SPECULATION Time difference between episodes 8 & 9

I agree with you @DarthPilkington : a 1 - 3 year gap between VIII and IX would be optimal for a number of things, including, but not limited to: off-screen character growth (a la Luke from ANH to TESB), significant changes in the galaxy and evidence of the hatred of the war leaving planets and people scarred, and is ideal for filling with other media (books, comics, TV series, etc.).

Plus, it could instigate some pretty radical changes in character and costume design, as well as roughly a three-year gap (between TFA's release and the end of IX's principal photography next year) reflecting the real-life passing of time.

Plus, if Porgs are anything like rabbits, I suppose such a gap would lend itself to a small army of Porgs being established and taking out swarms of First Order stormtroopers at the final battle on a forest planet

 

There's literally no way of telling right now, but this will be an interesting conversation after TLJ comes out. If I had to guess, I'd say they'll stick to a shorter gap - months tops. But again, we have no idea where will TLJ leave us.

 

I wasn't entirely happy with there not being a gap in between TFA and TLJ BUT they did leave us with a cliff hanger, that I and others want to know what happens. That's the reason I'm ok with it.

With the gap between 8 and 9? I'm guessing they could go with 1-3 yrs this time around. Of course we don't know yet what kind of ending TLJ will have and that might answer if we will have one or not. And if there is a gap, that would mean there would be more stories to tell to fill it.

 

1-3 years possibly.

 

i'm hoping for less than a year. i think a gap would be great to allow for the imagination and later spin-off/supplemental fodder, but i also don't want to see these characters in extremis for more than they need to be and i don't want the war to drag on forever. it's not like with the Empire where there was this megalith to topple, so i'm hoping they keep it tight and scrappy.

i think the gap could provide that "out" they need to move Leia off the board (as it were), however sad that is. though i hope she will have gone into hiding/retirement, and we'll get a final message from her (not in person, but maybe that sketchy holo). : o (

 

@DarthPilkington depends on how they end TLJ. If it's similar to ESB (doubtful), then no, but if it concludes without anything left urgent, I would say 3/6 months to a year.

 

I'm hoping for 3-5 year jump. Then allow Filoni to do another animated series like TCW that shows us the random war/adventure stuff in between, especially if they get Daisy, Boyega, Oscar Isaac etc to voice their characters.

 

There was a ciffhanger at the end of TESB, but we still had a 6 month gap. One of the many reasons i dont like where RJ is taking the saga.

 

Do we know for sure that TLJ isn't starting right after TFA, but then fast forwarding after a scene or two to a more distant point in time?

 

A long time ago I thought they'll use Finn waking up from the coma as a device to do this, but at this point I doubt there will be a jump like this.

I think it is possible, though, that Rey's journey to Ahch-To took like a week or two and we just didn't see it. So technically there's room to cram some events right there. Not in the movie, of course, but in the opening crawl or tie-in materials.

 

I think a good bit of time 3 years or so would allow for the actual war to take place. Especially if DJ gets us into a situation where there is a third faction involved.

 

It really depends on the ending of TLJ. Yes, between TFA and TLJ is no time gap, but this doesn't mean that there won't be any time jump in the movie. There will be a jump in time by the help of a training sequence, I'm sure about that.

I want a time gap of 1-2 years between TLJ and IX. This time is needed to let the characters and their relationships grow.

 

I agree with NinjaRen that the gap between episode eight or nine is very much dependent on TLJ. TFA, the one thing I will give it credit for, is that the ending itself was a fantastic way to tie into TLJ which I love how it just automatically continues off. If anything, Episode Nine could very much be a back to basics where there is a time jump which I will be fine with. I was fine with that for both the OT and PT, because it was a good enough justification to see our characters and the progression they have had.

For instance, compare ANH Luke to ROTJ Luke. Very different individuals in terms of their outlooks. Heck, if anything, given the situation with CF a time skip could be very impactful, especially if hypothetically speaking, Episode Nine is Kylo Ren's movie and seeing how he has dealt with his mother's assumed passing.

 

I don't really have a preference and it is tough to gauge without seeing TLJ but my gut instinct is telling me that it will be a year or less.

 

but thats the thing, you can't let the relationships grow off screen, people want to see it on screen.

10 years between TPM and AotC - Anakin and Padme never see each other.
2 years between AotC and RotS - no development between anyone, Padme gets pregnant and Obi-wan/Anakin split during the movie
3 years between ANH and ESB - Leia doesn't get together with Luke or Han, Han doesn't "make his move" until ESB
1 year between ESB and RotJ - Han and Leia's budding relationship on hold that whole time.

Its not like, for example, Finn and Rose will make googly eyes at each other during TLJ and then we'll jump 3 years into the future and see Rose carrying around Finn Jr - there is a whole bunch of stuff there we want to see happen.

 

We didn't see how Luke and Han become friends between ANH and TESB. But the first minutes of TESB were enough to show us that Luke and Han are best friends who care for each other. So, no need for seeing what actually happened between them. Good writers can establish a relationships in a couple of scenes.

Who is "we"?

 

and if esb started with han and leia being married, you think thats good writing?

 

Personally I was not fond of how fast Han and Leia became lovers. I think that it was rushed and a poor way of handling the timeline. I suspect the ST will not do the same though.

 

No, because it wouldn't have fit with the ending of ANH. But I don't get your example. No one is getting married between TLJ and IX...

And this is why we need a time gap.