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Post #1417453

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sherlockpotter
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The Rise of Skywalker: Ascendant (Released)
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Date created
15-Mar-2021, 12:36 AM

Thinking out loud here about other potential “minor” tweaks. What if we remove the scene where Random First Order Officer says “We’ve analyzed the necklace! It’s made by the Pig People of Pasaana!”

It would allow the Lando scene to continue seamlessly, which would probably help with the pacing if we’re not jumping across the galaxy every minute or so. More importantly, I think it would significantly raise the tension. It would seem, as Rey implies (“We have to go, now! It’s Ren!”), that Kylo is hot on their tails. He’s talking to her because he’s already so close to their location. When he takes the necklace, the implication would be, “You can’t hide from me…I’m going to find you. [Look how close I already am, bwa ha ha!]”

And then, when Rey is freaking out, we don’t get any relief that “Oh, the First Order is just now discovering that they’re on Pasaana? Okay, I guess they’ve got some time.”

Functionally, they run into a stormtrooper immediately afterwards, so their location would be reported a few seconds later anyway.

Oh! Oh! We could even cut Poe’s ADR line that “The First Order always patrols parties like these - you know, the parties that occur every 42 years on underdeveloped desert planets? They love those.” (We can keep his line about “Keep your head down, Chewie.”) Because then, there’s absolutely no indication that the First Order will find them there. Then, all of a sudden, Kylo reveals himself, stormtroopers pop up - It’s a trap! Kylo was toying with her! The First Order already knows their location!! Hurry! Get the intel from Lando and get out of there!

Sure, it’s a little convenient that Kylo would already know where they are. But is it any more convenient than “instantaneous necklace-tracking and teleporting across the galaxy to their location”? Maybe they tracked Lando, or Kylo sensed Rey? Or he sensed The Dagger™? He magically knows that Rey is on Endor later on anyway, so does it truly matter this time?