emperorren:

greyjedireylo:

the narrative they wanted was that killing Ben was Righteous and Good because he was Irredeemably Born Evil and Everything Was His Fault. instead we got the far more challenging and emotionally complex and gut-wrenching and deeply faithful to George’s themes narrative of Luke succumbing to darkness in his own way, of him having the tragic flaws of pride and trying to take fate into his own hands (the tragic flaws of his father, the generational curse of the Skywalkers). he held as much responsibility for Ben’s fall as Ben did, and he’s suffered the consequences as well, albeit in a different way.

they wanted the easy story of the Skywalkers being heroes except for this one black sheep–but that is not and never has been the story of the Skywalker saga. they’re all tempted by the dark, one way or another, and we’re supposed to root for them to overcome it, in their own way and in their own time.

they’re all tempted by the dark, one way or another, and we’re supposed to root for them to overcome it, in their own way and in their own time.

^^^LOUDER^^^