So you can imagine my disappointment when after patiently waiting for two years, not only did we not see any ships from the New Republic Defense Fleet, but we didn’t even get a good look at the haphazard battle raging above Exegol. In the same trailer we also saw a brief clip of the Millennium Falcon at the head of a massive fleet. My confidence in this theory only increased after watching the film’s final trailer in which a Y-Wing is seen attacking TIE-Fighters and a Star Destroyer. Leading up to The Rise of Skywalker I was more or less certain that we would witness a major naval battle in the conclusion to the Skywalker saga. But that doesn’t mean the film isn’t without its problems and one of those problems has been lodged in my brain since I first saw The Force Awakens - What happened to the New Republic Defense Fleet? There’s a special magic that Star Wars brings to the theater that I don’t think any other franchise will ever be able to replicate. To be clear, like every Star Wars movie that’s come before it, I had a lot of fun watching The Rise of Skywalker. The conclusion of the Skywalker saga delivered more ramifications to the past and future timelines of the franchise than I think anyone has yet to fully realize and I’m still working through a number of them. Since that evening I’ve continued to discuss the movie with my friends, fellow Star Wars fans at AIPT, and my co-hosts on AIPT’s official Star Wars podcast, Talkin’ Tauntauns.
Suffice to say, there was a LOT to unpack and our conversation at dinner after the movie that night could have easily continued into the early hours of the morning. I left the theater with my friends feeling borderline overwhelmed by everything that I’d just watch transpire.
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker has been out for nearly a month now and I still find myself reeling the experience.
SPOILERS AHEAD for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.
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