LogFAQs > #879390525

Poe was originally supposed to die (in the crash in the desert, exactly when Finn thinks he does), but test audiences actually liked the character enough for them to write in a scene where he pops up and reveals that - SURPRISE! - he actually survived.

That's part of why his presence in the film is actually a bit weak - he wasn't supposed to be in most of it. But the positive reaction to him almost certainly means we'll see a strongly beefed-up role for him in the next two movies. So while his relevance to the plot is weak in Force Awakens, it probably won't stay that way, and the end result will seem like Force Awakens was just setting up his character for later.

Phasma existed solely to squeeze another female character into the mix and have her wear armor just different enough to potentially sell more toys. She's also sort of screwed by being the character who is blatantly meant to take the Vader role in the narrative, but she gets overshadowed by Kylo, meaning she's utterly superfluous.

She's also supposed to appear in the next two movies (or at least the next one), but honestly, I'm not sure anyone would notice or care if she didn't.


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