When I saw the first trailer I told my husband, “if she’s the jedi I’m going to cry right there in the theater.” And I did.

He’s a fully fleshed CHARACTER and they hired a great ACTOR to portray him. I think a smart thing they did was allow him to take the helmet off at pivotal moments so you could really empathize with both actors in the scene.

Dude has zero light saber training and force powers yet held his own against a Sith. He also pretty kickass working the turrets and killed a bunch of stormtroopers. He’s more than a supportive rock.

It also helps that she is just so damn good in the film. Daisy Ridley pulls off the typical Star Wars angsty struggle with the Force without coming off as whiny, something never accomplished in the prequels.