Lord Haseo said:
I disagree as Kylo taking off his mask is out of character as he didn’t do it for Lor San Tekka or Poe. The only two people he did this for were his father and this scavenger. Why would he do such a thing for a seemingly insignificant figure?

I said nothing close to it being out of character. It’s very much in character. I just don’t think there is much character. As someone else said, he’s just a bratty kid who doesn’t know what he’s doing.

At what point is Rey an insignificant character? He’s aware she feels The Force, strongly perhaps. She’s not insignificant in the Force sensitive world, so taking off the mask is again in character. He knows there isn’t any reason to cosplay around her, so he speaks to her directly. It’s his strongest scene in the film, thanks primarily to Driver being so strong an actor.

As for it being premature to judge him, Disney has only given me the one film. My opinion at this point stands. The character spends time sitting in a room talking to a mask worn by his grandfather, then puts on a similar mask, and proceeds to go around emulating his grandfather’s behavior. In my view that’s baggage.