The Last Jedi - My predictions

With The Last Jedi only a few weeks away from release I thought I’d come up with my top 10 thing I think will happen in the movie.  Not this is purely based on my own speculation and nothing else but, should I somehow turn out to be correct this could be considered SPOILRES so don’t say I didn’t warn you.

Okay, so here we go….

Rey will be a Skywalker/Solo

 I don’t think Rey will turn out to be Luke’s daughter but she could be Han and Leia’s.  It’s possible that Leia revealed this to her during the events of the Force Awakens (Which we may see in a flashback).  It kind of makes sense that they hid Rey to protect her from Kylo Ren after he turned to the darkside, fearing that he may try to seduce her (or at least Snoke would).  This would explain Rey’s natural ability to fly the Falcon and her string force abilities. 

Poe is force sensitive

I think it will be heavily hinted at or even directly mentioned that Poe Dameron is force sensitive.  If you’ve read the Shattered Empire comic you’ll know that Poe’s mother helped Luke Skywalker to retrieve a force tree from one of The Emperor’s many facilities containing obtained Jedi artefacts.  As a thank you for her assistant Luke gave Poe’s mum a sample of the tree which she planted on Yavin 4 (which is where she retired after leaving the Rebellion).   It’s possible that this tree influenced Poe’s development and allowed him to become force sensitive?  The evidence would seem to suggest that, especially given his piloting abilities.  

We’ll never find out what happened to Finn’s parents

I think they will leave this aspect of Finn’s past unanswered.  If the First Order kidnapped and raised lots of children to fill their ranks, as they did with Finn then it is not outside the realm of possibility that they just don’t keep any records of who they took the kids from (as the just don’t care). 

Lando will get a name check

I think Leia will mention him at some point and we may even learn of his fate (Possibly at Han’s funeral?).  As much as it pains me to write it I don’t think we’ll physically see Lando in the movie. 

We’ll get a few Rebels references

As with Rogue One I think we may get at least one Rebels mention.  Ezra seems like a good call.  Perhaps we’ll learn that he joined Luke’s Jedi Academy, or maybe we’ll see Chopper in the background of a shot (Like in Rogue One).  It’s tricky though as the final session has yet to end, but you never know. 

Luke will not die

I think killing off Luke in this movie will be a very bad move.  I think he may stay on Ach-To once Rey leaves him to go back to the resistance and that after she gets captured by Snoke he will leave to go rescue her.  Which leads me onto… 

Kylo Ren will seek out Luke’s help

I think the movie is going to have a strong redemption arc for Kylo Ren/Ben Solo and I think the film will end with Rey being captured by Snoke and Kylo Ren abandoning the First Order to go and seek Luke and for his help in getting her back.  If Rey is Kylo’s sister then this would make sense.  Rey could be the person to make him question his place in the balance of the force.  Seeing Rey captured and tortured could be enough to convince him to desert the dark path and come back into the light.  It would also be a good way of reconciling Luke’s failure to stop Ben Solo from turning to the darkside.  Perhaps Rey will go to Leia first and the two of them will go to find Luke.