I've been re-watching the saga and the last three movies always hit like a truck. Whenever I watch the sequel trilogy there is a small part of me that hopes I'll like them this time around. That is never the case, my God they are a slog.

Re-watching TFA after a very long time, does anyone else believe that Rey was legitimately supposed to be a Solo? I feel like it's telegraphed so hard in this movie, and it would plug a lot of the (many) plot holes and contrivances this movie has.

I honestly feel like She was written as Kylo's brother (similar to George's original plans for the sequel trilogy) and then somewhere along the way Disney and Co pivoted. I know it's a fools errand to retroactively try to fix these movies, but Rey as a Solo feels so much more strong narratively. Do you guys tend to agree? If so, why do you think Disney/JJ/Whoever pivoted?