John Doom said:
I guess they were more for a comedy scene than for character consistency, which is something not everyone liked (including myself), but it’s not a crime either.I think him trying to worm his way out of a situation like he did in STAR WARS and like he did in Return of The Jedi is consistent with his character. They opted to do both and I think it worked fine.
By consistent with SW you mean him being a cold-blooded cowboy, and consistent with ROTJ being playful? If so, I say he’s clearly not cold-blooded in TFA (though that’s the case for ROTJ too), also I don’t remember him joking in the OT like that when facing a danger: I remember him being either serious or playful yet scared to death in that kind of situations throughout the trilogy.
Which scenes are you referring to? I could be wrong, but as I said I don’t feel there’s much consistency with Han’s character in that scene.
… in a scene where he’s more a goofy GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY protogonist than the legendary Han Solo…
Prota…gahnist?