The Mandoverse has a villain problem, as 'Ahoska’s big bad was an underwhelming bore. Thrawn author Timothy Zahn has a solution to saving Disney+'s Star Wars shows.
The Mandoverse has a villain problem, as 'Ahoska’s big bad was an underwhelming bore. Thrawn author Timothy Zahn has a solution to saving Disney+'s Star Wars shows.
Meh. The Villain always loses, but the suspense is often in how much damage they cause before that time.
For example, Thrawn could end up destroying a few entire planets or beloved characters before his ultimate demise. He could seduce a good character into joining the dark side. He can ‘win’ that way.
The whole ‘actually you’re too late’ trope is often a fun way of doing that. You can also subvert stuff. Make the villain turn out to be (inadvertently/ultimately) good and/or make the villain (inadvertently/ultimately) evil.
The problem with Star Wars, I think, is that it’s often far too obvious whether someone’s a villain or not. Characters like Baylan Skoll(Ahsoka), Luthen Rael(Andor), or Qi’ra(Solo) are far more interesting.
The Clone Wars did similar things with Doku, Maul and Ahsoka. It’s a shame Ahsoka is so obviously good in this show.