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.”

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Like a lot of hardcore Star Wars fans, we grew up a long time ago in George Lucas’ amazing galaxy far, far away. We watched the movies, collected and played with the figurines and ships, read the books.

As adults, we’ve watched more movies, read more books and played the Star Wars RPG.

As Disney winds down Lucas’ original nine-chapter story and creates new stories in the Star Wars universe, this will be our portal for celebrating and critiquing all things Star Wars.

As we jump into hyperspace for this ride, please join us for a view from the cockpit …