10 Things We Actually Wanted From The Star Wars Sequel Trilogy

And keeping on the subject of the varying creative forces at play in the creation of the Sequel Trilogy, Rian Johnson's approach to the galaxy far, far away, while somewhat controversial at the time, likely would've helped keep The Rise of Skywalker from delivering one of the flattest and most uninspired conclusions in recent memory.

A bit of Original and Prequel Trilogy acknowledgement sprinkled throughout the trilogy was always going to be welcomed with open arms. And in The Last Jedi, Johnson managed to strike a good balance between respectfully saluting the much-loved material that came before it - Luke and Leia's moment on Crait still ranks as an all-timer - while still finding space to throw out a number of exciting and fresh narrative turns along the way.

Episode VIII also contained some of the most unique and captivating cinematography the Sequel Trilogy had to offer, pumping out truly mesmerising lightsaber action and perhaps the most stunning ship explosion ever to grace this galaxy.

Away from Johnson's mid-trilogy gamble, though, much of The Force Awakens and The Rise of Skywalker visually feels like your bog-standard modern sci-fi adventure and possessed the sort of predictable narratives fans were hoping the House of Mouse would steer clear of when firing back up this particular hyperdrive.