The Big Bad is Killing Us

Ethlite H
6 min readMay 11, 2020
The first blockbuster I’ve seen that subverts the “Big Bad” trope. Looking forward to the next one for sure! ©20th Century Fox

This post contains minor spoilers for The Rise of Skywalker. I think with it being available on Disney+ since a week ago, anyone who cares would’ve seen it by now. You’ve been warned.

With that said, I was disappointed with The Rise of Skywalker. It’s not just light speed capable starship drives somehow emitting smoke in space. Because only bad guys drive polluting cars, right? Or maybe they are just poor, but who is

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Ethlite H

I write code for a living, but I much prefer to write about living.