Rey Goes To The Dark Side?
The first trailer for The Last Jedi ended with a heck of a gut punch, as Luke revealed that he thinks it’s time for the Jedi to end. This one had to match that for shock value and it might have managed it with a tease that Rey could go evil in the movie. “I need someone to show me my place in all this,” Rey pleads with Kylo Ren, who offers her his hand.
Admittedly, this turn of events is plausible – the trailer shows that while Kylo’s gifts were nurtured and praised by Snoke, Rey’s talents were shunned by Luke who was terrified of her immense power. So, if she was feeling betrayed by Luke and lost, then it makes perfect sense for her to join the Dark Side. This could then open the door for Kylo to switch to the light again, with the characters swapping the roles of protagonist and antagonist.
It would be an incredibly ballsy move for the franchise to make, and one that would be thrilling to see. However, we’re not totally buying it. For one, the shots don’t quite match up. Look at how Kylo Ren’s surrounded by flames and Rey isn’t. In fact, Rey’s half of the scene looks like it could be the same gloomy landscape that Luke’s shown in earlier in the trailer, warning someone unknown that “this is not going to go the way you think.”
But hey, we’ve repeatedly heard that writer/director Rian Johnson would push the franchise in a darker direction, so maybe we should keep an open mind. One way or another, we’ll find out the tantalizing truth when Star Wars: The Last Jedi arrives in cinemas on December 15th.