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It feels like the alternative ending we never knew we needed.
Luke kills Palpatine. Luke then sits in chair realizing he is now the strongest Jedi. Would have left it open for an interesting lead up in the sequel trilogy where Luke is the protagonist.
We all knew we needed it in fact it was one of the biggest criticisms of return of the Jedi.
In episode V attack of the VVVVV(That was a joke but this is serious) in episode 5, Yoda says: "Once you start down the dark path, forever will it dominate your destiny,". Luke failed his trial in the spooky cave he then proceeded to go to Cloud City on Bespin defying Yoda, as Luke flies away his red tail lights illuminate Yoda in red
Obi-Wan Kenobi: "That boy is our last hope."
Yoda: "No, there is another."
Setting up Leah as the protagonist of the upcoming trilogy with Luke as the antagonist.
George Lucas was quoted as saying Luke was supposed to pick up Vader's helmet at the end of Return of the Jedi and become the Sith Lord.
The reason episode VI was the original hated star wars is because they threw this story line away in favor of crowd pleasing l, that Plus they were the first to recycle the death Star plot.
Edit: and Ewoks.
Then Disney would have gotten their kick-ass female lead (pending they write it correctly).
More importantly it would have given StarWars as a whole anywhere to go at all instead of it being an obviously self contained trilogy. They sold the entire franchise for a quick buck.