“Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” released its final trailer Monday night, and we’re in for one epic conclusion to the Skywalker saga.

The trailer, which you can watch below, shows breathtaking new shots of previously unseen planets in the “Star Wars” films. It shows Rey (Daisy Ridley) and Kylo Ren (Adam Driver) working together, C-3PO getting repairs and making the most heartwarming statement in the trailer, and shots of Finn (John Boyega) and Poe Dameron (Oscar Isaac) taking down Stormtroopers in typical “Star Wars” fashion.

There is so much to unpack from this trailer. I’ve picked out 10 moments we need to talk about right now.

1. Where is Rey?

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We see Rey jumping through a forested planet (before some slick editing takes us to Rey jumping inside what appears to be a fallen Death Star). She drops a training Jedi helmet. She’s carrying a blue lightsaber. But where is she? Is this Yavin 4, the forest planet where the original Rebel base was located in “A New Hope”? Or is this the forest moon of Endor, where the Rebel alliance watched the Second Death Star explode into oblivion?

2. What happened to C-3PO?

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C-3PO tells Poe that he wants to take “one last look at my friends” in the trailer. Before he says that, there’s a shot of a new character named Bobo Frick fixing the droid’s eye. What happened to him? There’s a brief shot in the D23 special look trailer of C-3PO with red eyes. Are these two moments related?

3. That throne, though.

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Social media freaked out when they saw the spiky throne chair (as lightning flashed behind it). As it is shown, Emperor Palpatine can be heard speaking about how “Your coming together will be your undoing.” Whoa. And if that’s more evidence that it’s a Palpatine throne, take a look at this original art for the Emperor’s throne from the ’80s. Yeah. Insane.

4. Rey’s new (or old) lightsaber?

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The opening shot from the trailer shows Rey holding a blue lightsaber. This may seem like a normal thing to you, but hold up. Don’t you remember “The Last Jedi” (one of the best “Star Wars” films, honestly)? In that film, Rey’s lightsaber — which was Anakin and Luke’s lightsaber before her — was snapped in half. Does she repair it? Does she fix it?

5. Star Destroyers literally rise up out of the ocean.

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OK. This reporter is not seeing things. But as Palpatine speaks in the trailer about how “coming together will be your undoing,” Star Destroyers literally rise up out of the ocean. Star Destroys. Rising up. Out of the ocean.

6. Kylo Ren + Rey = Rylo?

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There’s one shot in the trailer of Rey standing on what appears to be fallen wreckage of the Death Star. A huge wave splashes on the platform. Kylo Ren emerges from the wave, holding his red lightsaber. Rey says that no one knows who she is. They pretend to but they don’t. Kylo replies, “But I do.” Moments later, there are plenty of other scenes where Kylo and Rey are seen together — smashing things, standing in the Death Star throne room. So many Kylo and Rey scenes. So does this mean we’ll see Kylo and Rey unite and become one (as in, Rylo)?

7. Iceberg planet or asteroid or something?

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There’s a shot in the trailer of ships zooming toward a hanging block of ice. It looks like a giant iceberg or an ice asteroid. Apparently this planet is called Kijimi and it is reportedly where Zorri Bliss (Keri Russell) is from, according to Entertainment Weekly.

8. The throne room scene.

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There’s a shot in the trailer of Rey and Kylo standing inside the Emperor’s Throne Room, which we last saw in “Return of the Jedi.” The throne room is destroyed, broken down and a shattered version of itself. The shot is a giant homage to the original scene with the two stars.

9. Poe and Finn team up.

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We see shots of Poe and Finn shooting down Stormtroopers. We see the two working together on a sand planet as well. Finally we see these two team up in a big way after all the hints in “The Force Awakens” and “The Last Jedi.”

10. Palpatine is back ... or is he?

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One of the final shots shows Rey — who looks small, alone and scared — cowering as she sees a tall figure approach her. The figure seems to be crawling and seems to be wearing a cloak. Is this Emperor Palpatine? His laugh can be heard in the background at that moment in the trailer, so it stands to reason. But could it be Rey having another Force vision like she did in “The Force Awakens” or “The Last Jedi”?

BONUS: Leia Organa’s voice.

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The final shot of the trailer shows Rey, who faces a giant blue light. “The Force will be with you,” starts Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill). And then Leia Organa (Carrie Fisher) replies, “always.” What a closing scene for the trailer.

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