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Originally Posted by Andrew4180
Truthfully expected more out of that lightsaber battle too, and how did Rai know the Jedi mind trick without even knowing that they actually existed?
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I have a thought... which may contain some spoilers so don't read on if you haven't seen the movie yet...
Lots of theories about who she is and where she came from. I personally think that she was not a child of any of the main characters, but was a powerful force user on her own.
On top of that, I think that she was one of Luke's apprentices before Kylo destroyed everything. I think Luke hid her on that planet away from Kylo before he went into hiding, and told her to wait there for him to return. After that, I think he suppressed her memory of her training and powers, leaving only the suggestion that she needs to wait on the planet for him to return. This of course, being the major driving force with her almost panicked need to not leave the planet, and to go back to the planet to continue waiting. She knew she needed to wait, but she never knew for whom. This way, Luke protected her from Kylo and protected himself by removing himself from her thoughts.
I also think that she was taken there by Luke AND Han, which explains the Falcon's presence, her intuition on how to pilot and fix it, and if I recall, Han seemed to know who she was when he saw her. He acted like anyone who hasn't seen someone for a long time... but then talked in a way to not let on that he knew. Luke may have asked him to keep it a secret as well. Note also that the usually "Don't tell me how to use my ship" attitude that Han has is practically non-existent when she helps him to fix it.
This could explain several things. It would explain her natural use of the Force as she starts to encounter it again (a situation that would have never happened had Finn not had his own ethical awakening). It also explains some of the blasts of memories she has after she touches the lightsaber, including seeing Kylo and the Knights of Ren after what we can only assume was some sort of massacre. Those memories of course started to awaken her suppressed memories and abilities before Kylo captured her (before her Jedi mind trick, her resistance of Kylo's information grab, and ultimately her natural ability with the saber).
Finally, her presence was the only thing that changed when R2 "woke up", like he knew who she was and knew that she needed to make it to Luke. Remember that he was still sleeping while virtually every member of the cast had seen him, with the exception of her. It also may explain the awkward pause at the very end of the movie. I think Luke realized it was her, and was surprised that she was there, and not where he left her.