Thanks for returning for the conclusion to my Rey lineage theory. If you missed part 1 you can find it here.
Now that you are back, we better jump into the Millennium Falcon to continue our journey.
Speaking of that piece of junk, Rey immediately insults the Millennium Falcon... just like Leia did when she was astonished that Han, Luke, and Chewie, "Came in that thing? You're braver than I thought."
The Millennium Falcon provides many pieces of evidence that Rey is Han's daughter. First, after about 10 seconds to get familiar with the ancient ship, she flies it perfectly. Part of that may be due to her Force ability. But to me it seemed like it was like riding a bike to her. She had seen her dad fly the ship as a child. Perhaps she even got to take the controls (that seems like something Han would have done).
Not only did she fly it well, she flew it just like her dad would have. Her maneuvers through the crashed Star Destroyer reminded me of Han's flying through the asteroid field... and then escaping from the space slug. After the escape, Finn asks her how she did it. She excitedly responds, "I don't know". She just did it naturally... like she had done it or seen it done before.
Not only does Rey fly the Millennium Falcon flawlessly, she does it without a copilot!
Later when she is repairing the Millennium Falcon, Rey tries to get Finn to provide her with the correct part. She has to repeatedly correct him. This seemed very similar to the scene in Empire Strikes Back when Han tries to direct Chewie on how to fix the Falcon by scolding, "No this one goes there. That one goes there!" In fact, Rey's fixing the Millennium Falcon was reminiscent of many scenes of Han working on the Falcon.
Perhaps in this reboot, some characters were combinations of ones from the original trilogy. Perhaps Rey is an amalgamation of Leia and Han. She is the new version of both of them. Han may be hinting at this when Rey exclaims, "You're Han Solo". Han responds with, "I used to be." Perhaps that is because in this new generation, Han will be replaced... by his daughter.
This parallel continues as Rey and Han discuss the modifications to the Falcon. On two occasions, the pair say the exact same thing at the exact same time. In addition, Rey seems to know the Falcon as well as Han. Not only does she know the controls, she reminds Han where to find some of them. This reminded me of a daughter who has been taught to drive by her father. And who now knows more than he does in his old age.
Rey also stresses how "lucky" they were after an escape. Han Solo was very famous for being and believing in luck.
As Rey continues to astound Han with her knowledge of the Falcon and her knack at finishing his sentences, he begins to suspect that this girl could be his daughter. But she has been gone for many years. He can't be sure. Maybe he knows that she was alive and that Luke hid her and then disappeared himself. Did Han and Leia give up looking for a daughter with no memory of them? Were they afraid for her safety if they did find her?
I don't know, but I truly believe that one of the most important pieces of evidence that Rey is Han's daughter occurs when the arrive at Takodana. When she sees the trees, she says "I didn't know there was this much green in the whole galaxy." After Rey says this, Han clearly looks guilty. He knows this girl has been living in a desert. He feels bad that his daughter has missed out on the joy of a childhood.
As an added bonus for reading this never ending post, you can use this as a template for a funny meme. Lots of meanings of "green"...
Shortly after this, Han and Rey talk. He gives her a blaster. Rey assures him, that she knows how to take care of herself. He knows that too... because he, Leia and Luke had taught her to. He then offers this "complete stranger" a job on the Millennium Falcon. If Han is not positive about Rey's identity yet, he clearly has a good feeling about this (for once).
When the group enters the bar on Tokodana, a very wise 1000 year old Maz Kanata greets them. She clearly has a gift for understanding people. This female creature, immediately knew that Anakin Skywalker's lightsaber belonged to this girl. The lightsaber knows it too. It calls to her. It is true that it was Luke's... for a short time. But for many years before that, this lightsaber belonged to Darth Vader... Rey's grandfather.
Over the next few minutes, there are pieces of dialogue that harken back to the original trilogy. After Kylo Ren captures Rey, I immediately thought of Vader's line from Return of the Jedi: "You have a sister." If this is indeed a reboot, which sounds better: "You have a sister." or "You have a cousin."?
In the original trilogy, Darth Vader is compelled to bring someone very close to him before the Emperor in order to be swayed or destroyed. It appears that Supreme Leader Snoke is asking the same of Kylo Ren. Snoke even commands Ren to "bring her to me". This is exactly what the Emperor said to Vader about his son Luke. The relationship between a brother rand sister is much closer than that of two cousins. The sibling relationship would make sense as a replacement for the father son relationship in the original trilogy.
At this point, my wife challenged me. She asked, "If Rey is Han and Leis's daughter, why doesn't he tell Leia he thinks he found her?" I responded that Han is not 100% positive. He needs Leia to use her Force ability (or motherly instinct) for that. Also, what good would it do? There is a possibility that Rey is already dead or will be killed. What purpose would it serve for Han to tell Leia that her daughter was alive if she were going to die?
Han has one of his "feelings" that Rey is his daughter but he doesn't know for sure. By the time Finn complains that he is worried the group won't have time to save Rey, Han is sure. When Finn raises his concern, Han responds, "We won't leave here without her." It is not the line that sold me. It is Han's expression. You can tell that Han feels it is utterly ridiculous that he would ever leave that place without his... daughter. Nothing could stop him from saving her. Of course, he did.
And then this happens...
Not only is this one of my favorite scenes from any movie, it is concrete proof that Rey is connected to that lightsaber. She is even more connected than Kylo Ren who is the original owner's grandson. Rey is a Skywalker. Of that, I have no doubt.
Perhaps to this point, there is a tie. Rey could be Luke or Leia's daughter.
And then this happens...
Chewbacca is one of Leia's oldest friends. She loves him. She even sang to him on Life Day for crying out loud! They have been through numerous battles together. I would argue that Leai is closer to Chewbacca than any other character aside from Han and her children. Chewbacca disembarks from the Millennium Falcon after watching his best friend die. Actually no. It is more than that. Not only was Han Chewie's best friend, the wookie owed a life debt to Han for saving him many years earlier. Chewbacca's duty was to protect Han and he failed. Could a friend ever be in a lower place? We know how sensitive Chewbacca is. He needed Leia to embrace him.
But did she help her dear friend?
No.
Instead of supporting her friend, Leia walked right past him and embraced a stranger she had never met... and held on for dear life. That was not an embrace of a stranger or even an niece. Leia knew the second that ship landed that her daughter was on board. She knew that her husband had fulfilled his promise to return their child to her.
But Leia is strong. She knew what she had to do. She had to send her daughter to find Luke so that Han's death would not be in vain.
Or maybe Rey is Admiral Ackbar's daughter. It's J.J. Abrams... anything is possible.