--- description: Star Wars fans can breathe a sigh of relief, as Rogue One — the first major franchise spinoff — has debuted to rave reviews. title: Rogue One's First Audience Is Officially Flipping Out image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8b8a3dc2323a84fd/69889c24fb4eac806788e4e9/star-wars-rogue-one-poster-footage.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [movies](/tag/movies/) ## movies Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # The Internet Is Officially Losing It Over _Rogue One_  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Dec 12, 2016 4:38 PM CUT  From left, Actors Riz Ahmed, Diego Luna, Felicity Jones, Jiang Wen and Donnie Yen. From left, Actors Riz Ahmed, Diego Luna, Felicity Jones, Jiang Wen and Donnie Yen.Jonathan Olley—Lucasfilm  by [Megan McCluskey](/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Staff Writer Dec 12, 2016 4:38 PM CUT [_Star Wars_](http://time.com/4112165/every-star-wars-death/ "undefined")fans can breathe a sigh of relief, as [_Rogue One_ ](http://time.com/4589440/star-wars-rogue-one-what-to-know/ "undefined")— the first major franchise spinoff — has debuted to rave reviews. Despite fan [unease over a series of reshoots](http://www.ew.com/article/2016/06/03/rogue-one-reshoots "undefined") earlier this year, the film [reportedly received a standing ovation](http://mashable.com/2016/12/11/rogue-one-premiere-review-reactions/#tHNTY0sM9Pqn "undefined") following its premiere at the Pantages Theatre in Los Angeles Saturday night, prompting many in attendance to take to social media to share their (spoiler-free) praise for the latest galaxy, far, far away installment. Here’s what audiences members had to say about _Rogue One_, which tells the story of [Jyn Erso](http://time.com/4450497/rogue-one-star-wars-story-felicity-jones-jyn-erso-unlikely-heroine/ "undefined") (Felicity Jones) and the band of rebel fighters that join her on a mission to steal the plans for the Imperial Death Star. > [](https://twitter.com/colliderfrosty/status/807815213718196224) > [](https://twitter.com/colliderfrosty/status/807822889906946049) > [](https://twitter.com/marcbernardin/status/808033359892885504) > [](https://twitter.com/ConstanceZimmer/status/807847982619987968) > [](https://twitter.com/jenyamato/status/807818067384246273) > [](https://twitter.com/ThatKevinSmith/status/807832337719230464) > [](https://twitter.com/slashfilm/status/807816604910120960) > [](https://twitter.com/Terri%5FSchwartz/status/807817541833736192) > [](https://twitter.com/Breznican/status/807824300002537472) > [](https://twitter.com/Breznican/status/807824540852047872) > [](https://twitter.com/GermainLussier/status/807815855564128257) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4597747/rogue-one-star-wars-reactions/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4597747/rogue-one-star-wars-reactions/"},"headline":"The Internet Is Officially Losing It Over Rogue One","datePublished":"2016-12-12T16:38:59.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T02:15:18.975Z","description":"The galaxy far, far away is back with a bang","url":"https://time.com/4597747/rogue-one-star-wars-reactions/","keywords":["movies","Star Wars topic","Rogue one","rogue one a star wars story"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8b8a3dc2323a84fd/69889c24fb4eac806788e4e9/star-wars-rogue-one-poster-footage.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Megan McCluskey","jobTitle":"Staff Writer","url":"https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt8b8a3dc2323a84fd/69889c24fb4eac806788e4e9/star-wars-rogue-one-poster-footage.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Star-Wars-Rogue-One-poster-footage","caption":"From left, Actors Riz Ahmed, Diego Luna, Felicity Jones, Jiang Wen and Donnie Yen.","creditText":"Jonathan Olley—Lucasfilm","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/movies/","name":"movies"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4597747/rogue-one-star-wars-reactions/","name":"The Internet Is Officially Losing It Over Rogue One"}}]}] ```