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Working backward has not entirely worked inStar Warsfavor recently.
Wheres the tension when you know that neither Princess Leia nor Obi-Wan is in any real danger?
Wheres the heft when Boba Fetts power struggle with a criminal gangfeels so weightless?
Wheres the singularity whenThe Mandalorianbetrays its own individual potential by bringing in aCGI Luke?
(Remember how everyone died at the end?
It got bleak!)
Specialness isnt whats needed most by the rebellion.
It needs willfulness and willingness, and anyone, special or not, can have that.
None of this is exactly subtle, but that doesnt mean its ineffective.
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