So here’s another Holdo/spy scene. I think it’s coming together rather nicely. It’s kinda mindblowing to me how this one change lets Holdo remain dislikable and untrustworthy, yet at the same time you could say that she’s doing the right thing.
Poe surveyed the bridge. Connix wasn’t the only one who had her doubts. He saw rigid backs, and eyes fixed on monitors. It was a commander’s job to sense that, to read her bridge and her people. Holdo either couldn’t or wouldn’t.
It made Poe angry. Leia had built up the Resistance, despite the New Republic’s apathy, First Order sabotage, and a chronic lack of credits, equipment, and personnel. And now Holdo - someone Leia had trusted - refused to trust the men and women that had helped this movement grow.
“So we abandon the Anodyne,” Poe said. “What changes after that, Admiral? What happens when there are no ships left to abandon?”
Holdo fixed Poe with her gaze.
“You want a daring plan,” she said. “A dashing hero, single-handedly saving the day. Is that what you want?”
“I just want to know the plan,” Poe said helplessly. “I think we all do.”
“At the appropriate time, everyone will,” Holdo said. “But I still have my concerns. Do you know the whereabouts of your stormtrooper friend?”
Poe’s frustrations boiled over. He wanted to scream. Finn was an admirable man. His actions were instrumental in the destruction of Starkiller Base. He was probably the last person he’d suspect of being a traitor.
“How can we trust you when you don’t even trust us?”
“Captain Dameron. If you cannot answer my straightforward question, then I have no choice but to delay divulging any information,” she replied. “If you’re here to serve the Resistance, then follow my orders.”
And with that she turned back to her monitor, dismissing him. Poe, stunned, looked around the auxiliary bridge and found no other officer comfortable enough to meet his gaze.