Scott109 said:
Additionally, The Force Awakens should not have ever used Kylo Ren as a vehicle for comic relief. His temper tantrums with his lightsaber diminished his stature as a villain.
Not really considering that he was written not to be a full fledged villain in TFA. Removing the tantrums is like removing Luke’s whining in SW and ESB.
Kylo Ren should have defeated Rey in the lightsaber duel. Rey should have barely survived. The hero should always lose to the villain during their first encounter with one another.
^ If we’re being technical here this was their first encounter and she was completely at his mercy.
As it pertains to the duel he should have won if they fought in completely neutral circumstances…which they didn’t. And even with the result Rey was being dominated by Kylo Ren for a vast majority of the duel.