Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker
Star war : The raise of Skywalkerfudged its Rey Palpatine twist , but the revealing might ’ve played out better if construct art prospect had been realized onscreen . The grand reveal that Daisy Ridley ’s Rey is actually the long - long granddaughter of Emperor Palpatine was among many criticisms audiences direct toward Disney ’s subsequence trilogy nearer . The twisting contradictedStar Wars : The Last Jedi ’s title that Rey was " nobody , " and meet from the lack of clearness around Palpatine ’s Christ’s Resurrection . Colin Trevorrow ’s leakedDuel of the Fatesscriptproves Rey ’s Palpatine heritage was not design in cash advance , and the twist inescapably feels cobbled together .
One of the big issues surrounding Rey as Palpatine ’s granddaughter is howStar Wars : The ascent of Skywalkerneverproperlycommits to the temptation of her evil side . J.J. Abrams plaything with the concept by get Rey destruct a First Order ship using Force lightning , but this is an accident she ’s horrified by . We then see " Dark Rey " publicise her fang and maintain a flip - out red lightsaber , but Daisy Ridley ’s Sith counterpart is nothing more than a fleeting mental visual sense . HadStar Wars : The procession of Skywalkerinvested in its Dark Rey , rather than tip - toeing around her , the admirer ’s connexion to Palpatine might ’ve carried more weight .
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Newly - surfacedconcept artistic production from Jon McCoysuggests Rey ’s darkness might ’ve really been tone up down during development . McCoy admits these scenes were n’t taken directly fromStar state of war : The Rise of Skywalker ’s script , but were an former physical exercise in " feelingout the atmosphere and mood [ they ] were take to retrieve about . " Nevertheless , one image show Rey highjack Kylo Ren ’s iconic red lightsaber and holding it to the villain ’s throat threateningly . In another , she ’s Force - choke him ( on purpose ! ) , lifting Kylo ’s struggling body in high spirits into the air .
Even if these images are nothing beyond construct artist finding a mood , they bug a much more sinister version of Rey thanStar Wars : The ascension of Skywalkeractually cede . This version begins to bosom her inner Palpatine , succumbing to the enticement of great power repose within . Rather than just sneeze and a bolt of lightning of Force lightning squeezes out , this Rey appear to veer into antihero territory for a metre , and that moral complexness would ’ve almost certainly helped fixStar warfare : The emanation of Skywalker ’s botched Palpatine machine . push Rey down a darker path justifies Luke Skywalker ’s warning upon sensing his student ’s inmost index inStar Wars : The Last Jedi , and amplifies why have Palpatine blood is such a big softwood . Rey breaking bad would also make her inevitable selection to remain on the light side all the more meaningful , compare toStar Wars : The Rise of Skywalkerwhere she neverseriouslydeviates from the virginal path .
Though Jon McCoy ’s scenes were belike never intended for the terminate film ( Rey carries a green lightsaber in one patch ) , it ’s a absorbing glimpse at what could ’ve been , and suggest that , early inStar Wars : The boost of Skywalker ’s production , a more morally gray itinerary was considered for Daisy Ridley ’s character . That alone could n’t have fixed her Palpatine twist completely , of course . You ’ve still gotStar war : The Last Jedi ’s contradictory explanation and " somehow , Palpatine has returned " to navigate . But look out Rey flirt with the glowering side more in earnest inStar Wars : The cost increase of Skywalkerwould’ve absolutely represented an improvement .
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