Somewhat surprisingly, there’s not even any additional backstory to be found for Snoke in either novels or comic books, so it’s not as if those fans can look elsewhere for answers although, now that he’s been sliced off-stage in the movies, we can probably expect that to change sooner rather than later. As shocking and exciting as the death is in the moment, the fact that it happens ahead of any explanation of who Snoke was and what he wanted comes across as, at best, ill-considered and, at worst, trolling the fans who have been obsessed with this issue for the last two years and wanted some level of closure to the plot thread. The death of Snoke was, at once, a highlight of The Last Jedi - because, really, who saw that coming? - and an example of one of the ways in which the movie refuses to play fair with its fan base. Speculation and theories abounded in the aftermath of the movie’s release, and continued until Star Wars: The Last Jedi answered the question with a resounding, “Who cares? He’s dead now.” One of the biggest questions fans had after watching Star Wars: The Force Awakens was, “Who is Supreme Leader Snoke?“
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