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   craigstelle@gmail.com to C'Pi   
   Re: Rey's Parents   
   24 Dec 15 09:05:31   
   
   On Thursday, December 24, 2015 at 6:43:27 AM UTC-6, C'Pi wrote:   
   > On Thursday, December 24, 2015 at 3:46:01 AM UTC+8, nor...@googlegroups.com   
   wrote:   
   > > On Tue, 22 Dec 2015 04:02:25 -0800 (PST), "C'Pi" >   
   > > wrote:   
   > >   
   > > >On Monday, December 21, 2015 at 8:34:41 PM UTC+8, Oliver J. Hanau wrote:   
   > > >> Sandman:   
   > > >> > I hope it's somewhere in between. I.e. she may not be Skywalker   
   > > >> > bloodline, but her parents were special in some way, and Luke will   
   > > >> > turn out to know about them, and know why they left her etc etc.   
   > > >>   
   > > >> But what Maz says, 'It belonged to Luke Skywalker, and to his father   
   before him. And now it's calling to you' (I'm paraphrasing) makes a strong   
   point. As much as I would hate it.   
   > > >>   
   > > >> > Snope is a bit of a wild card here as well. Seeing how he's going to   
   > > >> > train Ren, he is also force sensitive, but seeing that he seems to be   
   > > >> > rather old, who is he?   
   > > >>   
   > > >> Why, Jar-Jar Binks, of course. (I'm kidding; but that reddit post   
   *does* make a lot of good points.)   
   > > >>   
   > > >> > Is there an interesting backstory here, about how Snope rose to power   
   > > >> > after something related to the new Jedi order?   
   > > >>   
   > > >> I'm generally a bit afraid of Abrams/Disney purposefully leaving open   
   ends in the movies to be able to sell even more SW books and comics than they   
   already did with the EU.   
   > > >   
   > > >   
   > > >I was so confused the first 15 minutes of the movie. I think is because   
   Disney wants me to go buy some comic books. And the back story looks just   
   interesting enough for me to go and do that.   
   > >   
   > > Shattered Empire has really good artwork but it only covers Poe's   
   > > parents. Also Luke's horticultural interests.   
   >   
   > Where's the comic about the Son of Porkins?!?!?  That one has got to be   
   coming out soon.   
      
   SPOILER ALERT:   
      
   Porkins grandson is from Planet Bayyycon. His droid is a meatball, his weapon   
   of choice is a greasy spatula. This force sensitive chef is on his quest to   
   gain the extra 250 lbs needed to face his nemesis: the bounty hunter Gormand   
   the Hutt.   
      
   -Muuurgh   
      
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