LogFAQs > #939511777

Luke and Obi-Wan seem to come to terms after this. Obi-Wan seems to come around to Lukes way of thinking to some extent. The Order is dead. But at the same time, Luke is deeply affected by the destruction of the Temple. Leia, too, has to deal with the ramifications of the destruction of a major landmark on Coruscant. A suicide bomber in the capital begins to scare off potential planets from joining the Republic. If this was a mission meant to undercut the growth of the Republic, then it was a success. But Luke sets Leia straight; Zsinj is after these Holocrons, and its race to collect them before he does.

Han and Finn play it up for laughs on Rododrun as they sneak into higher and higher levels of security clearance thanks to Finns knowledge and Hans pure dumb luck. Playing Crimson Guards, they make their way to the Valiance, Thrawns capital ship, and in the process, they spy a meeting between Zsinj and Thrawn. This meeting reveals that the Holocrons are meant to imbue their user with infinite knowledge, including the understanding of how to wield the Force. An ancient Sith Master named Revan, before they disappeared, planted his knowledge around the Galaxy. This same Sith totaled an entire fleet of the Old Republic. Such legacy could be used by Zsinj to destroy the fledgling Republic and reinstate the ideals of the Sith and the Empire on Coruscant.

Han and Finn, however, are found, and Thrawn imprisons them both. This is not before Han alerts Luke with a beacon. Luke flies to Rododrun but is also captured on its surface; however, thanks to his tail, Rey, hes released from his cell (while drugged). Rey demonstrates Force abilities in the process, and Luke agrees to let her accompany him.

Days pass, and Finn and Han grow close, in between sessions of torture. Meanwhile, Luke and Rey work together, Luke offering tips of the trade, as they stealthily create a ruckus on the surface. This draws out Thrawn.

Im jumping forward a bit here, but long story short, Rey and Luke make it onto the Valiant. They find Finn but learn that Han had just been pulled from his cell by Thrawn. Thrawn springs a trap at that moment, and theres a stand-off. With a gun to his head, Han tries to talk his way out of things, but its the timely team-up of Finn and Rey that lets Han escape Thrawn. The two duke it out while Luke searches the ship for the Holocron. Han is shot in the stomach, and in shock, Finn uses Lukes lightsaber to slice off both of Thrawns hands.

Han dies. Big explosion. No body.

Luke finds the Holocron, the Valiant is scuttled, but Thrawn survives. Zsinj is foiled, for now, but it is clear that other Holocrons exist. A funeral for General Solo features a grieving Leia giving a grand oration in his memory. Even as the funeral ends, planets pledge their support to Leia, seeing the sacrifice she was willing to make, returning to the fold of the Republic.

Luke, with two Holocrons, questions Obi-Wan about the value of losing Han. Obi-Wan, however, seems to have no answers. He has begun to lose faith himself, and as part of this, his ghost seems to be dematerializing. Rey asks Luke to train her, and Luke says hes no Jedi. I dont want to be a Jedi. I want to be a Skywalker, is the response.

Between the two pillars of skulls that serve as a memorial for Ice-Heart, Zsinj holds three holocrons, and he rants about his latest setbacks. He demands a shadowed figure carry out revenge, killing Luke and collecting the final two Holocrons. Whats my reward? asks the figure. We recovered Han Solo. Breathing. Shaken, but alive. Preserved, for now, in carbonite. How would you like to have the man who killed you, Fett?

TL;DR - Imperial Warlord is going to bring down the Republic by getting the world's best crash course in Sith teachings injected into his brain via Holocrons. Leia holds the Republic together while Luke and Han stop it, making new friends along the way.

This was a really nutshell rundown of the film, and I didn't particularly try to spice up the writing here. Just the facts.

---

"It is too easy being monsters. Let us try to be human." ~Victor Frankenstein, Penny Dreadful