Star Wars: The Five Worst Lines in the Sequel Trilogy
If you thought Lucas wrote some bad lines in the Prequels, just wait till you see what Disney did with the Sequels!
Star Wars is a much-beloved franchise. People around the world love it, and for good reason. Among its many strengths is the fact that it is endlessly quotable. Star Wars quotes are on everything from t-shirts to mugs to bodies (in the form of tattoos). Many have simply become a part of the English language or even band names.
But not all Star Wars dialogue is made equal. The franchise has its fair share of dud lines that make very little sense. Others are just plain bad. We’ve looked at some bad lines from the Prequels already. And there are some even worse lines from Disney’s Sequels.
Worst Line #1
“You got a boyfriend? A cute boyfriend?” – The Force Awakens
In the midst of a tense scene and while trying to decide what to do, Finn starts interrogating Rey Skywalker. He wants to know why she would want to return to Jakku. I guess that’s fair. He first asks if she has a family. Pretty normal. Then if she has a boyfriend. Finn then doubles down, asking if she has a cute boyfriend. It’s just weird and off and a little stalkery. It really is one of the worst lines in the sequel trilogy.
Worst Line #2
“They fly now.” – The Rise Of Skywalker
Ugggggggh. This line from The Rise of Skywalker was plastered all over the trailers. Because of this, even before the movie came out, it was one of the worst lines in the sequel trilogy. It’s bad on so many levels. It attempts humor with a pretty basic and uninspired rule of three repetitions. It also just makes zero sense. Jump packs and people who can fly with them are not rare in Star Wars. Clone Troopers did it in the Clone Wars. Mandalorians have done it for decades. Even Stormtroopers have a long history of doing it. It’s not a new or surprising thing. Y’all flight wars in the STARS. Flight is normal.
Worst Line #3
“That’s how we’re gonna win. Not fighting what we hate, saving what we love.” – The Last Jedi
Like a lot of lines from The Last Jedi, this one wants to be deep and meaningful but ends up being dumb. The background of this just makes it a lot worse. Sure, it’s an admirable sentiment, but it makes no sense in this context. It’s not even something that Rose or anyone has really expressed before. Rose uses it as a justification for saying Finn, just before he could take out a First Order superweapon.
In the background, as she’s saying this, we see the entrance to the Rebel base being destroyed because of her actions. If Luke had not intervened, her “saving what we love” would head lead to the death of the Resistance. Move over; this isn’t how they win. The very idea is never really brought up again. They win by destroying the First/Final Order.
Worst Line #2
“Rey Skywalker.” – The Rise of Skywalker
Look, this line on its own and devoid of context, maybe isn’t that bad. It’s just a name. The setup for its delivery is pretty awkward, but that alone wouldn’t earn it a place as one of the worst lines in the Sequels. But man, context is everything here. This line is completely unearned and undermines Rey’s entire journey as a character.
A large part of The Rise of Skywalker is Rey dealing with being a Palpatine and if that means she’s evil. In the end, she overcomes that and accepting Palpatine as her name would have been thematic and important. But if she wanted to reject that, then choosing to have no last name would also work. It would complete the themes of anyone being capable of greatness and the idea that her family doesn’t matter.
If she wanted to honor her mentor, she could have picked Solo to honor Han, her first mentor, and Leia and Ben. Since Leia did her actual Jedi training, she also could have picked Organa. Instead, she picks the name of the angry old man she knew for like two days. It’s just bad. It really has to be one of the worst lines in the sequel trilogy.
Worst Line #5
“Somehow, Palpatine returned.”- The Rise of Skywalker
Somehow, this line made it into a movie.
Let us know what you think the worst lines in the sequels are down in the comments!
