Well i did wonder because the way they talk in the new film is now similar to the vague way of the OT rather than the more specific way of the prequels...
The term "Dark Lord of the Sith" was included in written materials from the time of ANH. I cant remember if it was in the novelization, but IIRC, the radio drama used the term. They just didn't explain exactly what a "Dark Lord of the Sith" is. The later EU expanded on it. In one of the early Marvel comics, there was an amusing scene where Vader's tie fighter came under surprise attack (or something like that), and Vader exclaimed, "By the immortal gods of the Sith!" Kor
Yeah, I recall that was used in the first novel by Lucas. I don't have the book to confirm that, so if someone could?
For some reason, I thought Tarkin used it, but I'll take your word for it. It is in the radio dramas. Page 193 of Del Rey's script book for the original Star Wars.
Well JJ has form with presenting the obvious as a mystery... I've also read that Rey's staff is Plagueis' staff/lightsaber.
I think Snoke being Darth P is a distinct possibility, although that revelation might not land beyond uber fans. I imagine 99.9% of people who went to see TFA have no idea what that name would be. All I want is a Snoke musical number, like something out of Blue Velvet.
I bet if he is revealed as Plagueis there's a Rey-esque vision montage thing with flashes of the prequel scene with Palpatine talking about him and maybe some new dialogue with McDiarmid like they did with Ewan McGregor
It was in the novelization, but the novelization wasn't really written by Lucas, even though it had his name on it. I really hope not. That's what we said about Khan.
So are the knights of Ren going to be a thing? In episode 8 are we getting 10 Darth Vader cosplayers all attacking at once? Because they weren't really in this movie aside from a flashback cameo. So...Episode 8: Attack of the Rens?
The assumption is that Episode 8 is going to be half flashbacks to Luke's ill fated Jedi Academy. During which we would see the Knights of Ren attacking the school. I wonder if Luke lost it and cut down all the other Knights of Ren but couldn't bring himself to kill his nephew, and that's part of the reason he went into exile. He gave into the dark side killing all those emo idiots.
Apparently, his character was originally supposed to be Kylo Ni, but the flashbacks were deemed to be too silly.
At least they didn't go with their second option, the Knights of Ekke Ekke Ekke Ekke Ptang Zoo Boing.
Kylo: “I'm being torn apart. I want... I want to be free of this pain. I know what I have to do, but I don't know if I have the strength to do it. Will you help me?” Han: “Yes... Anything...” Kylo: “I want... I want a shrubbery.” Han: “A WHAT?” Kylo: “One that looks nice...” Han: “A SHRUBBERY?” Kylo: “And not too expensive...” Han: “Please, pierce me dead with a lightsabre, will you!...”