The Rumour: This summer, Badass Digest once again made it impossible for the insatiably curious to avoid ruining Episode VII for themselves. According to the site, after the standard Star Wars opening crawl wraps up, a severed hand grasping a lightsaber floats onto the screen before plummeting onto the home world of The Force Awakens' protagonists, sending them on a galaxy-spanning quest. Likelihood: Somewhat Unlikely The broad strokes of this rumour appear sound. Starting Episode VII with a mysterious object sending our heroes on a quest echoes the beginning of Episode IV where the appearance of R2-D2 and C-3PO sent Luke on a mission to find Princess Leia. Its the specifics of this spoiler that gives reason to pause. The idea of a hand floating through space, surviving a trip through a planets atmosphere, and landing on the surface is, frankly, pretty silly. Now, silly is a relative term when youre talking about a series where a sentient garbage can is a major cast member, but this concept is too far-out even for Star Wars. We totally buy the idea that The Force Awakens' plot will concern a quest to find Luke, but a crash landing flying robo-hand from beyond the stars er, not so much.
