Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker - 26 WTF Moments

20. The Totally Unconvincing Chewie Death Fakeout

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At the end of the Pasana chase sequence, it turns out that Chewie (Joonas Suotamo) has been captured by the First Order.

In an attempt to save him, Rey wrestles what she believes to be the captive vehicle out of the sky, only for it to explode during a Force-tussle with Kylo Ren.

Except nobody in the audience over the age of five likely believed that Chewie had really died for good, and so, you have to wonder what the point of the deception was at all?

Chewie's confirmed to be alive and well mere minutes later, and Rey's reaction to Chewie's "death" doesn't seem remotely traumatised enough to be convincing. Pointless.

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