Anakin Starkiller said: I 100% believed he was trying to tell Rey he loved her and was shocked to find people read it differently. I may not have picked up on Stormpilot, but Finn’s simp act is hard to miss. Why else would he rush over to the Death Star ruins?
…Because he cares about her? Han would have done the same thing for Luke.
No? Han would’ve left him to attend to Jedi business and trust he could handle himself, or if he thought he couldn’t would’ve tried to help. What’s the point of running up and calling their name?
Finn’s motivations across all three films was his crush on Rey. Removing that already helps his character have more depth.
Yeah, it’s kinda sad he was still into her even in TLJ, although given it takes place immediately after TFA, it does make sense that he still would be. Still he shouldn’t be by TRoS, and if we remove the “secret” subplot, that will be the case.