PCR #120 - The Last Awakening of Skywalker

It’s the end of an era as the final installment of the Skywalker
Saga was just released, and in this episode, Travis and X discuss
all the ins and outs of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker. They
first open up the episode by recapping their thoughts on all of
the other current era Star Wars flicks, from Rogue One, Solo,
Last Jedi, and Force Awakens, followed by their thoughts on JJ
Abrams and his filmography. They then get into the actual movie
by breaking down the movie in chronological order and discussing
the key points of the film. Some of the topics they go over
throughout are the return of Emperor Palpatine and the Empire,
adding in lazy plot devices, course-correcting just about every
aspect from Last Jedi, unnecessary character developments, the
unforgivable amounts of “Mary Sue” aspects of Rey, how they dealt
with Leia/Carrie Fisher, the “surprise” of seeing Billy Dee
Williams back on screen, character deaths and sacrifices not
meaning anything, who or what were the Knights of Ren supposed to
be, the lazy writing from JJ that isn’t justified, the Goonies
scene, and just why does everyone feel the need to start asking
Rey what her last name is. All this and more are discussed. Also,
X has a wonderful tribute for Wedge Antilles that has to be
heard. This is a doozy of an episode, so hit the download button
and may the Force be with you!