2) Check This Sith Out
Nostalgia Bait: 60/100
Neat New Stuff: 90/100
NEW LIGHTSABER! NEW LIGHTSABER!
While lightsaber fetishization will never really top the reveal of Darth Maul’s double-bladed one in The Phantom Menace, the unveiled hilted lightsaber certainly tries. Beyond just a design change, the saber itself glows and crackles with intensity both familiar and novel. Does it indicate this particular lightsaber hasn’t been wielded in awhile, or that computers can add a lot more particle effects to a laser sword these days? Maybe both.
Presumably, this is the new Sith character that Adam Driver is reported to be playing, and like everyone else in the trailer, he seems to be moving with purpose. The snow obviously recalls Empire’s frozen planet of Hoth, but the presence of trees would indicate we’re somewhere else entirely. Coupled with Sydow’s narration that clearly labels this character as part of the Dark Side, this easily could have been the OMG sendoff for the entire trailer.