Plenty of superheroes get magic powers and suddenly have the ability to do incredible things
I’m a huge fan of Rey/Daisy, but Star Wars is not a super hero movie. This isn’t Batman or Superman. I thought she was by far the most compelling character in TFA, loved most of the scenes with her, but it’s a valid criticism that she was too much of a Mary Sue. Her force powers were not paced and developed properly. Being able to talk to BB-8 and Chewie was stupid.
Well she’s a wizard then. Harry Potter could talk to snakes without being trained. Same shit, different name. I agree the mind trick ability was acquired too easily, but I don’t see how that makes her a “Mary Sue.” To be a Mary Sue you need a character who has no flaws whatsoever. She is not that. Want a tip? Judging her because of her gender makes it seem like there’s some underlying sexism involved (and I’m not saying there is). Anakin was overpowered in TPM and people criticized him for that, but of course no one mentioned his gender when doing so. This is not an issue of gender (Dameron can talk to BB-8 too).
I feel they should have limited her general badass skills to combat, technical skills, and piloting. The combat ability, even for a woman, needs no explanation. Her technical prowess was sufficiently conveyed, in my opinion, for her to eventually do the technical things she did in the film. However, I do think her ability to pilot the Falcon needed more explanation.
Why? She says she’s a pilot. So does Luke in ANH, if you’ll remember.