Also, hopefully:

That was the only theory that made sense to me. I feel like being a Skywalker or Kenobi would have been a cop-out. The only thing better than her being a Palpatine is being a nobody. Heroes can come from anywhere.

The thing you have to understand is that 7-9 would be tied for the second-best record the Bengals have ever had under owner Mike Brown if it weren’t for Marvin Lewis.

Owner Mike Brown is known for 2 things: Being incredibly, mind-blowingly stingy and being a tad too loyal. It’s part of why he gave players like the late Chris Henry a second, third, fourth, and fifth chance at redemption. He’s loyal to Marvin Lewis and vice versa. But more importantly, he’s cheap. Marvin is…

Especially because the whole point of the prequels was to tell (mostly Vader’s) backstory. You saw how well that went.

But Snoke didn’t rule the galaxy. He had a massive army, but the Republic was still in power. That is, until Snoke used Starkiller Base to destroy the Republic in TFA. Even at that point, the First Order is essentially still just a military. No one could adequately stand up to him so he might eventually set up a new…

Totally agree. I’ll add what Rose said to Finn on Crait as a secondary theme. You don’t win by killing what you hate, but by saving what you love. Though that fits nicely with the OT. Luke didn’t destroy the Emperor, he saved Vader.

Your first paragraph applies to Snoke too. Check it out:

I’m not sure he really devalued what was in the texts. Yoda knew the texts were in the Millenium Falcon so he told Luke that they weren’t important so that Luke wouldn’t be so upset about burning that tree. Yoda needed the grand gesture of burning the tree (and presumably the texts) to convince Luke to get back in the…

I wouldn’t say that the story ends there. The story morphed from Kylo Ren being Snoke’s henchman to being savvy enough to kill his master and usurp the throne at the head of the First Order. Vader was never the BIG BAD GUY because he was always #2 to the Emperor. Kylo Ren is now the #1 BIG BAD GUY.

The lawmakers don’t care about guns, abortion, or racism (maybe this one). Those are just the things that they use to get elected.

You’re right. But I believe he was talking about the people who used that one quote to say that Hamill hated the movie and willfully ignored the fact that he went on to say that he came around and agrees it was the right way to go and that it was a great movie.

I’m mostly on your side, but I see a difference between: 1) every mystery needing an answer and 2) every mystery being brushed aside in a way that almost ridicules you for wondering in the first place.

As soon as the narrator started speaking I knew with 100% certainty that the video was a parody. It sounded too ridiculous. It’s like a really bad New York mob guy accent. But you mean to tell me that was a legit video from the league? I was just waiting for the punchline. I guess the call being overturned was the…

Doesn’t sound like the sort of thing you’d see from the Rebellion in the main movies, but it feels very much in line with several characters from Rogue One.

True. To understand the Bengal ownership and Marvin Lewis in context look at the Bengals as having 3 eras:

He’s so dependant on the O-line. I realize that holds true for all QBs, but I feel like he needs a good line more than most. Dalton can be average to above average with a good line, but he absolutely cannot make something out of nothing.

I’m sure it’s some mix of the 3, but I’m growing more convinced that the majority of them are just dumb. Or at least ill-informed on most policy matters. These people are so busy raising money for the next election cycle that they just have to take people’s word for things. Hopefully in most cases it’s an aide who is…

Before last week I was with you. It seemed that there were enough voters who would vote for anyone on any platform as long as they were anti-abortion. That’s the only issue that matters to many voters. However, a Democrat just won a Senate seat in Alabama. Yes, it took the Republican candidate being wildly,…

He probably should be suspended further. He was penalized for making a dirty hit (no surprise, he is a Steeler after all). But the real punishment came for the taunting. How is this not further taunting?