Second viewing.
More relaxing and enjoyable the second time around, and it’s
more clear to me that this is obviously Rey’s story. Which makes it all the
more infuriating that the filmmakers intentionally mislead about who she is and
where she’s from. It’s not an episode of Lost, JJ. The only way that the
filmmakers can reveal her origins is by introducing a series of flashbacks. So
suddenly it’s an Alias episode. Most of the series hasn’t used the flashback
as a narrative device, but then again I suppose you could argue that episodes
1, 2, and 3 are flashbacks after seeing 4, 5, and 6 first. Also, Rogue One will
be taking place between 3 and 4, as does the TV show Rebels. So I guess we’re
signed up for flashbacks and time jumps now, which means they never have to finish anything and they never have to
explain anything. I’m sure the corporate big-wigs aren’t too worried about knowing
who Rey is or selling the Rey toys. She is, after all, just a girl. Why would
she be important? They even left her character out of the Star Wars monopoly
game. One only hopes it’s just a mind game, and we all underestimate how
important she’ll become in the galaxy.
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