As a theoretical alternative, I’ve been working on a version of Rey’s dialogue for my edit that would have her reflecting on, and rejecting, Kylo’s offer of partnership. I think it works in the context of the larger story, and it offers a somewhat subtle callback to TLJ, where Rey told Kylo that “it isn’t too late” for him. The fact that she’s now saying the opposite adds weight to Finn’s argument that “that doesn’t sound like [her].”
I’m not really sure how to slot it in against the available footage, but I’m putting it out there in case anyone has ideas. (Or critiques on the mashup - can always use some fresh ears for stuff like this!)
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1BjneRw1tO-Ns75huDvQabBdnsdCypbje/view?usp=sharing
I really like this change. It builds upon Rey’s growing disdain for Kylo and her leaning further into the Dark Side, it adds weight to the moment when she kills Kylo and looks at this with horror and it provides a neat inverse to Luke’s arc in ROTJ. My only real criticism which really could just be a nitpick is that after the “He killed his father…” line, I can’t really tell what the other two lines are and the transition to the second line is a little jarring especially with the audio quality kind of shifting. Still definitely keep working at this, this sounds awesome.