I’m my cut Finn gets owned after 3 blows and Rey’s one strike that gives Kylo the scar leaves it down to either the force or just adrenaline that catches Kylo off guard. Having it like that makes the audience question the moment rather than just seeing a payoff with her pacing over him.

She doesn’t really show that many abilities other than being a good pilot and helping fix things.

I kinda wish they pushed that part of her character more. She’s always finding solutions and fixing stuff before having force skills. I think that would’ve made her earn the respect more at the start rather than just being good at everything.