Rey's Pit Stop

I bet when you saw The Force Awakens you thought Rey went straight from Dakar to Okto, didn't you? Well, her issue of age or resistance showed us some extra scenes surrounding her journey to find Luke Skywalker. The story starts before she leaves the Resistance. Leia and Chewie have a nice long hug after Han's death, so people can maybe let that complaint go now. I agree it would be nice to see Chewie get Leia asks Rey for the details about Han's final moments and This could kind of be seen as the start of h Leia doesn't refer to her son in anger and refuses to even call He is still her son. At t But I'm getting sidetracked. She sends Rey off for Okto, assuring the young woman that she is no longer alone. She is part of somet I t It's a symbol of the hope of the galaxy, a promise that Luke will come back and restore balance. Even by the end of the Millenni They are conveniently next to a junk planet called Necropolis, so they land and Rey is sent out to find what she needs. She realizes the leader of the planet was responsible for pulling them out of hyperspace, and has been doing t She ignites the Skywalker lightsaber and demands the leader surrender to With the Falcon fixed, she heads to Okto, and repeats Leia's words in her head that she has the hope of the galaxy with her. She saw slaves under the rule of a monster, a situation she is very familiar with, and she decided not to let that stand. Earlier, as she's leaving the Resistance, Poe mentions Luke being their last hope, and Leia says that she believes there is another. That Rey is that other. Rey is the hope of the galaxy, even if she doesn't know it yet. T I really Of course, she expected Luke to immediately carry that burden for her, but when he refused, Rey was ready to step up and do her best. I didn't And also, as a random side note, a Fire Spray 31-class s I don'the Slave One, the one on Takodana in Battlefront II, and the Wrecked One in Age of Resistance. If you haven't already, please As always,