Rey's Mom Should Not Be In Star Wars: Episode 9

Rey ’s female parent should not be a reference inStar state of war : Episode IX . As J.J. Abrams gears up to begin production on the subsequence trilogy finale , the film saw its big bit of news yet asKeri Russell joined the cast . She is reportedly one of three new additions to the franchise , but in typical Lucasfilm fashion , the details barricade there . Russell ’s character is being observe under a caul of silence for the time being , which of course think of fan theory are out in full event . And there ’s one in exceptional that ’s starting to gain traction .

Because Russell is the latest brunette to conjoin theStar Warsfranchise , many witness were flying to suppose that perhaps she ’s portray Rey ’s mother . Even afterThe Last Jediseeminglyanswered the head about Rey ’s parentageand fans did this saltation with Felicity Jones andEmilia Clarke , audiences ca n’t seem to let this story thread go . As sport as it is to hypothesize , " X is Rey ’s mom " has become tired , and this no longer has a place in the Skywalker saga .

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IfStar Wars 9were to go this route , it would completely underminethe elementary themes ofThe Last Jediand Rey ’s part bow . The intact point behind her heritage is that a hero can add up from anywhere , even if she was born to two drunks . Rey ’s parents are so insignificant to the larger story , Rian Johnson opted to not give them names . throw a Golden Globe - bring home the bacon , Emmy - nominate actress in the role of Rey ’s mama would contravene that and make the character important . Plus , over the path of her journey inThe Last Jedi , Rey learns to rent go of her obsession of learning where she make out from and forge her own path , finding a gumption of belonging ( and family ) with the Resistance . For all aim and purpose , she has move on and should confront raw challenge inEpisode IX .

Some feel Abrams ( he of the infamous mystery box ) was plant the seeds to some major reveal inEpisode VII , but a case can be made he never envisioned Rey ’s parent as people of big grandness . In a central moment ofThe Force Awakens , Maz Kanata flat out evidence Rey her parents are never coming back to Jakku ( we finally memorize they ’re dead in a paupers tomb ) and that she needs to look forwards to fulfill her destiny . It would be strange for Abrams to backtrack and include Rey ’s mom inEpisode IX , even if it was just for a flashback sequence ( which would n’t really work anyway , as nobody - even Rey - could recount it ) . A spate of mass were upset Rey ’s parent did n’t flex out to be people of grandness , but Abrams has already gone on record to sayLast Jedibacklash wo n’t influence his creative decisionson the next film . He is n’t buy the farm to retcon something that ’s been so interwoven in the trilogy already .

Simply put , Episode IXhas greater penury in esteem to storytelling than giving Rey ’s mom a fount . The First Order and Resistance both suffered losses inLast Jediand could use reinforcements . In the case of the rebels , they can all outfit inside theMillennium Falcon , so they emphatically need extra hands . If Abrams is landing an actress of Russell ’s caliber and visibility ( she ’s come a long way since her routine part in Abrams’Mission : Impossible III ) , it ’s likely for a principal or central supporting role that factor out heavily into the plot . Perhaps one Clarence Shepard Day Jr. the story of Rey ’s parent will be tell , but it ’ll have to be in a dissimilar medium . Episode IXis not the time nor the place to research this further . Rey is on her path to becoming a Jedi , and her future will be the stress .