Fan reactions to the Vanity Fair Star Wars issue

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Game of Thrones fans might still be in mourning, but for Star Wars fans, yesterday was a day for celebrating. (And if you’re both, like myself, than you were really ready for some good news.) The Vanity Fair Star Wars issue hit the internet yesterday morning, with behind-the-scene footage, gorgeous new character photos, and the barest hint of plot details that fans will spend the next 7 months arguing about. 

Take a moment to notice that VF posted this with Rey on the left here, and Kylo the right. It will be important later. They also shared this quick behind the scenes video:

Fan Reactions

Star Wars fans reacted like they always do. Quickly. Effusively. And mostly positively, which seems rare these days. Look long enough and you can find some negativity, but the few I did find were… entirely unoriginal and not worth sharing. Haters gonna hate, and they’re usually gonna do it with atrocious grammar and zero punctuation. 

Excitement was palpable over at Team Reylo. We were dancing in the streets, because this issue gave us exactly what we hoping for. Even if Vanity Fair did try to be sneaky about it. YOU CAN’T FOOL US.

Reylos already have this clue NAILED DOWN:

The fanfic for this photo practically writes itself:

Forget Jon Snow, THIS is my Prince Who Was Promised:

That is not a villain. THESE are villains.

Annnd this picture one more time, because it is everything.

Ever heard the phrase “Star Crossed Enemies”? Yeah. Me neither. It’ll be awhile before Reylos come down from this high.

But yes, there are also other characters in this movie

Don’t worry, the whole preview isn’t just Kylo and Rey. The other stars also had some glorious photos and interviews. For instance, my namesake Jannah is looking majestic as hell.

TN writer Beth nailed all of our reactions to our favorite Resistance pilot:

The mysterious Knights of Ren have been twiddling their thumbs the last two movies, but NO LONGER.

Err…it’s not looking good for those Knights of Ren, however.

WELL ACTUALLY as of this publishing, Vanity Fair has pulled an “oopsies, this reveal was an error!” Which most of us are taking to mean “oopsies, we weren’t supposed to reveal that!” But forget them. LOOK WHO’S BACK. “See you around, kid”, indeed.

For all pictures, interviews, and behind the scenes goodies, see the Vanity Fair Star Wars issue for yourself when it reaches newsstands June 4th! And check out all of our Star Wars coverage here.

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A stay-at-home twin mom by day, avid reader and relaxer by night. I write to keep my brain cells from shriveling up and dying, and to make myself laugh. Follow @janna_rpw and watch my twitter account gather dust.

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