Alternate Timelines

So I was reading this article which quoted Pedro Pascal with this:

<li style=”text-align: left;”>“I am told what’s happening and what the plan is, but I can’t share it. They are in the expansion of this world, where there are so many unexpected surprises and timelines that are going to be dealt with. If the character were to cross over into these worlds, it will be utilized in a way that isn’t meant to be expected. I wouldn’t want to spoil the surprise of whether or not characters from the show we already know are crossing over.”

The article was focusing on the fact that characters and story lines may cross over between each spin off series.  This is something that I already assumed would happen.

But the interesting thing that I read in this quote was the word timelines.  Seems like a clue to me.  You probably know that there is speculation that the Mandalorian and spinoffs will essentially retcon the Disney trilogy.  The method to making this happen in a smooth and uninsulting way would be to create multiple Star Wars timelines.

Creative writers can probably come up with multiple ways of making this happen.  The most recent idea I’ve read (not taking credit for) deals with Ezra and Ahsoka.  In the animated show Rebels Ahsoka is battling Darth Vader.  One timeline suggests that Darth Vader killed her.  This explains why her voice is heard in Rey’s head at the end of The Rise of Skywalker.

Those who are familiar enough with Rebels also know that Ezra, while travelling in the World Between Worlds, or what I call the netherworld of the Force as Yoda once called it, he was able to travel to multiple time periods in the galaxy.  When he saw Vader about to kill Ahsoka he pulled her out of there and into the netherworld with him.  She returned to her time, but alive.  This changed the timeline.  Now Vader did not kill Ahsoka.  This opens up a whole new possible timeline to be explored.  One in which maybe Luke doesn’t give in to his fear and raise his saber to young Ben.  One in which Grogu is part of Luke’s Jedi Academy.  It’s easy to assume that happened right?

Prior to the Disney trilogy I would have rejected this idea.  A purist at heart, I would have wanted to stick to a linear timeline of events.  But with the smack in the face known as The Last Jedi, which subsequently affected the entire trilogy, I more than welcome this concept now.  Let’s have an alternate timeline where Luke Skywalker can be great again as the beacon of hope that he is supposed to be.