“Fearless RESISTANCE” sounds good Jack!

And thanks, Lord Haseo! I appreciate the compliment.

Totally agree with you Hal. It almost felt shoehorned in. This new weapon barely has introduction and then blows up planets that we have no real attachment to. I understand that the story’s focus wasn’t on Starkiller like the Death Star was in a New Hope, but barely having any introduction to it gives the audience no time to really accept it. So to me, on my first viewing, it felt more like a Death Star 3.0 nostalgia grab. The crawl would’ve been fine if the story was more focused on searching for Luke rather than having this Starkiller subplot.

Although I would’ve preferred them not going the doomsday weapon route a third time, I can understand the logic of it happening again. But, like many have mentioned, how the First Order managed to have the resources to build it is another question. That’s why I liked the idea of it being an ancient machine that they rediscovered, maybe with the help of Snoke. It could even have been a Star Forge-like device that they converted into a weapon, explaining why the base has Imperial architecture. It could also explain how the First Order managed to build up their military forces without anyone noticing. While someone could call it an “ancient weapon” in the crawl, I think it would raise more questions than answers and it is probably more important to emphasize the secrecy of the project, explaining why the New Republic is not freaking out about it.