Reylo discussion

[sabotabby]

Hey lovely folks! This is a genuine "asking for a friend" research question. Said friend posted about this tweet. Our responses were both "damn, good for them" but also neither of us understand the appeal of Reylo. Obviously there is and people are into it, and absolutely no judgment or squee-harshing at all—this is absolute curiosity.

I'm not in SW fandom at all, though I've seen most of the movies, and am only aware that there is some fandom drama around the issue. So if you ship it or a ship with similar dynamics and feel comfortable talking about it—what's the appeal? What about it does it for you?

Comments

[rionaleonhart]

I'm not really in Star Wars fandom, but I have a casual interest in Reylo, which mainly comes from their Force communication plotline in The Last Jedi. 'Two people who are at odds, but are forced to communicate and slowly come to understand each other better' is a dynamic I find really interesting. You'd get a similar effect if you forced enemies to work together to achieve a common goal, or if you trapped them in a room together for a long period, both of which would probably also make me likely to think about shipping them.

The Force aspect adds a 'this is something outsiders wouldn't understand' dimension, too. There's something slightly claustrophobic about it, which fascinates me.

So, in my case, I suppose the main thing that makes me ship Reylo is the circumstances of the characters, rather than the characters themselves. I do think they have chemistry, though; even if you put characters in shippable circumstances, I won't ship them if they don't have any spark at all.

[sabotabby]

Thanks for this!

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This comment is the most you thing ever.

[rionaleonhart]

Fancy seeing you here!

A couple of years ago, I was having a meal with some friends, all of whom were complaining that Reylo was terrible. 'I like Reylo,' I announced, and my housemate buried their head in their hands and said, 'Oh, God, of course you fucking do.'

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I rescind my previous remark. This comment is the most you thing ever.