John Doom said:
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.Han Solo: Together again, huh?
Luke: Wouldn’t miss it.
Han Solo: How we doin’?
Luke: Same as always.
Han Solo: That bad, huh?C-3PO: His high exaltedness, the Great Jabba the Hutt, has decreed that you are to be terminated immediately.
Han Solo: Good, I hate long waits.
C-3PO: You will therefore be taken to the Dune Sea, and cast into the pit of Carkoon, the nesting place of the all-powerful Sarlaac.
Han Solo: Doesn’t sound so bad.
C-3PO: In his belly you will find a new definition of pain and suffering as you are slowly digested over a thousand years.
Han Solo: On second thought, let’s pass on that, huh?
I thought you were referring to that scene in ROTJ, but as I said, even though he acts playful and jokes, he does look scared, not fearless (which is always true throughout the OT when Han is facing an immediate danger), while in that TFA’s scene he’s clearly not, which is why I feel his behavior seems off, with him surrounded and yet even mocking his armed speakers, playing dumb with them. It seems too much to me for his character, though I guess it makes for a good laugh.
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
You mean apart from the fact he punched one of the pirates and then threw him directly into the path of one of the Rathtars? I’d say that was a pretty cold blooded killer move to do
With “cold-blooded” I meant his “shoot, ask questions later” attitude when in danger, rather than standing and talking (like he does in TFA, instead): killing pirates after an escalation does not apply to what I meant, it’s more like “badass” 😄