Yeah. And who was that asshole who was making Vader look like he could really kick some major ass at the end. I mean, really? What the hell?

I would have paid double the ticket price to hear Vader chuckle slightly...”Heh...’choked’”

Um, this is the guy who said “I find your lack of faith disturbing”. It was...PERFECT New Hope-era Vader (A decidedly more smart ass and tempermental Vader than in Empire or Jedi...”Don’t act so surpriiiised, your Highness”, etc.).

The ending we got ties in just fine. Leia escapes. They follow. They find and catch up. As for the big dish, it doesn’t reek of last minute rush job as much as it’s storytelling that requires the audience to take a leap. Ya know, like 3 consecutive Death Stars (3rd being Starkiller, of course). Let’s be honest, a lot…