logo Sign In

Post #1428712

Author
sherlockpotter
Parent topic
The Rise of Skywalker: Ascendant (Released)
Link to post in topic
https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/1428712/action/topic#1428712
Date created
10-May-2021, 2:43 AM

Oh yeah, no, I totally get where you guys are coming from; I’m just trying to justify adding the lightning in my own edit, you know? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

It really is strange that Pasaana is the only time Rey uses an actual Dark Side ability, especially Lightning - the most Dark Side-y of all Dark Side Darkness-es. I could definitely see adding lightning to her hand when she shakes it during the duel; although I do feel like that moment would be better served by the lightsaber starting to flicker out, as was previously suggested. It conveys the same implication as the lightning - that she’s failing as a Jedi - but it also explains why she ends up on the ground, unable to defend herself against Kylo; and it also foreshadows the ending really well where the sabers will go kablooey. Having the saber flicker out and lightning flicker might be too much for the moment, I fear.

I dunno. But also, if we can pull off the new Dagger Translation and the Dagger Vision according to RogueLeader’s plan, then at least we get Rey explicitly channeling the Dark Side at that moment. So that at least would give Rey’s arc a little more dramatic weight.

EDIT:

NeverarGreat said:

Finally, it is absolutely a storytelling beat to tie her abilities visually to Palpatine’s abilities as they have been seen so far in the film.

The only thing is, Ascendant removed Palpy’s hands flickering when he raises the fleet. So it would be less a direct reference to Palps, and more a generic allusion to the Dark Side.