Shopping Maul said:
The thing is Star Wars films always have those moments where the viewer is taken out of the ‘logic’ of the movie for whatever subjective reasons. For some it might be Starkiller Base, or Leia’s space-walk, or even ‘sound in space’. For me it was seeing Threepio boarding an escape shuttle while a respected leader was supposed to blow herself up for the greater good. It pushed the ‘droids are people too’ notion of the series over the line (IMO).
Her intention wasn’t to blow herself up. She stayed behind to pilot the ship. yes, she knew there was zero chance of making it, but sacrificing themselves to save everyone else is a tactical decision. She was and Admiral and , Now leia is back, she relinquished her leadership and went back to doing what she does best. But do you really think 3P0 would have tuned the ship around and self sacrificed himself when push came to shove like she did? He was a coward. plus he wan’t a tactical droid so it’s doubtful he would have even come up with a solution like that in the first place. Nothing to do with “droids are people too”