I think removing Rey’s parents actually being good is more than worth cutting the whatever shots/lines necessary to do so. I just think it totally disrespects the audience to go back on that story decision. Guess that could be an endless subjective argument though. But I think you could keep more than one would initially think if you can get creative.

Well, if you wanted Rey to hate Palpatine there are plenty of reasons besides making her parents good people. If Palpatine intentionally left Rey there, she could hate him for the life he made for her. She could hate him for just making her in the first place. For trying to be the master of her fate. Or, if you kept it simple and just focused on future visions, she could hate him for being a threat to her new family. Or just projecting her fears of herself onto him. He’s what she could become. She fears he is right. Sure, if you want to keep it simple you could just make it because he killed her actually good parents. I just don’t think that is the most compelling reason, and felt that was one of the reasons for fan editing this film in the first place.

Also don’t mean to throw off y’all’s flow. Just popping to give some food for thought. I just did like you coming to the angle of Rey as a dark creation, and maybe not blatantly a clone. Could be a clone still though. I still think the clone idea is better than Rey as Palpatine’s granddaughter. But I will say I do think the angle of her parents maybe being bad, having second thoughts and then getting killed for it does make sense.