Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker - 26 WTF Moments

21. Finn Loves Rey (But Never Tells Her)

Though early scenes in The Force Awakens actually hinted at some sexual chemistry between Rey (Daisy Ridley) and Finn (John Boyega), this setup was dropped entirely in The Last Jedi, with Finn ultimately being paired off with Rose (Kelly Marie Tran) instead.

Yet the first act of The Rise of Skywalker almost seems to pick this thread up again, as when the heroes are pulled into the quicksand on Pasana, Finn tries to confess something to Rey.

Though Poe repeatedly prods Finn throughout the movie to find out what this confession is, Finn awkwardly brushes it off and never gets the opportunity to tell Rey.

While it's possible Finn could've had something to tell Rey about her family or his own burgeoning force-sensitivity (but more on that later), the implication of his bashful demeanour is that he was actually going to confess his love to her.

It's doubly weird because it's a strangely vague subplot that's never played out to completion, and yet, committing to it would've immediately discarded Finn and Rose's romance from the previous film.

In the very least, a Finn/Rey romance would've been decidedly more believable than...Reylo (but again, more on that later).