To be clear, Palpy’s plan for Rey is:
- Order Kylo to kill Rey.
- Anticipate him both trying to mow her down with his ship. But actually not want to kill her after all.
- Secretly lure Rey to him by means of…Ochi’s Dagger?
- Convince her to kill him by telling her it’s what he wants?
- Send his guards to try and kill Rey in the throne room as she’s about to kill him anyway
- Try to kill Rey anyway once the guards fail to do so
- Resurrect himself…some other way, I guess?
- Rule over a galaxy that he’s completely destroyed.
All of this convoluted nonsense could be avoided if his plan can be retooled to “Kill Rey because she is the last great threat to his return.”
I would say Palpatine is consistent over 3 trilogies at elaborating incredibly complex plots 😄