Yep, I know. That’s why it’s unfortunate. She annoyed me in TFA because mostly of the mind trick, and I didn’t really sympathize with her cause or didn’t relate with her struggles and now, the payoffs and consequences in TLJ were much less impactful than what they could’ve and should’ve been.
I agree with all of this though I will add that for all the things I hate about this movie, I like Rey in TLJ and find her a lot more interesting and sympathetic now. Everything I liked about TLJ involved her or Kylo or both.
Plus I’m still not entirely sold on how quickly she picked up her abilities.
Me neither, but at least she’s got some training now–I guess, though it didn’t really seem like much–but it’s more than the last movie where she’s just a natural Jedi or something.