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When is it time to bail? (Until December, of course)

I came into The Force Awakens in an almost perfectly unspoiled state, and it was wonderful. Since I’ve immersed myself so deeply in fandom in the months afterwards, there’s a lot I already know (or have guessed) about The Last Jedi. The new Entertainment Weekly coverage of TLJ feels revealing enough that I’m wondering if the moment has arrived to bail out of the Star Wars fandom until the film is released in December.

How are others handling this? Is it possible to participate in fandom without spoiling big chunks of the story?

If I disappear, it’s not because I don’t care; it’s because I’m so excited about the next chapter, I don’t want it ruined before I get to experience it in the theater.

bl0wthatpieceofjunkoutofthesky

It was the same for me when TFA came out, and I’m also starting to think about whether I should carry on sticking around as Dec 15th gets nearer, or whether i should ‘go into purdah’ (I was actually surprised that EW gave so much away, tbh).

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…I am also slightly considering this. Because I’m on mobile, tags are meaningless.

luminous-leiaa

ive definitely been considering dipping out for the time being until TLJ comes out, i went into TFA completely blind and i think that worked very much to my advantage as a movie-goer and now i kinda feel like I’m setting myself up for disappointment if I’m keeping up with everything as i do now lol

mrs-storm-andrews

Kylo Ren and his TIE Silencer in The Last Jedi

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Kylo Ren by Bengal / Tumblr

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Kylo Ren’s Transformation

I was talking to my husband about this and he thinks that is has no part of the narrative. But lets quickly take a look at how Kylo was marketed in TFA vs TLJ

Masked, hooded cowl, clenched fist, his entire body is covered head to toe.

Now for TLJ

Maskless, his neck is uncovered, his hand is not clenched into a fist.

They are making him look less like a monster and more human. This is not a coincidence, this is the making of the Kylo Ren redemption arc.

sadaboutstarwars

I fully agree and also think the changed pose is significant. In the first image he is facing the audience. In the second he’s turned looking over the shoulder in that way often reserved for female heroes, which has the effect of making them less threatening. In addition to making him more human, the picture also makes him less of a threat.

psy-kylo-gy

☝🏻☝🏻☝🏻 And it’s a dutch angle, a camera angle used when you want to make the subject look full of psychological “unease”… he’s still being torn apart, it’s pretty clear from all sources :)