ZkinandBonez said:
That really would undermine the OT in my opinion.I don’t care. The OT will always be the OT; future films are going to up the anti in some departments so it seems like an excuse to not do grandiose things regardless of how good they are just because the OT was pretty simplistic in nature. If you can do more/better then why shouldn’t you? Should Stephen Curry not try to become the greatest offensive Basketball player of all time because it would “undermine” Kobe or Jordan? Of course not.
Also I don’t see how him waiting for Palpatine’s demise is a cowardly move, I’d call it tactical and patient.
He didn’t need to wage war with The Empire. He could have just killed Palpatine and assumed control over The Empire. He was at least an expert in the Dark Side at the time so I couldn’t see why he would take the easy way out. If Snoke were Plagueis you’d understand why he’s be more tactful after Palpatine’s assassination attempt.
I do think a new threat with it’s own new backstory would work better than to bring back some name that was given in passing four movies ago
Plagueis pretty much is a new threat. And if Snoke is Plagueis obviously his philosophies have evolved seeing as how he would have abandoned the Rule of Two so his end game could be completely different from what it was when Palpatine attempted to kill him. Furthermore, Snoke being a new character could backfire in so many ways if his back story isn’t written right. It’s the safer and better option (for the Saga at large) to just make him Plagueis.
The only thing I genuinely disagree with here is calling Plageuis the “safer option.”
Many OT fans would be pissed, and as I said earlier, I think you overestimate just how many people would recognize the name. Of course as has been previously suggested, he could be Plageuis, or a Plageuis-type character, without it necessarily emphasizing the ROTS connection. I just don’t see it happening.
(Also, from a EU perspective, wouldn’t it be kind of weird if Plageuis was the one who abandoned the whole Sith-thing and replaced it with the Knights of Ren, while Palpatine/Sidious stuck to the “Darth”'s and the rule of two, etc. considering how he was the rebellious one? It’s been a long time since I read any PT EU, but didn’t Palpatine have Vader kill Sith the same way he did Jedi? He didn’t seem like the kind of guy who was willing to share his power with other sith. He really did seem more like a Dark Jedi with his own ways and agenda.)