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Rey stands alone in the forest. Her eyes are distant, empty, glazed over. The “Star Wars” heroine whips out her lightsaber. It glows red in the darkness. The lightsaber snaps, flips and spirals into a double-bladed weapon.
This is the final moment of the most recent “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” trailer. It leaves you, your friends and the entire “Star Wars” fandom hanging, wanting and itching for more. Questions squirm in your brain: Has Rey joined the dark side? Is Rey a Sith Lord? Is this just a vision from The Force? Has she become Dark Rey? And then the internet pops off.
Time magazine writes a second-by-second breakdown of the trailer. The Guardian explains the history of lightsabers. The Deseret News weighs in with a number of pieces. YouTube videos spring up. Social media goes bonkers. Retweets. Likes. Shares. Follows. And, somewhere, a young “Star Wars” fan wonders, “Can I get that lightsaber for Christmas?”
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