re: Key line in TLJ that may be the hinge for episode IX

The leaks are juicy.

I saw that stupid movie once and don't recall that scene. Will I watch it again?

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mere week of training.

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I don’t remember her ever training. She was a junker, then she became an ace pilot with no experience or training, then she was a super mechanic with no experience or training, then she was an awesome Jedi with no experience or training. Then she followed a mopey old guy around for a week and had weird dreams, then she became a super Jedi.

No backstory.
No character arc.
No adversity.
Nothing!

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No backstory. No character arc. No adversity. Nothing!

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To be fair, Abrams tried to set all of that up for her in TFA, but Rian decided to be a lil' bitch and fricked that all up.

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Poe isn’t much different from Han.

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Other than the thinly veiled homosexuality.

I am not defending TLJ. But...

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She was a junker, then she became an ace pilot with no experience or training,

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Kinda like another boy from nowhere that might be her grandfather?

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then she was a super mechanic with no experience or training,

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Then she followed a mopey old guy around for a week and had weird dreams, then she became a super Jedi.

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Once again I’m not defending TLJ. Rian Johnson had the ultimate softball of all softballs to pick up JJs no risk story and run with it and he whiffed worse than Hato on the floater pitch in Rookie of the Year. But the only way Rey’s proficiency with the force, Anakins lightsaber calling out to her and showing the vision on Cloud City, defeating Kylo etc makes any sense is if she’s a Skywalker. And Luke is her father. The ages don’t work out for her to be Leias because Han was still around at least until Kylo turned at the Jedi academy and at least appeared that he didn’t know who she was. Honestly I’d like to see an Obi Wan and Anakin force ghost appearance in the next movie for some closure.

JJ has his work cut out for him that’s for sure. He’s got to find a balance between relating the damage while still telling a good story.

The ages don't really work out for her to be Luke's daughter either. Kylo turned 6 years before the TFA. Rey had already been on Jaku for at least 10 years at that point.