There are plenty of memorable scenes throughout the Star Wars sequel trilogy, both good and bad. From original trilogy characters making cameos to new characters discovering their abilities, a lot happened in the space of 3 movies.
Now that the sequel trilogy is over, it's time to look back on some fun and not so fun moments that had audiences either in tears or at the edge of their seats. Here are the five best and the five worst scenes from the Star Wars sequel trilogy!
Best: Holdo Maneuver
iral Holdo's sacrifice to save the remaining Resistance is one of the greatest scenes of the Skywalker Saga, let alone the sequel trilogy.
In order to save Poe, Leia and the rest of the Resistance, Holdo puts the empty ship into lightspeed and destroys pretty much all of the First Order's fleet, splitting them in half. It's ridiculously cool, and it means that her character will be ed forever.
Worst: Canto Bight Casino
The Last Jedi takes us to new locations, such as Ach-To and Crait, but it also takes us to a strange casino-like planet called Canto Bight, where Rose and Finn go looking for a master codebreaker to help them break into the First Order. The entire casino sequence is bizarre and doesn't really feel like it fits in with the tone of the rest of the movie.
Best: Han and Chewie Enter The Falcon
One of the most emotional and exciting moments of The Force Awakens was seeing Han Solo and Chewie back on the Millenium Falcon. The iconic due are inseparable with the ship, so it's awesome to see a moment where they finally come home to all the memories that they left behind.
It's especially cool to see Rey and Finn's reactions to meeting Han Solo, who has since become a legend like Luke Skywalker after the events of the original trilogy.
Worst: Maz's Castle
It's no secret that The Force Awakens resembles much of the same concepts as A New Hope, and while this isn't really a bad thing, as both movies are great, there are areas where originality was lacking.
An example of this is the scene entering Maz's Castle on Takodana. The inside of it is essentially a carbon copy of the Cantina from Star Wars: A New Hope, minus the iconic music in the background.
Best: The Throne Room
The throne room scene in The Last Jedi is hands down one of the greatest scenes and lightsaber fights of the Star Wars sequel trilogy. The main premise of the scene is that Kylo Ren is supposed to kill Rey, but instead, he kills Supreme Leader Snoke, which is a shocking moment.
Then, Rey and Kylo Ren team up in an amazing fight sequence to fight his guards. The scene ends with Kylo asking Rey to him, which of course she can't, but the entire sequence is extremely impressive and visually stunning to watch.
Worst: DJ's Betrayal
DJ is one of the most useless characters in the sequel trilogy, which is what makes his betrayal towards the end of The Last Jedi so predictable and not all that emotionally effective.
When he s Finn and Rose in Canto Bight, his sketchy personality means that you can already tell that he's going to betray them at some point in the movie. The actual scene is kind of underwhelming.
Best: Han and Kylo On The Old Death Star
This scene is one of the best in the sequel trilogy simply because of the parallels it has against the scene in The Force Awakens when Kylo Ren kills Han Solo.
The dialogue is almost exactly the same, except this time Han Solo brings Ben back from the dark side, to which Ben Solo proceeds to throw is red lightsaber off of the old Death Star. It's a simple and very powerful scene that worked really well.
Worst: General Hux Dies
In General Hux was in fact a spy helping the Resistance get information on the First Order. Not long after it's revealed, General Pryde confronts Hux, who says that Poe and Finn shot him and managed to get away, which of course isn't the case.
Then, Pryde kills Hux and says that they've found the spy, ending that storyline really quickly. Hux's death is really quick considering the revelation that he's a spy and it definitely feels a little bit wasted.
Best: Rey Uses The Force For The First Time
The Force Awakens is full of nods and references to the original trilogy because of course, it picks up the story where it was left in the Return of The Jedi.
At the end of The Force Awakens, Finn gets injured fighting Kylo so Rey uses the Force for the first time properly to grab the lightsaber. It's a stunning moment.
Worst: Finn Tries To Tell Rey Something
There have been nods and hints that Finn is Force-sensitive all throughout the sequel trilogy, from him fighting with a lightsaber during The Force Awakens, to him feeling a connection to Rey. This all comes to light in the Rise of Skywalker, in a particular scene where Rey, Poe, Finn, Chewie, and BB-8 get sucked into quicksand.
Finn tells Rey that he never told her something, which was ridiculously pointless because it's never fully brought up again. While you can assume he was Force-sensitive based on the clues, fans were only actually told this by JJ Abrams after the movie came out.
