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Post #1355067

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TK-422
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Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker Redux Ideas thread
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15-Jun-2020, 10:43 AM

I do think that Finn and Poe hooking up would’ve been the best, and most natural pairing out of anyone in this trilogy. Based on interviews (https://www.slashfilm.com/finn-and-poe-romance-in-star-wars/), it seems like some higher-ups shut down the idea of a romantic plot between Finn and Poe, and Oscar Isaac seems to think it’s because they were worried how a prominent same-sex relationship would be perceived. While that’s only one person’s account, it’s pretty believable, and no one else has spoken up to definitively shoot it down. Beyond that, everything is just conjecture. I have no idea if Zorri was included solely to confirm that Poe is straight, although I think it’s unlikely.

Still, it is pretty silly that Rey makes out with someone who murdered her mentor, tortured her, and killed tons of her friends, but two male characters (who have had a deep bond over this whole trilogy) hooking up is too risky. Star Wars has had some of the most unhealthy romantic pairings in film history. There’s incest, murder, torture, stalking, mass murder of children, fascism, I could go on. I think that’s why there’s a bit of a sting to Finn and Poe not pairing up, when so many truly horrific couples have been featured in SW before (I’m mainly talking about Anakin and Padmé here). It’s not just fan-service either, although the film has no shortage of that. Oscar Isaac and John Boyega have great chemistry and it felt like a natural progression of their relationship. With that being said, you can’t really make a satisfying Finn/Poe romance in a fan-edit. The time to implement that was while filming, in the editing stage there just isn’t enough material to make it work. There are plenty of things like that in this film, Finn/Poe is just one more.