Yeah Rey deffo looks more aggressive in the fight than he does. I don't like to tie myself to theories just yet but I know people are guessing Ben calls a truce after or during the fight and tbh that really wouldn't surprise me because in that small bit we've got, he's being defensive and not being as aggressive as we know he can be when fighting.
I know the Force gives people amped abilities (and that she’s seen into his mind), but he’s taller, broad as fuck, and has more experience with dueling than she does, as we’ve been shown with the Supremacy fight where he’s fighting three Guards to her one. Not knocking Rey here, but on a one to one where he’s not wounded, I think he has the upper hand (not that she couldn’t turn things around, but on an open space where she’s vulnerable like that?? Maybe not?). Could be why she’s training in that sequence? To heighten her ‘saber abilities?
We know what he looks like when he’s fighitng to kill (thanks Luke vs Kylo), and that’s not what’s going on here. It reminds me of their SKB fight, where he’s deffo not trying to kill her there either.
Boy wants what he wants, what can I say? I don’t think she wants to kill him either, but I can imagine she’s in a place where she’s mad at him.
Guess we’ll see soon enough!
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