LogFAQs > #893027002

Yeah, I can understand both sides of that argument. In the 30 years since the OT, a lot CAN happen, but I'm personally not satisfied with the explanations they've given for the rise of the First Order and Snoke. Look at TFA's opening crawl:

Luke Skywalker has vanished. In his absence, the sinister First Order has risen from the ashes of the old Empire and will not rest until Skywalker, the last Jedi, has been destroyed.

Luke certainly hasn't been gone for 30 years. Between that description ("vanished") and what we can ascertain from two movies, it seems like he hasn't been gone THAT long (they felt no need to use a child actor for pupil Ben Solo in TLJ, so I doubt the time difference between Luke/Kylo's clash and TFA is that significant). So in the - probably - few years since Luke's been gone, the First Order has risen and established itself as a dominant force in the galaxy. Out of what, nowhere? Did they first appear after Luke vanished? Have they always been around as a fringe threat, but only made bolder moves in the time after Luke's disappearance? Has Snoke hid out in secret the whole time?

I'm sure, as has been said, most movie-going audiences don't care. I'm sure quite a few even think the way TFO/Snoke have been built up is great. I personally think it's kinda dumb.

The Sequel Trilogy is just that - a direct sequel to the events of the OT. It features all of the same characters in the same timeline and universe, and it's only set one generation later. If you're going in that deep with the continuity, you gotta make the connecting story more... connecting. You can't rely on fanservice alone.
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