Episode 153: Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

This week, Morgan and Gavia dive into the year's biggest blockbuster catastrophe, Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, starring Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, and Oscar Isaac. They attempt to figure out what the hell went wrong, from an abysmal script to uninspired direction to a dire press tour. Everything that could go wrong, did go wrong... and Overinvested is here to survey the damage.

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Links

Gav’s review of the film

The problem with Poe Dameron’s role in ‘The Rise of Skywalker’,” Gavia Baker-Whitelaw, The Daily Dot

Why ‘The Rise of Skywalker’ should have killed more characters,” Gavia Baker-Whitelaw, The Daily Dot

Star Wars: The Last Jedi,” Erik Hynes, Reverse Shot

What Do We Want Out of ‘Star Wars’?,” Alison Herman, The Ringer

Previous episodes: Episode 33: Rogue One, Episode 70: Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Episode 84: The Phantom Menace, Episode 88: Solo: A Star Wars Story, Episode 91: Star Wars: Attack of the Clones, Episode 96: Star Wars: The Revenge of the Sith, Episode 149: Knives Out