This same struggle echoes through the sequel trilogy, with Luke nearly killing his own nephew because of the darkness he senses in the young man (Luke ultimately comes down on the side of love, albeit too late). This battle with detachment is retroactively set up in the prequels, in which the Jedi Order forbids the bonds of love, ultimately forcing Anakin to seek out Palpatine’s help to keep Padme alive. The original trilogy’s most vital scenes focus on Luke’s struggles with detachment and familial legacy - among them, his decision to go against Yoda and Obi-Wan’s instructions in Return of the Jedi in hopes of redeeming his father, instead of murdering him. The Rian Johnson-helmed The Last Jedi, which realigned the saga with its Buddhist influences, saw characters like Luke and Yoda acknowledge their mistakes and the mistakes of the Jedi at large.
There are, as far as we know, no more Sith left to defeat, and the Jedi have finally come out on top - but at what cost? And at this point in the story, after three generations of faults, failures, and tribulations, who are the Jedi, and what do they actually stand for? In having Rey invoke the lineage of the Jedi, the film’s understanding of the mystical Order takes a significant step backward. In response, Rey turns to the Jedi - among them, Anakin Skywalker, Mace Windu, and Obi-Wan Kenobi - for the whisper of hope needed to defeat the Emperor for good. During the climax of Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, Emperor Palpatine claims that the spirits of every Sith who has ever lived now reside in him, and if Rey strikes him down, they will possess her, too.
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