SPECULATION Did anyone see a gravestone next to Luke?

I did. A lot of folks are speculating that it is possibly the final resting place of Rey's mother, but I had the thought it might be a memorial for Rey herself. As in, there's no body there, because he lost her far away but wanted a place to go and remember her.

Then he turns around and there she stands, older, alive, breathing, holding his father's saber. At first, Luke might think he's seeing ghosts again.

 

Well we're not sure falling in love and having a child are against the Jedi Code of Ethics. Certainly was in the PT, but in Luke's time? Perhaps not so much. After all, it was familial love that brought Vader back. I do buy into the Luke Daughter stuff myself. As for the gravestone, I didn't and don't see it, but this isn't the first time I've heard it mentioned. Where in the shot did people see it, I wonder. But I don't think its there. The visual language of the film - there's no reason they'd put it there and not have some kind of focus on it. It's too big of a point to just sneakily be put in there.

 

It could just as easily be a little memorial for Han. I'm sure Luke would've felt his passing.

 

I sort of noticed it the first time I saw the movie, but was kinda overwhelmed with everything else going on at the moment, so I just quickly dismissed it as a protruding flat rock.

The second time I saw it, I watched for it specifically. It's a grave stone, very Irish, looked like it had three weathered rounded knobs that once may have been a cross shape (it is Ireland after all).

I'm sure they had many choices of places for Luke to be standing that would look just as epic, but they chose that one for a reason, and I think it's that little flat rock sticking up.

 

It definitely was a gravestone. I just saw it for the second time today and picked up on the little clues. I think it is someone close to Luke and the pain on his face was very evident. I think Kylo killing Han makes Luke feel even more responsible for Kylo.

 

I didn't notice one. If it is a gravestone for Rey's mother... yeesh, another dead/absent mother figure?

 

there is a lot of rocks and stones on Skellig Michael.
The grave of Rey's mother at the "first jedi temple" I think not. possibly a grave but eh I dunno.

 

Could just be Vader's remains (excluding the helmet, of course). But if Luke's gone all monastic and mournful, it's more likely to be someone who died more recently (and someone who was closer to him). Ugggghhhh... I guess we really are going down Dead Mom Road again.

 

That would certainly explain why Leia isn't the one to go after Luke herself. You'd think she'd be on the ship with Rey... but if her son killed his wife, yeah, that would complicate a sibling relationship.

 

Don't forget he's at the first jedi temple, I don't see any reason why he burying people there when he is in isolation... If anyone, it would be a partner... but I don't think it's a grave at all!

 

I saw a rock.

 

I saw a man in a well-starched robe and wondered how 'hermit' Luke gets his laundry done.

 

If this is the first Jedi temple, it could be a grave or memorial to an ancient Jedi. It does appear rather dated, and you would think if it was for Rey or Rey's mother, Luke would have something a little more ornate- maybe, or it could just be a rock.