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RogueLeader
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Most Disappointing / Satisfying Aspect of the Sequel Trilogy?
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26-Dec-2019, 9:05 PM

The films seem to imply that balance isn’t permanent.

Luke in TLJ, “For many years there was balance… until, Ben.”
Anakin in TROS, “Rey, restore the balance, as I did.”

Master & Apprentice, a recent canon novel, actually laid out the prophecy itself.

“A Chosen One shall come, born of no father, and through him will ultimate balance in the Force be restored.”

The “through him” piece of the prophecy makes it a little open to interpretation in-universe as well. Could that mean Anakin’s descendants are also responsible for restoring balance? Also, how is ultimate balance different from just balance? And how does the dyad, that TROS introduces, relate to the prophecy, if at all?

I think an interesting theme to have explored would have been that once balance is achieved, it is something that has to be maintained. Anakin brought ultimate balance when he killed the Emperor and brought down the Empire through that act, but future generations would have to maintain that balance. I think this what the ST is trying to imply.

Maybe Anakin didn’t bring balance by killing the Emperor, but saving his son, the last Jedi. Like Lor San Tekka said, “Without the Jedi, there can be no balance in the Force.” The Jedi work to maintain balance, so by saving Luke, Anakin saved the Jedi. So the Emperor living or dying, the Sith existing, doesn’t contradict Anakin as the Chosen One or bringing balance. The prophecy, as canon states, never mentions destroying the Sith. “A prophecy misread”. And to me, the act of saving a life rather than killing one makes more sense to be the way that balance is restored.

This is just my own wishes, but I think it would’ve been interesting if they said that the dyad could’ve been a manifestation of that balance. And when Rey, one half of the dyad, died, imagine the spirit of Anakin appearing and bringing her back to life, finally having the power to save someone from death, and restoring the “balance”.