The Star Wars sequel trilogy has been more controversial than anyone could have ever imagined, but one of Lucasfilm's strangest decisions has been to essentially make it all up as they went along. There was clearly never any sort of plan in place, and while that may have worked for George Lucas back in the day, it doesn't really fly in the time of modern blockbusters.
After J.J. Abrams teased a big reveal in The Force Awakens about Rey's parents and introduced the villainous Supreme Leader Snoke, Rian Johnson threw all of that out in The Last Jedi. His movie confirmed that her parents were nobodies and junk traders, while Snoke - whose "true identity" was a huge talking point among fans - was killed off in short order by Kylo Ren.
Now, the editors of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, Maryann Brandon and Mary Jo Markey, have said that they also felt the second instalment in the trilogy "undid" what came before.
"I feel very much like, in hindsight, that the trilogy, the last part of the trilogy, needed one vision," Brandon said. Markey took things further, stating: "I couldn't agree more. It's very strange to have the second film...consciously undo the storytelling of the first film. I'm sorry, that's what it felt like."
Bizarrely, The Rise of Skywalker ultimately undid much of what we'd seen in The Last Jedi, creating a fractured trilogy of films which are almost certainly going to remain divisive...forever!
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