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[MagicWithEarvin]

So, is Rey Luke's daughter or what? Her Force was powerful enough to resist Ren's powers.

 

[LookAtMeGo]

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ewoks

Half life 3 confirmed.

 

[Dreams-Visions]

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yer

yub

ewoks

Rey turning out to be a shaved Ewok would be pretty legit imo

would explain why Chewy liked her

 

[Sephzilla]

One reference that they COMPLETELY missed out on that would have been perfect:

When Han dies and Leia gets the wind knocked out of her, they should have had 3PO ask her what's wrong, and she should have responded "I sense a disturbance in the force."

No way, I like the silent approach to it.

 

[MetroidPrimeRib]

She didn't. She's gonna be the Boba Fett of this trilogy I feel.

A total jobber? She's well on her way!

 

[Magwik]

One reference that they COMPLETELY missed out on that would have been perfect:

When Han dies and Leia gets the wind knocked out of her, they should have had 3PO ask her what's wrong, and she should have responded "I sense a disturbance in the force."

Nah, that would have been stupid. You could already see in her eyes that she knew and felt what had happened. Showing is enough.

 

[The Flash]

I think that she will be much cooler than that.

Come on now

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Warwick Davis is the mother

 

[duckroll]

One reference that they COMPLETELY missed out on that would have been perfect:

When Han dies and Leia gets the wind knocked out of her, they should have had 3PO ask her what's wrong, and she should have responded "I sense a disturbance in the force."

They're saving that for when Luke dies.

 

[Pineapple]

One reference that they COMPLETELY missed out on that would have been perfect:

When Han dies and Leia gets the wind knocked out of her, they should have had 3PO ask her what's wrong, and she should have responded "I sense a disturbance in the force."

But...Han isn't force sensitive. Why would his death cause a disturbance in the force?

 

[kiguel182]

I'll be really bummed if she is related to Luke or obi wan. I would like if if she was just someone strong with the force.

 

[pantsmith]

You know, I don't really care who Rey's parents are. I mean clearly that'll be a plot point they explain at some point, but I feel that thematically, the way the movie was structured, it really doesn't matter, and the way it was done makes it not matter for me regardless of what the rest of the films do. Her character arc as introduced makes it clear that whoever her real parents are, whether it is Luke or otherwise, Luke will be the father she needs, and he could well be the "father" she had when she was young, if she was in his academy.

When we first meet her at the start, she's independent but desperately lonely. She clings to false hope because she wants to belong. She has a home but she doesn't have a pace to call home. Throughout the film she finds pieces which hints at her destiny, at where she belongs, but she's afraid to reach out and accept it until the end, because she still clings to that simpler false hope - that she can just wait and her parents will return to her. In the end she goes halfway across the galaxy with her new friends to find a man she only remembers hearing legends of , and at that moment she probably felt for the first time in her life that she actually made a step towards finding a place to belong.

So who cares who her parents really were?

I mean in one particular instance Luke gets to say "Rey, I am your father" which is ironic, to say the absolute least

 

[Branduil]

I think that she will be much cooler than that.

She literally did nothing except look cool and help the resistance by lowering the shields. Even Boba did more than her.

So much Phasma merch sold LOL.

 

[Dreams-Visions]

One reference that they COMPLETELY missed out on that would have been perfect:

When Han dies and Leia gets the wind knocked out of her, they should have had 3PO ask her what's wrong, and she should have responded "I sense a disturbance in the force."

Eww.

 

[oneida]

throwing my hat in, I'd like her to be a Skywalker.

 

[Maintenance]

Phasma being a jobber the whole trilogy would be funny. Speaking about that, I found this movie way funnier than the PT.

 

[MetroidPrimeRib]

One reference that they COMPLETELY missed out on that would have been perfect:

When Han dies and Leia gets the wind knocked out of her, they should have had 3PO ask her what's wrong, and she should have responded "I sense a disturbance in the force."

I'm glad they resisted the temptation of the dark side to make a bunch of bad OT jokes and references

 

[Sephzilla]

But...Han isn't force sensitive. Why would his death cause a disturbance in the force?

I'm willing to bet 99% of the people on Alderaan weren't force sensitive yet Obi-Wan sensed their deaths

 

[Symphonic]

That part where he just straight up chokes the guy instead of force choking him though.

Yeah, I think Kylo as an emotionally unstable brat, essentially, is awesome. Felt fresh and a good departure from the usual Sith/dark side mumbo jumbo.

 

[duckroll]

But...Han isn't force sensitive. Why would his death cause a disturbance in the force?

To be fair, when he arrived on the planet, Ren sensed him immediately. So the force can definitely link people who aren't force sensitive with those who are, if they're close enough.

 

[Branduil]

One reference that they COMPLETELY missed out on that would have been perfect:

When Han dies and Leia gets the wind knocked out of her, they should have had 3PO ask her what's wrong, and she should have responded "I sense a disturbance in the force."

Man between this and the "Han should have shot Kylo first" post I'm beginning to notice a lot of posters have terrible ideas for fanservice LOL.

 

[dLMN8R]

Was there a clear explanation for why R2-D2 woke up when he did? Or is that a mystery to answer in a sequel?

 

[Godan]

So asked this a few pages back.

After Rey touches the lightsaber that little alien woman says to her that it was her grandfathers, her fathers and now she should have it right?

Which then means that Luke is her father.

 

[Lights and Waves]

But...Han isn't force sensitive. Why would his death cause a disturbance in the force?

Obi-wan sensed the death of the people of Alderaan and they weren't force users. The force surrounds and goes through all living people and things, not just Jedi.

 

[Granadier]

The only wrench in the "Rey is a Kenobi" thing for me is that trying to explain this to the audience would get really exposition heavy because you'd need to explain;

--When Obi-Wan found a wife/love
--What happened to her before A New Hope
--What happened to Obi-Wan's child/children before A New Hope
--Why Obi-Wan didn't train his own offspring to be Jedi
--What happened to Rey's parents
--Why Rey was left alone

That honestly might be too much to lay on an audience.

Spoiler

His love (Satine Kryze) dies

in the Clone Wars series though. Unless all of that EU has been deemed non-canon.
edit: Yeah, Clone Wars series is canon.

 

[Lights and Waves]

They're saving that for when Luke dies.

Tbh, I wouldn't be upset if Leia is the only survivor of the original trio by the end of this trilogy. The story is almost as much her's as it is Luke's. And I think after all these years, we're all dying for one truly bad-ass moment of Leia using the force.

 

[CD'S BAR]

Yeah, I think Kylo as an emotionally unstable brat, essentially, is awesome. Felt fresh and a good departure from the usual Sith/dark side mumbo jumbo.

Fresh? He is essentially the same as AOTC Anakin.

 

[Magwik]

Was there a clear explanation for why R2-D2 woke up when he did? Or is that a mystery to answer in a sequel?

The force or something

 

[The Flash]

His love (Satine Kryze) dies in the Clone Wars series though. Unless all of that EU has been deemed non-canon.

Clone Wars is canon

 

[MetroidPrimeRib]

Tbh, I wouldn't be upset if Leia is the only survivor of the original trio by the end of this trilogy. The story is almost as much her's as it is Luke's. And I think after all these years, we're all dying for one truly bad-ass moment of Leia using the force.

In any case, this trilogy is going to suck for Leia.

 

[WadiumArcadium]

His love (Satine Kryze) dies in the Clone Wars series though. Unless all of that EU has been deemed non-canon.

It hasn't been, it's still canon.

 

[Sylas]

So asked this a few pages back.

After Rey touches the lightsaber that little alien woman says to her that it was her grandfathers, her fathers and now she should have it right?

Which then means that Luke is her father.

She does not say that. She says it was Luke's father's and then Luke's. She doesn't mention grandfather.

 

[Dreams-Visions]

But...Han isn't force sensitive. Why would his death cause a disturbance in the force?

I was actually inclined to believe that Leah felt her son's emotions after the deed and turn to the dark side rather than Han's death directly.

 

[TheSlySoul]

Was there a clear explanation for why R2-D2 woke up when he did? Or is that a mystery to answer in a sequel?

Do not think so. Perhaps he was on a timer since computer?
Or R2D2 responds to genetics since Rey never was close to R2D2 until the end.

 

[Briarios]

Was there a clear explanation for why R2-D2 woke up when he did? Or is that a mystery to answer in a sequel?

There is no answer yet, but it coincides with Rey's arrival and R2 accompanies her to find Luke, sooo... It could be that Luke set it up that way, or R2 was being R2.

 

[Syf]

Yeah, I think Kylo as an emotionally unstable brat, essentially, is awesome. Felt fresh and a good departure from the usual Sith/dark side mumbo jumbo.

Yep, makes him a much more interesting villain. I love that he isn't a standard dark side bad guy.

 

[pringles]

One reference that they COMPLETELY missed out on that would have been perfect:

When Han dies and Leia gets the wind knocked out of her, they should have had 3PO ask her what's wrong, and she should have responded "I sense a disturbance in the force."

Is that you George?

 

[duckroll]

Was there a clear explanation for why R2-D2 woke up when he did? Or is that a mystery to answer in a sequel?

He went silent when Luke, the last Jedi remaining in the galaxy, retreated to the far reaches of space. He woke up when Rey finally embraced her own nature and harnessed the force to fight against Ren. I'm sure the events will be connected and explained in the next film, even if it was designed as a simple narrative trigger to allow the characters to get to Luke after the final battle in this movie.

 

[donny2112]

Man, talking to some of my black friends about this movie is like stepping into a minefield.

Finn is still an elephant in the room. Many of them straight up pissed off, and it totally destroys their liking of the movie.

Personally, I really liked Finn, and thought he helped carry numerous parts along with his overall charisma and heart. But the incompetency, in conjunction with the sanitation reveal (never mind the not Jedi stuff) is a huge point of anger.

Wow. It never crossed my mind as being a reflection of his skin color. He's a n00b stormtrooper which is why in his first real battle, he's questioning his conditioning. His skin color isn't a reflection on that. As to what he was doing before his first battle, I saw sanitation as a joke to contrast with his claim that he knew how to bring down the planet weapon. Again, nothing to do with skin color. The incompetency is due to the idea that stormtroopers shouldn't think for themselves, ideally. He's been trained not to think, so he's still picking it up. Frankly, he moves pretty far from being a braindead stormtrooper to competently fighting the lead enemy in the story with a lightsaber, and he's not even force-aware (apparently). All of which has absolutely zero to do with his skin color.

 

[Zakalwe]

But...Han isn't force sensitive. Why would his death cause a disturbance in the force?

The force is the energy that surrounds all living things. All death will disturb it.

 

[Future PhaZe]

I was actually inclined to believe that Leah felt her son's emotions after the deed and turn to the dark side rather than Han's death directly.

she felt both

force users can sense death in others, force sensitive or no

 

[emb]

I think so.

He was confronted with the same opportunity as Luke...to complete his transition to the dark side by killing his father. Obviously, Luke didn't do it but Kylo did.

That's a good parallel I hadn't really thought about.

Either way, based on what he says about needing to do it, I assume he's going to be powerful/evil/terrifying in the next movie.

 

[Kagari]

I really hope that Phasma really died in the trash compactor. It's just too funny.

Nah that'd be sad considering how much hype she had before release.

 

[Granadier]

Clone Wars is canon

It hasn't been, it's still canon.

Yep, I edited my original comment.

So unless Kenobi found a new love between Revenge of the Sith and A New Hope...

 

[AtomnayaKlubnika]

I see them going for something new. Her being Kenobi would be a long shot, a very risky narrative choice to explain whithout sounding silly.
The idea for her is that she is a nobody, she has no link with OT, at least I see it as an opportunity for Lucasfilm to have more creative freedom. I love Kenobi tho, he should definitely have a standalone movie

 

[dLMN8R]

Do not think so. Perhaps he was on a timer since computer?
Or R2D2 responds to genetics since Rey never was close to R2D2 until the end.

There is no answer yet, but it coincides with Rey's arrival and R2 accompanies her to find Luke, sooo... It could be that Luke set it up that way, or R2 was being R2.

He went silent when Luke, the last Jedi remaining in the galaxy, retreated to the far reaches of space. He woke up when Rey finally embraced her own nature and harnessed the force to fight against Ren. I'm sure the events will be connected and explained in the next film, even if it was designed as a simple narrative trigger to allow the characters to get to Luke after the final battle in this movie.

That's right, I keep forgetting that was the first time Rey was there.

 

[Jobbs]

Nah that'd be sad considering how much hype she had before release.

And oddly out of character for good guys to execute someone in a gruesome manner in cold blood -- Especially someone who didn't directly do anything to them.

 

[Dreams-Visions]

she felt both

force users can sense death in others, force sensitive or no

they must struggle with a lot of feels, what with there being an active war going on during Han's death.

I'll just go ahead and stick with her feeling her son. Makes more sense to me.

 

[WadiumArcadium]

Yep, I edited my original comment.

So unless Kenobi found a new love between Revenge of the Sith and A New Hope...

Well he had to find something to do for twenty or so years.

 

[-Plasma Reus-]

Rey turning out to be a shaved Ewok would be pretty legit imo

would explain why Chewy liked her

Exclusive image of what Chewy looks like without fur:

 

[Blunoise]

Did anyone buy the Before the Awakening book yet??