Last Jedi Trailer Thoughts

The Last Jedi Trailer (finally) arrived. And it was chocked full of goodness. Here are some thoughts:

Rey is a badass. We kind of suspected that already, but Luke confirms that she is an exceptional Force user, and it scares him. Especially after ignoring that nagging voice in his head that told him to be worried about Ben Solo's tendencies.

Kylo is tempted to shoot down his mom, after killing dad last time around.

Chewie doesn't look quite right, but I'll forgive it. Peter Mayhew has finally passed the torch, and we have to get used to a new Chewie from here on. Plus, Chewie is buddies with a Porg.

Let's talk about Porgs. Cute, cuddly little "fuck you's" to all the skivvy twisted uptight fans who bitch first and enjoy second these days. Not since Ewoks have we seen something this cute, and ready for Christmas sales. (I already ordered one for my step daughter). I could care less. In our real world we have a crap ton of cute cuddly creatures that we hang out with. Why can't they have them in Star Wars too?

Snoke in the melty flesh using some massive Force to torment Rey means a few things: He isn't Darth Plageous or Tarkin. Could be Ezra Bridger from SW Rebels. That would mean that the upcoming season 4 of the cartoon will bridge(r) that gap for us. I can't think of too many who like Ezra, and the whole existence of him in that timeline does not make much sense unless there's a deep dark secret coming. Still, would they incorporate a cartoon into the main canon? Maybe.

I have another theory: Qui Gon Jinn. He didn't go "poof!" like Obi Wan or Yoda, who became one with the Force upon their deaths. He was torched on a pyre. Sure, later he got down with the Force, and was apparently so powerful that he taught Obi Wan and Yoda from beyond the grave. What if he found a way to get his body back, but it was damaged? He was the one who tapped Anakin Skywalker and pushed to train him, fulfilling a prophecy. Count Dooku once noted that if Jinn had lived, he would be on his side and not the Jedi in the Clone Wars. Maybe he is still trying to work to fulfill some prophecy.

There are a lot worse theories out there.

Finn and Phasma tangle big time. Poe takes to his X-Wing. Rey trains.

Who is piloting the Falcon with Chewie and Porgy? Rey? Luke?

Of course, the sequences in the trailer are not in chronological order, so we don't know what happens when in the movie. Though I have some thoughts:

We know these films follow a three act structure, and mirror previous entries. This one will be similar to Empire and Attack. It will have a cliffhanger ending (perhaps Rey or Luke submitting to the Dark Side and looking like they have chosen to cross over. More on that in a bit). Rey may get a hand chopped off.

Benicio Del Torro is a Lando-eque character, and instead of Bespin, Finn and Rose visit a casino type world, probably only to betrayed and lead into Phasma's hands.

The Hoth battle gets a VERY obvious homage with the new Giant Walkers doing battle on that red dust planet. Maybe early in the film as the Resistance scrambles to fend off a rallying First Order, evacuating a key location/base. Perhaps leading to the Kylo flying and thinking of killing Leia.

The giant space battle could conclude the movie though, coinciding with a battle to save Rey from Snoke, that may lead Luke to surrender himself to Snoke and Kylo to save Rey. "No! She's my daughter!" With the film ending with Leia, Rey, Finn and Poe vowing to go get Luke back and stop Snoke once and for all.

The ending that looks like Rey is getting an offer of training from Kylo has been speculated to be a trick of editing, and that those two shots are not part of the same scene. It is crafted to head fake the fans, when in reality, it will be Luke who Kylo is offering a hand to in order to spare Rey and Leia.

So those are my thoughts and theories. Take them for what you will. I don't know anything more than the rest of you. I'm just trying to suss it out.