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So I’ve watched TLJ several times since I got it last week, and I swear I pick up more details every fricken time. It just occurred to me tonight that Poe was indirectly responsible for killing more Resistance members throughout the movie than I realized at first. The bombing fleet in the beginning, obviously, but also the Resistance transports that got blown up. If he’d trusted his superior and hadn’t panicked and gone rogue, sending Finn and Rose off to …
I’ve watched TLJ with my mom, as well as my brother and sister-in-law. Their reactions were underwhelming. [end credits] Me: So what did you think? Mom: Better than I expected. Me, waits a beat: That’s it? Mom, scrambling to form opinions: It’s too bad Luke’s dead. Me: Uh-huh. Mom: And so Leia’s evil son is in charge now? Me: You think he’s evil? Mom, wary, like she’s wondering if this is a test: Yes? Me: *sighs* [end credits] Me: So …
You know, I get so confused when it comes to how lightsabres work. Do you have to press a button, or can you ignite it using the Force? Maybe both? I know in TFA Finn mistakenly pressed the button that adjusts the length of the blade on Luke’s sabre instead of the activation matrix. Fans noticed and I think it was Pablo Hidalgo who admitted it was a mistake. Now I’m studying the fight scene, and Ren doesn’t seem to …
Wrong again! Those sneaky, sneaky attendants–I never noticed them anywhere in the movie until I started studying scenes and watching closely. Ironically, I paid more attention to the camouflaged guards than the very visible attendants. Not only were they in the first scene with Snoke, they were there later, too. They were there when Ren brought Rey to Snoke. They were there when Snoke started monologuing. And then they’re just gone, and you don’t see them again. Guess it was …
It occurs to me that the editors of the TLJ novel probably knew Reylos wouldn’t like it, and that’s why the first words of the jacket blurb are, “Written with input from director Rian Johnson…” Like we would read that and think, “Oh, well this must be how Rian intended it, then. I guess the sexual tension was all in my head.” You underestimate Reylo. It will be your downfall.
I was scrolling through writing prompts on Pinterest and came across this one. Literally the first thought in my head was, “It’s already been told. It’s called Reylo.”
I was wrong! We do see the attendants in TLJ. They’re barely noticeable in Ren’s first scene in Snoke’s throne room. See them in the middle there by the oculus? Their glowing eye lenses. So creepy. Still don’t know where they were during the fight with the Praetorian guard, though.
Since hunkering down for this Ben Solo character study essay, I’ve had his motivations on the brain. And it just occurred to me– While I’m NOT convinced Ben was solely and completely responsible for the destruction of Luke’s temple (I could talk circles around the quotes that imply he was; maybe I will sometime)…if he was… Does that make it the Star Wars version of a school shooting? Jesus. And we thought killing his father was dark… Was Ben bullied? …
On Snoke’s page in the TLJ visual dictionary, there is a picture of a tall creature draped in a deep purple robe. You can see nothing but the robe and two glowing circles where their eyes should be, and very faintly, a buggy-looking face. I don’t recall seeing them or hearing about them in the film, so either it’s from deleted material or it’s just fun information for the dictionary. Wookieepedia says they were considered for TFA and Rogue One, …
“I took him, and a dozen students, and started a training temple.” TLJ Luke, thinking he’s too cool for the number thirteen to give him bad luck. Hubris, indeed. lol