Ha yes I did find that funny as well they seem to at first claim the problem is fans drawing lines in the sand then sort of draw their own, again just because you can fit the puzzle pieces together like that doesn’t make it not sloppy. Definitely the force seems to be at the heart of it but I feel like the author nearly misses their own point when explaining its tie to gratifying character development, and our suspension of disbelief which can be based on internal logic rather than explicit realism.

NeverarGreat said:
I guess Kylo’s inner turmoil is merely a result of a mathematical equation in which his power must turn positive to oppose the negative energy of Snoke in the absence of Luke (…) constrained by talk of Midichlorians or reductive agency-stealing math problems.

That really hits the nail on the head for me, you put it so well. When Snoke said that line I really remembered feeling talked down to, like I’m just supposed to accept it because the math checks out, later I think the author does the same in mixing arcs and character traits.

Sure if you are empathetic to Rian Johnson’s vision (this is if you don’t already like the movie) and look through his lens you can see where it was coming from, but I hardly see people do the same for Zack Snyder when he attempts his own interpretation on legacy characters that have already been rebooted. To me there’s a lot of fashion bundled in with the whole thing. Of course, need it be restated, you’re free to enjoy all of it or none of it or anywhere in between.