Mostly Reylo Love

[reylo17]

Anyone else hated Rey's character in TROS?

[klaroline84]

I did. A total goody two shoes. A wonder woman. Undefeatable. The strongest ever. She succeeds in everything she does she.

[reylo17]

He saved what he loved.

Thank you, Rose, for that beautiful quote

[klaroline84]

Ben could have fought what he hated, going around galaxy to avenge Rey's death, but instead he saved what he loved. He made the ultimate sacrifice and gave his life for her so she could live, even if it's in the world where he no longer exists 😢

[reylo17]

In the end, she did take his hand,

Ben's hand.

[klaroline84]

The bruises on their hands are the symbol of everything they've been through, separately and together. They've overcome all hardships and have finally found their belonging.

[reylo17]

Proof of bad editing

[klaroline84]

[reylo17]

Except in JJ's case... what's ahead of you is exactly the same as what's behind you.

[theviolentdelight]

It wasn’t Kylo she was taking about it’s always been Finn, Leia, pie, bb8, and the resistance. She is the found family trope. That was the point of the hug with the three of them before tatooine. She isn’t alone: she just had to put a legacy to rest

[klaroline84]

@mandydarlings if Kylo was never her belonging then what was the point of these lines:

Rey: I'd never felt so alone.

Kylo: You're not alone.

Rey: Neither are you.

Also this:

Rey: People keep telling me they know me. No one does.

Kylo: But I do.

I think it's clear she connected with Kylo way better than the resistance.

[reylo17]

Kylo Ren: "I’m going to find you, and I’m going to turn you to the dark side."

What kind of storytelling is this? Is this the same multilayered and complex character of Kylo from TFA and TLJ? Or is this some one-dimensional Vader-like villain? It seems the latter is true. Kylo was stalking Rey for most of the movie, the intimacy of the force bonds from TLJ was gone, he was chasing her, she was running away or acting like a lunatic and trying to kill him. This is not the Kylo and Rey I know. Of course the throne room scene was the reason they ended on bad terms but the path JJ chose for the characters for the two thirds of the film was awful. Such regression. He could have made them enemies at the beginning but slowly working together and training together-preparing for their fight with Palpatine. Kylo had just found out that his whole life was a big lie and a manipulation and that the voices in his head weren't who he thought they were and his reaction was: "oh well, ok, I have no reaction to this big revelation, it doesn't matter that I haven't been talking to my grandfather this whole time, I'll just kill this dude and rule the galaxy." No shock on this face, nothing. They could have used that revelation as Ben's wake up call and him slowly bonding with Rey, training her and preparing for their fight against the ultimate evil. Instead, we got a last minute redemption which is an insult to the acting of the wonderful and talented actor that is Adam Driver who could have given so much more for the portrayal of Ben Solo if only he'd been given the chance

[reylo17]

After this longing look at the end of TLJ:

This is what should have happened early in the movie:

They should have explored their teaming up more and make him turn early in the movie and not this bullshit relationship regression they did in Tros - like TLJ never happened:

[reylo17]

Honestly, if JJ wanted more action and lightsaber fights, he could have made them train together, Kylo training Rey would be amazing and visually stunning which would be a call back to Kylo's line from TFA (You need a teacher, I could show you the ways of the Force)....

[klaroline84]

^^^

Exactly! It would be make a better build up for the kiss. This way people were pretty surprised -fighting one minute, kissing the other. And I mean, general audience, not us Reylos. JJ didn't care if the kiss would be convincing or not, he did it as fan service.

[reylo17]

Finn's story could have been so much more interesting, he could have led a stormtrooper rebellion, freeing his former fellow troopers. They never explored that Hux's line: 'My men are exceptionally trained, programmed from birth', also this line from Finn: "I'm a stormtrooper. Like all of them, I was taken from a family I'll never know. And raised to do one thing."

I mean it's obvious they were all a product of the FO and Finn being one of them (but freed) planted the seeds for future movies to explore that topic more...So to see him killing them and woohooing at ever trooper killed is awful.

[klaroline84]

^^^

[reylo17]

I've received several threatening messages, saying I should kill myself because I'm a reylo shipper. I've been a reylo since 2015 and I've never insulted anyone who doesn't share my opinion. I've always stayed in my lane... but I'm receiving hate messages that I'm a racist because I ship Ben Solo with Rey and not Finn and Rey... I'm not feeling well. I'm thinking about leaving Tumblr for good, the amount of toxicity that lives here is huge. This is too much for me and my mental health.

[klaroline84]

I understand you completely. It's not healthy

[reylo17]

I like TLJ Rey more than TROS Rey

[klaroline84]

TLJ Rey was more realistic, Tros Rey was one dimensional tbh, with that white hood on her head like virgin Mary, implicating she will remain pure. Rian started the whole 'world is not black and white and people are not goor or bad, there is a grey area there', and JJ totally erased that and brought us pure Jedi Rey.

[reylo17]

Honestly, TROS totally ruined Palpatine for me

[klaroline84]

Me too.... Palpatine was the best thing in PT, he was like the biggest villain ever, and for him to come back without giving us an explanation how is the worst storytelling ever.

[reylo17]

In the second gif he's wearing his glove. In the first and third he isn't wearing one. Reshoots?

[klaroline84]

Look closer at the second gif. He isn't wearing a glove on his left hand (arounnd her neck) but he is on his right hand (on Rey's back). How can that be if he healed her with his right hand and the glove wasn't there.

[klaroline84]

@lindsiloowho are you sure? Look again

[reylo17]

In the second gif he's wearing his glove. In the first and third he isn't wearing one. Reshoots?

[klaroline84]

Look closer at the second gif. He isn't wearing a glove on his left hand (arounnd her neck) but he is on his right hand (on Rey's back). How can that be if he healed her with his right hand and the glove wasn't there.

[reylo17]

Back to square one 😂

[klaroline84]

I though about that myself, what does she do exactly? Something similar to Rey?

[reylo17]

I thought it couldn't get more tragic than Anidala...boy was I wrong...

[klaroline84]

At least Anakin had some time to spend with his girl... this is such a tragic story it hurts so much. It has left a hole in my heart.

[somewhat-intelligent]

I have never loved, and will never again love, a fictional character as much as I love Ben Solo.

[xmalikethx]

It’s true 💜💜

[darcyfitz]

He has changed us all. Stellar acting on Adams part led to my second favorite character ever after Mr. Darcy. 💙

[reylo17]

Also this:

“They are on Tatooine. I have no description what happens just that they filmed the scene on Tats with Ridley and Driver with skeleton crew and that it’s the last scene in the movie (filmed out of order BTW as Jordan stood for Tats and Pasana)”

I remember this leak... they obviously filmed this ending too. It's the version in which Ben Solo lives in the end

[reylo17]

@reybenskywalker @lilithsaur