I don't see the ST standing in the way whatsoever. The events of the ST are far enough in the future (compared to Mando's & BoBF's time frame) that there are plenty of stories they can tell without needing to set up or link to the ST in any way. IMO any significant involvement of Luke Skywalker in the stories they tell going forward will be contingent on our acceptance of another actor (such as Sebastian Stan) playing him, as I don't think CGI will cut it. This isn't a situation akin to de-aging SLJ in Captain Marvel - Hamill is too old and out of shape for that. I'm guessing Luke's involvement will be mostly off-screen going forward, with maybe another CGI cameo if/when Grogu departs to reunite with Din Djarin.
Bein' one of the few who 1) never wanted Luke thrown into the mix so early and 2) am no fan of de-aging...for me it's a bummer. Still think the show would have been better if somehow it would have built to a Luke appearance at the end, either as part of the inevitable big end battle, or maybe, Mando and child just run into Luke, finally out in the desert. And basically Luke explains not every Force wielder needs to become a Jedi etc. Daddy doesn't have to give up his boy to turn into Baby Yoda etc.
It ticks me off 'coz I don't have a moment to look forward to when Luke shows up, as he already DID, so now it's just waiting for whether Din becomes ruler of Mandalore or not.
Srsly is Luke supposed to fight with some big hood on, again? Who does that in SW? Bite the bullet and put Stan in, finally. At least he wouldn't have to keep the d@mn hood on. The suppose it could be like the Matrix thing where Luke is so powerful, he just waves his hands around vs. a lightsaber.
Not only that but the almost universal disdain for Episode 1 has given us a real sense of community. Is it so wrong that I want that to last?
Well, it doesn't seem to be COMPLETELY universal. Seems to be pretty much agreed the new Tusken outfits are pretty cool, and the new woke? paradigm is that far from being alien, savage creatures in dirty robes that will shoot you off your speeder for fun and grab your stuff, they are a noble misunderstood race favoring beads and dreads. And they don't walk in single file when the wind blows the sand a certain way, making sure lucky tourists can get an artistic group shot.
Can't wait to PO
. Tho *&^%$ Sideshow sends a coupon only good for today for in-stock items.
