Rey's sacred Jedi texts

Don't you think they will leave most of the things you mentioned above to be described in books and comics, because they could have happened in the "time gap" between VIII & IX (like the whole Clone Wars stuff)?

 

To be honest, my first discussion with my son after our 4th view of VIII was a speculation about the fact that we saw a punch of "finishing moves" in TLJ (Snokes death, Lukes death, Leia stepping back behind Poe, Finn becoming a "real" Rebel, Rey taking over the Jedi lore, Kylo claiming the FO lead....)
Having that in mind there is even more space for "the challenges of a new generation" that in fact has taken over the whole thing.

1)"Political" the whole GFFA is a big mess, a political "space vacuum".
Where is the rest of New Rep. survivors beside the tiny resistance "spark group"?
What will old fashioned Imperial alikes of the FO say to their new "dynamical leadership duo", especially to a new Supreme "out of control"?
Where should Rey in times of total chaos and being hunted by Kylo and the whole FO go do have time and space to dive deeper into the Force?

The "era" we have left in VIII reminds me of the state where the "Rebels" series has been started.. with little cells joining (for ex. Rey in a sort of "Ezra" role, Poe in a "Hera" role, Finn as "Kallus"..).
Is Rey, maybe, able to find some of Lukes old students or the former "Knights of Ren"?..
yep. headache, of course

 

Yeah, I kinda wonder if we won't have a significant time skip, allowing for supplementary material (comics, books, games, etc) to show how these cells evolve.

I mean, we need a time skip, but I hope it doesn't gloss over too much.

 

It is gonna be hilarious if Rey never learned to read while living on the Jakku desert.

 

I could have typed in
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"I have enjoyed VIII, but I have no clue at all what Rey will begin with the Books"
...
instead of my post above,

but it was much more fun to spill out some ramdom thoughts about the current state after the events of VIII

 

I'm really curious how the whole force ghost thing goes from here. There's been this huge build up with the ghosts I wish there was some kind of payoff in the 9th film. Have we ever seen a force ghost interact with a person they didn't know? That might rule out anyone but Luke visiting her.

 

I hope a few years pass between Episodes 8 and 9, with comics bridging the gap just like we got the canon SW comics covering the time between ANH and ESB...and during this time, Rey could attempt to decipher the jedi books and seek guidance just like Luke did in the comics using Obi-wan's journals.



The comics could have adventures of Rey, Poe, Finn and Rose together or separately with other characters (Maz, DJ, broom boi?). There could also be stories about the state of the galaxy under Supreme Leader Ren, and General Hux, with Kylo seeking out Rey (but not giving away anything major).

The concept art of the jedi book pages show astrological positions. In TCW, Mother Talzin tried performing a ritual during an eclipse to become more powerful than both the jedi and the sith. I wonder if this concept might be re-visited in this trilogy since the story of a similar sounding ritual was also mentioned in Weapon of a Jedi.

 

I honestly think it is unlikely when we next see Ray that she'll have Padawans, but one would think at some point she has to start? I am loathe to use any other movie in the ST as metadata for future movies (because they just don't seem to be connected enough) but in TFA Snoke says if Skywalker is found the New Jedi will rise. I think most of us assume that means plural. But perhaps in the New Order the Jedi don't have to spend their entire life becoming Jedi (I think it's one of the principal problems with Ray's ascenion, even the "Chosen One" Anakin trained for most of his life). So maybe it is feasible at the end of EPIX we see Ray taking Padawans (if the time skip between TLJ and EPIX is large enough)

 

I like where BF2 went with everything. Zay and Shriv being the ones that Leia sent to the outer rim to get reinforcements (I only played the campaign, so I am unsure if the other missions are the same) . I am anxious to find out what happened to them and why they failed at that. Even if it doesn't play out in the movie. Though I do think there will have to be an explanation as to why no help came.

 

*cue the leifmotif of "Across the Stars" in the background*

(hey it's the audiobook not me! LOL)

Throw Ezra, Thrawn, Ahsoka potentially being still alive by then plus another potential FS named Jacen and there you go, more possibilities come afloat!

 

@Trevor, interesting idea, but is the Jedi Path book canon? I thought it was part of Legends. I know there's a lot of stuff in it that even TLJ draws from (like Rian's Force projection tweet) but I'm not sure everything in it fits snugly into canon.

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