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Image 1 — Hot take: Kylo Ren’s lightsaber is the best in the entire saga.
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Hot take: Kylo Ren’s lightsaber is the best in the entire saga.

Hear me out before you roast me — I’m someone who really appreciates a good concept.

The way it flickers when it’s ignited is incredible. I love the idea of it being unstable, rough, and kind of “imperfect.” A lot of people say it doesn’t make sense, but honestly, I think they’re missing the point.

I’m not a Kylo Ren fanboy or blindly defending the films — I know they have plenty of issues. But the concept of his lightsaber is something I genuinely love.

To me, it was really innovative and visually fantastic.

I’ve seen people say the side vents could injure Kylo himself, but that doesn’t really make sense — they feel more like energy exhaust than actual cutting blades.

Even before the comics explained how he built it, I already loved the idea just from the movies.

What do you think? Do you agree?

u/Extreme_Warning3521 — 14 hours ago
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Friendly reminder that JJ and Rian are friends who respect each other's work

lowkey this was my favorite pic of 2025. there's so few photos of them together that this was like a shot to the heart.

u/irazzleandazzle — 16 hours ago

I Love This Moment in TFA...

Chewbacca gently placing an unconscious, injured Finn into the bunk. Regardless of their rough start, Chewie is not going to forget how Finn took care of him.

"You're gonna make it. I'm gonna take you home. Chewie's got you."

u/Specimen-B — 8 hours ago
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I Have Problem With The Sequels. Finn and Poe Should've Been Gay

u/No_Vast_3309 — 1 day ago

Reflections on the Dyad

"We're a Dyad in the Force, Rey. Two that are one."

Throughout the sequels, Rey is fighting Kylo at the same time as she is fighting the temptation to the dark side.

Kylo is her temptation to the dark side. She wants to take his hand, to take the throne of the Sith with her dark other half.

The version of herself that didn't wait for 13 years in the desert, but rampaged through the galaxy.

"Do you still count the days since your parents left? Such pain in you. Such anger."

Rey is tempted by power. The power to protect her friends at all costs. To stop the transport in the desert that carries Chewie away, which is the transport in the desert that carried her parents away.

Palpatine offers her power. When she defeats the temptation to the dark side, she defeats Palpatine. And Ben, her dark other half, vanishes.

"What are you most afraid of?" "Myself."

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u/IncidentCalm4454 — 20 hours ago
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I think The Rise of Skywalker is the most beautiful film in the trilogy.

Many people talk about The Last Jedi, but I disagree; I think the scenes in The Rise of Skywalker are the best visually; the fight in the wreckage of the Death Star and the final battle are incredible.

u/Extreme_Warning3521 — 1 day ago
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Just a heads up: if you’re looking for a subreddit that covers topics beyond just the Sequel era, we recommend r/StarWarsCantina. It’s a sequel-friendly space for general Star Wars appreciation and discussion across all eras.

u/irazzleandazzle — 1 day ago
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Proof the PT wasn’t as celebrated for its plot as it is today (May 2005 forum). The same reversal will happen for the ST.

u/AlbertCWChessa — 3 days ago

Dislike how the New Republic went out like a fart in the wind.

I mean at least in the EU Legends they fought many wars against various Imperial remnants. Here, they just shrugged their shoulders, let ex-Imperials crawl into the whole government and then get blown up and cease to exist in a single shot in a movie that barely mentioned them.

It just feels hollow. Like everything was pointless.

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u/William_T_Wanker — 11 hours ago