Yeah either way we’ve already made it much more believable by removing the TIE completely exploding. Flames don’t seem to affect the wayfinder, but I doubt it could withstand an explosion.
I still remember watching the movie opening night and having people gasp at that moment because they thought that Kylo literally just freaking died. Lmao.
Yeah … the whole thing was … bad when you think about it. Another “fake out death” and later a most-likely-plot hole.
If JJ still wanted/must have some kind of Jedi vs. Vehicle confrontation like it between those two, heck having Kylo on a speeder trying to run her down would have been better. Heck, it could have been a bit of a call back to ROTJ with Luke and the Speeder bikes. Lol.