I'm excited for Episode 9 for the reason I *should* have been excited for The Last Jedi.

The Last Jedi, while hit-or-miss to both extremes of the spectrum, didn't ruin Star Wars for me, and I'm still very much looking forward to Episode 9. Why? It's very simple.I have no idea what's going to happen with it.With what The Force Awakens established and how the movie ended, everyone immediately started writing Episode 8 in their head. It was the first time a main-story Star Wars sequel was going to continue right where the previous left off, so fans were (for better or worse) given a rather tangible palette for speculation/theories. When more or less all of the speculation ultimately lead to naught, a lot of fans (even myself at times in the movie) felt like the rug was pulled from under them. Sure, you can poke fun at the fans for being too overly speculative and attached to their theories, but the truth of the matter is that The Force Awakens gave fans more concrete things to speculate about than any Star Wars film had before.The Last Jedi gave us really nothing like that. Of course, there'll still be plenty of speculation and theories, but it won't be based on what was objectively seen in the movie. So when Episode 9 comes along and a lot of speculation (inevitably) turns out wrong, there'll be less of a "rug pulled" feeling because the speculation was baseless.I loved The Force Awakens, but how it set up The Last Jedi was a classic example of biting off more than it could chew. The Last Jedi, I'm polarized on, but I appreciate how it's giving Episode 9 a more ambiguous, clean slate to go off of. via /r/StarWars http://ift.tt/2BogWuh