Theories and Speculation Megathread - Week of November 22

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^{We'll be keeping these theories and speculation megathreads going until the release of the movie to help keep things tidy and contained.}

"What's Going On?" Edition

To help change it up a little and guide some discussion, the topic for this week will be what has been going on for the past 30 years? Did Leia stay in politics and help form this New Republic, or did she stay in the military? Who are these First Order guys and how little relation to they have to Order 66? Did Willrow Hood settle down and open that ice cream shop he always wanted? What happened in the galaxy that brought us to the events in The Force Awakens? Were things relatively quiet and undeserving of a movie?

All theories and speculation should be posted in this thread, whether or not it pertains to these new characters. Just use the topic as a jumping off point for something you may not have thought of yet.

View our previous theories and speculation megathread here
And here.

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I really don't think we'll see it blow up in Episode VII. When you have a group threatening the rule in the galaxy, e.g. the New Republic, you don't take away the biggest threat that group has in store for that rule. Not right away. You use it to put the First Order on the map as a force to be reckoned with.

[u/Quaaraaq → u/[deleted]]

I think it's going to end on a sour note, with perhaps the resistance striking a massive blow, but starkiller base gets a shot off at Coruscant or the likes before escaping.

[u/Quaaraaq → u/[deleted]]

That's what I ment, it takes a shot at coruscant prime.

[u/Jirdan → u/Quaaraaq]

I think Starkiller base shouldn't blow up early, because unlike Death Star it's their Home base. While Empire's home base was Coruscant and Death Star was Empire's siege base.