Warning: this article contains minor spoilers for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker!
While Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker delivered some big revelations that rocked the foundations of the Skywalker Saga, it was one innocuous, blink-and-you-miss-it moment featuring two unnamed characters that left me reeling. It came as the Resistance congregated after their victory: two women shared a celebratory kiss.
Though it may not seem like much, for me it meant the world because it helped me find closure after years of trying to process the loss of my best friend Drew Leinonen. He was among those killed during the 2016 shooting at Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Florida. That little kiss marked the end of a long journey involving an online petition, thousands of Star Wars fans, and the head of Lucasfilm itself.
Source: IGN.com How I Learned to Grieve and Heal Through Star Wars