Episode 9 Director Says Reys Origin Will Be 'Profoundly Satisfying' But Will It Be Revealed In Ep8?

They are making some elements of the Old Republic canon through the Rebels TV series. Hopefully they pick the good stuff. Although I hate what the Old Republic MMO did to Revan's story line. I wish they would have just made Knights of the Old Republic 3

 

Walter White wasn't a villain until near the end. He was the protagonist in the same way Macbeth was.

Having a pure villain be an underdog doesn't work for Star Wars.

 

Being a villain and being the protagonist aren't mutually exclusive. Breaking Bad, the way I see it, is the story of the rise and fall of a villain. This new Star Wars trilogy could easily follow the rise (and fall) of a villain too.

 

I expect an epic "Rey, I'm your brother" - "Nooooooooo!" scene in Episode VIII. (and yes, i suspect that Rey is Kylo's brother, the youngest Han and Leia child believed dead in the jedi academy slaughter 15 years before The Force Awakens events)

 

The only problem is Kylo isn't a protagonist. They're not comparable.

What made BB compelling is that WW had antagonists that were worse than he was for a very long time providing the roles of traditional villains.

Kylo, on the other hand, is the antagonist.

 

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Seems like we are following both of Kylo Ren's and Rey's story to me.

You mean, like Snoke then?

Edit to add: I misread your last quote. Anyway, I think it's too soon to tell either way. And I'm not even saying I want that to happen, I'm just saying it's a possibility.

 

Having a villain evolve isn't the same thing as making them an underdog.

 

Hello I've been a lurker and just wanted to throw in a thought I had this evening, tying Rey to the Shattered Empire comic. I posted this on another bored as well. here goes nothing. People assume The Dameron parents die, we possibly have 2 Dameron children Poe and unnamed baby. What if Kes is killed later on, since Shara does have history with Leia and Luke, she starts a relationship with Luke. The two have a child, and the child is Rey. Then to TFA, Leia sends Poe to find the map to his step-father.

 

Original.

 

Not sure if that is good or bad

 

I think it would be right in the timeline. Isn't she supposed to be about 20 or so?

 

I think Episode VIII might reveal that Rey was raise by Poe's father, Cienne Ree or Thane Kyrell who might be closed to Luke after the battle of Endor, especially Kes Dameron who always want to retire. Luke might have Rey with a secret wife and hide her with one of his closest friends, Ben Solo find out about Luke's avoidance of Jedi discipline and lost faith in his master, because he is such an extremist.

 

I think it could become tiresome and frustrating, to fans and to the overall Sequel Trilogy, if Rey's identity is withheld from full disclosure in Episode VIII.

Once or twice in the course of the overall saga it can make for an interesting plot-twist (e.g. Leia being Luke's sister, Vader being Luke's father, Palpatine/Sidious, Ben/Kylo), but done repeatedly it stands to become more of a gimmick and less of a staggering reveal central to the drama of the story.

If I could, I would advise the storytellers of VIII to reveal Rey's relationship early and address the far more pressing questions ahead. There is a great deal more they could focus on, if they invest their creative energies wisely.

And I would extend this advice to the development of Snoke's character as well: establish who he is and let the story be mired less in speculation and situated more in a more defined and understandable state that could more directly serve the intent of the story and enable fans to conduct more informed discussions about actual identities and events in this saga.

It is entertaining and enlightening to speculate, wonderful to explore the possibilities as per our individual experiences and understandings of the Star Wars universe, but Star Wars has always been more than what ifs scenarios.

Not everything should be or needs to be explained. The interpretive aspects of Star Wars enrich it with meaning and limitless potential and appeal, but main characters need to be fairly clearly defined.

JediMasterRobert

 

Too bad Rey was already in Jakku for 5 years when the slaughter occured.

 

i agree. at the end of TFA we had many unanswered questions (which is great otherwise what would we all talk about?) - one of which was 'who is this girl?'

there needs to be a partial answer to that in episode 8 in the very least. it's difficult to judge that final scene between her and Luke, but i'd like to think that the school bell was about to ring and one of them was about to learn some history!

I can however see Snoke remaining a mysterious character (much to the delight and groans of those that read "those" huge threads about who he might be lol) through most of the saga.

 

I'm predicting she'll try desperately to remember her parents in VIII and will end up having another force vision similar to the last one but with more details. Like she will see more around little rey being left on Jakku, more around Luke, and more around the KOR.

 

I think a large portion of the fan base would be disappointed that our main character was a clone of Anakin. I like the idea in theory but in practice its not strong enough in my opinion. That being said given the trajectory of Kylo Ren's story I doubt that he will producing another sol/skywalker. So if they intend to make X, XI, and XII Rey will need to produce a Skywalker offspring. Before you say "but we don't need another skywalker and doing that will skrink the universe", remeber Kathleen Kenedy said that the Saga films, that being Episodes I-IX, are of the Skywalker family and they affect the galaxy. It would seem that each trilogy follows a new generation.
Prequels = Anakin
Original = Luke and Leia
Sequel = Kylo Ren and probably Rey
Sequels Sequel = Probably Rey's son or daughter if Kylo doesn't have a kid

now Rey doesn't need to be askywalker or Solo if its revealed that Kylo Ren had a child with someone already or gets someone pregnant during the trilogy before what I assume is his death. because unless he is redeemed at the end and can continue the line, he'll die. And that will effectively end the Skywalker bloodline, unless Rey is a Skywalker (that includes being a clone but I feel it would fit the story better fro her to be Luke or Leia's daughter.). Of course Kylo could have a kid while being evil but i don't think he would in the state that he is in. he is too focused the Supreme Leader and finishing what Vader began.

Again the idea of Rey being a clone is cool but I don't think its practical.