Can you imagine a world without the Star Wars sequel trilogy? Creator George Lucas could, which is why he declared soon after 2005's "Revenge of the Sith" that Lucasfilm would be focusing on TV instead. But with the long-in-development Star Wars Underworld years away, many were wondering if it really was the end of seeing Star Wars on the big screen.
In a surprise move that ultimately scuppered Lucas' vision for the franchise, Disney would buy Lucasfilm in 2012, and a whole new sequel trilogy was created instead. Retrospective reactions to these are still mixed, especially "Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker" thanks to its uneven plot points, disappointing ending to the saga, and the iconically bad line, "Somehow, Palpatine returned." To say the Skywalker Saga on a disappointing note would be an understatement.
