10 Reasons To Stop Hating Star Wars Sequel Trilogy

December 2015 was a magical time.

10 years on from Revenge of the Sith bringing the hit-and-miss Prequel era to an end, Star Wars fans around the globe were on the verge of witnessing a whole new trilogy unfold.

The anticipation was palpable.

However, while The Force Awakens certainly kicked the Sequel Trilogy off with a familiar yet satisfying bang, The Last Jedi soon proved to be somewhat divisive two years later. The Rise of Skywalker then ultimately left the sourest of tastes in many critics and fans' mouths alike in 2019, ending a rather underwhelming final chapter of the Skywalker Saga on a frustrating note.

After all that buzz and excitement, the prevailing memories of this merging of generations and final stand against the forces of evil were of a zombie Palpatine somehow returning, a number of hilariously dumb retcons, and the worst kind of fan service.

But this list is here to remind you that there was and always will be some light and joy to be found within this generally derided collection of stories set in the galaxy far, far away...

So, from unquestionably awesome Force powers and weapons, to some of the most compelling characters ever to strut onto the Star Wars stage, it's time to stop hating on Disney's Sequel Trilogy and the following entries will explain precisely why.

The bar was set pretty low here, admittedly.

It's no secret that viewers and even the actors themselves struggled to connect with the cold and often bizarre dialogue George Lucas threw into his scripts when creating Episodes I-III.

Hell, the likes of Mark Hamill and co. even had the mind behind the galaxy far, far away change and cut out various lines during the making of the Original Trilogy, too, with the Luke Skywalker actor once begging Lucas to erase a particularly dodgy piece of dialogue about a planet's security (via Joe) after thinking to himself, "who talks like this, George?"

Jump forward to The Force Awakens and beyond, and at least the various new faces and returning icons all sounded like actual human beings this time around.

In fact, in The Last Jedi alone, some of the finest exchanges in the franchise's history briefly washed away those painful memories of sandy conversations, with Luke and Leia's long-awaited reunion giving fans the gift of one more charming Carrie Fisher quip about her change of hairstyle - a gorgeous line written by the late legend herself.

It wasn't all perfect, of course - never forget that "they fly now!" - but the Sequels certainly recorded a lot more dialogue hits than the trilogy of misses that came before them.