But when it’s over and the credits are rolling, what will be our reaction to the sequel trilogy as a whole? With the prequels, we saw Anakin’s ascension to the dark side, with the original trilogy, we saw how a small, inferior force took out an evil government with unlimited resources while giving us great characters. This means we’ll likely be getting a safer movie this time around than the character study and expectation shattering eighth episode.

JJ Abrams returns to the director’s chair yet again to try and win some good faith for the franchise which saw it’s fanbase get seriously divided over the events of The Last Jedi. Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is less than half a year away, and is the swan song of the divisive sequel trilogy.