WARNING: Major spoilers ahead for Star Wars: The Last Jedi

When J.J. Abrams reintroduced Star Wars to the masses in 2015, he really did revamp it for a new generation. A lot of homages were paid to the George Lucas trilogies, especially in terms of plot, but with respect to characters, The Force Awakens introduced quite a few of them, and as a result, some intriguing mysteries developed.

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Rian Johnson's The Last Jedi now has quite the task on its hands, not just in terms of connecting the dots with all these new characters, but also how they line up to Lucas' already-established universe. After all, the more we know about how the war between the First Order and the Resistance evolved since Return of the Jedi, the better we can understand the new story. In addition to this, fans were wondering about the mystery of the Force and the balance between the Light and the Dark that the mythos is built on. Well, let's just say quite a few lingering issues are left unresolved, with Johnson's movie refusing to answer them.

5. WHO IS SNOKE?

The Last Jedi delivers nothing on Snoke's origins and his motivations at all. We simply learn that he just wants to end the concept of the Jedi by taking Luke Skywalker out. But for those hoping that Johnson would divulge more about the character that Abrams debuted, well, you're out of luck. There's nothing about his past, how he became such a strong Force wielder, why he isn't a full-blown Sith, and why he despises Luke and the Light.

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It's never explained how he took over the reins as galactic tyrant from Palpatine and became the Supreme Leader, or why Hux and the First Order follow him. Most of all, we never discover how Snoke finds Kylo Ren and manages to corrupt him. It's hard to really connect with a villain when you don't know who he is or why he does what he does. We also don't know what he is, apart from a very tall alien!

4. HOW DID MAZ KANATA GET THE BLUE LIGHTSABER?

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The Force Awakens saw Rey receive the blue lightsaber Luke lost in The Empire Strikes Back when Vader cut his arm off in Cloud City. Maz Kanata gave it to her, and here we were hoping for more as to how Maz discovered it in the first place. Maz has a brief role in this new film, but the lightsaber issue isn't addressed.

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Star Wars Aftermath: Empire's End from Chuck Wendig hinted that Lando Calrissian could have found it in Cloud City, and given he knows Maz, as seen in the Star Wars LEGO series, maybe she got it from him? Or maybe she found it in her black market dealings and due to her Force sensitivity, she knew it was Luke's and that Rey would come? This remains unanswered and ends up being a MacGuffin that simply helped The Force Awakens connect Rey to the reclusive Luke.

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3. WHERE ARE THE KNIGHTS OF REN?

When we first got background on Kylo and Luke's falling out, we were introduced to the Knights of Ren. In this movie, when Luke confesses to Rey about how he also betrayed Kylo by trying to kill him before he could turn to the Dark Side, he also tells her that when Kylo escaped he took some of the Jedi with him. These are who we can assume formed the Knights of Ren.

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Shockingly, we never get to see the group or know what happened to them. Fans thought that with Abrams not really diving too much into Kylo's posse, Johnson would. However, they're non-existent here. We don't see them with Kylo, even after he kills Snoke and fights off his henchmen. Having hyped them up so much only to then basically disregard these rogue Jedi is a major letdown. We don't know if they died or if Kylo has them in hiding for a rainy day.

2. WHY WAS KYLO DARK INSIDE?

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Johnson doesn't do the best job in detailing why Ben Solo is tortured inside. We learn he was taken by Luke with 12 other younglings to train at his temple, and that Ben's power and rage were very Darth Vader-like. However, we never see what scared the kid or what made him hate his family. Johnson also doesn't give us more meat as to why Vader was the one he actually connected with as a kindred spirit.

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All of this could have helped us understand why he turned into Kylo Ren and also, allowed us to gain insight as to how he fell under Snoke's influence. Basically, The Last Jedi affirms that Kylo is a whiny brat with anger issues that stemmed from, well, nowhere. The source of his torment is lost in the ether, and we simply have to accept his angst at face value.

1. WHAT REALLY HAPPENED TO REY'S PARENTS?

Rey's parents were one of The Force Awakens' biggest mysteries. Many speculated that she was a hidden Skywalker while some posited she belonged to the Kenobi bloodline. Others thought she was Anakin reborn. These conspiracy theorists were hoping that Johnson would shed light on her parents, why they abandoned her on Jakku and also, what eventually happened to them. Sadly, it's left to the sinister Kylo Ren to give us an answer we simply can't trust.

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He reveals they were junkers and drunks who abandoned her for money to carry on with their vices, when they both shared a Force vision of each other's futures. However, Snoke, just before he died, reveals he manipulated those visions so maybe Kylo saw a lie. There's also the chance he lied in order to sway Rey to his side by showing her she was more than a normal person in his eyes. Sith-like behavior, right? Sadly, we don't know the truth about her parents and it seems we never will.

Star Wars: The Last Jedi, written and directed by Rian Johnson, is currently in theaters and stars Mark Hamill as Luke Skywalker, Daisy Ridley as Rey, John Boyega as Finn, Adam Driver as Kylo Ren, Oscar Isaac as Poe Dameron, Andy Serkis as Supreme Leader Snoke, Domhnall Gleeson as General Hux, Gwendoline Christie as Captain Phasma, Anthony Daniels as C-3PO, Lupita Nyong’o as Maz Kanata, Benicio Del Toro as ‘DJ,’ Kelly Marie Tran as Rose Tico, Laura Dern as Vice Admiral Amilyn Holdo and the late Carrie Fisher as General Leia Organa.