J0233 - Reylo

two // disparate // pieces

Throne Room Scene & proof that Ben whispered “Rey” at his near death situation with the praetorian guard

the world stopped for 10 seconds

John, Kelly, Naomi, everyone: Adam has smiled at me exactly one time, he is an ice cube that must be chipped away.

Meanwhile, Daisy: Oh yeah Adam carries me around to celebrate getting through tough shots, we had lots of fun filming fight scenes.

Me, knowing how deeply Adam gets into his characters:

Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker (2019) dir. JJ Abrams

No, probably just implies that he doesn’t feel he wants to or has to marry a girl just for status.

Sleeping Beauty (1959) dir. Clyde Geronimi

none of yall know what propaganda actually is, do you?

Tragic romances can work beautifully, so long as the audience gets to see the actual romance before it all goes downhill.

Romeo and Juliet exchanged wedding vows in secret. Anakin and Padme spent time frolicking through the fields of Naboo together. Will and Louisa went to Mauritius for a romantic getaway. Jack and Rose had their iconic "I'm flying!" scene.

But Ben and Rey had none of that. A man who was preyed upon since conception, who wanted nothing more than to be "free of [his] pain," was freed only in death. A woman who spent her entire life longing for a family of her own was finally(!!!) rewarded with one for all of ten seconds, before regressing back to square one, as if her whole journey was a nihilistic game of 'Snakes and Ladders.'

That ending is neither 'hopeful' nor cathartic. And it certainly has no place in a fairytale.

Ben subtly looking Rey up and down is the best thing ever