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Yeah, it should go without saying, but my speculation is predicted on the assumption that the writing meets certain quality standards, the narrative is coherent with the previous instalments, the thematic backbone stays true to the genre and spirit of the franchise. I can’t account for epic writing fails. Of course everything “can” happen if the writing is bad, the creators suddenly forget how to write an epic romance in 3 acts, if creative and intellectual honesty is flung down the toilet, etc. But that’s the thing about bad writing, it’s unpredictable. It’s like trying to anticipate what a chaotic evil character would do next. I cannot make “predictions” on stuff that doesn’t make sense to me, because I can’t follow any coherent logic to do that.

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Overthinking Rey’s behavior on Crait is a bit of an exercise in futility. Yes there are good watsonian explanations for the way she behaves, but ultimately it boils down to a classic Star Wars trope, which is “the good guys have fun shooting at the bad guys in big noisy space battles”. This happens almost invariably in every Star Wars movie. Rian was subversive in many aspects but also played very safe in others---and I think Crait is one of those cases---while also leaving enough room for the interpretation that there’s something deeper going on under the surface.

I agree: Crait isn’t the time and place to process complex emotions. Kylo lashes out, Rey does the opposite and buries everything down, but neither is really processing anything. Plus, Rey was genuinely happy to see her friends again, especially Finn. She was leaving something behind in a painful way, but also reuniting with someone who is equally important to her after a long separation. 

> Dave: Check the blue box.