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- #730690
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- Other than Jar Jar and midichlorians, what don't you want in episode 7?
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Puggo - Jar Jar's Yoda said:
There is a difference between a rumor and an opinion. A rumor is a possible spoiler with some basis in heresay. An opinion is something entirely different. A rumor that is a potential spoiler is essentially a spoiler -- in my opinion.
What a storm in a teacup. Rumours occur all the time about upcoming movie releases. Who knows, maybe they will kill off Luke in the final scene, which would be fun to see, but somehow I don't think they would do that as that would be pretty stupid for the franchise as a whole. In my experience none of the pre-release rumours about movies ever amount to much in the way of fact. Once the movie comes out everybody forgets all about the earlier unsubstantiated rumours. A rumour cannot be a plot spoiler unless it is true and goes into all of the detail, for example if a scriptwriter or member of the cast spills the beans... in which case I'm betting the director would quickly change that part of the plot. The only other time a rumour can be true is if the plot is likely to be so predictable that everybody knows what's going to happen anyway, e.g. in Home Alone 567 some kid will get left behind by his parents somewhere, will draw the attention of criminals, who will then try to catch him but he will devise various traps to foil them. Columbo will always solve the murder and the first witness he speaks to will generally be the killer. etc. etc. etc. These are not plot spoilers. They are predictable elements lacking in detail. A rumour can only go so far. It seldom goes into any details, so we do not know the circumstances, reasons, or outcomes. Opinions based on rumours are NOT plot spoilers if the movie has not been released.