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00:00From not delivering a jewel for the ages when all the pieces were in place to do so,
00:05to dropping the ball massively when it comes to painfully obvious romances.
00:09These are those times when the folks behind the fictional galaxy simply refused to give
00:13their audience the satisfying moments they were hoping for all along.
00:17Gareth here from WhatCultureStarWars and here are 10 times Star Wars refused to give fans
00:22what they wanted. 10. The Jedi Force Ghost Assembling
00:26The Rise of Skywalker J.J. Abrams' attempt to go out with a crowd-pleasing bang still somehow
00:32found a way to not deliver a visual that fans the world over were waiting on the edge of their seats
00:37to see come to life in the film's closing stages. But at least we got zombified Palpatine, eh?
00:42It was during said resurrected Emperor's final moments in Rise of Skywalker, though,
00:46that the table seemed to be set for the return of many an iconic Jedi face from the past in
00:51Force Ghost form, with Rey channeling all the power of the fallen space wizards in order to
00:56overcome her grand palps. Yet instead of gifting audiences with an instantly iconic shot of the
01:01likes of Hayden Christensen, Samuel L. Jackson, and Ewan McGregor backing up Rey on the big screen,
01:06the call was made to have Daisy Ridley's leading light simply hear those voices instead. Yay!
01:12Making matters that little more painful, it was reported that this alternate crowd-popping
01:16visual of the returning Jedi stepping back into the universe as Force ghosts was actually shot
01:21before ultimately being cut later down the road. 9. Really Exploring Leia's Force Sensitivity
01:27The Sequel Trilogy It's safe to say that fans never really got to see General Leia Organa fully
01:32explore her Force sensitivity on the big screen. Now sure, there was the odd moment of floating
01:37through space with some Force assistance in The Last Jedi, and her training under Brother Luke Skywalker
01:42was touched upon ever so slightly via flashback in The Rise of Skywalker. But outside of these
01:47fleeting instances of Force prowess, and the occasional scenting of her sibling in the original
01:52trilogy, next to no screen time is really spent fleshing out Leia's Jedi journey that saw her
01:57eventually becoming a powerful Force user in her own right. The fact that Rise of Skywalker bout of
02:03ancient lightsaber practice came so late in the day merely felt like a way to appease those who had
02:08long been desperate to see the galaxy's favorite princess, fulfill the potential the saga had been
02:12hinting at for decades. In truth though, all it did was remind fans of what could have and perhaps
02:17should have been when it came to this particular icon of the Star Wars franchise.
02:228. Explaining How Obi-Wan Kenobi Suddenly Went Grey Slash White
02:26Obi-Wan Kenobi Though some would argue that Disney Plus's
02:30Obi-Wan Kenobi series may have fallen victim to the House of Mouse and Lucasfilm's new obsession
02:35with stretching out their stories to fit the TV mold, the return of Ewan McGregor's beloved Jedi
02:40master still brought with it a ton of heartwarming, fan-friendly developments.
02:44But one element fans were undoubtedly hoping to be addressed or at least referenced over the course
02:49of Deborah Chow's six-part Kenobi show was still nowhere to be seen. That being how Kenobi goes from
02:54looking like he's in his late 40s and still sporting much of his luscious brown hair color,
02:59to suddenly being a white-haired space wizard who looks like he's in his late 60s in the time
03:03between Revenge of the Sith and A New Hope. Now, should season two of the series arrive
03:07on the scene in the coming years, there's every chance fans could see Kenobi be drastically altered
03:12by some sort of life-draining force power at some point. For now though, the fact McGregor's Kenobi
03:17still looks absolutely nothing like Alec Guinness' version of the icon, with just nine years between
03:22the end of the show and episode four, is still a source of annoyance for many.
03:267. Darth Maul vs Darth Vader Rebels
03:29It's surprising and a little bit disappointing to note that Darth Maul and Darth Vader have still
03:34never actually collided on the big or small screen, despite the fact both characters were
03:39occupying the universe during the same period. There was actually a point when the two red-bladed
03:44legends were actually on the verge of crossing paths in the midst of the Rebels' series mind.
03:49Before settling on the concept of having Vader only cross lightsabers with his former
03:53Padawan Ahsoka Tana in the season two finale, the show's supervising director Dave Filoni once
03:58explained how the original plan was to have the former Anakin Skywalker kill off Maul in
04:03an epic duel beforehand. But after deciding there wasn't enough emotional material between
04:08Vader and Maul, Filoni and the gang opted to let Maul live and keep the two Force icons apart.
04:14And fans are still yet to see the dream duel for the ages go down on screen, or even the
04:18two Star Wars legends simply coming face to face. For now.
04:226. The amount of Saw Gerrera teased in trailers. Rogue One, A Star Wars Story.
04:27News of Forrest Whitaker not only joining the Star Wars universe, but being brought aboard
04:31Gareth Edwards' Rogue One as none other than partisan leader Saw Gerrera, a character previously
04:36seen on screen during the Clone Wars animated series, left many licking their lips at the
04:41sort of earth-shaking performance that could be heading their way. And the film's early teaser
04:45trailers seem to only add further fuel to the idea of Whitaker putting in a mesmerising
04:50shift as the Rebel extremist over the course of the 2016 outing, with this powerful What
04:55Will You Become monologue to Jyn Erso being an undoubted standout in said early footage.
05:00Only by the time the finished flick blasted into theatres, these moments were nowhere to
05:04be seen, with fans robbed of Whitaker's bald younger version of the battle-hardened Rebel
05:09for the most part, and instead exposed to a wild-haired and unintentionally hilarious cybernetic
05:14madman. It's clear the character was massively rejigged during Rogue One's reshoots, and in the
05:19process the version of Saw fans were likely hoping for, and could possibly be heading their way in
05:24the Andor prequel series, was ultimately left on the cutting room floor.
05:285. A Finn-Poe Relationship The Sequel Trilogy
05:31The concept of Finn and Poe Dameron being involved in far more than a big-screen bromance quickly
05:36became something a boatload of Star Wars supporters were very much angling to experience in the sequel
05:42trilogy. In the end, though, outside of the odd flicker of chemistry and occasional suggestive
05:46exchange, the films opted to completely downplay a potential Finn-Poe romance playing out from
05:51The Force Awakens onwards. It wasn't through lack of trying on John Boyega and Oscar Isaac's end,
05:56however, with the two stars both going on record to reveal how they actively tried to make Storm
06:01Pilot a thing whilst bringing their characters to life in the series. Isaac in particular would
06:06reveal his frustration at not being able to deliver this current-thinking love story later
06:10down the road, noting how I would try to push it a bit in that direction, but the Disney overlords
06:15were not ready to do that. And so, Finn-Poe was never given the chance to break new ground within
06:20the Star Wars sphere.
06:214. The Original Trio Reunite
06:24The Force Awakens Along with the unleashing of a number of brand-new
06:27faces set to lead the franchise throughout its latest trilogy, The Force Awakens also promised the
06:32return of three of the most beloved characters and actors the Skywalker saga had ever boasted.
06:37And while it was positively delightful to witness Han Solo and Chewbacca coaching the
06:42next generation, and the legendary smuggler sharing a few loving moments with Leia throughout
06:46Episode 7, the fact the central trio of the Original Trilogy didn't find themselves sharing
06:51the screen together for even a few seconds in this sequel starter was borderline unforgivable
06:56in the minds of those who lined up with hopes of seeing the icons reunite back in 2015.
07:01And fans weren't alone in their desire to see the OG heroes share a moment together either,
07:06as Mark Hamill himself would also reveal how he wished he'd been given the chance to step
07:10back into the saga earlier than he did in The Force Awakens 2, telling Fandango's Eric
07:15Davis at Star Wars Celebration in 2017 that not having Han, Luke, and Leia joined together
07:20for one last moment in the Twin Suns was a missed opportunity.
07:24You can say that again.
07:253. Cad Bane and Boba Fett's Epic First Duel
07:28The Book of Boba Fett
07:29Finally getting to witness a live-action version of the all-round badass bounty hunter Cad Bane,
07:35on top of another long-awaited Star Wars rematch of the century during Disney Plus' recent The
07:39Book of Boba Fett series, were both undoubtedly epic moments in a largely disappointing TV spin-off.
07:46However, both of these brilliant Boba developments also served as a reminder to fans that they still
07:51hadn't been delivered a moment they'd been waiting to see properly unfold on screen for an
07:55age. As alluded to during Bane and Fett's gripping showdown during said Disney Plus book,
08:00the pair once collided many moons ago during the Clone Wars animated series,
08:04with the latter receiving his infamous helmet Dent during the rival's shootout.
08:08Yet this occurrence didn't actually ever make it past the pre-vis stage,
08:11as the episode and arc in question wasn't completed before Clone Wars was initially cancelled
08:16on Cartoon Network in 2013. So with the only real evidence of this pulsating duel being found in
08:21said unfinished animated clip, many were understandably hoping to see the pair's
08:25history finally realised and explored on the live-action stage the second Bane made himself
08:30known in The Book of Boba Fett. That wasn't to be though, as Fett ultimately dealt the killing
08:34blow to his one-time mentor in the series finale. Maybe there'll be a flashback in the future,
08:39but who knows?
08:402. A Satisfying Answer To Who Are Rey's Family?
08:44The Last Jedi Easily the question debated the most walking out of Disney's first entry in their
08:49burgeoning sequel trilogy, centred around which Star Wars family Daisy Ridley's Force-sensitive
08:54Rey belonged to. Some theorised that Rey may have been a lost solo, others pondered whether Rey
08:59could have in fact been the latest generation of Skywalker or even Kenobi. Well, by the time The
09:04Last Jedi arrived on the scene a few years on, it turns out that just about none of those folks who
09:08spent their time fiercely arguing over which family tree she was connected to were on the money.
09:13Instead of going down the more familiar road that had been somewhat teased in The Force Awakens,
09:17with Kenobi's voice in particular being heard during Rey's lightsaber vision,
09:21Rian Johnson opted to subvert these expectations by having Rey be revealed as, well, a nobody.
09:27Said daring attempt at taking the franchise in a bold new direction was then disappointingly
09:31retconned by Rey going full Palpatine in The Rise of Skywalker, of course.
09:35But there was actually a moment there when Disney did threaten to offer a far more satisfying answer
09:39to this pointlessly debated mystery, or at least one that wouldn't have elicited audible groans.
09:44With Ridley later noting how the Kenobi route in particular was suggested at one point in the
09:49trilogy's production. What could have been, eh?
09:511. Darth Maul's Live Action Return – Obi-Wan Kenobi
09:55Aside from a cameo in Solo A Star Wars Story that ultimately went absolutely nowhere,
10:00the red-faced Menace hasn't been given the opportunity to strut his live-action stuff since
10:05his debut appearance in The Phantom Menace. So the second it became clear that an Obi-Wan Kenobi
10:10series would finally be blasting off into hyperspace. Fans quickly began crossing their
10:14fingers that said live-action show would add yet another compelling chapter to the long-time
10:19rival's story. There was actually said to have been an early version of the series that would
10:23have seemingly delivered on that Maul potential, too. With it being initially reported that
10:28Rey Park was on the verge of reprising his legendary role in the show, before director
10:32Deborah Chow ultimately confessed that,
10:34as long as I've been involved, we've never had Darth Maul in any of it.
10:37Whatever way you slice it, those hoping to finally see a live-action Maul once again get
10:42his hands on Kenobi, were still left a little bit underwhelmed by the time this particular
10:47Star Wars story was told.
10:49And that's our list of any other times Star Wars refused to give fans what they wanted.
10:53Let us know all about them in the comments section right down below, and do not forget
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11:06I've been Gareth from WhatCulture Star Wars, may the force be with you as always, thank
11:10you very much for clicking on this video today, and hopefully I'll see you very, very soon.
11:14Bye-bye!
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