Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker - 26 WTF Moments

2. "Rey Skywalker"

The Rise of Skywalker's barrage of fan service culminates in a head-smackingly on-the-nose moment in the final scene of the film, where Rey visits Tatooine to bury Luke and Leia's lightsabers.

She crosses paths with an old woman who asks her name, and after Rey sees the Force ghosts of Luke and Leia in distance, she replies, "Skywalker."

It's a nice idea albeit another over-sentimental moment which just doesn't feel remotely justified by the movie or Rey's arc across the trilogy. She trained with Luke for, what, a matter of days? And how many times have we even seen her hang out with Leia?

While it's totally understandable that Rey would want to ditch the "Palpatine" name, picking Skywalker as a replacement is both predictable and unearned on a storytelling level.