People all over the galaxy had family and friends living in the Republic, and they become fighting mad when it becomes clear what the First Order have done. Destroying the Republic causes a massive backlash. I recently thought of an alternative plot that would have changed things up a bit, had more consequences for the destruction of the Republic, and raised the stakes heading into the next movie.ġ. It felt too much like a repeat of Episode IV, and an entire civilization is casually destroyed and then almost immediately forgotten about. I generally liked The Force Awakens and absolutely loved the first half of the movie, but the whole plot revolving around Starkiller Base left a bad taste in my mouth.
