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[oldtvlover]

Thanks to @antbee17 and all, who helped me to 50 Reblogs! 😇 Thanks a lot, guys! 😇

#50 reblogs #tumblr milestone #thank you

[pacificwanderer]

Hello. I just want to say that I'm eager for you to talk about the theory that maybe Ben also lost his connection with the Force after the events of TLJ. :)

Hey! Me too! I’m going to combine this with another ask that I’m putting below the cut because it gets long and ranty lol, but similar theme.

I saw a meltdown from someone who is now saying that "If Rey is weak and can't control the force properly without Kylo, SW and Disney is anti-feminist" and also said "This is probably a vendetta to keep Kylo alive because without him she would be useless. What is the point of making a force-user character like this? She is worthless. She has to rely on a man to gain excess to her power! I bet she'll have to ask permission like a obedient wife." What the actual F? This is not how the force works!

OKAY lol, so here’s the deal. Rant incoming, and not directed at you, Nonnie. Just general tone of rantiness:

Some people are just going to have to come to terms with the fact that Ben and Rey are are their strongest when they work together. Because, guess what? Kylo is having a hard time dealing with this shit too and, as we get more information during the lead up to the movies, I bet you he’s been having a hard time controlling his Force powers as well. As someone pointed out (maybe the following thread? i can’t find the damn comment), Kylo only fixes Hux’s collar after reaching towards him with what looks like a typical, Kylo going to Force choke you power, only for him to reach out and fix his collar instead. Yeah, of course it’s ship bait, but I also think that it’s more than that. I think he’s having the same struggles connecting with the Force as Rey.

The Force is fucking PISSED at these two. Here it brought them together, showed them how great they are as a team and how well they can protect/work together, and then they fucked it all up (because we’re at the midpoint in a three movie series and they had to). SO YEAH. If it’s not working for one, it’s not working for the other. Once they realize that they need to work together, like the Force has been showing them since TFA (hell, it even kept Rey and Kylo separated with the literal planet splitting between them so they couldn’t fight anymore), they will be unstoppable. They are literally each other’s equal in the Force.

“Darkness rises and Light to meet it.” WE KNOW THIS. The movie shows us this!

She’s conflicted and having a hard time centering her thoughts because she’s thinking about Ben and the burdens that are on her shoulders. She’s a GD symbol and that’s got to be hard to deal with without having a thing for the literal Supreme Leader of the galaxy. If she didn’t care about him (and if they didn’t have a fucking Force bond), this wouldn’t be an issue. But it is an issue because she cares about him. A lot! He disappointed her, and she disappointed him (not getting into the who’s right in that scenario because it’s irrelevant. Fact of the matter is, they both feel betrayed). Also, is she keeping that a secret? Who knows that she went to the Supremacy to save him? Aside from maybe Leia? Because that’s a pretty big fucking secret to have on your shoulders too.

She doesn’t need to ask his permission, she needs to understand that the conflict within her is coming as a result of her feelings for him and her own inabilty to reconcilate and accept her own dark side. Just like he needs to come to terms with and accept the light side in him. I really think that we’re going beyond good and evil with this. Might not be gray jedi (I know Pablo hates that term lol), but something new, something that is purely Force. OH and you know who agrees with me?

Luke fucking Skywalker:

“Using the Force is all about finding balance. And some Force users, particularly Force-sensitive children--known by the Jedi as younglings--are able to tap into its energy without an obvious alignment to either side. The Force simply flows through them in its purest form. Based on the constant struggles I’ve witnessed between the light and the dark sides of the Force, perhaps their innate neutrality can teach us all a valuable lesson.”

This is a Force issue, it’s a relationship issue, and it’s something they’re going to have to work through if they’re ever going to be able to resolve what’s between them. And think about it, when I’m upset with someone I care about, it impacts my ability to be able to do my work, absolutely it does.

Does that make it sexist? Fucking no. It means I care for them and I need to figure out how to solve the problem! I either need to talk to them and sort my shit out, or take a deep breath and find my center. Just like they need to find their center in the Force, but you know what helps? Having a friend or someone who understands there with you to help along the way. To help you understand the experiences you might have otherwise not understood.

The Force is there, it’s always there, and Rey’s had a hard time balancing herself for a while (remember the whole meditation thing with Luke). She needs help. She herself has said she needs help. There’s a power that inside her that she doesn’t understand and she needs to learn how to wield it. And guess who’s been set up to be her teacher (in one way or another) since TFA? Kylo fucking Ren. She goes to dark the same way he can’t keep himself from being attracted by the light.

THEY BALANCE EACH OTHER. And it’s okay! Her powers aren’t being taken from her, but her ability to access them is hampered by her own emotional state. Once she finds her center, her ability to use the Force properly will be just fine (because I think people forget that it takes a lot of mental control to be able to use the Force properly--hell, even Luke struggles with it on Hoth! Remember who helps him there? Obi-Wan’s Force ghost! Guess that’s sexist????).

Hell, I think she’s finding her center in the trailer when she backflips over Kylo’s TIE.

So much discourse comes from people’s headcanons not being validated and I certainly know that some of mine won’t be, but a lot of this angst is because people have been willfully ignoring what the story has been telling them all along.

Heteronormative? Sure, you could make a case for that, and this series as a whole needs to do better wrt representation across the board. Not feminist? How is saying that the only way a woman can be strong is if she only ever relies on herself any more feminist? I’m tired of this fucking narrative where women heroes aren’t allowed to have the same flaws, fuckups, weaknesses, you know, just generally be an interesting character, like their male counterparts. It’s bullshit. Women are multifaceted. They’re allowed to have flaws. They’re allowed to ask for help. They’re allowed to need other people. This shit carries over into IRL and I fucking hate it. Women do not have to be perfect. Not in life and certainly not in fucking fiction. YOU CAN BE A GREAT HERO AND STILL HAVE FLAWS. You can be a hero and not go it alone. You can be a hero and still fail.

The only reason some people have a problem with this is because they don’t like the character that’s clearly causing her conflict right now (but he’s not the only reason she’s feeling conflict!!!!). This all comes down to their fucking hate for Kylo Ren because if she was reliant on the character they shipped her with, there wouldn’t be a gd peep right now.

Anyways, I typed this all out, debated not posting it, but I’m gonna because it took a while.

People are going to believe what they want, I’m not going to change any opinions, but they have to take a moment to ask themselves why they are willing to invest so much time in energy in a series that apparently doing everything they hate all the time? Seems like a big waste of time to me.

Cheers!

#reylo #long post #text #tros speculation #force bonds #asks and answers #anonymous asks #ask pacificwanderer #antbee17

[bensoulo]

🥝🥝🥝🥝🥝🥝🥝🥝🥝🥝???

for every 🥝 i get, i’ll recommend a blog i love

This was getting long, so I had to break it up into 2 parts! Here’s part 1!

@mysonkylo/ @mykingjon I genuinely remember being so so excited when I found out that Natalia followed me. She’s super funny, kind, and just an all around great human being. Her blogs are both amazing and she is too. She definitely makes this website a better, more enjoyable place and we don’t deserve her. Also, if you’re not already following her then why do you even have a blog?! 

@guumboots I don’t think I can ever adequately express how much I appreciate you, friend! You are such a sweet, caring person. You’ve been following me for such a long time now and I always smile whenever I see that you’ve reblogged something for me. I just want to thank you for sticking around as long as you have! It means so much and I hope you know that!

@matthew-murdock wow another great human, what a surprise?! We’ve been following one another for quite a while now and I remember that I was super excited when that happened. She’s one of my favorites on here, her blog is beautiful, and her kindness only makes following her even better! 

@ever-so-reylo  A+++++++ human, what a surprise?!  One of the most caring, most talented, kindest human beings on this website! Also, did I mention the talented thing?! This website would not be the same without her and this fandom sure as Hell wouldn’t be the same without her either! I’m so glad that we’re mutuals and if you guys aren’t following her yet then what even are you waiting for?!  

@antbee17 Wow another Grade A human! I honestly don’t even remember a time when I was not following this blog??!! I wouldn’t have it any other way! It’s one of my favorites on here and I will seriously follow it until the day I die or this website goes up in flames. 

#I HAD TO SPLIT IT UP INTO TWO PARTS #mysonkylo #mykingjon #guumboots #matthew-murdock #ever-so-reylo #antbee17 #friends #mutuals #ily all

[taule]

@antbee17 mentioned you on a post “Where did you hear rumors that it would be 2 years?”

@taule That’s a great point too. If it is two years and no Force bond, I don’t think that will help Ben’s redemption because that’s a long time to let things fester. If it’s that long, I would be worried that he’s going to be more of a tyrannical emperor type, and that redemption will be an even harder path. I know he will be redeemed, but a shorter time gap makes more sense for that to be more believable imo.

I’m sorry it took me this long. It has taken me a while to try and give shape to the string of thoughts I’ve had in connection with the subject and your reply... 

I think there are mainly two kinds of arguments here. On one side what makes sense from a narrative (literary) POV (based on assumptions where things are going), and then those that first consider the psychology of it. And there isn’t that much of an overlap between the two imo. (Which isn’t great for a number of reasons.)

There’s a lot of theoretical knowledge that goes into great storytelling. It’s about structure and pacing and all that, but what kind of exhausts me is people trying to argue for narrative relying 90% on tropes. And this is not me denying their existence, it’s just that I don’t want to be locked into the formulaic fiction headspace. It’s not a great place and it depresses me. And makes me feel like... I’ve just been fed baby food for easy consumption and minimal effort. But that’s just me I guess.

I desperately want storytelling that doesn’t ignore the psychology of the characters and situations over tropes and formula. Which is why its troubling me if those two aspects feel too far apart, even opposing each other in certain points. I guess that is also why I’m trying to look for things outside of those lines to help me piece things together or at least come to terms with possible developments. 

There are so many unknown variables as of now, and things can still change. With that said I’m not confident that the time leap would be one of those things. It’s just such a fundamental element to IX... But we’ll see. I don’t actually think that we’ll see him become that tyrannical Renperor some people expect he'd become. That’s a somewhat flimsy theory to me. Not entirely impossible, but I’m skeptical of it.

#antbee17 #Episode IX

[shmisolo]

@antbee17 replied to your chat “the star wars penis headcanon masterlist (by popular demand...”

lol, all of these crack me up. For Qui-Gon Jinn's, I can't help but think of Liam Neeson and all the rumors surrounding him. Janis Dickinson even said that it's the biggest she had ever seen.

i do feel it’s worth noting: i do not bear in mind rumors about actors’....endowment when creating this list. 

#antbee17 #dickscourse

[friedesgreatscythe]

antbee17 replied to your post “onewhoturns replied to your post “okyrro replied to your post ...”

Aw, laptop gate brings back memories.

RIGHT?? it’s a walk down wanky memory lane okyrro replied to your post “onewhoturns replied to your post “okyrro replied to your post ...”

fucking....fandomwank and livejournal....remember when ppl moved to dreamwidth bc LJ was being weird?? GOD HOW IS TIME REAL.

YES OMG I REMEMBER THE EXODUS. i also remember how fucking CREEPY  it was that people’s private/friend’s locked posts were being accessed by male admins to comment on personal photos. gross shit.

dreamwidth is still around but it’s basically a bastion of old school RPers these days. i’m pretty sure LJ only exists still because of ONTD, especially since one of their mods was made an LJ admin. and now for better or worse, fandom’s on tumblr.

#antbee17 #replies #okyrro

[lilyevansreyjakku]

Sometimes I wonder if we made a mistake. What if we weren't supposed to let each other go? What if it was a test and we failed ?

~~~~~~Ranata suzuki

@infinitelyblackrose @hotty-toddy-rebel-force @atchamberlin @nite0wl29 @glitzescape @bellaren18 @buffshipper8490 @sushigirlali @grlie-girl @bunilicious @winglessone @iaintnosidekick @practical-or-brave @bisexual-dilemmas @nancylovesreylo @lilia-ula @reyloarmy @xtaketwox @orkindofamazing @riaria84 @thebadjediandthegoodsith @reylocalligraphy @millyslitterbox @antbee17 @shaara-2 @kinlovecody @magicaldogs @emrys-girlwithasaber

Hope everyone likes it ✌🖤

No drama like always 😘✌💜 no rude behavior my mean people !

#reylo #ben and rey #kylo x rey #reylo fam #reyloedit

[lightaroundthecorner]

TROS - What is Rey holding?

If you pause the trailer in 1:52 it seems like Rey has a dagger in her left hand. Does anyone knows what that is????

Edit: In my anxiety I forgot to tag. @nevernerdenoughblog​, @antbee17​, @clairen45​, @roxannepolice​, @raven-maiden​, @heliotrope-r​, @sleemo​.

#star wars #sequel trilogy #tros #ep. ix #the rise of skywalker #ep. ix speculation #reylo

[reylo-solo]

hi! this may sound weird but i’m a new reylo account and i was wondering any reylo accounts u would recommend following for good/funny content?

First of all, welcome! Secondly, where to start? There’s so many good reylo blogs out there. Here’s a few just off the top of my head that always brighten up my dashboard with their reblogs and/or creations:

@reyisms @reyloart @reylofic @kylos @kyloshipsreylo @pacificwanderer @sushigirlali @megilins @nite0wl29 @justanothersailorscout @thereylowritingden @bb-8 @josskuhh @clara-gemm @lilithsaur @iridescentrey @inwildspace @proporgo @uncawanwo @reylocalligraphy @antbee17 @kayurka @pulltothelight @duncan-shepherd @padme-amidalanaberrie @jcdirey @sadstarwarsbitch

aaaand that’s all I can think of right now. I know I forgot a lot of great blogs (and hopefully they can forgive me for that) but this is literally just the very tip of the iceberg, haha. Hope this helps!

#ask #anon #reylo fam

[clairen45]

Star Wars  issue 58

So remember, that issue 57 gave us this glorious Reylo moment:

Well, issue 58 also has a lot of golden nuggets. Moments like Han talking about Qi’Ra to Leia:

And this one that broke my heart, because even with Leia it crashed and burned somehow... Poor Han...

But this moment was arguably the best one... Leia invites Han into her room and our laser brain thinks he is about to get some:

Look at the excitement. And he seems as eager to remove his clothes as Kylo was to take off his glove on Ahch-To:

Of course, Wa Wa Wa...

Needed to share!!! Hope you guys enjoy it. @antbee17 I know you will. BTW, that beast on the planet is half wolf half bear... Wolf!!!!

#sexy time in star wars #star wars comics #hanleia romance #hanleia #hanleia fandom #reylo fandom

[pacificwanderer]

antbee17 replied to your post “It’s so interesting that in the TFA trailer we saw Ben talking to...”

Also his white ship with red and black touches. As someone responded me at Reddit on that, since they're not changing his dark outfits, they're definitely showing him changing through other means like the white room and ship.

Exactly this. It’s funny to me that people always seem to want to work themselves into knots concerning his character (generally speaking, to add validity to their own preferences by framing it all as some sort of moral dilemma that has real life implications, when this is a fucking fairy tale in space for children), when it’s been clear all along where they were heading.

Ben’s coming back to the light and is going to heal the trauma that started with his grandfather and it’s going to be GREAT.

The only shitty part will be dealing with lying liars who will say they saw it coming all along (and that they looooooved his character from the beginning). Eat shit. We’ve been out here preaching the gospel of Ben Solo in the Reylo fandom for fucking years. GET GOOD.

Ok, that was spiteful lol. Cheers!

#antbee17 #ben solo #kylo ren #sw #epix spoilers #epix leaks #epix speculation #sw spoilers

[lilyevansreyjakku]

Ben solo biker and girlfriend rey of sunshine!

And his girl !

Edits by @lilyevansreyjakuu

@infinitelyblackrose @kylorendustries @nite0wl29 @glitzescape @bellaren18 @buffshipper8490 @sushigirlali @grlie-girl @bunilicious @winglessone @franpaw-reylo-creations @iaintnosidekick @practical-or-brave @bisexual-dilemmas @nancylovesreylo @lilia-ula @reyloarmy @xtaketwox @orkindofamazing @reyloisblessed @thebadjediandthegoodsith @reylocalligraphy @millyslitterbox @antbee17 @shaara-2 @kinlovecody @magicaldogs @emrys-girlwithasaber @riaria84 @constellationsinmytea @lastmouseleft .

[driverdaily]

Some reactions from the press after the screening of BlacKkKlansman at the 71st Cannes Film Festival. The film drew a 10 minute standing ovation.

Sources: 1 2 3 (Thank you @antbee17!)

#blackkklansman #spike lee #john david washington #adam driver #movies

[clairen45]

Oh no they didn’t? Oh yes they did!

In Vader comics issue 25: Kylo’s sentence in Vader’s vision!!!!

Let the past die, kill if if you have to!

@antbee17

#reylo fandom #kylo ren fandom #star wars comics #star wars parallels #the last jedi #vader comics

[pacificwanderer]

I was wondering if you saw the latest leaks at Reddit. There's only two, and one of them doesn't seem like a big deal just a merchandising thing. The other one is mostly what's out there already part of which has been confirmed. Still not sure about the MacGuffin thing though that MSW keeps talking about because it sounds like the story at Galaxy's Edge. If true, the Anakin/Jedi artifact makes me excited that Hayden could be back. And I also want the artifact to be the Japor snippet.

Hey! I did see the leaks. Kind of speculative, so I haven’t put much stock in them, but that’s pretty par for the course at this point. I can’t believe they’re really going to hold out until SWCC to give us any information (though, given how toxic some sections of the fandom are, I can kind of understand why.

Kind of also ties into the “leak” that Kylo will have a white ship, except that the Tantive IV was destroyed by the Empire, so it couldn’t be the same ship that Leia used to transport the death star plans.

I s2g, if the Japor snippet makes it into EPIX in any way shape or form, I will LOSE MY SHIT THOROUGHLY. I always assumed that Padme was interred with it, but I suppose it’s possible someone took it/kept it safe. I would assume that the artifact would have more to do with Vader than Padme, but I suppose we’ll have to see. It’d also be cool if they could get more of the Droid side of things (given what 3PO has seen), and recover some of his memories. Would definitely be an interesting conversation for him to have with the remaining family members-Leia/Ben. Maybe lead to a Holocron or something else that keeps memories and knowledge intact? 

I mean, ultimately the MacGuffin serves to set the heroes on their true course, so probably won’t end up having that much significance, in the long run. SO MUCH bloody speculation when all I want are some solid spoilers! HAHA.

Cheers! Can’t wait for SWCC (sure do wish I was going, I’d love to support some of my fellow Reylos during their panels).

#epix speculation #macguffin #epix spoilers #sw spoilers #epix leaks #asks and answers #ask pacificwanderer #antbee17

[pandoraspocksao3]

Correlations between LOST (created by JJ Abrams) ,The Force Awakens (written and directed by JJ Abrams), and The Last Jedi (executive produced by JJ Abrams)

Okay, since apparently this meta does not exist yet or I can’t find it, I’m going to have to do this myself. So without delay, here are the Easter Eggs I’ve found between LOST and The Force Awakens (and with JJ Abrams, I doubt any of these are coincidences!) If you aren’t a LOSTIE, I both pity and envy you because A) Boy have you missed out and B) Damn, you can binge the whole thing!!!

So if you have not seen LOST and want to, you might want to skip this. You’ve been warned.

Here we go:

1. THE NUMBERS: Every LOST fan knows them: 4 8 15 16 23 42 . There were numerous uses of them in LOST - the numbers Hurley wins the lottery with, the combination that must be entered in the DHARMA Swan Station every 108 minutes, etc. The numbers added up together total 108. I looked at Star Wars and thought there was no connection. Then I saw the glaringly obvious first homage: FN:2187. But, you’re thinking, only one of those is part of the numbers? And 2+1+8+7 do not equal 108. You are right. But 21 + 87 = 108!  BAM. (I haven’t looked for further combinations yet, but I wouldn’t be surprised to find more).

2. Casting of Ken Leung (MilesStrom/Admiral Statura) (”I don’t believe in a lot of things, but I do believe in duct tape!) from LOST. Admittedly, this is a weak link. The only connection I can draw from it so far is that the actor has been on both shows - but wait, in LOST, the character of Miles makes fun of Star Wars in the 13th episode of Season Five entitled “Some Like It Hoth!”

3. Themes: Redemption, good and evil, myth, morality, good and evil, dark and light, Man of Science/Man of Faith, Jacob/The Man in Black

4. The Last Jedi/Paige and LOST/Juliet. Both characters sacrifice their lives in order to reach a detonator that will result in an explosion that will save their friends.

5. In The Force Awakens there is a character named Ello Asty. He’s a Resistance fighter pilot and minor character who escaped me, too. But when looking at the cast/character list, I thought it was an unusual name. Phonetically, it spells out L - O - S -T.   We see what you did there, JJ!

Can you find any more Easter Eggs? I have to go make dinner! If you do, tag me! I’m on a mission with this!

@antbee17 @monsterleadmehome

#LOST #The Force Awakens #jj abrams #connections #star wars #meta #Pandora Spocks #LOST Easter eggs in Star Wars