I now believe his TFA enthusiasm isn’t just about finally getting to die.
People keep mentioning that Harrison desperately wants Han to die. But this isn’t true! He’s even said recently in an interview with Kimmel that he only suggested it for Jedi because he believed it would really ramp up the tension, not because he doesn’t like the character.
And I don’t believe Han will die in the new film. I certainly hope he doesn’t. It would have added much needed tension in ROTJ, but now that we’re seeing and older and wiser Han (proven by the trailers) it would be better to have him fade into the background than to crash and burn.
I do think someone’s goin’ down though. I kinda think it will be Finn… I only doubt this because killing the only black character would create a ton of harsh headlines. So maybe he won’t die, but be badly wounded.
Or maybe I’m altogether wrong! That’s the best thing about the new film- Unlike the PT, we gots no idea who will end up where!