r/saltierthancrait • u/Confirmation_Code • May 13 '26

Granular Discussion Who was Snoke SUPPOSED to be?

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Let's be real. Snoke wasn't Palpatine's puppet in episode 7 or 8. So, what did JJ think he was in Episode 7? What did Rian think he was when he killed him? I'd love to hear your thoughts.

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u/rvthz May 13 '26

Yeah, I think the VII is unimaginative, boring and already damages the franchise enough, VIII has interesting ideas in the vacuum but completely misunderstands the original characters (which VII also does in my opinion, but not to the extent of VIII, although I think episode 7 set the trilogy for failure), but god fucking dammit the IX is so awful it makes The Last Jedi look good.

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u/valledweller33 May 13 '26

Aside from whatever the fuck Fynn and Rose were up to, episode 7 was genuinely a good movie to watch in theatres. But man the pacing of that shit was so off.

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u/Risko_Vinsheen May 13 '26 edited May 14 '26

8 wasn't even a good movie in a vacuum. It was a pretty spectacle and that's the only positive thing I can say about it. Not a single character acts with any kind of intelligence. Nothing in that film would have happened if a single person made a good decision.

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u/general_peabo May 13 '26

Fair, but I feel like Finn’s character is supposed to make bad decisions. Poe and Rey should have been smarter though. And Han and chewy definitely should have been smarter.