I’m… cautiously optimistic about this show. I think the cynical pessimistic reaction this site has been having is really overblown, but at the same time I hate the braindead consumer attitude every other SW community has taken recently. If your reaction to this trailer was “OMG DUEL OF THE FATES I’M GONNA CUM!!!”, then I understand why JJ Abrams thought the fanbase would like Rise of Skywalker.

My one strong reaction to the show so far, and one that a lot of fans seem to share, is being really weirded out by the live-action Inquisitor designs. Seriously, if you told me the live-action Grand Inquisitor was a completely new character, I would believe you. Would it really kill them to make his head just a few inches taller using prosthetics? And don’t get me started on the Fifth Brother, who’s turned from a unique-looking and threatening alien character to some random dude in green face-paint. But the braindead consumers are even finding ways to rationalize that, calling people “whiny haters” for wanting a Star Wars show that doesn’t look like some rejected Star Trek spinoff.

Anyways, I’m gonna withhold further judgement until we actually get to see the show. As Public Enemy said, “Don’t believe the hype.”