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[Lights and Waves]

It really doesn't as both Han and Leia had essentially no screentime at all with Ben even when he was a Force Ghost. However it's not the biggest of deals, although it's kinda odd.

...have you even watched ANH? You can't imagine why they would name their son after Ben Kenobi?

 

[Haloid1177]

He definitely looks like he's in fighting shape now based on that video of him dressed up as a Stormtrooper.

It's obvious they are building up to huge things with him and want to hold back on them for later in the trilogy. His skills were already getting solid by the end of RotJ, now he has had 30+ years to train and hone... imagine what a fight with him in it would be like. I for one don't want to see that in the first film. I want the payoff to be worth it.

I keep hoping that either he fights like the entire Knights of Ren, or just man handles Kylo. Would give even more props to Johnson if he does all of it without using a lightsaber, but I feel like that won't happen.

I'm just hyped for all of this I am consumed by Star Wars this week.

 

[The Elite]

"Hey, do you think we should design some sort of barrier or shield to protect this thing? Ever hear about how the original death star was destroyed by one small ship?"

"Ehh, fuck it. What's the worst that could happen?"

Have you watched Return of the Jedi?

 

[Glass Shark]

how will kylo visualize force techniques if he loses a hand

 

[Jarmel]

...have you even watched ANH? You can't imagine why they would name their son after Ben Kenobi?

No, I don't think Han nor Leia had anywhere near a strong enough connection to Obi-Wan to justify naming their kid after him.

Maybe Luke talked them into it. Whatever it's not a big deal.

 

[Haloid1177]

how will kylo visualize force techniques if he loses a hand

Visualize with a mechanical hand obviously.

 

[The Elite]

how will kylo visualize force techniques if he loses a hand

Someone finally asking the right questions.

 

[ViewtifulJC]

getting a hand cut off was obviously part of Kylo's intention. Losing one will complete his Vader cosplay.

 

[mariachi507]

Have you watched Return of the Jedi?

I guess there wasn't any forest moons nearby.

 

[Lights and Waves]

He definitely looks like he's in fighting shape now based on that video of him dressed up as a Stormtrooper.

It's obvious they are building up to huge things with him and want to hold back on them for later in the trilogy. His skills were already getting solid by the end of RotJ, now he has had 30+ years to train and hone... imagine what a fight with him in it would be like. I for one don't want to see that in the first film. I want the payoff to be worth it.

This. I don't want to see Luke fighting until the final film of this trilogy. They can't give it all away in the first film.

 

[thecouncil]

I like the idea being thrown around in here that they take the first female lead in a Star Wars movie, get her involved in a love triangle and murder out of jealously. That sounds like it'll go over very well. Getting her into a relationship at all sounds pretty unnecessary, to be honest.

Also, having her murder an innocent / turn to the dark side in VIII and turn back to the light side in IX sounds simple enough to pull off. Sure.

 

[nynt9]

getting a hand cut off was obviously part of Kylo's intention. Losing one will complete his Vader cosplay.

 

[Charles Foster Kane]

Not everything needs to be explained completely. 3PO's red arm not explained? He lost his arm and had it replaced. The end.

 

[Glass Shark]

Also you have to think... if Kylo is bested by someone who has never used a lightsaber before and whose Force powers are just "awakening," Luke would cut him down with no effort. So you have to give time for the threat to grow so Luke isn't just like "lol bye"

 

[The Elite]

Not everything needs to be explained completely. 3PO's red arm not explained? He lost his arm and had it replaced. The end.

I want 300 pages on why they didn't paint that replacement arm gold.

 

[yuraya]

So is it confirmed that Rey is not a Skywalker? Because damn that is such a disappointment if true.

 

[The Elite]

So is it confirmed that Rey is not a Skywalker? Because damn that is such a disappointment if true.

It isn't confirmed either way.

 

[Inferno313]

I want 300 pages on why they didn't paint that replacement arm gold.

When Kylo said "I'll finish what you started" he was referring to C-3PO.

He's building a sick-ass new chasis for the fella.

 

[Jarmel]

Also you have to think... if Kylo is bested by someone who has never used a lightsaber before and whose Force powers are just "awakening," Luke would cut him down with no effort. So you have to give time for the threat to grow so Luke isn't just like "lol bye"

I can't believe Kylo gets wrecked like that considering he's fairly advanced. Even Vader didn't do shit like stopping blaster bolts midair.

 

[Iceternal]

I can't believe Kylo gets wrecked like that considering he's fairly advanced. Even Vader didn't do shit like stopping blaster bolts midair.

Rey must be OP

 

[F!ReW!Re]

Well shit, I still hope that pastebin isn't real but it's becoming clear that it is.
Still don't like that his real name is Ben
(Yes I've seen ANH and Han thinks he's a weird old geezer that believes in this space magic bullshit,
Leia only sends him a message because she knows of him because her father told her stories, still seems weird to name your kids after him IMO).
But it's not a dealbreaker for me. Also only having Luke show up at the last minute is nothing new, so not bothersome either.
The only thing that seems weird is that Kylo is supposedly losing an arm....

 

[Haloid1177]

I can't believe Kylo gets wrecked like that considering he's fairly advanced. Even Vader didn't do shit like stopping blaster bolts midair.

Wasn't there an old rumor that Rey in fact had some training? Was that proven false?

 

[mariachi507]

Not everything needs to be explained completely. 3PO's red arm not explained? He lost his arm and had it replaced. The end.

I agree. "Here, let me randomly tell you a story about how my arm got replaced so many years ago." Some things have to be left to our imaginations.

 

[Jarmel]

Wasn't there an old rumor that Rey in fact had some training? Was that proven false?

Well nothing seemingly gets explained so we don't know. Ren should have still been able to clean her clock.

 

[Glass Shark]

Umm you guys are aware there is a one-shot comic telling the story about C-3P0's red arm right?

 

[Fireblend]

Can someone link to that pastebin again?

 

[The Elite]

Umm you guys are aware there is a one-shot comic telling the story about C-3P0's red arm right?

I am not.

 

[Haloid1177]

Well nothing seemingly gets explained so we don't know. Ren should have still been able to clean her clock.

I just think it'd make a lot of sense for to have had some semblance of training, and Kylo underestimates her in the duel. Especially with how she starts using the Force, it seems like she has some understanding of what she can do.

Also gives more purpose to her mission than "I have to return this laser sword I randomly found to this random guy."

 

[F!ReW!Re]

Can someone link to that pastebin again?

here ya go;

Big ol' pastebin funbag of spoilers that might not be real but fuck it the opening line matches that of that one tweet

 

[Jarmel]

Can someone link to that pastebin again?

Big ol' pastebin funbag of spoilers that might not be real but fuck it the opening line matches that of that one tweet

.

I just think it'd make a lot of sense for to have had some semblance of training, and Kylo underestimates her in the duel. Especially with how she starts using the Force, it seems like she has some understanding of what she can do.

Also gives more purpose to her mission than "I have to return this laser sword I randomly found to this random guy."

I feel like it made more sense for him holding back against her for whatever reason made a lot more sense than her just overpowering him.

 

[digoutyoursoul]

Umm you guys are aware there is a one-shot comic telling the story about C-3P0's red arm right?

Yes

 

[Glass Shark]

Comes out in February.

 

[Charles Foster Kane]

I actually would be a little annoyed if they tried to explained every single thing in this one movie. I've seen enough Nolan movies

 

[ViewtifulJC]

I am not.

Yes, an entire comic dedicated to Threepio's arm

 

[MickeyPhree]

Murdering a main character has now happened in each of the first films of each respective trilogy. That's kinda neat.

 

[Jarmel]

Maybe C-3PO might be more tolerable in comic form where I don't have to actually hear him talk.

 

[MartyStu]

Rey and Finn falling in love??? Um...

I think you mean: Hot.

 

[digoutyoursoul]

I actually would be a little annoyed if they tried to explained every single thing in this one movie. I've seen enough Nolan movies

I've never said every little thing should be explained

Change R2D2 to orange colour for episode 8, give us more money for the comic to find out

 

[nynt9]

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I feel like it made more sense for him holding back against her for whatever reason made a lot more sense than her just overpowering him.

I mean, we still don't know exactly what transpires during the fight. Is Kylo senses something in Rey which makes him conflicted for a second and lose his focus, she could potentially overpower her. For example if Rey is Luke's daughter, him realizing that she's also a descendant of Anakin might give him pause, or something.

 

[Inferno313]

here ya go;

That all sounds fine to me. I don't want laborious exposition. The "flashback" sounds more elegant than I feared. There's nothing lazier than "Here's a montage of everything that happened between the two movies." I'm glad that it's all vague and ambiguous.

 

[The Elite]

Comes out in February.

LOL.

They knew this would be the biggest mystery coming out of TFA.

 

[chesspieceface]

Before Han puts luke in the dead ton ton he calls him Ben. When Luke refers to him when talking to Uncle Owen he calls him Ben.

I know but if you want to honor the guy by naming your first-born after him, just use his real name, right

 

[F!ReW!Re]

Would be funny if that "sudden-turn-around-force-push-move" Kylo does in the teasers/trailers is him actually catching a laser blast in mid air (maybe Poe opened fire on him).

Would be extra funny considering the whole "He's not force sensitive" group of people...

 

[BronsonLee]

I'm just lolling at them having Mark Hamill and NOT HAVING HIM TALK

 

[Bobby Roberts]

I went to bed last night after watching the Fargo finale, so I last left the thread with the pastebin just having been dropped and you guys still feverishly reposting troll RTs from people you'd never heard of before.

Looks like, not having scanned the pages inbetween, you guys have resigned yourself to the truth of the pastebin, and are already getting your post-screening narratives lined up!

I like it. Efficient. Waste no time. Get those grooves laid down as fast as you can so you can leeeeeaaannn into em come Saturday, when the weekend warrioring really gets heated.

Would be funny if that "sudden-turn-around-force-push-move" Kylo does in the teasers/trailers is him actually catching a laser blast in mid air (maybe Poe opened fire on him).

This is likely it exactly

ALSO: I kinda dig there are middling-to-shit reviews out there already. To quote Ms. Kanata: LET THEM IN. Don't fight them. Accept them as being valid views of a film you haven't seen yet. It can't hurt. Keep that mind open. Keep those expectations at bay. You'll likely treat the film a lot more FAIRLY the less baggage you haul up in that motherfucker with you.

 

[Inferno313]

I like the idea being thrown around in here that they take the first female lead in a Star Wars movie, get her involved in a love triangle and murder out of jealously. That sounds like it'll go over very well. Getting her into a relationship at all sounds pretty unnecessary, to be honest.

Also, having her murder an innocent / turn to the dark side in VIII and turn back to the light side in IX sounds simple enough to pull off. Sure.

Why? Being a strong, capable, complex, and independent woman doesn't mean you don't still want love.

 

[Charles Foster Kane]

What about the soundtrack tho?

I'm just lolling at them having Mark Hamill and NOT HAVING HIM TALK

I'm perfectly fine with that. Sounds like a nice ending. This isn't Luke's movie. He will plenty of focus in the next one.

 

[F!ReW!Re]

I'm just lolling at them having Mark Hamill and NOT HAVING HIM TALK

Although I think if he shows up for 1 shot and he doesn't talk that's probably better than having him say: "Shit, I knew I forgot something on Jakku... I even asked your mom if she left the gas on"

 

[illmatic22]

Hey I'm all up for Finn X Rey. Give it to me baby.

Yes, an entire comic dedicated to Threepio's arm

Punished C-3PO looking dope.

"Oh my R2, it seems I'm already a Demon."

 

[ryan299]

I never agree with Faraci, but having read everything in these last 10 hours or so, this film has problems. I'm glad I tempered my expectations a long time ago.