10 Simple Fixes That Would Have Saved The Star Wars Sequels

10. Have A Plan From The Beginning

This might sound like a big ask, but really, this is the least the multi-billion dollar giant that is Disney could have done with as culturally significant a franchise as Star Wars.

Most of the issues on this list would have been solved had Disney and Lucasfilm's story team outlined at least a general trajectory for the Sequel Trilogy from the beginning. A blueprint would have avoided wasting characters and the back-and-forth retconning that made key plot points like Rey's parentage and the miraculous resurrection of the Emperor so awkward and unpalatable.

The Sequel Trilogy's biggest problem was a lack of cohesion between its constituent parts, leading to them feeling disjointed at times. Watching Star Wars' latest trilogy sometimes feels like watching a tug of war between different directors and producers as they all try to drag the franchise into their preferred direction, resulting in it going nowhere at all.

While it's true that the Original Trilogy also lacked a unified plan (despite what Lucas might have since said, this is especially obvious when considering Luke and Leia's questionable relationship in the first couple of movies), at least the writers and directors that worked on Episodes V and VI unveiled a story which more or less naturally followed on from the events and character motivations established in the previous films.

Instead, Rise of Skywalker retcons The Last Jedi which rectons, in turn, The Force Awakens. The trilogy feels less like a cohesive story than a series of experiments in maximising nostalgia and profit. The fact that The Sequel Trilogy effectively ends in exactly the same way as the Original showcases just how clueless Disney were, revealing they never had a plan for the Saga at all.

Seriously, Disney, you can do better than this.