So they’re postulating Methane sand dunes. Coool.

Who said they had to be microbial?

This may be a huge stretch but it would be amazing if it turns out that these weird structures are created by life as we do not know it, even in microbial form.

Bros? Nope. Boyfriends, y’all.

I disavow any knowledge of this so-called Jacketgate.

Also, it was OBVIOUSLY Lucas who changed the movie. Once it had been out for three days, the technology had improved enough that he could digitally place the jacket OUTSIDE of the TIE Fighter ...the way he had always intended.

Don’t forget, next week he’ll add three…

Their onscreen chemistry was so good, I wasn’t expecting that at all. The feels! Much like Luke and Han in A New Hope.

Oh, wait, I forgot I was on the Internet. Ahem...

Thanks! We did over the weekend!

I kind of loved the dude-bro bromance between Finn and Poe.

Like, running across the airfield (spacefield?) all like “buddy!” was just great.

I agree we need to see more of this dynamic, I’d rather see more Finn/Poe bromance than the Rey/Finn romance.

“Dialogue can have negative space too.”

God yes, and it was very nice to see that return, since that was certainly a problem with the prequels.

I foresee many kids arguing, “No, Rey is the best!” “No, Poe is the best!” “No, Finn is the best!” If I hear that in the malls this week, it will be the kind of argument that’ll make my heart swell.

Agree! One of my favorite things about TFA is how it does not try to hold my hand (lol) through every moment. I think it shows a lot of respect for the fandom that not everything is spelled out for us. Because it simply doesn’t need to be! In that way (and you outlined it superbly) it really mirrors the overall feel…

Oscar Isaac could easily have swaggered right out of the original trilogy. He fits Star Wars like a glove, and I can’t wait to see more of him.

“Yea the trailer showed Poe slapping Finn on the back at a base. Anyone thinking Poe was really dead must have not been paying attention.”

“Oh, we’ll make drama for the sake of drama!” Ugh, I get enough of that shit in Arrow...

It is the only thing which rivals the chase on Jakku (I’m a sucker for aerial combat with moves like Jagger).

Yeah, the whole “what luck!” explanation was one of the few weak points for me (the other was when Maz Kanata was asked how she got Luke’s lightsaber and she replied, “That’s a story for another time” -she might as well have said, “Oh, we’ll get to that in the next movie”).

I actually assumed he survived as soon as I saw it. Why would his jacket be outside the closed, burning ship?

I would hardly count that as a sign of intelligence, given the behaviour of many soccer fans around the world.