“Knights of Ren.” “Maybe it’s another drill.”

Hal, what do you think about my suggestion for the “Death/Birth of her son” line?

For “Here?”, I was thinking it would mean: “Knights of Ren?” “What are they doing here?” But I felt the simple “Here?” would flow better. Plus, it adds a bit of intrigue to their introduction, beyond, “Whelp, I guess these are the legendary Knights of Ren! …That’s kinda disappointing. Oh, they’re ghouls, I guess?”

I suppose…aside from the lack of any emotional audience engagement with the Knight’s introduction, I just don’t really understand what the term “Ghouls” is functionally trying to express about them? What do “ghouls” even mean in the Star Wars universe? Are they magical? (I mean, they fights with machetes and stuff, so I guess not.) Are they demons? (Does it matter if we never see their faces?) Are they just kinda scary? (The stormtroopers don’t sound scared.) Do people find them disgusting? (They just act like bounty hunters. Big whoop.) It doesn’t even feel like terminology that belongs in Star Wars to me - heck, I don’t even think they use the term “ghost” in any of these movies. So, depending on your interpretation, “Ghouls” can either be a nothing line, or a line that makes no sense whatsoever. And if we can add a lot of gravitas to these antagonists by overdubbing one or two lines, I think it could be worth it.

But if I’m alone in that thinking, maybe I’ll just put out a casting call in the Redux thread for use in my own edit. 😉