It’s been a long two years to wait for the next instalment. Two years that have seen fans devote countless hours trying to solve the riddles surrounding the likely story arc going forward. Somewhere out there on You Tube someone has cracked it, and they will rejoice to the hilltops that they got there first. The other theories will wither in cyberspace until some insomniac dredges them up and creates ‘the ten worst theories’ for us all to mock.
But mock I can’t bring myself to do. Part of the joy of this period of flux is that none of us, save the guardians of the story squirrelled away in Skywalker ranch or wherever Disney has them locked up, actually know for sure where the story is going. We have likely made some inroads in guessing where the story threads are pointing to, albeit having devoured (at great expense in terms of treasure and time we could ill afford) the countless additional books and other trinkets Disney has saturated the market with.
What is wonderful is for those of my generation – the kids born in the mid eighties – who first saw Star Wars a decade too late, usually on some unsuitable TV with a grainy VHS copy over-borrowed from Blockbuster, we now have some inkling as to what it was like to wait…and wait…and wait (a bit like Rey!) for the next instalment. Yes we had the prequels, but they arguably didn’t generate the same hype or excitement as the originals or this new trilogy.
Over the coming days, as a way of escaping the encroaching horrors of work towards the year-end (the busiest period in my industry) I am going to use what little spare time I have to embarrass myself thoroughly. Poor spelling and grammar aside – I will make a stab at guessing where I think the story is headed. Cue much potential embarrassment, which will sit here on cyberspace for eternity (or until the Ruskies pull the plug on the whole thing). However, if I do guess right, I will have the satisfaction of being able to point to this here, humble blog and demonstrate my insight forevermore and then surprise myself pleasantly at how few people care and invite a whole new level of mockery for geekery and big headedness. The risk is embarrassment either way, but what is life if we don’t take the plunge and embrace risk. A topic for another day I’m sure…
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