Oh yeah I hadn’t considered that, either.

But I do genuinely think what I mentioned earlier is worth considering. Right after we return to Ochi’s ship, the original filmmakers were under the assumption that the audience was ready to go back to joking around because they knew it was all gonna be okay. This makes jokes like C-3PO’s awkward group hand-holding seem a little abrupt after such a dark moment. At least with introducing Luke at this moment instead of revealing Chewie is still alive, we remind the audience that this is Star Wars - nobody is ever really dead (especially so in this movie). So it’s at least slightly more warranted to return to a more jovial tone.