I'm not sure they would kill off Finn at least until the third film. I find very similar patterns in the Star Wars hero's journey. The first one is generally the loss of a mentor (Qui-Gon, Obi-Wan, Han Solo), the second is the loss of a loved one. For the previous films it was Shmi and Luke's Uncle and Aunt. This is the turning point for the hero where he or she decides weather they will follow the Dark Side or Light. When looking at the other films the loved one was in one way or another a parental figure, so could it be Luke if he is indeed Rey's father? We'll have to wait and see.

I really don't think Finn is going to die in the sequel trilogy though, but rather in the (in my opinion inevitable) final trilogy as the mentor figure. I also think Finn is the Han Solo of this current trilogy in that we won't ever know his full history in the films, similar to the other mentors in the saga that we've seen at a younger age (Obi-Wan and Han Solo).

That is true, which is why I said "generally" in regards to my order. But yes, they did die before Ben did, which makes Luke's journey much more powerful and shows how much stronger he was compared to Anakin in my opinion.

Did you notice that Rey (on Jakku) eats with her mouth open? 

maybe they didn't have time for manners before dropping her off.

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Just saw it. Wow, I loved it. I was so shocked by Han"s death, but I did expect it as soon as he met Kylo Ren. I think Ren is a much crueler man than Vader. Vader is much more calm and reasonable in comparison to him. He is a very unexpected, practically insane person, which makes him that much darker. I think the whole cast were brilliant.

It's not like Darth Vader killed a bunch of young kids in the Jedi temple or anything.

I think Darth Vader (in episodes IV through VI) is just older and more mature. Kylo Wren is just a young immature adult who throws temper tantrums because he can't be like Darth Vader.

I think the perception of evil is relative.

Darth Vader on bad news: Force Choke the messenger to death.
Kylo Ren on bad news: destroy inanimate objects with his lightsaber.

I'm with Rivvm, Kylo is an immature brat with temper tantrums but values life more than Vader.  You pity Kylo.  You fear Vader.  Admiral Motti lacked faith in the Force, Admiral Ozzel made a careless tactical move, and Captain Needa made a personal apology for not realizing Han Solo pulled a sensor dodging maneuver on him.  All got the Force choke treatment.  And I'm haven't even touch upon Anakin's use of Force Choking in The Clone Wars and on Padme.

oThe Kylo Ren/Vader comparison reminds me so much of ROdimus Prime/Optimus Prime in The Transformers.  Rodimus was the new leader and never thought he could live up to Optimus, always forgetting that the Optimus he was comparing himself to had 9 million years of experience.  Optimus was once like Rodimus.

I'd hope not. I want to see Luke at least partially back in action. It would have been difficult because Yoda was a puppet with limited mobility, but hopefully having Mark Hamill back will allow him to accompany Rey on her adventures.

Also, I believe some time will have passed between Episode VII and VIII, which means her training will be ending and she'll be going back out into the galaxy (hopefully with Luke).

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