> be Disney executive
> pay $4B for Lucasfilm in 2012
> greenlight a new trilogy to print money
> Force Awakens hits $2B. you are a god
> Last Jedi splits the fanbase
> Rise of Skywalker barely clears a billion
> teens now call Star Wars "out of order"
> Mandalorian and Grogu tracks franchise-low
> can't admit trilogy failed. shareholders watching
> tell Filoni the sequels need to be "branched off"
> cast members at parks start citing a time portal
> May the 4th merch quietly drops the sequels
> rumor leaks: Ahsoka finale severs the timeline
$4B of canon about to get filed under "alternate universe" because nobody can say the word "mistake"