Can either of you please provide a source for these claims?
This is from the deleted scenes.
Interesting discussion, and I think both sides have made good points!
I think for me it comes down to this.
Shopping Maul said:
Training is crucial in the OT. Not in the ST.
I think this statement is basically true, but I also don’t think that’s a bad thing. As RL outlined, there is something special about the way the force is behaving, and for me, I’m not interested in another Jedi training arc.
In fact, turning that concept on it’s head is precisely the direction that makes the ST interesting for me. And that much or most of Rey’s training comes from Kylo-Ren is especially interesting. Whether they pay it off in a meaningful way is yet to be see, but I like that their toying with the concepts of good and evil.
The mind-linking in Last Jedi was some of the most creative and interesting material to emerge from Star Wars in a long time.