Lucasfilm may be setting up for a change to the post-sequel Jedi order

Whispers from Lucasfilm have been coming out that the studio may look to change how the next Jedi Order views attachment.

In the latest episode of the Ringer-Verse podcast about The Book of Boba Fett and its finale, Joanna Robinson (The Ringer), says she has heard whispers from Lucasfilm of interest, and actual momentum, towards the idea of a Jedi Order that accepts attachment. This would mark a true separation from the Jedi Order that Grand Master Yoda built up, the same order we saw destroyed and dismantled by Emperor Palpatine in the Prequel Trilogy.

This new order would be one that exists in a post-Sequel  Trilogy era, a Jedi Order that not only accepts attachment but embraces it. This would be more in line with what many expected the Sequels to dive into, an expectation built upon Star Wars Legends material and the philosophies of Qui-Gon Jinn and the Grey Jedi Order. However, this was never realized in the conclusion to the Skywalker Saga.

Without going into spoilers on today’s (February 9th) episode of The Book of Boba Fett, fans can clearly see the idea of attachment being played with— Grogu being separated from Din Djarin in the finale episode of The Mandalorian Season 2, the offer of Luke Skywalker to Grogu: do you choose attachment, the foundling armour; or do you choose to forego attachment, by taking Yoda’s lightsaber.

The idea is clearly there and it’s being teased by the folks at Star Wars for a reason. While all of the hints for this new Jedi Order becoming a possibility are there, Joanna Robinson says that these ideas shouldn’t be sold beyond a degree of healthy skepticism.

Despite Robinson’s expressed desire to see a new Jedi Order that has learned from its mistakes, she admits that, “you can fill an entire stadium with ideas Lucasfilm has been interested in but never realized.” So take the leaks she has provided with a grain of salt.

The Book of Boba Fett finale premiers today, February 9th and will feature the anticipated decision of Grogu between attachment, separation from worldly possessions, or both.

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