Star Wars: The Last Jedi teaser hints Rey could turn to the dark side
'Resist it, Rey'
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Your support makes all the difference.Star Wars: The Last Jedi is only a month away, and the anticipation is inching closer to pure hysteria.
Especially since Disney and Lucasfilm have gone out of their way to tease fans about an endless array of potentially disastrous situations which could unfold: could Kylo Ren kill his mother, Leia? (Not likely.) Will Luke be hiding a secret that could tear the galaxy apart? (Much more likely.)
And now, could Rey turn to the dark side? That's certainly what the latest teaser wants you to think. "It's calling me," she says, clearly rattled. Which is when an even more distraught Luke starts shouting, "Resist it, Rey. Rey!"
The theory's certainly fuelled by the knowledge that Rey and Snoke do engage in some kind of confrontation over the course of the film, which sees the villain attempting to use his powers against her, though other trailers suggest she may fight back. The question is: who wins out?
However, there's one crucial line in the teaser that would actually hint The Last Jedi will fall in line with another popular fan theory: that Rey is actually a powerful kind of Gray Jedi, a Force-user who can draw power from both the dark and the light side.
One so powerful that she could, in fact, usher in the end of the Jedi and introduce a new order in which the balance of the force is contained within each individual.
We'll just have to wait and see when Star Wars: The Last Jedi hits UK cinemas 14 December.
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