My guess is that this is a fundamental problem I had with both prequels and sequels. That an evil force could overthrow the forces of good and lead to major setbacks I can accept, but that they fundamentally don't work and are deserving or even doomed to fail is a view I just don't like.
I think actually the prequels and sequels have a pretty good point that stands as subtext but frequently becomes text in EU material (including, bizarrely, The Mandalorian), which is that just attempt endless replicate old forms of government, old organisations, to maintain things as they were, or RETVRN to the past is to simply recreate the failure states of those governments and organisations.
Hell this even turned a little a theme in the original EU.
In the PT, The Jedi fall because they can't change and are fundamentally devoted to a basically unreasonable and anti-human position, which is the denial of emotion. Their static nature is part of what blinds them to the threat emerging against them.
Then in the OT, one Jedi-trained youth and an awful lot of people trying to make the world a better place succeed in destroying the Empire that rose, but we learn after that, that instead of creating something new, something without the vulnerabilities that the High Republic had, they simply re-create that Republic, with every flaw, and with huge numbers of ex-Empire people who are not happy about their diminution of status, and I suspect, don't feel quite as defeated as they might in a more conventional war. They sow the seeds of their own destruction. This isn't Luke's fault, not. You could, interestingly, argue it kind of is Leia's fault, or at least that, brilliant and diplomatic and cunning as she is, she's kind of part of the problem.
In the PT, the Empire rises again, in part from the unbanked embers that the Republic left burning, in part because of Vast Sith Powerz, destroyed the Republic once more, then falls again.
We don't know what follows. We have to hope, I think, for the sake of the people of the Star Wars galaxy (does it have a name?), that they don't just try and rebuild the Republic again, that they don't just try and bring the Jedi back with the SAME philosophy and tenets again. That they try and build something new, something different.
That was excellent. Best Star Wars ever, knocks Empire Strikes Back out of the park.
I feel like you might be trolling a wee bit here (or not!), but I really enjoyed this episode, that was easily my favourite TV Star Wars after Andor.
The fights in this series were 100% some of the best fights they've ever filmed. Great stuff for sure.
They're definitely some of the best lightsaber fights ever. Particularly this episode obviously, which absolutely shamed most other lightsaber fights. Just sick.
Sol dying. We knew it was going to happen. But man, I really liked the guy! I appreciate that everything Vernestra said about him was in fact true: His love twisted his behavior. He was acting irresponsibly. And Ki Adi Mundi's cannon is safe, for now!
Hah. I was like "KILL HIM!" and very pleased when she actually did, because it really felt like that's what she'd do. Also, screw that guy. He was terrible!
Vernestra. She is doing exactly what she said Sol is doing. Being twisted by something she loves.
She was rockin' this episode, absolutely serving face and just that glower she has - incredible! And yes quite right, she is the second Jedi to be brought down by Sol's ridiculous behaviour and liking him too much. Interesting to see how it would connect back to the character in the High Republic novels (she's pretty old), who always was playing a bit fast and loose.
me thinks that was Mother Korill in the cave!!!!
Could be. It was certainly pretty alarming, whoever or whatever it was - looked almost undead, which is I admit a common Dark Side deal. But it looked like it might have vertical slit nostrils kind of two the side of its face, which seems more Darth Plagueis as others have said.