That scene was actually genius. It finally put the weird back in Star Wars.

I loved Star Wars. Right up until the prequels. The intense focus on the Jedi/Sith/Skywalker stuff bored the snot out of me. It made me realize I didn’t actually care about any of that in the original trilogy, either. I liked the smugglers/gamblers/mobsters/bounty hunters. I gave zero shits about anyone with a…

If I remember correctly, the X-Wing EU novels attributed inertia dampners or grav con fields with how small ships could fly in atmosphere easily (although TIEs were still stated as being much less maneuverable in atmosphere than X or A-Wings) 

*waves hand* A space wizard did it.

...and “Box” from Logan’s run.

The new movies acknowledge the prequels. Kylo Ren mentions a clone army in the first one and Luke briefly recounts the rise of Darth Sidious in the new one. There’s not a lot of reason to dwell on those events 50something years later, honestly.

I wish I was lonely. That would mean I actually got time to myself. No sir, I live with my wife and THREE daughters.. All ages 10 and under. I’d KILL for loneliness. I get maybe a little time before work and everyone wakes up and that’s about it.

I’ve got bad news for you. It’s not that Episode VII is underwhelming. It’s that you are getting older and things you used to love tend to lose their sparkle as you age.