I published a new In the Frame piece at Escapist Magazine on Friday.
It seems like the arguments over Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker have at least entered that “justification” stage. This week, editors Maryann Brandon and Mary Jo Markey reopened the conversation by trying to shift the blame on to Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi, claiming that it represented a betrayal of Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens. This is nonsense, of course, but it does invite a larger debate about what exactly makes for a good sequel. What does a follow-up owe to an original?
You can read the piece here, or click the picture below.
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You need to stop trying to defend The Last Jedi. You sound like a fucking fool. You’re on the wrong side of history.
I feel like maybe the stakes here are a little lower than the Civil Rights movement, but that’s just me.