It’s just an excuse to rehash and market the whole “Rebel vs Empire” thing. It makes no sense whatsoever. If anything, The First Order IS the Resistance, since they’re the ones resisting against the Republic.

And where were they when like 20 X-Wings attacked Starkiller base? I mean, if an Imperial cruiser has 72 Tie fighters, a base the size of that planet should be housing thousands. Those X-Wings, even with a skilled pilot as Poe, should’ve been completely overwhelmed and destroyed by just the sheer number of Tie…

It was a complete ripoff of A New Hope. Every single bit.