Anna Daniels
After helping Finn during an excursion to Canto Bight and fighting on the front lines of the final battle against the First Order during The Last Jedi, Rose could have been included in any of The Rise of Skywalker‘s missions — from heading to the planet Pasaana to track down the Sith wayfinder to jetting over to Kijimi to have the droidsmith Babu Frik override C-3PO’s (Anthony Daniels) protocols so he can give up the translation of the Sith text scrawled on said wayfinder. It would have made sense for Rose to be involved in the central plot, but she was kept mostly out of sight in The Rise of Skywalker.
This is especially disappointing considering that Rose closed out The Last Jedi with the first moment of a potential love story. After preventing Finn from pulling a risky, suicidal move in his speeder during film’s the final battle and almost sacrificing herself to save him, the pair shared a passionate kiss. However, by the time we arrive at the events of The Rise of Skywalker, Finn is back to following Rey around like a lovelorn puppy. All Rose, his once potential paramour, gets at the end of the film is a brief pat on the shoulder as Finn sets off to find his friends.
As we learned in The Last Jedi, Rose is a loyal friend, a capable fighter, and an incredibly valuable addition to the Resistance’s cause — which begs the question: why would she be left out of the action in The Rise of Skywalker?
Written by: Looper
