Other than the first six films, SW no longer exists to me. I will just watch episodes 1-6 over again on Blu-ray (which I own) if I ever get a SW itch again.
__________________ Paleontologists have tried to turn Archaeopteryx into an earth bound feathered dinosaur. But it is not. It is a bird, a perching bird. And no amount of 'paleobabble' is going to change that.-- Alan Feduccia-a world authority on birds, quoted in "Archaeopteryx:Early Bird Catches a Can of Worms," Science 1994, p.764-765
Removed Kylo's helmet too early? It was in the beginning of the third act they removed it. And holding it over until the end or into another film would serve no purpose, since by removing his helmet in the first film we don't see a scarred monster, but a normal looking young man. It upended our expectations, seeing he is actually monstrous on the inside.
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