Thanks Dom. I agree, there does seem to be an implication of that, but I like that it isn’t ever overtly stated as such, because I want it to be something that is open to interpretation.
I wouldn’t mind further dialogue about it, but in terms of overt statements I completely agree. Much better when vague, mysterious and open to interpretation.
That is interesting to me. A lot of people talked about how the line, “This will be begin to set things right.” was an indirect jab at the prequels, but a moment later Tekka continues saying, “Without the Jedi, there can be no balance in the Force.” Balance in the Force, being a concept introduced in the prequels. Not saying these things were or weren’t intentional, but I definitely like the juxtaposition. I still kind of have a hunch that the title for IX could be “Balance of the Force”, but regardless of the title, I do think this question of balance will be addressed/resolved in some way, especially with the cyclic nature of light and darkness being an apparent theme in the new trilogy.
Yeah I always find it weird when people say TFA shits on the PT or whatever specifically because of that. It’s not an insignificant element to be lifting from those films (far more worth mentioning than say whether or not a TPM pod racer flag is featured at Maz’s Castle).