This is meant to be a trilogy right? So it’s impossible not to think of the build-up at this point in the previous trilogies with regard to the characters. That three years between TESB and ROTJ was torture! Was Vader lying? Who was the ‘other’? Would Han make it? How would all this impact Luke, his identity, his training etc etc? Would he turn to the Dark Side? Similarly AOTC left us with the (admittedly built-in) prospect of Anakin’s fall from grace, the upcoming Clone War, the fate of Padme and the Galaxy at large.

What are we anticipating with this series? We all know there was no story. What are the stakes for Rey? Training’s no problem. The Dark Side’s no problem. Her being generally brilliant at everything is no problem. The parents issue is (possible retcon notwithstanding) resolved. Rey is fun to watch at a basic level, and Daisy’s great, but there are no stakes here. The only anticipation we have is built around the trailer - why is there a piece of Death Star in the ocean? Why is Palpatine being alluded to? What the heck is this story going to be about? This is less like a trilogy than it is like one of those Marvel Comics that has concluded one story and ended with the blurb ‘next month, a new artist/writer team and all-new thrills for our heroes! Stay tuned!’…