Ever since the Force Awakens debuted in theatres, the Internet has been buzzing about Rey’s
ancestry.
Is Kylo Ren her brother?
Is she even a Skywalker?
Why did her father, Luke, leave her on Jakku?
Maybe she’s Obi-Wan’s granddaughter.
Is Jyn Erso her mother?
What if Rey is just little Orphan Annie with a lightsaber—and no, I’m not implying
that she’s Anakin reincarnated.
Hey Star Wars Fans, this is Urban Acolyte TV, and my name is Prince.
Today is April 16, 2016—and this is Holocron Underground.
The trending story right now is about Rey—specifically it is about Rey’s family.
So Chris Rock was interviewing JJ Abrams in front of an audience at this year’s Tribeca
Film Festival.
During the audience Q&A session, a young person of “middle school age” stepped up to the
microphone and says, “I was going to ask you, J.J., who Rey’s parents are.”
After a round of applause from the audience, JJ’s reply was, “Rey’s parents are not
in Episode VII.”
After the Q&A session, Entertainment Weekly caught up with J.J.
Abrams and he clarified his comments.
The director said “What I meant was that she doesn’t discover them in Episode VII.
Not that they may not already be in her world."
So anything related to JJ Abrams will be looked at with an air of suspicion after the whole
Kahn fiasco, but if we took his previous statement into consideration, then that eliminated Han,
Leia, and Luke from the running.
Technically Obi-Wan and Darth Sidious were also in Episode VII, but we didn’t SEE them.
Of course given their ages, they’d more likely be Rey’s grandfathers if she were
related to either of them.
Of course, after JJ's back peddling statement, we are back at square 1.
Given the fact that Rey had never met Leia, and Pablo Hidalgo's comment about Han and
Leia not having any relationships after their separation, it's pretty clear that Rey is
not a Solo.
So to stick with this Rey theme we have going— Daisy Ridley made a statement yesterday concerning
her character being a Jedi.
According to Ridley, she doesn’t know if Rey is a Jedi, or if she will become one.
When we last saw Rey, she was on the planet Ach-To, returning Anakin’s lightsaber to
Luke.
The audience is left to assume that Rey will undergo full Jedi training under Luke Skywalker,
but Daisy thinks Rey’s Force abilities are irrelevant.
Ridley said, that the amazing thing about Episode 7 is that Finn and Rey don’t come
from anywhere, but through their adventures, they are able to find a place where they belong.
So that’s a lot to take in— on one hand we have JJ Abrams saying that Rey’s parents
are still up for grabs, and on the other hand Daisy Ridley is casting doubt on if Rey will
become a Jedi.
I’d like to hear from you all— If Han, Luke, and Leia are ruled out as Rey’s parents,
do you think she will be tied to anyone from the Original Trilogy, or are you willing to
accept that Rey’s parents are not anyone special?
Let me know your thoughts down in the comment section below.
Well this is the Holocron Underground, keeping you up to date on the latest Star Wars news.
Don’t forget that I’m still doing my other videos.
I’m working on another video on Kylo Ren, and this time I’m actually presenting my
own ideas and not someone else’s.
I probably won’t post anything tomorrow because I have a 10-page paper due on Monday,
so I’ll try to get that Kylo Ren video posted either Monday night or Tuesday morning.
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To see the other Kylo Ren video I did this week, you can check out the video on top,
and for a playlist of previous episodes of Holocron Underground, you can click the video
below it.
Well that’s all I’ve got for now.
Thanks for watching.
Y’all keep on breathing, and May the Force Be With You.