Star Wars: 10 Things Colin Trevorrow's Episode 9 Script Did Better Than The Rise Of Skywalker

Cast your mind way back to 2015, before the Sequels started airing, to the release of the first proper Force Awakens trailer. Remember the excitement you felt in those final moments, as John Boyega's Finn -- revealed as a Stormtrooper in 2014's teaser -- lights up Luke and Anakin's famous blue lightsaber, clashing swords with Kylo Ren.

It seemed obvious that this was the face of our new hero, the protagonist whose eyes we'd see the trilogy through. What a compelling concept! A stormtrooper who decided to become a Jedi? Thank God they're not repeating the desert orphan arc we've already seen twice!

The Force Awakens came and went and it became clear that Rey was actually the main character of the trilogy; Finn was more of a Leia or Han to her Luke (probably Leia, given that newcomer Poe Dameron was a latent Han Solo carbonite copy).

Still, his arc was compelling, as audiences witnessed him transform from a cowardly runaway to a hero. The Last Jedi pushed Finn's arc further, as he realised his purpose to such an extent he almost sacrificed himself to save the Resistance.

Really, Rose (and Rian Johnson) should have let him succeed in his kamikaze run. After all, there seemed like there was nothing else to tell, and any indication he might turn out to be a Jedi was a distant memory.

It looked like there was nowhere for Finn to go, and The Rise Of Skywalker took him just there. JJ Abrams awkwardly tried to revive audiences' long-dead assumptions that Finn was Force sensitive, but besides from that he spent the whole movie chasing after Rey, his only motivation being to tell her something ... which he never got round to saying.

Surprisingly, Duel Of The Fates actually managed to give Finn a pretty compelling plot, as he led a Stormtrooper revolt against the First Order on Coruscant, completing his journey from runaway soldier to excellent general on the side he believed in.

Come on, Disney. FN-2187 deserved better.