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Or the fact that he admits to feeling the pull to the Light/being torn apart.

Or the fact that he’s a victim of child grooming and years of manipulation/conditioning thanks to Snoke. 

Or the fact that he’s Han and Leia’s son and people should absolutely want him to have a redemption arc and for Han’s death to have meaning – for Han to have, in the end, succeeded in what he set out to do when he confronted Kylo: bringing Ben home.

Kylo/Ben immediately regretted his decision (as was already stated above) and realising that he was very much not at ‘peace’ with killing his father as he made himself believe beforehand added to the character’s conflict. I don’t think it is a mere coincidence that Snoke wants Kylo to be brought to him as soon as possible. The old snake probably felt that conflict ripple through the force (that snitch!) and needs to make sure that his dominance/grip will not falter. Which of course it will, because Snoke is the Sauron/Palpatine of the new triology and I can’t wait for him to go up in flames. So yeah, Han’s death might have turned Ben into the direction of his way back home. If one of the coolest scoundrels who ever lived had to die, I am glad his death will have the desired goal: Getting that boy home back to his mother, resulting Han to make good on his promise.

It’s literally how it is for Zuko from ATLA; Zuko betrays his uncle (his true family) in the second act so that he can get into the good graces of his abusive father and be the perfect son his father wanted. But when he reaches that goal, he realizes he’s more unhappy and unfulfilled than ever, and the guilt eats him alive. And this is in fact the catalyst that propels Zuko to leave the life he spent years trying to earn in order to help the scrappy band of rebels he’s been hunting for three years defeat the evil empire he was once a part of. Sound familiar? Storytelling. It repeats.

In a way, I think Han had to die, because it is the only thing shocking enough to pull Ben out of the leagues of indoctrination and delusion that he is under. It is the only thing that will burn bright enough to incinerate the lies Ben has told himself to keep his persona of Kylo Ren intact– that his parents would never forgive him, that his father doesn’t care for him, that they don’t want him home, that love is not one lone candle enough to hold back the dark. All of the crimes Ben has already committed, every razed village, every innocent dead at his hands, have not been enough to sway him. So, logically, what would? What would be so cutting that it would vivisect the marrow of everything Ben is and is trying to be and thinks he wants? Without Han’s sacrifice, Ben could have probably continued for years thinking that this next raid, this next massacre, would finally slake the Light inside him. But killing Han was supposed to be the ultimate test. If that didn’t achieve total darkness for Ben, if he still feels the knifeblade of his conflict and his regret and the ever pulsing light, then nothing will slake those feelings inside of him. And he too has to understand that. Maybe not immediately. But it will haunt him until he admits it to himself. 

*looks at my skin color*

*looks at university degree*

*looks at salary pay stub*

*looks at stable job, nice high-end car, 6-year relationship, relatively good health, clear skin, good teeth, crops grown all around success with room for bigger surprises*

this is the perfect grade of good luck

Something to think about I suppose..

DECEMBER NEEDS TO HURRY THE FUCK UP

WE ALL HAVE SO MANY QUESTIONS AND WE NEED ANSWERS *SLAMS FIST ON TABLE*

Here’s some stuff to look at 😄

http://scifi.stackexchange.com/questions/132926/whose-helmet-did-rey-put-on

http://www.gameinformer.com/b/news/archive/2015/12/22/the-mysterious-helmet-in-force-awakens-belongs-to.aspx