--- title: BB-8 Reacts To The Star Wars: The Force Awakens Trailer description: One of the official Star Wars Instagram feeds has shared footage of what may be the most important reaction video to date. canonical: https://time.com/4083293/bb-8-reacts-star-wars-the-force-awakens-trailer/ author: Megan McCluskey article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-10-22T15:51:16.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-08-19T07:44:43.479Z og:title: Watch BB-8 React To The Star Wars: The Force Awakens Trailer og:description: This is not artificial emotion og:url: https://time.com/4083293/bb-8-reacts-star-wars-the-force-awakens-trailer/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: TIME og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Watch BB-8 React To The Star Wars: The Force Awakens Trailer twitter:description: This is not artificial emotion twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- # Watch BB-8's Adorable Reaction To the _Star Wars: The Force Awakens_ Trailer > Sponsored content. 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Every edition is assembled by TIME editors rather than generated automatically.  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Oct 22, 2015 3:51 PM UTC  by [Megan McCluskey](https://time.com/author/megan-mccluskey/)  ## Megan McCluskey Staff Writer Oct 22, 2015 3:51 PM UTC After the [_Star Wars: The Force Awakens_ trailer](http://time.com/4079195/star-wars-trailer-revelation/) debuted Monday night, we were treated to a firsthand look at Daisy Ridley and John Boyega, two of the film’s actors, [reacting](http://time.com/4079627/star-wars-actors-react-force-awakens-trailer/) as they watched the epic new clip. Both were emotional, with Ridley crying tears of joy and Boyega unable to control his delight as he freaked out. Now, the official [Star Wars Instagram](https://instagram.com/starwarsmovies/) feed has shared footage of what may be the most important reaction to date. The [newest video](https://instagram.com/p/9HlyUSP7DE/?taken-by=starwarsmovies) features droid [BB-8](http://time.com/4061712/bb-8-pumpkin-star-wars-halloween/) getting its first look at the preview of the latest _Star Wars_ installation, and the results are truly adorable. Similar to Ridley, the spherical robot watched the trailer from the comfort of a bed. We hear Han Solo’s confirmation that the stories about the Dark Side and the Jedi are true, and BB-8’s head almost spins off its body in excitement. 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