I won't spoiler this because it's personal speculation. There is only one way for us to get "emotionally invested" in 8 and 9. Luke/Han/Leia has to die by the hands of bad guys. Not all of hem per se, but guarantee 1-2 of them get chopped down. It's writing fail if that doesn't happen.

I don't think many of the PFA elite here have kids (probably a good thing) but if you do the toys are starting to fly off the shelf.
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