10 Ways Star Wars Episode 8 Will Probably Rip Off Empire Strikes Back
2. Massive Familial Revelation
Star Wars doesn't get more iconic than No, I am your father. And if Rian Johnsons is currently plotting some throwbacks moments to Irvin Kershners classic Star Wars sequel for Episode VIII, you can guarantee that this is one of the scenes hes thinking of reimagining. The Force Awakens certainly hints at the possibility that there will be a big familial reveal in a future Star Wars movie. Reys parentage is left ambiguous by the movie and has become the source of much debate online. Contrasting pieces of speculation have posited that Daisy Ridleys character could be Luke Skywalkers daughter, or Kylo Rens sister, or even a descendant of Obi-Wan Kenobi. If Rey is indeed the daughter of someone important, theres a very good chance that audiences will find out in Episode VIII. Dissimilarity to the reveal that Luke is Vaders son, though, Rey finding out that her parents were key figures in the Rebellion against the Empire wouldnt be quite as traumatising. Alternatively, its also possible that well see a big inverse of I am your father. That Reys parents were nobodies and that shes just an ordinary girl from no amazing Jedi lineage - is possibly the biggest shock Episode VIII could give us. A thousand theorists would cry out in terror, and then suddenly be silenced.
