![]() ![]() The Resistance needs him, so Poe is learning how to be the leader he knows will be counted on. He knows he doesn’t have the luxury to devote the time to dealing with stress, grief, and trauma. Though moments inside Poe’s head and regret can get melancholy or dark, there is nothing downtrodden about Poe. Poe Dameron is trying to learn to forgive himself. Poe knows he needs to become a leader but he feels like the lessons he’s being forced to learn from defeat were always staring him in the face. He doesn’t see them as sacrifices for the greater good – he sees them as personal failures. The defeats suffered by the Resistance in The Last Jedi have affected Poe tremendously. Every quality I listed and the ones you’ve come to expect are still there, but we get much deeper into the character and find out what makes Poe Dameron doubt himself. ![]() We meet a very different Poe Dameron in Resistance Reborn. Poe seemed to be the dashing, fearless, confident, charismatic glue that held small hopes together. When we first met Poe in The Force Awakens, his situation was dire, but as soon as he found himself behind the controls of a TIE Fighter escaping from the First Order I don’t think he stopped smiling. Though Resistance Reborn isn’t entirely dedicated to Poe Dameron, he’s the character I found myself thinking about the most when I put it down. I chose this frame from The Last Jedi because I think it perfectly expresses what Poe Dameron is going through in Resistance Reborn: trial by fire. Just wanted to clarify that in case folks reading want to avoid them. I’m going to assume everyone reading has seen those lists and I’ll probably mention a few of them. Those don’t necessarily give away key plot points but there are a lot of familiar faces popping up in this story. That being said, Del-Rey and have dropped a number of big reveals in the hours leading up to me sitting down to write this. This is the story of a desperate group of heroes trying to figure out how to fight for freedom against overwhelming odds – and at a time when it’s especially dangerous to be the hero in a galaxy far, far away.īefore we jump in, this review is intended to be a non-spoiler one. If there’s one constant in these “Journey to The Rise of Skywalker” stories it’s that the First Order has cast a wide net across the galaxy and is even more determined to snuff out hope. ![]() Mostly, I couldn’t wait to hop back into another adventure with Rey, Finn, Poe, Rose, and General Leia Organa. We are less than two months away from The Rise of Skywalker and with fresh buzz from the final trailer debut last week, I was thrilled for the opportunity to read Resistance Reborn by Rebecca Roanhorse. ![]()
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