This article containsStar Wars: The Last Jedispoilers…
The losses were heavy, the sacrifices gigantic.
Then again, the bad guys are far from unscathed.
The kamikaze effort of Vice Admiral Holdo cut a swathe through the First Orders ranks.
Here are a few of the ones that jumped out for us… Luke begrudgingly admits to Yoda that he never read the texts in any great detail.
Might they contain something boundary-shifting about the balance between Jedi and Sith?
Skywalkers Jedi Academy
Heres another detail that might go unnoticed on a first viewing.
This leads to the obvious question: what happened to them?
Perhaps the former trainees joined the Knights of Ren, and will make a dramatic reappearance inEpisode IX.
Whatever happens, wed be surprised if DJ didnt emerge in the next chapter.
And didnt he quietly use the Force to pick up his broomstick?
Its a clear message that there are other Force users out there in the galaxy.
Forget ancestral lines and Chosen Ones: the Force can manifest itself in the humblest of places.
Now that really is a ray of hope.
Its possible, and something wed have dearly liked to have seen.
Snokes dead, and the Sequel trilogy has lost its Emperor Palpatine figure.
Heres a thought, though: Jedi can return as Force ghosts.
Could a being skilled in the dark side of the Force do the same?
At the very least, there are unanswered questions left behind by Snoke.
Where exactly did he come from?
How did he and Kylo Ren first meet?
These questions surely will have to be answered inEpisode IX.
But in realStar Warsterms, what does their relationship mean forEpisode IX?
Kylos half-whispered just in Snokes throne room certainly sounded to us like a buried sliver of passion.
One further thought: Rey has the Jedi texts.
Could it be that those pages contain something Luke and his predecessors never considered?
If so, then Kylo and Rey might be the ones who can establish that balance.
