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“I saw something, too.” 

Reblog if you believe in happy endings for Star Wars Episode IX

i’ve seen this joke around and wanted to contribute with art~

Adam Driver in the trailer for The Dead Don’t Die (2019) dir. Jim Jarmusch

New still of Adam Driver in The Dead Don’t Die (x)

𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑫𝒆𝒂𝒅 𝑫𝒐𝒏'𝒕 𝑫𝒊𝒆 (2019)

In ONE week we will have Episode 9 footage!

Aleksander Morozova Deserved Better

thank you for coming to my ted talk

But not resolving a romance with a Big Damn Kiss isn’t a non-ending, not necessarily. Ben and Rey’s relationship could have a resolution that isn’t explicitly romantic, and it would still be a resolution. It’s possible to redeem Kylo, bring closure to his relationship to his family, give Rey fulfillment of her heroic arc, give her a happy ending where she’s gotten rid of her bad blood with Kylo, has her friends and has completed her coming-of-age, but not have a kiss or w/e be part of it.

Not when their relationship is the main thrust of the conflict, not when their arcs are married. The romantic tension is already there, their relationship cannot be resolved without addressing it. This is the ‘business partners’ take on TLJ and it is, imo, nonsense.

What is a happy ending for Rey? Belonging, family, open-eyed unconditional love. Can’t it be with friends and the Resistance? No, she was given that instantly without effort and it gave her no clarity or fulfilment. What pushed her to growth and acceptance? Ben. What does she want? Ben.

It isn’t a ship thing, okay, this is a plot thing. A really big, huge plot thing. It’s not on a ‘will Our Hero and the Tough Spunky Gal kiss at the end or nah?’ level. The relationship between Rey and Kylo Ren is formative to the fabric of the story regardless of what kind of relationship it is and the filmmakers had to decide what it was going to be before moving forward. On the brainstorming whiteboard you’d have: ‘what is the story about (hope, compassion)’, ‘who is the protagonist, why her’, ‘what does she want’, and ‘how does she relate to the Skywalker saga’, ‘what are the stakes’? The answers are all closely related. If the answer to ‘what does our protagonist have at stake with the villain/legacy/thematic lynchpin?’ wasn’t ‘she falls in love with him’, it would have to be something equally melodramatic.

As for Ben, his purpose as a character is to ‘finish what [Anakin] started’. He is the Skywalker so he is there to raise questions about identity and destiny, but as the Skywalker he is also the personification of the moral conflict at issue in the story and has a Fisherking relationship to the entire galaxy. To break the cycle of generational tragedy and to vindicate the faith and hope of all the heroic characters that healing is possible and the galaxy can be renewed, Ben has to be in a position to have children and be equipped to raise them. The implication of children to carry on and renew is necessary for a happy ending.

@benperorsolo has a great post on this and @fluffycakesistainted has some good ones on the Skywalkers. My tag ‘the legacy’ has an extensive, if disorganised, catalogue of how I think this stuff works and why I think that.

But the place of the romance is pivotal. This is the salvific, unconditional love of this trilogy. This is why our protagonist is not a Skywalker, because it’s not platonic. Rey Nobody only makes sense because platonic love has failed and an outsider was needed to get the galactic royal family back on track. Anyone can be a hero in SW, but the divine mandate to balance the Force is a burden still attached to Anakin Skywalker and will be accomplished by healing his legacy. If the generational trauma is healed, the mythic purpose of the Skywalkers is fulfilled and we can move on to other stories.

Rey possesses Kylo’s everything.

(Inspired by this post by @adambenkyloren and this comment by @toawaterfowl)

This is a happy moment. The happiest moment of my life.

Can you see my surroundings? I can’t see yours, just you.

So close and yet so far. 

Ben looking at Rey in the throne room. His eyes say so much…

The Droid, Where Is It?

#When I say The Last Jedi was Space Pride and Prejudice I honestly mean it

NERDIST really upped their REYLO game. MUST WATCH!

The look Kylo has when Rey is being tortured vs the one after she shuts the door (& maybe the force skype).

One is right before he kills his father figure who has been with him for decades - FOR HER. The other is after claiming he’ll destroy her.

Do you see a difference? If anything, he looks even more deeply in love and afraid in the bottom one. Definitely not the look of someone who actually wants to destroy Rey.

Bendemption foreshadowing 1/?

[these will be in a meta I am writing too but I like these small comparisons]

If you are a Reylo and you are afraid of what may happen in EPIX, NEVER EVER forget this:

“Then they should have no problem retrieving the droid. Unharmed.

I want that map. For your sake, I suggest you get it”.  

“Forget the droid. We have what we need”.

Tchaikovsky’s Romeo and Juliet Fantasy  sounds

*I am a creature in a mask, fear me*

*I’ am not a creature in a mask*

“don’t be afraid i feel it too”

The map, where is it.     WHERE   IS   IT    

*Not extracting the map*

*Not extracting the map*

*Not extracting the map*

*Not extracting the map*

*Not extracting the map*

*Not extracting the map*

*Still not extracting the map*

*nope…*

*Definitely not extracting the map* 

Not only the prisoner escaped, a stormtrooper helped him to escape, a Tie Fighter  was stolen and the destruction of the base is quite important.

Reaction -Calm and clear :“The one from the village. FN-2187″.

The girl (who is collaborating with the resistance for the first time in her life , is not even a soldier,and is still in the base  ) escaped. Reaction:

“She’s just beginning to test her powers. The longer it takes to find her, the more dangerous she becomes”. “Put every hangar on lock-down. She’s going to try to steal a ship”

“ The longer it takes the more dangerous she becomes”

The longer it takes…

“  the more dangerous she becomes”

dangerous

“The longer it takes”…

“The longer it takes”…

“The longer it takes”…

  she’s completely cornered…   Just stop her right?

I guess when he sees her again he will be furious…

right?

*Runs towards her completely unarmed*

Furious?Mad?: Not -even -a -little

Let’s not forget Rey last name:“I’m not giving you anything”

And Rey last name: “I ship Myself to him”

And Rey last name: “I don’t know what personal space is”

“No. The Supreme leader is wise”.

You know what? You don’t need your grandfather’s lightsaber right now.You have your own red  lightsaber in your waist…

Just grab it and fight..

Except that you don’t want to fight, right?

You just want her to stay with you

Okay this time, he’s really furious…

You should inform your army that she’s running away…

Boy…

You should inform your army that she’s running away…

she’s running away… inform your army

No?Okey… 

Do you still have doubts about what will happen in IX?

In my boys I trust, always …

I need a moment now.

If you are a Reylo and you are afraid of what may happen in EPIX, NEVER EVER forget this:

“Then they should have no problem retrieving the droid. Unharmed.

I want that map. For your sake, I suggest you get it”.  

“Forget the droid. We have what we need”.

Tchaikovsky’s Romeo and Juliet Fantasy  sounds

*I am a creature in a mask, fear me*

*I’ am not a creature in a mask*

“don’t be afraid i feel it too”

The map, where is it.     WHERE   IS   IT    

*Not extracting the map*

*Not extracting the map*

*Not extracting the map*

*Not extracting the map*

*Not extracting the map*

*Not extracting the map*

*Still not extracting the map*

*nope…*

*Definitely not extracting the map* 

Not only the prisoner escaped, a stormtrooper helped him to escape, a Tie Fighter  was stolen and the destruction of the base is quite important.

Reaction -Calm and clear :“The one from the village. FN-2187″.

The girl (who is collaborating with the resistance for the first time in her life , is not even a soldier,and is still in the base  ) escaped. Reaction:

“She’s just beginning to test her powers. The longer it takes to find her, the more dangerous she becomes”. “Put every hangar on lock-down. She’s going to try to steal a ship”

“ The longer it takes the more dangerous she becomes”

The longer it takes…

“  the more dangerous she becomes”

dangerous

“The longer it takes”…

“The longer it takes”…

“The longer it takes”…

  she’s completely cornered…   Just stop her right?

I guess when he sees her again he will be furious…

right?

*Runs towards her completely unarmed*

Furious?Mad?: Not -even -a -little

Let’s not forget Rey last name:“I’m not giving you anything”

And Rey last name: “I ship Myself to him”

And Rey last name: “I don’t know what personal space is”

“No. The Supreme leader is wise”.

You know what? You don’t need your grandfather’s lightsaber right now.You have your own red  lightsaber in your waist…

Just grab it and fight..

Except that you don’t want to fight, right?

You just want her to stay with you

Okay this time, he’s really furious…

You should inform your army that she’s running away…

Boy…

You should inform your army that she’s running away…

she’s running away… inform your army

No?Okey… 

Do you still have doubts about what will happen in IX?

In my boys I trust, always …

“Please…”