Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker will go down as one of the most polarizing films in the franchise, even more so than The Last Jedi since this installment barely improves on what its predecessor built and just tries to retcon everything to please fans. While far from horrible, this is a movie that will go down as a mixed bag for trying way too hard to please the fans, especially when it comes to one talking point; Rey Palpatine.
During an interview with GQ, The Rise of Skywalker co-writer Chris Terrio felt that there was just more to Rey's parents than what was revealed in The Last Jedi. Since The Last Jedi is set right after The Force Awakens and takes place in a few days, Terrio felt there was more material to be explored, believing that there was no way Kylo Ren could immediately know about her parentage.
Here's what Terrio had to say:
Terrio does sound pretty convincing and had the movie been better, this argument might have some credibility to it. Unfortunately, the sidelining of Kelly Marie Tran's Rose Tico and the forced inclusion of the late Carrie Fisher in certain scenes left a bad taste in a lot of people's mouths. It's not a horrible movie and is better than every prequel film but is arguably the worst "good" Star Wars film.
Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is now showing in theaters.
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