J.J, aside from scibbling a few inspired pictures out of the Darth Revan design for his own villain, he seemed to have taken a big long look on KOTOR's approach to melee weapons and probably thought -- "Jedi can't be the only ones whacking people with sticks, yo!" Sooner, or later, we'll see swords too

Seen the kid's shows. They piss on Star Wars, to be honest. Contradict the movies at every turn, and make the wars look like goofy slapstick where only droids\stormtroopers die.

True, that's why I probably would've saved the showdown with Han for Episode VIII.

Well, in that case, you could've brought Han for Episode VIII exclusively but maybe that would've been too much of a long shot.

If they do bring him back, I hope he's at the front of some mad scheme/project. He was always working on something new in the EU.

Loved the final scene with Luke and Rey, scene was perfect. As for Hans death, I knew it was going to happen and it still shook me, it was such a gut punch, but the biggest impact was not the death. It was Leia's reaction that did it for me. Yeah he got stabbed in the stomach and fell from a very tall place, but that reaction at last sealed it, Han is dead. Ford went out like a champ with one of his best performances. As for Rey, she most likely is a Kanobi so they can do thew Skywalker teaching a Kanobi thing.

As for Ren, he does have potential to be a very compelling character. We saw him struggle throughout the whole movie which was very nice. I do like the faction it self as it felt like a threat bu the three villains do need to improve which hopefully they do as there is potential.

Clones clearly enjoyed Jedi rock.

Now we'll see if the Breaking Bad veteran can carry on the torch with Episode VIII -- I have high hopes for the man who directed the best episodes.

Looking forward to seeing the movie again with my brother in the nearest future

Yup.