Not a recreation of Empire. ESB is my favorite movie from the OT, but I don't want to see episode VIII parallel ESB the way TFA parallelled A New Hope. It worked for TFA, but doing the new trilogy like that would get old very fast.
Though, considering J.J. Abrams isn't involved with the script for Ep VIII, I think we're safe. I do worry, however, that they're going to try and recapture the "I love you/I know" moment in a new way, and I don't know how I feel about that.
Mostly, I would like to see Luke and Leia interact and Finn, Rey, and Poe have a mission or adventure together. And for backstory about Rey that doesn't make her a Skywalker or Solo. Even though I know it's probably going to happen, I'd still much rather see her actually be a nobody who has Jedi powers. I'm a fan of the theory that Luke trained her when she was little, but sent her away during/after Kylo's massacre.
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Though, considering J.J. Abrams isn't involved with the script for Ep VIII, I think we're safe. I do worry, however, that they're going to try and recapture the "I love you/I know" moment in a new way, and I don't know how I feel about that.
Mostly, I would like to see Luke and Leia interact and Finn, Rey, and Poe have a mission or adventure together. And for backstory about Rey that doesn't make her a Skywalker or Solo. Even though I know it's probably going to happen, I'd still much rather see her actually be a nobody who has Jedi powers. I'm a fan of the theory that Luke trained her when she was little, but sent her away during/after Kylo's massacre.