Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker made a lot of money and has its fans, but was, all things considered, not particularly well received. The film, which has a 52% approval rate on Rotten Tomatoes, ends the Star Wars saga in a manner that did not satisfy everyone--and one of its stars has been left wondering where the love has gone.

　　Daisy Ridley, who plays Rey in the most recent trilogy, has opened up about the film's reception on the podcast Dragcast (as picked up on by Entertainment Weekly). According to Ridley, while the experience of being in Star Wars has been amazing, the immediate wake of this film's reception was difficult for her.

　　"January was not that nice," Ridley said. "It was weird, I felt like all of this love that we’d sort of been shown the first time around, I was like, 'Where’s the love gone?'".

　　Ridley also said that she watched the documentary included on the movie's Blu-Ray release, The Skywalker Legacy, and that it's been difficult to reconcile the movie's reception with the love that went into it. "I think it’s that tricky thing of when you’re part of something that is so filled with love and then people [don’t like it]," she said. "You know, everyone’s entitled to not like something, but it feels like it’s changed slightly. But I think in general that’s because social media and what have you."

　　Ridley says that, in January, her newsfeeds were full of Star Wars, even though she was trying to avoid it. "I’d see headlines and be like 'Oh my god this is so upsetting,'" she said. But at the same time, she is "really proud of it, and I’m so thrilled to be part of it."

　　This is not the first time that reactions towards Star Wars have harmed the series' stars--The Last Jedi star Kelly Marie Tran was bullied online after the movie's release (while limited presence in The Rise of Skywalker is an element that has been heavily criticized), and Ahmed Best, who played Jar-Jar Binks in the prequel trilogy, suffered greatly from how fans reacted to his character (although he's now set to host a Star Wars game show for Disney Plus).

　　A new Star Wars movie is reportedly in the works from director JD Dillard.

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