It’s funny how Rey Skywalker believers find ways to discount the pile of evidence amassing against their theory.

Exhibit #1 (J.J.’s statement):

“Rey’s parents are not in Episode VII” is an unequivocal statement. There is little room for ambiguity there.



Exhibit #2 (Daisy Ridley’s Instagram comment):

Daisy is clearly exasperated with people’s insistence that Luke is her dad, and is effectively confirming that the crystal-clear meaning of J.J.’s first comment is correct. The cats are just icing on the cake.

Exhibit #3 (Pablo’s tweets):

And finally, perhaps most damningly, we have Pablo’s response to J.J.’s follow-up clarifying statement:

So yep - carry on believing that Rey is a Skywalker if you like, but I’m afraid the evidence is stacking up against that theory with frightening rapidity.