Star Wars Episode 8

*Andrew NDB* · 12-23-2017, 03:19 AM

Here's a possibly geeky nitpick/possibly not about 7 and 8, Snoke in particular...

OK, so the Republic are aware the Sith are evil, were all defeated in some war 500 years before Episode I, right? Palpatine's rise to power, the only people who are aware he's a Sith are the Jedi, who are immediately killed or driven into exile. "By the way, I'm a Sith Lord!" was never a part of his "I'm creating an Empire!" speech, nor would I believe that would have ever come up afterward. He went to the trouble of explaining his change in appearance and sudden penchant for big black hooded robes were to cover up his injuries from Windu. Presumably if it was known he was a Sith he would have faced some pretty strong opposition in the Senate in the 20 years between Episode III and IV. Granted, the high-ranking Imperials in that Death Star room in IV knew ("Your Emperor's sorcerer's ways!")... but surely not the whole of the Empire knew? These were just carry-overs from the Republic, people just doing a job. "The Sith are good!" was not a part of the Emperor's New Order or anything... so the Sith presumably remained a scary, villainous thing in the eyes of all before, during, and after the Empire, right?

So 30 years later, a very, very obvious... if not a Sith outright, then certainly super Dark Side user comes along. Snoke. I mean, he's not even trying to hide it remotely. The whole First Order just forms around this guy right away, enthusiastically? Rally around him to such a degree that apparently the First Order even outnumber and outgun the fledgling New Republic in 8? This doesn't compute. If that were to happen, this Snoke guy would have had to have been super charismatic, even more savvy and conniving than Palpatine. What a guy that must have been.

So let's just kill him and not even get into any of it? Again, lame. Not clever, just lame.

12-23-2017, 03:19 AM	#11
Andrew NDB Weed Whacker Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Auburn, WA Posts: 34,558	Here's a possibly geeky nitpick/possibly not about 7 and 8, Snoke in particular... OK, so the Republic are aware the Sith are evil, were all defeated in some war 500 years before Episode I, right? Palpatine's rise to power, the only people who are aware he's a Sith are the Jedi, who are immediately killed or driven into exile. "By the way, I'm a Sith Lord!" was never a part of his "I'm creating an Empire!" speech, nor would I believe that would have ever come up afterward. He went to the trouble of explaining his change in appearance and sudden penchant for big black hooded robes were to cover up his injuries from Windu. Presumably if it was known he was a Sith he would have faced some pretty strong opposition in the Senate in the 20 years between Episode III and IV. Granted, the high-ranking Imperials in that Death Star room in IV knew ("Your Emperor's sorcerer's ways!")... but surely not the whole of the Empire knew? These were just carry-overs from the Republic, people just doing a job. "The Sith are good!" was not a part of the Emperor's New Order or anything... so the Sith presumably remained a scary, villainous thing in the eyes of all before, during, and after the Empire, right? So 30 years later, a very, very obvious... if not a Sith outright, then certainly super Dark Side user comes along. Snoke. I mean, he's not even trying to hide it remotely. The whole First Order just forms around this guy right away, enthusiastically? Rally around him to such a degree that apparently the First Order even outnumber and outgun the fledgling New Republic in 8? This doesn't compute. If that were to happen, this Snoke guy would have had to have been super charismatic, even more savvy and conniving than Palpatine. What a guy that must have been. So let's just kill him and not even get into any of it? Again, lame. Not clever, just lame. __________________ [ ODYSSEY \| ORIGIN \| THE IMAGE/VOL. 3 CONCLUSION \| THE SHELLSHOCKED PODCAST \| ON FACEBOOK ]