One of the things that has bugged me a bit has been the protracted construction of the Death Star. It was once described as a “deadly countdown,” and I find that makes it an interesting story device. Nevertheless, the length of time it takes to build it is rather remarkable, and makes the construction of the DS II less believable. But as we are having more and more stories come out at different phases of the Star Wars timeline, something occurs to me: what if we had a story that took place between ANH and TESB or TESB and ROTJ? If timed right, it could be another heist story involving Bothans, but it could even take place prior to this. It could merely reveal the profundity of S.R. Hadden’s (from Sagan’s Contact) statement:

“First rule in government spending: why build one when you can have two at twice the price?”

It could merely represent the first discovery that the Empire had already begun construction on a second Death Star before the first was even operational.

I dunno, maybe it’s a stupid idea. But it just struck me as an interesting thought and the possible setup of some additional interquel stories on Disney+.