#tlj speculation

yes, poe and rey will spark a relationship in episode IX

but here is how it ultimately relates and motivates reylo:

poe is a lovable dude but he is not meant for rey. he will fall for rey (i mean seriously. the look of awe on his face when she lifted those rocks was more than just holy fuck she is a jedi and when he meets her for the first time, the look on his face exposes his immediate desire.) and i think rey will gain admiration for him in return, but nothing, not even close, to the burning all consuming love she has for ben solo

this little fling thing she will create with poe will piss ben off to no end. they are still connected, regardless of what snoke did or claimed to do, and im betting his reaction to her being with poe might be (will be) grounds for war. we already saw how pissed ben got when finn got his back sliced in the forrest for showing just friendly affection towards rey, let alone romantic

this thing with poe will show rey what she wants. yes, poe is a great guy, but he isn't what she needs. he doesn't challenge her. he doesn't have the connection with her that she has with ben solo. he is just not enough.

this thing with poe, it will show kylo that he doesn't just want rey, but that he needs her. he needs her more than he needs his power. he needs her more than he needs his dark desires. he needs her more than anything, and i'll bet my foot he'll do anything to get her.

rey and ben have history. they have a fucking bond. poe won’t shake that but he will be the spark that will light the fire that will bring ben and Rey together, for good this time.

disney is not dumb. they know that a love triangle sells and that people will eat that shit right up. 

I think it's interesting how throughout the Star Wars films, handholding is treated as a form of physical intimacy almost more important than a kiss.

Finn immediately has a crush on Rey when he meets her, asking if she "has a boyfriend? A cute boyfriend??" And you'll see that throughout Jakku in TFA, Finn keeps grabbing Rey's hand, and she screams "stop taking my hand!"

In TLJ, Rey and Ben's relationship starts to blossom and this is shown heavily in the force bond hand holding scene.

Alternatively in TLJ, when Rose kisses Finn, it's a cute moment but it's not treated with the same gravitas as Rey and Ben's hand holding.

In ESB, Han grabs Leia's hands because he's trying to woo her and she's resistant to it because she's a scoundrel and says "let go of my hands" but again this moment is what makes the romance real for fans.

I ALSO think this is why in the prequel trilogy the romance felt slightly forced - there was next to no handholding! In ATC, they held hands during their wedding and that worked but the scene by the lake when Ani is stroking his hand up Padme's back, it felt uncomfortable BECAUSE SHE WASN'T reciprocating, which I suppose it what was intended,

Today’s quick episode is all about speculation based on the noticeable change in LF’s marketing strategy for The Last Jedi.

We talk Reywalker, Rey Solo, Rey Battlefront and FinnRey.

We talk Adam Driver’s enigmatic “hidden princess” remarks to GQ.

We share thoughts on the state of the fandom and the general anticipatory anxiety in the weeks leading to the release of TLJ. 

We discuss the fact that LF has channeled the dark side of the Force in order to keep the conversation going.

We talk some FinnRose. 🤗

In this episode we make brief mention of Japanese Reylotastic marketing, but we have a separate, more in depth discussion of Asian Marketing for TLJ coming up in a few days.

Thank you to @rreeyylloo​ for sharing these images with the reylo fam! See more on her blog.