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...I may have read a few too many comics.

Most of this is from the reading the Darth Bane trilogy, but obviously has been wiped out by Disney. The "Rule of Two" basically only applies to the most powerful Sith. The rule of two from Darth Bane (and technically from Revan) says: "Two there should be; no more, no less. One to embody power, the other to crave it." The interpretation is pretty vague, as there are always going to be people studying the ways of the Darkside. Whether intentionally or not. Is it up to the current "Master and Apprentice" to hunt them down? Most likely yes. But in the 30 years without a Master AND Apprentice, it's believable for someone new to have arisen, found a sith holocron etc... As well, it was not uncommon for both the Master and Apprentice to start looking for candidates instead of just wiping them out. In the traditional Rule of Two, if the Master is starting to feel his Apprentice is lacking, they might attempt to find another. This could be bad for the Sith as by the time the Apprentice is ready to cut down their master, they might be weakened, thus a weaker apprentice taking over, which could hurt their positions. As well, if the Apprentice find their own apprentice, and they strike down the master... The new Master would weaken the Sith by not being able to overcome the trial themselves. Much like the old sith Emperor, if I remember correctly, Palpatine/Sidious has been able to extended his life span, and has become so much more powerful in the force, that even someone considered a "Master" would have a very hard time ever trying to defeat him one on one. Which is one of the big reasons why Vader wanted Luke to join him. Together, they might have been able to take Palpatine/Sidious allowing Vader to become the Master finally. And you notice how Palpatine was goading Luke into striking down Vader and becoming the new Sith Apprentice. palpatine doesn't care if Vader gets struck down, only that someone more powerful would replace him. It's a tricky situation for sure. As for Dooku, officially, he is a fallen Jedi who only became Sidious's apprentice AFTER Darth Maul died (unknown if his surviving is currently canon). So there was still only 2 at once. Though the clone wars cartoons gave him a "protegee" Dark jedi, but she never actually became his apprentice and was never given a Darth title. The big question... is Kylo Ren the Master, or the Apprentice...? (or hell, do they even know about the Rule of 2?)

they got 3 more series to do before they consider any more. AKA Jessica Jones Luke Cage Iron Fist And most importantly: The Defenders ( a team up of the 4 series) It's actually unknown if Daredevil will even get a second season after this... But considering how well it has been received, it seems likely. Just hope the next shows are just as good, or better.

Gosh.....they look old.

I was thinking about this the other day and came to the conclusion that, the only thing I can possibly know for sure is "I am". that is it. anything beyond that can be falsified in some way or another. just like in the matrix.

People define themselves by what they believe. Some are capable of changing their views, others can never stand being wrong. When an scientist claimed there was no afterlife, one reply was "that is unacceptable to me". How you handle all this is different from one person to the next. There is no true correct answer to getting along with people. Friends and relatives are a bit trickier than strangers, with strangers you have no obligation to continue knowing them. A friend or relative is different in that you often want those bonds to remain. Me, I still argue. I try to point out logic statistics and whatnot... well at least until I learn it's a wall I'm talking too. I also can't stand blatant lies and misinformation being spread around for personal gain. I often end up fighting one friend online on facebook because he throws around so much propaganda out that it feels so wrong that I have to speak out and try to prevent it's spread. Which is silly because I know people will believe it anyways, they wont change, and that they probably feel that they have to spread that information because it's in their beliefs. Most people try to surround themselves with like minded people, and it's to precisely avoid this problems, to have friends who wont turn on you on an idea, and instead support you. On the other hand, having a friend with different views can be a great thing too, because if you are surrounded by yes men and like minded people 24/7, your ego might explode and you might not realize a mistake you are making because you didn't view it from a different angle. So what do we all have to do? Figure it out ourselves as to what makes us happy. I haven't succeeded yet, maybe you all have found something a bit more workable?