The romance
Move over, The Christmas Prince. thereâs only one romance we want to see this festive season, and thatâs between Han Solo and Leia Organa.
Thereâs no denying that Christmas is a time to indulge in the cheesiest romances, but anyone whoâs ever watched Star Wars will know that romance doesnât come much cheesier than Han and Leia.
Remember how she rescues him from the carbonite and he, rendered temporarily blind, asks who was helping him? âSomeone who loves you,â she replies.
Weâre here for it, obviously, but whoa, thatâs some cheese.
Of course, thatâs not to say that we donât like it. We ship them hard. And weâve just said that the holidays are a time for cheesy romance; Hallmark is working double time and Netflix is churning out the cheese faster than the whole of France (we assume).
Weâre just saying: donât count Star Wars out if youâre looking for wholesome romance this holiday season, of any kind really. Itâs not even just Han and Leia. Thereâs the slightly-odd-but-weâre-saying-nothing romance between Lando and L3-37 in Solo. Thereâs Rose and Finn in The Last Jedi. Thereâs also a healthy dose of Finn and Poe, if you look hard enough and really wish for it.
As Torâs Natalie Zutter says, making the argument that the romance in the series has become more steady in recent years, ââŚwe watch Finn grab Reyâs hand as they run to safety. We see Poe embrace BB-8 and Finn with equal fervor. We choke back tears as Han and Leia awkwardly, emotionally reunite.â
Allâs fair in love and Star Wars.
Plus, if you canât get enough of all that love, thereâs plenty more to go around in fanfiction.