After ‘The Last Jedi’: Where does Star Wars go in Episode IX?

Warning: As you might expect, this post assumes you’ve seen The Last JediDo not read on if you don’t want to see spoilers. 

One common fear of Star Wars fans on the way to seeing The Last Jedi was this: that director Rian Johnson would simply cover roughly the same ground as Empire Strikes Back. 

One common fear of shellshocked Star Wars fans on the way out of The Last Jedi was this: woah, did Johnson just cover too much ground? More than Empire and Return of the Jedi combined? Is there anything left in the sequel trilogy’s story bank for Episode IX?

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