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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Benjamin Olson" data-source="post: 8656141" data-attributes="member: 6988941">I guess if you just digest media out of curiosity over who will die or whatever then maybe that's true. But, you know, it's about the journey. And that goes double for something like Star Wars, where we know good will always win in the end. We don't need to know that Leia is Leia to know that she won't die, we just need to see that she's 10 and can safely assume that a 10 year old was always ultimately going to safely make it through a Star Wars story because she's a ten year old and this wasn't the sort of franchise where kids could die even before it was bought by the house of mouse.And as proof that it is the journey, I offer the fact that even knowing their fates I am actually far more invested in what happens to Obi-Wan, Leia, or Vader in this series than I am in Reva the Boring, whose fate is unknown. For the record I am also more invested in the fates of several random one scene characters than in Reva, but that's besides the point.  Needing to know how it ends is often a factor in compelling viewers, readers, etc. to consume your media. But if it's the primary reason your consuming something it's probably an unsatisfying experience. And if it was the main driver for people to consume media they would only ever want to read, watch, etc. anything once. Personally I find this show compelling without needing that cheap don't-know-what-will-happen factor. Others' mileage may vary.</blockquote>

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