RogueLeader,

You make good points about BB-8, and my wife feels the same way about him (me too actually).

The Boba Fett anecdote really resonates because the trouble with all fan-editing is that inevitably you’re going to cut someone else’s favorite gag or inside joke. These moments, good or bad, have become part of culture.

For me, though, BB-8 went too far when he started piloting imperial walker. It was such a silly way to get our heroes out of a perilous situation, and it was just moments after the climax. I don’t think it’s a scene I’ll get used to.

The stuff in the X-wing isn’t as bad because it’s early in the film and it’s more subtle. The Ortega edit was so smooth, though, that I’ll at least entertain it, and maybe try a version that keeps a bit more of the silliness as you suggested.