"Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order."

The huge "Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker" twist explained.

"Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker" is finally in theaters,

and whether you're on board for this outing or not,

there's no denying that it made a lot of choices.

Like a lot.

There are so many movies in this one movie,

and it's one of those choices

that has many fans losing their gall dang minds.

Now before we even go one second further,

we have to give a spoiler warning

for Star Wars: Episode IX

because we are going to spoil the ever-loving heck

out of that movie for you.

So if you haven't seen it yet, turn away now,

unless you have seen it

or have just given up on everything

and don't care anymore.

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Alright you're clearly still here

which means that it's time to get into that twist.

Specifically Rey and Palpatine.

Now after it was established in The Last Jedi

that anyone could become a hero,

and that Rey was a nobody.

It was revealed that Rey is in fact a somebody.

Rey Palpatine to be precise.

Effectively retconning Episode VIII's message

from a certain point of view.

- A certain point of view?

- Now whether you were for or against this reveal,

it's obvious that this is a major twist

for the sequel trilogy,

and is going to recontextualize everything

we thought we knew about Rey,

up to this point.

- It's time to let old things die.

- But for now, what happened?

And was this twist actually something

that came out of nowhere?

While the Resistance is off fighting that ridiculously

large fleet of planet-killing star destroyers

above the Sith planet of Exogol,

Rey tracks down the Emperor

to the creepy stadium he apparently lives in.

Where he invites her to strike him down

so he and the rest of the dead Sith

may then live on inside of her

as the new Empress Palpatine of the Final Order.

Gross.

Now while it appears she may have been tempted

by this offer, in actuality, she's waiting for some backup

from her resident swole boy, Ben Solo.

Who's now turned his back on both

the Knights of Ren and the Dark Side,

shortly after Rey force-healed him

after she wounded him with a lightsaber

during their duel on the wreckage of the second Death Star.

I know, a lot happens in this movie.

Now unfortunately, things don't go as well for these two

as old Palps drains their life force Voldemort style,

or maybe like Dementor style, either way,

some Harry Potter ass (beeping).

He drained their life force to repair his damaged old bod,

and then he just tosses Ben Swolo

off the side like a piece of garbage AKA him,

in Return of the Jedi.

But it's in this moment, when all seems lost,

that Rey gets a little encouragement

from the voices of Jedi past.

Anakin, Yoda, Qui-Gon, Obi-Wan, Mace Windu,

Kanan, Ahsoka, the list goes on and on,

they all leave her spiritual voicemails.

And thus she's able to deflect

the Emperor's force lightning,

and incinerate his body

in a way that apparently an exploding Death Star

could not.

Now sadly, this process drains Rey

of the rest of her life force,

and all seems lost.

Until, our favorite wide boy, Ben Solo,

climbs out of that holo,

and is able to use force healing

to bring her back to life,

only for him to die

and fade away in the process.

I mean, look, that's just what happens

when you've never been kissed.

It just kills you instantly.

After all of this,

Rey heads back to the Lars homestead on Tatooine

to bury Luke and Leia's lightsabers.

Where she then reveals her new yellow lightsaber

made from her old staff.

Where did that kyber crystal come from?

I have so many questions.

It's so cool!

She's then confronted by an old woman,

who asks who she is.

With Luke an Leia's force ghost

looking down on her in the distance,

she answers Rey Skywalker.

Effectively forging a new family and destiny

despite her blood relation to Palpatine.

So, was this whole notion of Palpatine having children

and by extension grandkids,

something that's brand new?

Well, not really.

In fact if you go into the old Star Wars expanded universe

cannon before Disney deep sixed all of it.

It's heavily implied that old Palps

had a kid named Triclops.

Which, is just three Cyclopes stapled together.

He actually is a white haired mutant with three eyes,

so you're not that far off.

He had a son named Ken.

Or as we like to call him here on the show, Kenny Palps.

Now like Rey,

Kenny Palps also grew up without parental supervision.

Essentially living alone and unaware of his ancestry

outside the fact that both dark and light sides

were apart of his heritage.

Now the similarities between Rey and Kenny

pretty much end there.

Because Reys parents pretty much hit the road with her,

trying to hide her from her Grandpappy Palpatine.

Because they knew the Emperor

had plans for their daughter in the long run.

Now overall the new Rey/Palpatine dynamic

revealed in the Rise of Skywalker,

certainly puts a twist on what had been

previously established by the Last Jedi.

And this is either the best thing in the world

or the absolute worst,

depending on your certain point of view.

- A certain point of view?

- But what do you folks think?

Were you on board for this twist?

Would you have rather seen Kenny Palps

enter Star Wars cannon instead of Rey becoming a Palpatine?

And seriously, who had sex with the emperor?

Just raise your hand right now.

I'm not mad, I just need to know.

Please.

I'm going to ruin Christmas otherwise.

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Let's discuss.

Thanks again to "Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order"

for sponsoring today's episode.

You play Cal Kestis, a Jedi Padawan,

who narrowly escaped the purge of Order 66.

Following the events of "Episode III: Revenge of the Sith."

On a quest to rebuild the Jedi Order,

you must pick up the pieces of your shattered past

to complete your training,

develop new powerful force abilities

and master the art of the iconic lightsaber.

All while staying one step ahead of the Empire

and it's deadly Inquisitors.

"Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order"

is available now on Xbox One, PS4 and PC.

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