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00:00 From not delivering a jewel for the ages when all the pieces were in place to do so,
00:04 to dropping the ball massively when it comes to painfully obvious romances.
00:09 These are those times when the folks behind the fictional galaxy simply refused to give
00:13 their audience the satisfying moments they were hoping for all along.
00:17 Gareth here from WhatCulture Star Wars and here are 10 times Star Wars refused to give fans what
00:22 they wanted. 10. The Jedi Force Ghosts Assembling - The Rise of Skywalker
00:27 J.J. Abrams' attempt to go out with a crowd-pleasing bang still somehow found a way to not deliver a
00:33 visual that fans the world over were waiting on the edge of their seats to see come to life in
00:38 the film's closing stages. But at least we got zombified Palpatine, eh? It was during said
00:43 resurrected Emperor's final moments in Rise of Skywalker, though, that the table seemed to be
00:47 set for the return of many an iconic Jedi face from the past in Force Ghost form. With Rey
00:53 channeling all the power of the fallen space wizards in order to overcome her grand palps.
00:58 Yet instead of gifting audiences with an instantly iconic shot of the likes of Hayden Christensen,
01:03 Samuel L. Jackson and Ewan McGregor backing up Rey on the big screen,
01:06 the call was made to have Daisy Ridley's leading light simply hear those voices instead.
01:11 Making matters that little more painful, it was reported that this alternate crowd-popping
01:16 visual of the returning Jedi stepping back into the universe as Force Ghosts
01:20 was actually shot before ultimately being cut later down the road.
01:24 Really Exploring Leia's Force Sensitivity - The Sequel Trilogy
01:29 It's safe to say that fans never really got to see General Leia Organa fully explore her
01:33 Force sensitivity on the big screen. Sure, there was the odd moment of floating through space with
01:38 some Force assistants in The Last Jedi, and her training under Brother Luke Skywalker was touched
01:43 upon ever so slightly via flashback in The Rise of Skywalker. But outside of these fleeting
01:48 instances of Force prowess - and the occasional scenting of her sibling in the original trilogy
01:53 - next to no screen time is really spent fleshing out Leia's Jedi journey that saw her eventually
01:58 becoming a powerful Force user in her own right. The fact that Rise of Skywalker's bout of ancient
02:03 lightsaber practice came so late in the day merely felt like a way to appease those who had long been
02:08 desperate to see the galaxy's favourite princess fulfil the potential the saga had been hinting at
02:13 for decades. In truth, though, all it did was remind fans of what could've and perhaps should've
02:17 been when it came to this particular icon of the Star Wars franchise.
02:21 Explaining How Obi-Wan Kenobi Suddenly Went Grey/White
02:25 Though some would argue that Disney+'s Obi-Wan Kenobi series may have fallen victim to the House
02:33 of Mouse and Lucasfilm's new obsession with stretching out their stories to fit the TV mould,
02:38 the return of Ewan McGregor's beloved Jedi Master still brought with it a tonne of heartwarming,
02:42 fan-friendly developments. But one element fans were undoubtedly hoping to be addressed,
02:47 or at least referenced, over the course of Debra Chow's six-part Kenobi show,
02:51 was still nowhere to be seen. That being how Kenobi goes from looking like he's in his late
02:55 forties and still sporting much of his luscious brown hair colour, to suddenly being a white-haired
03:00 space wizard who looks like he's in his late sixties in the time between Revenge of the Sith
03:04 and A New Hope. Now, should season two of the series arrive on the scene in the coming years,
03:09 there's every chance fans could see Kenobi be drastically altered by some sort of life-draining
03:14 force power at some point. For now, though, the fact McGregor's Kenobi still looks absolutely
03:18 nothing like Alec Guinness' version of the icon, with just nine years between the end of the show
03:23 and episode four, is still a source of annoyance for many.
03:26 7. Darth Maul vs Darth Vader - Rebels It's surprising and a little bit
03:31 disappointing to note that Darth Maul and Darth Vader have still never actually collided on the
03:36 big or small screen, despite the fact both characters were occupying the universe during
03:41 the same period. There was actually a point when the two red-bladed legends were actually on the
03:45 verge of crossing paths in the midst of the Rebels' series mind. Before settling on the
03:50 concept of having Vader only cross lightsabers with his former padawan Ahsoka Tana in the season
03:55 two finale, the show's supervising director Dave Filoni once explained how the original plan was
04:00 to have the former Anakin Skywalker kill off Maul in an epic duel beforehand. But after deciding
04:06 there wasn't enough emotional material between Vader and Maul, Filoni and the gang opted to let
04:11 Maul live and keep the two Force icons apart. And fans are still yet to see the dream duel
04:16 for the ages go down on screen, or even the two Star Wars legends simply coming face to face.
04:21 6. The amount of Saw Gerrera teased in trailers - Rogue One, a Star Wars story
04:27 News of Forrest Whitaker not only joining the Star Wars universe, but being brought
04:31 aboard Gareth Edwards' Rogue One as none other than partisan leader Saw Gerrera,
04:35 a character previously seen on screen during the Clone Wars animated series,
04:39 left many licking their lips at the sort of earth-shaking performance that could be heading
04:43 their way. And the film's early teaser trailers seem to only add further fuel to the idea of
04:48 Whitaker putting in a mesmerising shift as the Rebel extremist over the course of the 2016 outing,
04:54 with his powerful "What will you become?" monologue to Jyn Erso being an undoubted standout in said
04:59 early footage. Only by the time the finished flick blasted into theatres, these moments were nowhere
05:04 to be seen, with fans robbed of Whitaker's bald, younger version of the battle-hardened rebel for
05:09 the most part, and instead exposed to a wild-haired and unintentionally hilarious cybernetic madman.
05:15 It's clear the character was massively rejigged during Rogue One's reshoots,
05:19 and in the process the version of Saw fans were likely hoping for - and could possibly be heading
05:23 their way in the Andor prequel series - was ultimately left on the cutting room floor.
05:28 5. A Finn-Poe relationship - The sequel trilogy The concept of Finn and Poe Dameron being involved
05:34 in far more than a big-screen bromance quickly became something a boatload of Star Wars supporters
05:39 were very much angling to experience in the sequel trilogy. In the end though, outside of the odd
05:44 flicker of chemistry and occasional suggestive exchange, the films opted to completely downplay
05:49 a potential Finn-Poe romance playing out from The Force Awakens onwards. It wasn't through lack of
05:54 trying on John Boyega and Oscar Isaac's end however, with the two stars both going on record
05:58 to reveal how they actively tried to make Storm Pilot a thing, whilst bringing their characters
06:03 to life in the series. Isaac in particular would reveal his frustration at not being able to deliver
06:08 this current-thinking love story later down the road, noting how "I would try to push it a bit in
06:13 that direction, but the Disney overlords were not ready to do that." And so, Finn-Poe was never given
06:18 the chance to break new ground within the Star Wars sphere. 4. The original trio reunite - The
06:24 Force Awakens Along with the unleashing of a number of brand new faces set to lead the franchise
06:29 throughout its latest trilogy, The Force Awakens also promised the return of three of the most
06:33 beloved characters and actors the Skywalker saga had ever boasted. And while it was positively
06:39 delightful to witness Han Solo and Chewbacca coaching the next generation, and the legendary
06:44 smuggler sharing a few loving moments with Leia throughout episode 7, the fact the central trio
06:49 of the original trilogy didn't find themselves sharing the screen together for even a few seconds
06:54 in this sequel starter was borderline unforgivable in the minds of those who lined up with hopes of
06:58 seeing the icons reunite back in 2015. And fans weren't alone in their desire to see the OG heroes
07:04 share a moment together either, as Mark Hamill himself would also reveal how he wished he'd
07:09 been given the chance to step back into the saga earlier than he did in The Force Awakens 2.
07:14 Telling Fandango's Eric Davis at Star Wars Celebration in 2017 that not having Han,
07:19 Luke and Leia join together for one last moment in the twin sons was a missed opportunity.
07:25 Cad Bane and Boba Fett's Epic First Duel - The Book of Boba Fett
07:30 Finally getting to witness a live-action version of the all-round badass bounty hunter Cad Bane,
07:35 on top of another long-awaited Star Wars rematch of the century during Disney+'s recent The Book
07:39 of Boba Fett series, were both undoubtedly epic moments in a largely disappointing TV spin-off.
07:45 However, both of these brilliant Boba developments also served as a reminder to fans that they still
07:51 hadn't been delivered a moment they'd been waiting to see properly unfold on screen for an age.
07:55 As alluded to during Bane and Fett's gripping showdown during said Disney+ book,
08:00 the pair once collided many moons ago during the Clone Wars animated series,
08:04 with the latter receiving his infamous helmet dent during the rival's shootout. Yet this
08:08 occurrence didn't actually ever make it past the pre-vis stage, as the episode and arc in
08:13 question wasn't completed before Clone Wars was initially cancelled on Cartoon Network in 2013.
08:18 So, with the only real evidence of this pulsating duel being found in said unfinished animated clip,
08:23 many were understandably hoping to see the pair's history finally realised,
08:27 and explored on the live-action stage the second Bane made himself known in The Book of Boba Fett.
08:32 That wasn't to be, though, as Fett ultimately dealt the killing blow to his one-time mentor
08:36 in the series finale. Maybe there'll be a flashback in the future, but who knows.
08:40 A Satisfying Answer to Who Erased Family? The Last Jedi
08:45 Easily the question debated the most walking out of Disney's first entry in their burgeoning sequel
08:50 trilogy, centred around which Star Wars family Daisy Ridley's Force-sensitive Rey belonged to.
08:55 Some theorised that Rey may have been a lost solo. Others pondered whether Rey could have
08:59 in fact been the latest generation of Skywalker or even Kenobi. Well, by the time The Last Jedi
09:04 arrived on the scene a few years on, it turns out that just about none of those folks who spent
09:09 their time fiercely arguing over which family tree she was connected to were on the money.
09:13 Instead of going down the more familiar road that had been somewhat teased in The Force Awakens,
09:17 with Kenobi's voice in particular being heard during Rey's lightsaber vision,
09:21 Rian Johnson opted to subvert these expectations by having Rey be revealed as, well, a nobody.
09:27 Said daring attempt at taking the franchise in a bold new direction was then disappointingly retconned
09:31 by Rey going full Palpatine in The Rise of Skywalker, of course. But there was actually
09:36 a moment there when Disney did threaten to offer a far more satisfying answer to this
09:40 pointlessly debated mystery, or at least one that wouldn't have elicited audible groans.
09:44 With Ridley later noting how the Kenobi root in particular was suggested at one point in
09:49 the trilogy's production. What could have been, eh?
09:51 1. Darth Maul's Live-Action Return - Obi-Wan Kenobi
09:55 Aside from a cameo in Solo A Star Wars Story that ultimately went absolutely nowhere,
10:00 the red-faced menace hasn't been given the opportunity to strut his live-action stuff
10:04 since his debut appearance in The Phantom Menace. So the second it became clear that
10:09 an Obi-Wan Kenobi series would finally be blasting off into hyperspace, fans quickly
10:13 began crossing their fingers that said live-action show would add yet another compelling chapter to
10:19 the long-time rival's story. There was actually said to have been an early version of the series
10:23 that would have seemingly delivered on that Maul potential too, with it being initially reported
10:28 that Rey Park was on the verge of reprising his legendary role in the show, before director
10:32 Deborah Chow ultimately confessed that "as long as I've been involved, we've never had Darth Maul
10:37 in any of it". Whatever way you slice it, those hoping to finally see a live-action Maul once
10:41 again get his hands on Kenobi, were still left a little bit underwhelmed by the time this particular
10:47 Star Wars story was told. And that's our list of any other times Star Wars refused to give fans
10:52 what they wanted. Let us know all about them in the comments section right down below and
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