To all the "Mary Sue" apologists out there, this needs to be said...

This will probably be down-voted to hell but it has to be said. Answers have been given, her talent in the force is not in violation of established rules from the franchise, it's a fulfillment of a new set of rules being added.A Mary Sue is a female protagonist who is good (the best even) at everything without established reason. In the Force Awakens, in case you missed it...Rey was the first pilot ever to hit another object on screen without reason, that object being the ground multiple times. (Before you say she flew the falcon better than Han without a co-pilot that can now be put to rest by Chewie's demo in TLJ on Crait).Rey was the only person to not see through Finn's lie about being from the ResistanceRey caused the whole Rathtar mayhem because she pulled the wrong door fuses trying to helpRey was the only hero of The Force Awakens to miss someone with a blasterRey was captured by the First Order because she was having an emotional breakdown in the forestNow, let's talk about those untrained force abilities. That was weird in the Force Awakens and everyone knows it but the evidence was there that we hadn't yet gotten the entire picture (whether or not an incomplete picture is bad film making is another topic of discussion so let's not get sidetracked):"There's been an awakening in the force, have you felt it?"Rey was the awakening, something weird and unusual in the force. Theories flew around in the vein of her being the next chosen one but we finally have our answer with the latest installment. The answer came straight from the mouth of Snoke. She is what the Force created in response to Kylo Ren's rise to significance. It seems that whenever there is imbalance the Force attempts to correct it by raising up someone special (like Anakin Skywalker) to counter the dark or light. We've never seen this happen on such a personal level because the Force has never been in balance for the entire time we've been following it through the movies. The most recent additions to Star Wars canon through the books, movies and cartoons have been throwing out this idea that it's possible for a light or darkside user to find some level of personal balance on their own like the Bendu. This is new lore and it's very interesting. You don't have to like it, but you can't keep saying that there is no explanation. This is the new Star Wars penned by JJ Abrams and Rian Johnson and perpetuated by the Lucasfilm story group. I don't care how other people are taking it, I'm thrilled for new stories and ideas to explore in the universe I've grown up in love with.TL;DR: Outside of her force abilities Rey is nothing great compared to the other established characters. Her force abilities are the result of her being raised by the force in response to Kylo's growth in untamed darkside ability. via /r/StarWars http://ift.tt/2kHmUwk