Has Balance Finally Been Brought To The Force?
By the end of Rise, the Emperor has been defeated once and for all, the First and Final Orders are finished and the light has triumphed over the darkness. So we’re left to wonder: has balance finally been brought to the Force?
This has, essentially, been the quest at the heart of the Skywalker saga. First, Anakin was supposed to do it and then it seemed Luke had at the end of the Original Trilogy. But it appears to be Rey who’s finally achieved it. Though you might question whether you can call it balance if there are no Sith anymore, remember that Rey herself is the descendant of a Sith Lord. She’s a Jedi and Sith in one. And she may even have a new lightsaber that represents the two sides meeting, as well.
This, more than Rey taking the Skywalker name and returning to Tatooine, has to be the best way that Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker manages to wrap up the saga.