“what went wrong?”

So now AVClub posts are getting reposted instead of cross-linked?

Nobody was going to set her up as the “emotional core” of anything. Loved her to bits, but she could barely get out dialogue at the time

I thought the two-year release schedule was a dumb idea from Day 1 (and I feel vindicated by the clusterfuck Rise of Skywalker turned out to be), but yes, it makes logistical sense to hire three different directors from that POV, and having three directors wasn’t inherently the problem anyway. It was not having one…

I really don’t think that’s it. I think what derailed it was JJ’s determination to “right the wrongs of Rian Johnson”, and while I really didn’t like The Last Jedi, RoS ended up being far worse.

It’s like they compared how the original trilogy was made with how the prequels were made and decided, apparently solely based on the fact that three different directors worked on the OT, that they needed to hire three completely different people to make their ST - completely ignoring how heavily involved George Lucas…

it basically tells the story of murphy’s career, too.

Yep. And despite plenty of people pointing out that it seems like there was no overall plan for the trilogy, I’ve yet to hear about Kennedy or anyone else involved suggesting otherwise. It really does seem like their plan was to just let Abrams/Johnson/Trevorrow each make their own movie and the three entries were…

arguably the most valuable and beloved IP in entertainment at the time

It’s just wild to me that there wasn’t a firm plan in place for this trilogy before setting out. Like the whole Marvel Endgame arc was clearly pretty well planned out and through some highs and lows they ended up with a fairly cohesive and very entertaining long term story but for some reason there wasn’t enough…

Fun to hear that people who were actually inside the production were as surprised as the general public that they decided to wing it with arguably the most valuable and beloved IP in entertainment.

Which is especially shitty given what a great cast they put together for the new characters. Along with Driver, Daisy Ridley, John Boyega, and Oscar Isaac are all charming as fuck and they had great chemistry together. 

I feel like we don’t talk about Beverly Hills Cop enough in terms of series that went from awesome to terrible. The first movie is a stone classic, the second is mediocre 80s excess and the third is about as awful as any cash-in sequel you’ll ever see.

I thought his arc was about how he changes a small town for the better and, shockingly, the small town changes him, too.

Yikes. Yeah, that doesn’t sound good. I’m not even sure that this one is actually even evidence of abuse. Just kind of evidence that he’s a pretentious, deeply conceited, micro-managing boyfriend. Still, though, this sounds like a miserable relationship even before you get to the abuse. She is well rid of this dude.…

“....... I'M A FIVE STAR MAN!!"

The plan:

I read the scene as her needing to shut him up before his shouting gets the attention of one of the staff, or he presses his emergency call button.  

Wayne is Scarecrow. Tougher call is who the Tin Man would be as there is no shortage of heartless characters.