That’s also a clean idea. I agree with Hal about Nev’s recent script reading the cleanest so far- can that be built on with a light touch version of Rey Horcrux that doesn’t go too deep into exposition of the mechanics of this idea?
I can write up something.
Maybe a lot of the issues people have with the specifics of these ideas could be smoothed over with keeping things vague. I also think that if we keep the flashbacks to Rey’s parents, it would help matters if we put them back to back in the early part of the scene so that we could then move on to more important plot related matters.
…
“I pushed you in the desert because I needed to see it…I needed you to see it…who you are. The dark side is your destiny. Rey…”
“You’re lying.”
“I’ve never lied to you. Your parents were no one. Junk traders from the outer rim.”
“Don’t!”
“But you were strong in the Force. And the Emperor took notice.”
“I don’t want this!”
“He was looking for you.”
“No!”
(Rey sees the vision of her parents and her abandonment.)
“My Love…be brave.”
“You’ll be safe here…I promise.”
“Come back! Nooo!”
“Your parents paid for your protection…with their lives.”
(Rey sees her parents die.)
“And you had something that Palpatine would kill for…”
“Stop talking.”
“…something that belonged to him.”
(Cutaway to heroes capture)
“Do you know how Palpatine was able to conquer death? It’s because a part of himself survived…within my grandfather…and my mother…and me. Do you want to know what he gave you?”
(Rey sees the dark throne)
“No!”
(Vader’s mask is destroyed)
“So that’s where you are.”
“You know why the Emperor always wanted you. I’ll come tell you.”
…
“Why did the Emperor come for me? Why did he want to kill a child? Tell me.”
“He didn’t want to kill you. In many ways…he is you. He gave you his life force, so that he could live on…within you.
“Like my family, you are bound to the Emperor through his spirit, a power like life itself. What he doesn’t know is that it connects us as well. We can destroy him, and bring a new order to the galaxy…together.”
“You know what you need to do. You know.”
“I do.”
…
It might be better to keep it unsaid here that Palpatine wanted Rey on Jakku, since if Rey knows that Palpatine wanted her there, she couldn’t later say that her parents protected her. It may just have to be implied that this was all part of Palpatine’s plan, or we could give Palps a line in response to Rey’s ‘My parents were strong…they protected me from you.’ with ‘I wanted you on Jakku, Rey. For it has brought you to me.’