Theatrical TFA suggests that the FO didn’t wormhole the laser’s way there, since you can see its trail in the sky.
True enough, but I banished that from my head canon during my very first viewing. I used to close my eyes during the Takodana skygazing shots until I found this fantastic version of the film. Alan Dean Foster did his best to come up with suitable technobabble to explain that sequence in the novelization, but it’s still embarassing. JJ Abrams has a great sense for fun and adventure, but can be really patronizing to his audiences…