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Post #1164202

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Sir Ridley
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The Last Jedi: Official Review and Opinions Thread ** SPOILERS **
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Date created
28-Jan-2018, 6:29 AM

DominicCobb said:

Sir Ridley said:

Shopping Maul said:

https://medium.com/@goddammitstacey/star-wars-the-last-jedi-has-a-writing-problem-a19897a9c8b9

Underneath the JGL article is this even better (IMO) article on the writing of TLJ. This one pretty well sums up why the Holdo plot was a mess…

I agree that finding DJ by coincidence was weird, that’s her best point.

Haven’t read the article, but is it? They weren’t looking for DJ, and even when DJ offered they said they were good and went their separate ways. They only go with DJ because he saved them and he’s a better option than none I guess. You could say they were lucky they actually did find someone who could get them into old man Snoke’s boudoir, but they’re equally unlucky for being in league with a guy who ultimately sells out the rest of the Resistance.

I guess the point is that it was very very unlikely to find someone with the needed skill set by chance, especially since Maz made it sound like the Master Code Breaker was the only one who could do it. The likely thing would be to end up in the same cell as some drunk little alien, yet they got a cellmate who could get them out, steal a ship and break codes. It’s a bit too convenient, but then again unlikely things can happen and it’s not exactly the first time unlikely things happen in Star Wars either. I guess it’s a bit like walking into some shady bar looking for a ride to Alderaan and finding some guy who later ends up saving the day on multiple occasions.