A few more changes I have implemented based on feedback:
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Created Leia’s early death using footage of Kylo Ren from a deleted TLJ scene. His scenes reforming the helmet are now placed more naturally in the story to help the early pacing.
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Removed D-O’s line “sad” when 3PO decides to sacrifice his memories. It’s a nice scene that’s undercut by the joke line.
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Re-inserted the scene where the Falcon is brought back to the Star Destroyer and Palpatine communes with Kylo, since I don’t need the footage from that for Leia’s death anymore.
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Removed the second time Rey mind tricks the stormtroopers. It’s now just the first interaction, followed by “does she do that to us?”
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Added back in Finn and Poe’s argument on Endor. Still trying to make it so Finn says “and so did Leia” as opposed to “and so does Leia”.
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Flipped Kylo’s redemption and Rey with Luke for continuity. She’s on Ach-To for a while, so it doesn’t make sense for him to still be standing in the exact same spot for a whole day. This also puts their “throwing away the saber” moments closer together for impact.
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Palpatine mentions Rey’s “weak” parents, but it’s framed as a dig at her as opposed to him actually knowing them.
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Rey now says “I’m a Jedi” instead of “I am all the Jedi”.