And speaking of tests, I messed around with Poe’s lines a little bit more and came up with a different variation. The AI model was struggling with getting Poe to say “dreadnought cannons”, and the deliveries I managed to get still sound awkward to me. So, I did a version where he says, “and each ship has been upgraded with fleet-killing weapons”. Poe calls the dreadnought a “fleet-killer” due to its cannons in TLJ, and uses the phrase planet-killing in this film. That makes it feel more like something Poe would actually say, and that term gives the audience a clear indication of their power-level. These aren’t planet-killing weapons, but they can destroy any planetary fleet that opposes them.
I still think he should refer to the weapons as “cannons” since that’s what they’re called on the later scenes, the first time they’re referenced in this edit is when Rose says “we think hitting the cannons might ignite the main reactors”, It’d be more effective if these “cannons” are metioned earlier.
Luke sounds absolutely AMAZING. Here is a way we can reintegrate Leia having known about Rey’s struggle with the dark side:
https://youtu.be/70vGJBB7YMQ?si=cK7ZOptoAtGYwtbD
I think this Luke A.I will be really helpful for the Nobody cut, but I agree with Hal that it’s better to leave out the whole “Leia knew (something)” dialogue from the Rey Palpatine cut, trying to use it without her straight up knowing Rey was a Palpatine feels very obtuse.
And here is a line to give Leia some closure with the Jedi that makes sense in canon:
https://youtu.be/QM-xl2GirK8?si=QiRJpNAiBfeDP8-R
I’m of the opinion that Leia needs to have a very specific reason for abandoning her Jedi path in order for it to be satisfying.
I don’t think Leia deciding to go into politics is a satisfying reason for abandoning her Jedi path on the last night of her training. Sensing that she was not meant to be a Jedi might leave things ambiguous, but the Jedi have always been all about feelings and premonitions, and not following in Luke’s footsteps did lead her down a path that served the galaxy in other ways, perhaps that was the will of the Force. Yes it’s ambiguous but I don’t think there can be a better explanation for Leia not being a Jedi in VII & VIII but suddenly being Rey’s master in IX.