Troubling gatekeeping in the fan communities of Star Wars arises in part to a reluctance of fans to cede creative control of the story back to the creator after the initial serialized episode(s) is released. The imbalance created presents the illusion that the storyteller is both alive and dead. Fans who treat the material as if the storyteller is dead react negatively to creative decisions made regardless of whether those decisions will eventually harmonize with fan expectations. Fandom’s behavior (sometimes labeled as toxic) becomes further exacerbated due to creators directing Star Wars towards inclusive story decisions, which have arisen due to post modernistic storytelling choices.