if they reboot the franchise, or at least retcon the sequels out of canon.

[@FuryanJedi13]

@Kaagh178 That's basically what I meant. Either way, they would need to distance themselves from the sequels.

[@EricGraham94]

@@FuryanJedi13 Or better yet - the fanbase oughta just remove themselves ENTIRELY from Disney's branding of the original IP that when Disney, LucasFilm Ltd and Kathleen Kennedy realize they lost their fanbase, they start pumping out quality stories... but we ignore them anyways BECAUSE we know they'll try to lace their social/identity politics agenda into every story. Ignoring all of it will reach a point where Disney might have to give up the IP entirely.

[@StacheHand]

You hit the nail on the head with the whole matter of the Death Stars. I mean, the Death Star, the Death Star 2, the Starkiller Base, which may as well be called the Death Star Forge, and then the Death Star Destroyers. How many of these planet-busting laser weapons did these filmmakers think were needed? Yeah, the villains are a tyrannical military, they need a big weapon as a symbol of power to induce fear, but couldn't they mix it up? Aside from the Star Forge that you mentioned in this video, there's another idea I found out about while doing some Star Wars research. Have you ever heard of the now non-canon Dark Empire comics, Suspect? In them, the Galactic Empire, under the order of a reborn Palpatine, has built these superweapons that are kind of like the Star Forge, only these things eat planets, like Unicron; they're called the World Devastators. Using powerful tractor beams, they would rip a planet apart at close-range, harvest their resources and convert them into both fuel for themselves and parts to automatically build any tools of war the Empire requires, including starships, fighters, droids and, with enough time, more World Devastators. That's another thing: there were *several* of these monstrous machines. Something like that would be a great challenge for the heroes, combining the threat of a bunch of giant, armored, planet-killing weapons even more deadly than the Death Star with rapidly growing enemy fleets. Just have Palpatine oversee the construction of the World Devastators in a top secret shipyard, unleash them on the galaxy when they're least expected, and without making his presence or involvement known, and then finally unveil the fleet they've built from the worlds they've ended. Even though the Legends continuity has been disregarded as officially published fanfiction by Disney, they and Lucasfilm still drew some inspiration from it (or unintentionally copied it, I dunno) for the sequel trilogy. Why not also revive the concept of this type of superweapon? By the way, since this would be a relevant place to make this recommendation, I suggest you check out Phoenix Studios. He's made videos describing how he'd rewrite the Star Wars sequels, Michael Bay's Transformers and a few other films, as well as video essays on story tropes. And now I go on with my life while my long comment on this video just sits here, ignored for all eternity because I took 4 months to think of anything to type about it.

[@bradleywillard2361]

30:41... and I have just shit myself. Another great video, Suspect. As ever, delivering some really thoughtful and honest ideas which could genuinely give these films a better narrative structure. Keep up with the great work.

[@Torterra625]

My list for how I would change the sequels is a lot shorter: I would have just adapted the Young Jedi Knights series of novels and had Jaina and Jacen Solo as the protagonists. Because SPOILERS.... Jacen becomes a full on Sith Lord down the road spitting in the face of what Luke, Anakin and his family sacrificed themselves for and Jaina ultimately has to kill her own twin brother. There’s no redemption before death, he’s just straight up killed.

[@nasatheman1227]

God I’ve been watching this guy for years, I loved all his movie reviews, especially the sam Raimi Spider-Man trilogy as a kid, I still love it, watching this video and seeing u I’m having nostalgia

[@JamSwoosh]

I love all these ideas. Even though I don't like The Last Jedi, I appreciate it trying to be slightly different. But these concepts you've come up with are true to Star Wars and make sense with the six main films stories behind these three.

[@snaketooth0943]

That end-gag with the "what the f-" made me laugh the hardest I did all day!

[@4masteryoda]

I think the reason Ewan McGregor wasn't included is because Luke only interacted with the Alec Guinness version and they probably thought it would be weird.

[@Obi-Wan_Kenobi]

Lucas was fine with replacing Anakin's original actor with Hayden Christian who Luke also never interacted with. I think they could have gotten away with fudging the Obi-Wan actor. The could have even put some make up on Ewan to make him look more like Alec.

[@4masteryoda]

@@Obi-Wan_Kenobi I agree. I wish Ewan McGregor was in it.

[@WilsTube]

Han Solo, Leia and Kylo being on-screen together as more of a family unit would make a good WandaVision-like sitcom!

[@syntaxusdogmata3333]

Serious question: Ever think of becoming a script editor, Ross?

[@glubbs5283]

Your videos are a gift! Your comedic style is perfect. Thank you!

[@thememeisseur5592]

Honestly, with these changes, I'd actually want to watch these.

[@uniqueness35fanofimginatio73]

Eeeeh.....I’d tune some ideas to streamline things that make things more dramatic. Like, instead of Rey turning to the Dark Side in TLJ, have her turn during her fight with Palpatine, and she and Ben fight to the death all the while the war to end all wars is happening right above them. Or they could, well, simply use Duel of the Fates.

[@NicklasZandeVGCP2001]

With the "Darth Pryde" thing, make him the old apprentice of Count Dooku AKA: Darth Tyranus. And explain that he fought for The Separatists originally. But was cast aside once The Empire came to be, and Darth Vader replaced Dooku as his BTW apprentice, and that he "helps" Kylo train Rey as their new apprentice, but she usurps the throne as Supreme Leader of the First Order, with Darth Pryde at her side.

[@shadowtech9158]

While I don't think episode 8 is the best episode in all of the star wars films, that shall always been V, its the best out of the new sequels (at least for me). Ots the only ony that doesn't rely so heavily of previous films like 7 does or cave-in and retcon a whole bunch of plot points plus have a lot of plot holes like 9. Granted there are things that could be change but overall Episode 8 is fine as is. Note I think the biggest problems these films had is they didn't really plan ahead each film and just hoped for the best, thinking lightning would strike twice as the OG Star wars wasn't a planned trilogy either. Also Disney gave in way to easily to fan backlash. Also I would have gone with Ryan as the main architect of the trilogy than JJ. JJ is good for reigniting film series that are old but not really planning ahead. To big of an obsession on the mystery box and not really thinking what's in the box, which is great to get something going but not the ending of it.

[@JaelinBezel]

Banking on not planning because it worked out in the past is like expecting to roll two nat 20s in a row: sure, it COULD happen, but only the desperate, foolish, or desperately foolish would be relying on it happening.

[@blazetheplaneswalker]

how has Hollywood not hired you yet mate these ideas are epic

[@Obi-Wan_Kenobi]

Luke being alive doesn't really undercut the threat of Kylo. He was already undercut when Rey managed to beat him/fight him to draw 3 times without any training anyway.

[@theunholyoreogaming5207]

Yeah thats so annoying

[@nekotrocki]

I wanted Rey to fall for the dark side so bad. I loved the way you explained everything in your number one. I wished it played out like that

[@lorcan0c]

Aight, self-admitted Star Wars geek here, so I'll just be typing up a response to some of the points argued here for the sake of it, pausing / continuing as I go. So when this ends up as a wall of text, my apologies. 4:10 "Who would even join such an organisation?" You do remember the part where Finn says he was abducted from his family and indoctrinated into the First Order as a child, right? This is explicitly said in the first film. As for number 6, saying Luke's sacrifice isn't appropriate...? Dude, c'mon. Remember Yoda's exact words from Empire strikes back. "Adventure? Excitement? Hmph, a Jedi craves not these things. A Jedi uses the force for knowledge and defense. Never to attack." Luke's sacrifice here 100% embodies that moral. He saves the entire Resistance base without harming a single person. He doesn't need a big bombastic exciting X-Wing run, he only needs the Force, nothing else. I'm on the same page as you with the "Seeya round, kid" line though. From concept art and script leaks, it's very well known Luke's ghost was meant to play a bigger role in 9, specifically as a 'haunting' figure for Kylo. Which would've fit with that dialogue. But obviously that all got chucked out the window... Regarding Finn vs. Rando McStormtrooper, yes, that was *supposed* to be Phasma's moment. But scheduling conflicts with Game of Thrones meant she couldn't do it. Now why they didn't opt for a stunt actor is... beyond me, because, guys, she's got a helmet on, I don't think anyone will know the difference. But yeah, apparently this was supposed to be a fight with her at some point before production troubles. RE: Anakin's conception? Yeah, your "theory" is exactly what happened in Old Canon. Plagueis was experimenting in how to attain immortality, and created life via the Force. Problem was, he didn't know where or what that life was. Just that it... existed, and might one day show up. Which leads to act 3 of the book, the point where the story overlaps with the events of The Phantom Menace. And we get this amazing 'scene we never saw'. Palpatine's talking to Count Dooku (who at this point is still a Jedi, though not on good terms with them, as this is shortly before he leaves the order) and Dooku mentions in passing "Oh my old student Qui-Gon Jinn just returned from the outer rim today, made a real fuss in the Council chambers", etc, and mentions Anakin and the whole "Chosen One" thing. Palpatine immediately realises what's just happened, and rushes to tell Plagueis. Plagueis says "We can't let this kid fall into the hands of the Jedi, we are FUCKED if they get to him before we do" (well, not literally, but you get what I'm going for) and the two then have to sneakily try and get Anakin away from the Jedi, but of course this doesn't work, duh, we've seen the movie, but it made for a really interesting bit of behind-the-scenes context with the benefit of hindsight. Palpatine ultimately ends up killing Plagueis during the events of the movie. Literally, that whole 'killed him in his sleep' scene happens concurrently with the duel between Obi-Wan and Maul. And with Maul gone and Anakin's true power revealed, Palpatine begins the long game of swaying Anakin to the dark side by setting himself up as a father figure for the boy. Oookay, regarding "Clonepatine", um... no, just no to that. Palpatine was on the Death Star for good reason, he was the bait. To lure the Rebel fleet into a big final showdown, but springing the trap that (A) The Death Star is battle ready, and (B) the Imperial Fleet was waiting for them and boxing them in. Why put himself in danger like this? Luke flat out says it. "Your overconfidence is your weakness". Palpatine saw NO danger. He knew about the Endor team going after the Shield Generator. He figured his Stormtroopers would overwhelm them. And any other day, they would've. The Rebel Commandos were outnumbered by a ridiculous amount, plus walkers and speeders and such. So, begrudgingly, yes, the Ewoks were the game-changer.... which I suppose has a sort of poetic justice to it. That the natives of yet another world the Empire stomped across to create their weapons of galatic conquest ended up being the deciding factor in undoing all that. In the 90's, a Comic series called "Dark Empire" was published, a comic they pulled heavily from for this movie. In the comics, we get this exact reveal. That Palpatine was always a clone (or... Clones) who has been pulling the strings behind the scenes for CENTURIES, and using cloning and sprit-transfer techniques to continually die and revive himself in a new body. Star Wars author Timothy Zahn, the 'father' of the expanded universe, best known for penning Admiral Thrawn and the 'Thrawn Trilogy' which was long considered the true sequels to the original saga, decried this. He said it 'undermines Vader's sacrifice" and makes the climax of Return of the Jedi far less important. And I feel the same would apply here. Don't get me wrong, Palpatine cheating death to begin with undermines Vader's sacrifice, but this would be a step too far IMO. RE: Lando's backup. Once again, something the original draft of Ep. 9 handled better. The non-Rey subplot consisted of Finn, Rose and a few other supporting characters infiltrating the Jedi Temple on a First Order occupied Coruscant and using the Jedi distress beacon to transmit a galaxy wide call to arms, with Leia pleading her case to the people. (As well as a Stormtrooper revolution against the First Order lead by Finn, and Walker battles in the Coruscant streets. I am pained that this was not used....)

[@jadenbryant9283]

Well this is all his opinion and probably doesn't know all of expanded universe only a descent amount

[@techno639]

At least we got a stormtrooper revolution in the Rise of Skywalker lead by Finn and Jana on the Star Destroyer against the Sith troopers

[@Сайтамен]

I would like the hologram idea...if he wouldn't die. Seriously, what was the point of the power if you die anyways? What did he won except 3 minites to evacuation?

[@uniqueness35fanofimginatio73]

Albeit mostly skipped over, with no buildup, and no earned payoff of any kind. Hell, the entire Battle of Exegol is the most disappointing battle in all of SW. No hyperbole. No exaggeration.

[@magnusgrant4146]

Even though I hugely dislike the sequels, this video has made me realise something; these films and characters actually had potential and if all these changes were applied, we could've gotten at the very least, a decent trilogy and a worthy continuation of the originals.

[@RaikenXion]

I would have took out the FO and changed the main threat to a ancient force that has existed outside of the Galaxy. I would NOT have kept Luke in exile stuck on the island planet, i would have had Rey come along and help restore his faith in the force, and then he comes out of that exile and joins everyone else, including a reunion with Leia and Han. I would have made Snoke either a ancient Sith or someone who has dabbled in the darkside, experimented with it and done something "un-natural", resulting in him being immensely powerful in the darkside but not a natural force sensitive, causing his physical body to wither. I would definitely make Finn Force Sensitive alongside Rey. I would have the New Republic existing in the Galaxy.

[@dannyweggy7719]

Great video. U acknowledged at the end that there are some good things in the sequels. U should make a video on 10 things u liked (if i can find 10) the big thing for me was the way they treated finn. We have seen characters like Rey and Poe, but never seen a stormtrooper, turn good guy, turn JEDI. That would have been am amazing story. Especially since he is force sensitive

[@SociaCin]

I would have insisted on pre-planning the trilogy. I would have used the Knights of Ren as a pursuit force throughout to add tension to Luke training Rey. I would have had Rey go with Kylo but they do their own thing. If Palpatine must return in 9, he takes command of the First Order and Rey/Kylo have to come back to stop him.

[@smileyeagle1021]

One thing to be said about Ben looking like he is insane when talking to Han, despite the fact that he was definitely not actually there... that is an actual technique used by therapists, having someone imagine someone who is gone and have the conversation you wish you could have had with them.

[@powerrangernerd8122]

Just watch, in about 10-15 years, they're gonna release an Episode 10 trailer and say "Gotcha, episode 9 wasn't the final chapter".

[@cameronfield7313]

I mean, odds are it's definitely gonna be something completely new since the Skywalker Saga is over. I mean, Rey and them may make appearances, but it is probably going to be a whole new saga with whole new cast of characters.

[@powerrangernerd8122]

@@cameronfield7313 Yeah, but I mean how episode 6wl wrapped everything up, and then episode 7 came along and said "No, episode 6 wasn't the final chapter. THUS is gonna be the final trilogy!" That kind of thing.

[@cameronfield7313]

@@powerrangernerd8122 Yeah, I'd be kind of done if they did that.

[@powerrangernerd8122]

@@cameronfield7313 Same. It'd be pointless. But, you know they'll do it just to make more money.

[@spikey556]

the shape of her yellow saber does imply it's a double-bladed one

[@sran438]

Well, the prequels have the Clone wars (what got me into Star Wars). Hope The Unusual suspect checks it out.

[@SirStephenSW5334]

Great job. I agree with a lot of it. One of the things that I really couldn’t stand about the Last Jedi was that cheesy dialog at the end between Finn and Rose when she almost sacrificed herself. Your theory about Palpatine’s clone in Episode Vi is really intriguing. As far as Chewie dying in episode VIII would almost fall in line with the Legacy books as he does give up his life in one of them (I can’t remember which one). Thanks for an awesome video.

[@rubeng370]

Around the 36:00 That last part of Luke training Finn for 9, we could have had Finn be unfinished with his training. Maybe then have Finn talking to Dark Rey and be like "please don't make have to destroy you" Rey turns off one side of the lightsaber and says "Fine, I'll go easy on you". Rey still destroys Finn Later Rey wants to be the most powerful so she fights Kylo for power the first time, Kylo is scared and loses the fight. Luke and Kylo confront each other and either fight or talk to team up and fight Dark Rey. Have Palpatine be powerful and scary like in clone wars fighting Savage and Maul. But have it Rey vs Luke and Kylo Then Luke fights Emperor as he walks in and Ben fights Rey with maybe Finn if he's alive. One or both die, she helps Palpatine. Luke beats Rey. Palpatine then uses her lightsaber and Luke grabs Finn's blue lightsaber. They fight with 2 lightsabers in an epic showdown we never got to see in 6. And have an epic battle with music from episode 3. I wish there was something dark, exciting, and epic to have seen and give pay off to everyone. Even if 9 ends in a sad tragic way

[@EricGraham94]

Palpatine could even say a line like this: “As once you fell before my power, today will be the end of your legacy, Skywalker!!”

[@jpward01]

This was a great video, and honestly I could see some of these ideas working out pretty well. Also, those Palpatine sketches have no right being that funny!

[@august4222]

I wrote a long post about my thoughts on the trilogy, but I do really like yours as well. I will also say though, I do think the sequels will have a similar renaissance like the prequels recently did. Yes they're flawed, but imo there's enough good shit there to last a while and I do think today's generation will continue to love it for year down the line.

[@braiden3315]

Fun Fact: that “random” trooper was actually named nines and was finn’s old squad mate and rival which was explained in Finns book.

[@VaderXBricks]

Movie Only Viewers: where did the First Order come from? Disney & Lucasfilm: ReAd ThE bOoKs & CoMiCs & PlAy ViDeO gAmEs!!!!

[@DedricSilva]

That's good for me as i like seeing Star Wars stories in every media.

[@gallantmon4]

Vader - X - Bricks You'd think that but ONLY recently did Kathleen Kennedy realise there's books, comics and what not because they never had a plan for the sequel trilogy.

[@Jellybob69]

Halo 5 takes notes

[@ianschwalberg428]

Wow! An actual well made video detailing where these movies fell and how they could have been improved, not some some toxic ass fan calling them the worst movies ever made, saying “they killed the franchise” or calling anyone who liked them complete idiots. Nicely done suspect!

[@faemaiden5090]

In hindsight (even though I was one of those fucks who complained that The Last Jedi was the worst film of all time) I think that TLJ was the best of the sequels because RJ actually tried to do something with the series instead of becoming a puppet on strings for Disney's whims. I would actually want to see an actual RJ cut because I have a theory that the up and down tone of TLJ is Disney being an helicopter parent. I think he's one of the only movies (not counting Mando) that hints at criticizing the Jedi and the "Light Side" of the battle. I think that if RJ had complete creative control over TLJ then it could have been a master piece. But alas... Disney...

[@Minecraftlover73]

Honestly that point about criticizing the "light side" was one of the reason I liked it even with its flaws. I wish we got to see more of it and have it end with the force in actual balance.

[@pentelegomenon1175]

Did they try to do something with the series? As far as I can recall, everything at the end of the movie was the same as it was in the beginning. Even Luke mostly just went from being one kind of non-character to another.

[@austinjohnsen4430]

pentelegomenon And then people will say that Empire did the exact same thing. Except in Empire there were a lot of things to get excited about going into the next movie. Rescuing Han, finding out if Vader was telling the truth about being Luke’s father and Luke possibly becoming an official Jedi.

[@nathans5347]

Agree RJ’s film was the best of the three, tho I think for it - and the trilogy - to be totally good - he would have needed complete narrative control over more than the middle act.

[@faemaiden5090]

@@nathans5347 Exactly! I really don't think that JJ was the best choice to lead these films. His whole "mystery box" thing is great for a TV show because you can have more foreshadowing, clues, and lead up to it. "Mystery box" in film is a lot more like a really important question, then an answer, just not as good. They should have gone with someone like RJ, most of the Star Wars fandom are grown up now, the majority of people seeing the film are going to be adults, it could have really been interesting if the Star Wars films made you actually think about morality...

[@equinoxalchemist]

ok I have an idea for a future star wars movie / possible tv show ill sum it up in a couple points 1. the main character should be a descendent of Obi-Wan and THEY SHOULD KNOW THAT {for those of you questioning how he could have descendants. Look too Duchess Satine, maybe she had a child with Obi-Wan in secret much like Padme & Anakin} 2. Make the villains a group that we know but wouldn't expect to be the villains. For example, the night sisters. It would definitely be interesting to learn more about them and how they grew in power while being out of sight of the empire and the first order. Perhaps finally venturing into the uncharted parts of the galaxy. 3. Don't give the villains a super weapon, just have them be naturally extremely powerful and then let us see just how powerful they are throughout the course of the film leading up to the final fight. 4. Have both sides of the force be represented in the main protagonists. I've already addressed the light side protagonist {The Obi-Wan descendant}. Maybe for the dark side protagonist that would travel and learn from the light side protagonist, we could have a descendant of a lesser known Sith lord that would only be recognized by someone interested in star wars outside of the movies. Someone from the old republic like Darth Revan or even Darth Malgus perhaps. {Or if ya wanna get really interesting, make them a descendant of the eternal empire's royal family}

[@sealionstudios8597]

Al least the true sequel to Return of the Jedi is here now: It's called The Mandalorian. Class 👌

[@RaikenXion]

Especially if it can eventually spin-off and lead upto Luke Skywalker and his Jedi School. Like say if the Mando hands Baby Yoda over to Ahsoka who then takes the child to Luke.

[@samisikdar5417]

@@RaikenXion honestly this is a great idea I hope they just retcon the sequels with Mando

[@RaikenXion]

@@samisikdar5417 This is what im hoping for my fingers are crossed, cause if they dont and actually make the connect, the showrunners are going to struggle cause then they have to "dance around" the Sequels, because of the fact Mando, Katan, Ahsoka and Grogu are not around in the time of the Sequels.

[@CartersRemasters]

and the see you around kid, is the a reference to Obi-Wan's line in New Hope, he became more powerful in death then in life, and his not attacking/hurting Ben shows empathy and compassion

[@Emeraldragon_39]

As a wise man once said: "You're shorter than I expected"

[@JaelinBezel]

“Aren’t you a little short for an Imperial trooper?” “Oh, the uniform.” -Celes and Locke from Final Fantasy 6.

[@jsmarty1]

I remember the original video on the originals is the reason I found your content and I’ve loved your content ever since. Keep it up

[@sawyer6264]

Here’s something I’d change: Get rid of Kylo and Rey’s “relationship”. It drives me fucking nuts that people look at these two and think that they’d be a perfect romance, also that kiss was completely unnecessary and there was no set up for it

[@CAPTIANZEUS]

Dave should make the next animated show about Luke’s Jedi Academy, at least we know he will stay true to the characters and give us the cool stuff we want to see

[@katiepersons6575]

Making Rey so overpowered actually could have worked if they made her the villain. I agree!

[@jackhughes6059]

I think that luke's death in front of the twin suns is good because the fact that he doesn't come in fighting shows that he has changed as a jedi

[@gyozafreak]

What is this? a video criticizing the sequels without being a manlet or a pretentious pseudo critic. Even though i disagree with Luke living and Palpatine's clone this is a great list, loved it

[@RiderNexus]

AND IT'S NOT 5 HOURS LONG?!

[@gyozafreak]

@@RiderNexus Each video

[@darken2417]

Anomaly and MauLer are great though. And MauLer isn't being pseudo anything he goes point by point explaining in great detail as to why a scene or theme is horrific to burn away all the claims and defenses that have been made of the films. The sequels are a stain on the story of human history.

[@RiderNexus]

@@darken2417 > The sequels are a stain on the story of human history Jesus, I've seen way worse films like: Batman v Superman, the Jurassic World films, The Bayformers movies, Lion King 2019, Cats, and The Last Airbender movie. And calling a film a stain on the story of human history is childish and pretty pathetic when we have actual bad things we've done as a human race

[@motor4X4kombat]

@@RiderNexus they still horrible pieces of medie and everyone who likes them should die from corona

[@ryanhutchinson4467]

32:37 That Yoda impression was on point!