This isn’t really related to anything, but in Rey’s confrontation with Palpatine, I like the idea of cutting out Rey telling Palps “My parents were strong…” If her parents are still the deadbeats from TLJ, then Palpy’s line about “Weak…like your parents,” actually hits really hard; because we know that her parents were weak. Rey silently staring at Palpatine in response, without being about to refute his point, actually creates a gigantic character beat for her - has she moved past her idolization of her parents? Will Palpy’s taunt actually affect her? Will she succumb to the same failings as they did?

I created a (very rough) mock up that incorporated that idea, and I was honestly shocked at how much gravitas the taunt now had - gravitas that was completely absent from the theatrical version of the film.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1E-g834NDnJeoItEVfSyjDvvw9INy4SmY/view?usp=sharing