The trailer for the final entry in George Lucas’ nine-film saga was released April 12. It didn’t tell us much about the movie, other than to give us the cryptic title, “The Rise of Skywalker,” and also show us that Rey — the best new character in this awkward trilogy — seems poised to become a central character again.

If she’s not the titular character, it probably means Luke is coming back. As Mark Hamill tweeted: “It’s time for the 8 months of speculation to begin. Is that Skywalker KYLO? LEIA? ANAKIN? LUKE? A previously unknown SKYWALKER? Is REY a Skywalker? #CoolTitle.”

The trailer was a good tease, not revealing much beyond Lando Calrissian’s return, what appears to be a big desert showdown between Rey and that ridiculous antagonist Kylo, and a journey to the remains of the Second Death Star. Apparently this film is several years in the future.

We’re so disheartened by “The Last Jedi” that we’re not really looking forward to this one — it seems pretty pointless, especially because few of the new characters beyond Rey are of any interest. J.J. Abrams has the enormous task of reclaiming the many fans who have carried this franchise for 40 years but hated Rian Johnson’s debacle.

While others speculate about how Abrams might be trying to make it right (and he said he did not just retcon “Last Jedi”), we’re going to offer up a partially retconned plot that might bring back Star Wars fans.

“The Last Jedi” had so many problems — from the basic plot premise of a space chase to the marginalizing of Rey to the odd behavior and fate of Luke. But we’re going to focus on the bigger character and plot arcs.

1) Did Luke really die?

No. That was a clone of Skywalker. Think Joruus C’baoth, the insane Jedi clone in the Thrawn trilogy.

The Luke who sat alone on Ach-To was a decoy created by the real Skywalker, who figured he might be tracked by the New Order. That explains Luke turning on Jedi history, refusing to train Rey and generally acting inconsistently and bizarrely until that final pointless hologram duel with Kylo that killed the clone Luke. Yeah, he was powerful enough to astral project himself across light years, but he’s dead now, so let’s move on.

2) Where was the real Luke then?

He was training his son in a secret new locale, far from the New Order, plotting the Light Side’s return to power and control of the galaxy. He’ll return in the final episode — “The Rise of Skywalker” — and he and his son, Bo, help Rey defeat the Dark Side — the knights of Ren — once and for all.

Snoke was clearly just a chump mentor to Kylo. The real Sith lord is a reincarnated Palpatine, who is tied to the wreckage shown in the Episode IX trailer.

This will set up a great duel between Luke and the old emperor.

3) Who is Rey?

What idiot really believed Kylo when he told Rey that her parents were nobodies? He’s a fool, and she surely can see right through his lame attempts to deceive her and woo her to his side.

That said, there is no reason to explore Rey’s parentage. Some things are best left unexplained (too bad the “Solo” makers didn’t consider that wisdom).

We’d also explain those Force mind melds over light-years between her and Kylo: The powerful Palpatine arranged it, pulling strings. He will try to seduce Rey to trap Luke.

4) How does Lando fit in this finale?

It’s great to see him back flying with Chewie again in the Falcon. Obviously, no one knows how Abrams fit him in, but we’d have him run into Chewie on Bespin. It’s the only proper way to reunite them (especially because Abrams loves tying the original movies to this series).

The Falcon is broken down and Chewie is in for repairs. Lando is working some con or gambling and bumps into the Wookiee. Then the stormtroopers show up and Lando is back in the Rebellion, er, Resistance.

5) What happens to Leia?

It sounds like Abrams has found a brilliant way to incorporate the late Carrie Fisher in this final chapter. Abrams said, “The weird miracle of having a number of scenes (from “Force Awakens”) that had gone unused … looking at those scenes and understanding there was a way to use those scenes and continue her story.”

Without knowing the substance of the unused scenes (beyond a hug with Rey), it’s tough to project her role in the finale. She obviously won’t have a huge role, and there might not even be a reason to kill her off. Maybe she carries on victorious with the rest of the Renewed Republic — off screen, of course.

6) How about the other new characters?

Who cares? Finn, Poe and the rest are not integral to this story. In fact, we’d kill Poe in a space duel with Kylo.

As for the tantrum-prone Kylo, he’s not even a deep-voiced echo of his terrifying grandfather (Vader is one of the greatest villains in film history). Rey, who whipped him when she didn’t even understand the Force, should slice him up pretty easily in their one and only meeting in this film. Make it with those long-teased Knights of Ren in a big lightsaber extravaganza between Luke, Bo, Rey and the new Jedi against Kylo and the Knights.

7) How does it all end?

With the Rise of Skywalker, of course. All of them. Luke. Bo. Rey. Anakin.

Yep, Palpatine will reincarnate Darth Vader in his evil glory to fight Luke once more. This time the new Vader will defeat Luke, and Bo and Rey will have to dispatch Vader and destroy Palpatine yet again.

Rey then will complete the Skywalker saga when she marries Bo at the end.

How’s that for a multi-purpose headline and full-circle story befitting of Abrams’ love for homage?