I would’ve liked to see Luke become a gray Jedi. Too bad Lucas doesn’t believe in gray.
Duracell, my man, the Jedi are already Gray; and that is the problem! Gray as in “gray area” refers to beliefs that are moraly uncertain or questionable. Jedi are not supposed to be gray! They are on the right path in a galaxy that is gray or tilting to evil. The point of Han Solo’s character arc in SW77 is that he goes from gray to light/white, right? The extermination of the Jedi can only be a tragedy if they are the good guys, not the “gray” guys!
Ah, but the lovely thing about gray is that it comes in many shades.
When I think of a gray Jedi, I think of a Jedi who taps into emotions/utilizes powers commonly with the dark side whilst still remaining a hero with a strong sense of right & wrong — a very “light gray” Jedi, you could say. The PT Jedi in general are “medium gray”, with Windu “dark gray”. I’m not a fan of medium/dark gray Jedi, either, at least not as the rule.
Tell me you weren’t a little happy when they all got gunned down at the end of ROTS.
More than anything, I felt annoyance tinged with apathy. The EU painted a very engrossing portrait of the Great Jedi Purge, and ROTS utterly failed to live up to it.