Some spit-ball ideas I’ve not yet smoothed out…

When you look at TFA, they are running around looking for the map to Luke. Then, TLJ is the meat-potatoes of the drama between Rey/Kylo and Kylo/Luke, and Kylo/Snoke. With Abrams back for TROS, everyone is back to running around to find wayfinders.

The most fascinating aspects of the entire trilogy are Rey vs Kylo and Kylo vs Luke. My thoughts are, is it possible to make the Palpatine scenes a ‘dream sequence’ that Kylo is imagining? His lust for power and everytime he touches the vader helmet leads him to imagine Palp’s promise of ruling the galaxy? Then, Kylo “force sucks” Rey into this dream battle, so all of their fights are, essentially, a dream? The only actual fight is the ending of TJL, in Snoke’s room. So for 2 movies, you keep the focus of Rey vs Kylo battling in their minds.

Meanwhile, you somehow combine/edit the search for Luke’s map and the search for the wayfinders as being the same, but longer, search. So, Rey starts off force-sensitive. She meets Kylo and then they battle in dream sequences, including Palp. Luke’s map is finally found, Rey meets Luke (at end of 2nd movie, or beginning of 3rd). The story ends with the First order being fought by the Resistance on multiple fronts, at Exegol (minus Palp references) and at the Starkiller Base (reducing death-star parallels).

You could use the opening of TLJ as the intro to the whole story (and Poe). It sets up the first order vs Resistance arc, and save Poe’s contact with Lor San Tekka for the middle of the sequels. You could also save Han’s death til the end of the 2nd movie, maybe.

Lots could be deleted. This might only be 2 movies instead of 3. Some of my ideas I haven’t thought all the way through and may not be possible. I’m still working out the details and will post a coherent storyline later. Maybe this will help someone else figure it out…