logo Sign In

Post #1414694

Author
Jar Jar Bricks
Parent topic
The Rise of Skywalker: Ascendant (Released)
Link to post in topic
https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/1414694/action/topic#1414694
Date created
4-Mar-2021, 1:47 PM

TestingOutTheTest said:

Removed talk about Leia (and possibly Luke, depending on one’s interpretation of the scene) having known about Rey being a Palpatine. In this version, Luke essentially tells Rey, “So what if you’re a Palpatine?” It also seems to make a great deal more sense to assume they did not know this during the events of TFA and TLJ, with Luke learning this postmortem.

I disagree with this. The point of the thing with Leia is for Luke to show to Rey that just because she’s a Palpatine doesn’t mean others inherently hate her for her lineage; it’s part of her arc of overcoming her toxic core belief that she is worthless, she’s developed that core belief during her time on Jakku after she was abandoned.

First off, you’ve already posted this before.

Second, see my previous comment here. I’m trying to fix this issue by adding back in Luke saying “Your spirit. Your heart”. This would make it much more clear that she needs to be focusing on those more than her lineage, which is exactly what you are arguing. By adding the line back in, Luke is basically saying that others see her for her spirit and heart, and she should do the same. We just leave out the whole Leia always having known bit because that’s just ridiculous.