The Drinker Fixes... Finn

Few characters in Star Wars represent more of a wasted opportunity than Finn. Let's see if we can fix that.

[@TheCriticalDrinker]

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[@carmens1029]

Would you review some anime? My favorite anime movies are Sword of the Stranger and The Boy and the beast.

[@CurtisDofMontana]

Hi just read the sad News that Sean Connery passed away 😢 today GOD'S SPEED 007 And RIP.

[@CurtisDofMontana]

Hi Drinker did you hear the news about Sean Connery? He passed away.

[@piercelaw7165]

Maybe you could do some biopics like Rocketman the Elton John one, love the video and I have read your first book and loved it, just a suggestion

[@hmvd22]

Amazing job again! It’s so entertaining to see Rian Johnson’s stupidity exposed throughout the video.

[@ryang8040]

Imagine if Finn was actually a badass soldier. Who became disillusioned with all the killing.

[@Infamous1892]

That's like asking us to Imagine JJ Abrams actually coming up with an original story.

[@ericaugust1501]

given how dumb and childish the characters were scripted, i can't help but think Disney had strict rules to be "as childish as possible" because its a 'kids cartoon essentially' to them. So from that perspective all the characters are perfect. otherwise we are forced to consider that actual adult professional writers came up with this character development and plotting.... which is impossible.

[@INWMI]

yeah man, or something like a indoctrinated training that triggers when hes on danger, anything. the movie was a fucking joke to the fans

[@sexyt-rexy9205]

He could have also been used to humanize the soldiers of the first order. Preventing Rey and the rebels for killing unnecessarily. Could have been a scene where he begs them not to kill a group of soldiers fleeing or some shit, they ignore him, and it sets him up for a dark side path where he fights against Rey and Kylo (or some shit like that. Maybe he rejoins Kylo under the promise that the first order would change to be a better galactic republic). He is torn between his past of being a trooper and his past of being a rebel and has to decide, does he save Rey or Kylo at the very end of the film.

[@firekind1980]

@@Infamous1892 Lost

[@Maxxis751]

Imagine being Disney and seeing a Scottish man half pissed on glenfiddich coming up with a better movie than the director who got paid millions.

[@dinosaurspy7096]

Imagine?! I saw it. Twice!!!

[@marcane6122]

Disney is a soulless corporation. They didn't bat an eyelash at what John Bodega said. And could give a fuck about a youtuber.

[@OrDuneStudios]

Only half pissed. Revoke his future independant scotish citizenship

[@liwendiamond9223]

Pretty sure they botched the sequel trilogy on purpose at this point. It's part of the plan to destroy Western Culture. Disney are shills of the Globalist Tyrants - Alex Jones, probably :D.

[@a_lucientes]

Exactly this. Only Im sure theyre not nearly objective and self-deferential enough to make proper use of his cogent insights and analyses. What a waste.

[@kylereece5511]

Rose saying “we fight by saving what we love” while the Resistance base is exploding in the background is peak comedy.

[@courtneypaquette3475]

Seriously. I don't think I was supposed to snort so fucking loud in the theater when that happened, but I nearly choked on my beer and couldn't stop laughing. What a absolute joke...

[@jhinabloomingflower807]

@@courtneypaquette3475 who drinks beer watching a movie or being on the cinema? 😂😂😂😂

[@courtneypaquette3475]

@Margarine Snatcher you don't have pub theaters? You're missing out man... $5 pitchers of beer, nachos and comfy reclining chairs. Literally the only reason I watch anything in theaters.

[@courtneypaquette3475]

@@jhinabloomingflower807 I do! What other reason would I go anywhere to watch something? Lol

[@jhinabloomingflower807]

@@courtneypaquette3475 beer motivates you to drink it on a theater? Hahaha that must be quite the experience,I would love to drink beer with you among people who like their fizzy drinks 😁😂 hahaha awesome

[@ChangeGonnaComeSoon]

Finn could’ve single handedly made this series so unique being that he was a defected stormtrooper but they literally had no idea what to do with him smh

[@Undomaranel]

They started off well... but then China and their cultural hatred of dark skin... seriously, it's all racism and it's because Disney wants China's money but China sees skin color as a literal (not figurative, but literal) sign of favor. The purest are light skinned, hence women's make up and skin lightening treatments. The darker skinned someone is, the less worth they have in the culture, justifying the disdain nobility share to farmers and folk who work under the sun. Then there are different races beyond the Han Chinese. Is it any wonder they have put up with Western Europeans for so long as they have, what with the fairest skin of all, while simultaneously seething against anyone from Africa? Finn never stood a chance, not once Disney decided they shouldn't anger China by making someone with dark skin a Jedi...

[@cjwalker1593]

He was even shown to be force sensitive in ep7 Finn being a stormtrooper turned jedi would have been amazing along side rae

[@jtirri8842]

Finn was totally the lost Skywalker in the original treatment. I'd bet on it. They knew what to do, but couldn't commit to elevating a male, not even a black man, to become The Hero. He was very Luke-like, who himself was never as "gifted" as his father with the Force. That was the whole point of Luke's journey in the OT. He saved the galaxy by sacrificing himself and holding to his values and wisdom. It was a spiritual lesson. We can't have that sort of thing these days.

[@xminusone1]

@@cjwalker1593 Yeah exactly. It would have been so original. They failed the actor and movie. And Rose arc would have been soo much more too.

[@xminusone1]

@@jtirri8842 No. It's forbidden. If you look closely, not so closely in fact, the movies seems to give the opposite message of what they used to tell, instead of using everyone's talent and habilities for à greater goal, were everyone have a part to play, they seems to be more preocupied by putting ones down while elevating others to ridiculous level. They pretend to be inclusive, but all they do is divide, woman against men, white against black, it's almost as if they can't conceive that everyone can do their own share, and instead, give us character that are OP as F, rendering the others useless in the process. That's why these movies are so different than the older movies. In the OT, I didn't care about lando being a black man, or Han being white because it was never implied that one was superior than the other. They all had their part to play, they were both agreable character that had realistic personalities, Leia was never portrayed as better at everything and either was Luke or anyone else. They were a team that worked together and it worked well. I don't know why they can't do this anymore. Now they seems to divide, portray somes as useless and others as space Jesus. English isn't my language but I'm sure you get the idea.

[@Rogue9]

As a wise man once said: “There are two types of people. Those who like the new Star Wars movies and those who like good films.” I’m guessing the 56 dislikers are part of the first group.

[@paulstella8443]

You sound like you could be my best friend

[@tiernfitzpatrick9330]

Rogue u were always pretty much my favourite r6 content creator and now my respect for u has doubled. Legend

[@theodorebrook-ashmore8174]

wow, one of my favourite you tubers commenting on another one's video with nothing in common. Cool!

[@bjoernhart80]

One of your Dislikes is Ryan Johnson :-)

[@captainrednek9301]

I liked TFA, TROS and Solo. TLJ is garbage, it’s the only Star Wars movie I don’t own.

[@Poopookachew1]

"...The half assed anti-capitalism message, from a company that makes literally billions of dollars a year." Alot of that going around lately. Fubar.

[@Poopookachew1]

...And holy shit, you nailed it dead on with the Lethal Weapon "two characters with conflicting personalities / qualities playing off eachother." If you're a drunk and can grok this aspect of story structure, the writers and execs must be tripping balls on adrenochrome and Draino to be missing it that badly.

[@joshuapowell6822]

Subi_fan It’s never about reality with these big corporations, just appearances. Wouldn’t be surprised if they did it with their financial records too.

[@residentelect]

@@joshuapowell6822 Nailed it Josh. By "financially supporting" whatever cause, charity, or protest movement which is contemporary and popular (especially on social media) they recieve reimbursements and lower corporate taxes. When a company advertises that "by buying our product you are helping to support _Enter_ _Virtue_ _Signalling_ _Cause_ as we promise to donate etc etc etc..." that donation plus interest is claimed back from the government. NGO's like the ones who "rescue" illegal immigrants from sinking rubber dingies in the Med play this tax fiddle all the time.

[@monauralsnail0669]

I like the boys but it did the exact same thing

[@solidbeard8324]

@@Poopookachew1 Funny, I had similar character dynamic with mine SW Fanfic series.

[@Malignant88]

That kiss with Rose Tiko still makes me cringe so hard.

[@caseytatum5837]

Also imagine if it was the other way around or if he kissed rey,holy shit the backlash they wouldve gotten from the fake fans

[@tsopmocful1958]

I saw no consent forms exchanged.

[@madams3110]

Worse than the Reylo kiss?

[@Malignant88]

@@madams3110 that's a good question. The Reylo kiss you could see coming, so I'd say yes.

[@OpeSnaps]

But it was..."KISS FROM A ROSE on the grey"....Seal...batman soundtrack...I'm out...

[@christophermire3872]

Seriously Drinker, you have to tell us how this story ends. Your fixes for Rey, Luke and Finn are all fantastic and are clearly leading to a better finale. I would love to see how you would end the trilogy.

[@wolfpack9273]

If he fixes the whole trilogy, I think I'm gonna use his solution as the new canon.

[@DouglasLippi]

He just needs to fix Kylo, Leia, Solo, and Snoke, then the whole trilogy will have been fixed 👍

[@themarsman5155]

@@DouglasLippi Not sure what was wrong with Leia or Han I mean I guess Han could be a bit less of scoundrel but I don't know losing your kid to the darksied would but some distance between you and your wife. As for Kylo not a lot just explore how Snoke was manipulative, how he met the knights of Ren and seeing him as child sent off to lukes temple as ben solo took that as they feared his ability with the force, I believe even a injured conflicted kylo Ren would beat Finn like he did in movie but Rey doesn't somehow use the force like she has training but gets saved thanks to chewie blasting at kylo as Rey drags the unconscious Finn to the millennium falcon, it was only the destruction of star killer base that stops kylo Ren pursuing them.

[@DouglasLippi]

@@themarsman5155 the way Han dies is an absolute disgrace, let alone the half-ass reaction to it by the other characters. Frickin Rey has a love affair with a guy that she witnessed murder his father??? And Leia having no meaningful relationship with her only son??? Not believable and makes her character hollow. And the Mary Poppins thing...

[@themarsman5155]

@@DouglasLippi Rey understood That ben solo is his true self and that killing his father made him conflicted because he regrets it, Luke doesn't hate anakin for what Vader did to alderaan. Kylo ren wanted to kill han to break the connection to his past as ben solo but it only drawed him closer to the lightside because ben solo was still a part of him. How, it's han reach out to his son because he loves him, definitely could've fleshed out the relationship more. I admit they should've showed ben solo and Leia relationship a lot more.

[@schiffertistvan6881]

"Did you ever here the Tragedy of FN-2187, the Finn?" "No." "I tought not. It's not a story that Disney would tell you."

[@marcane6122]

Is it possible to hear this story?

[@haphazardgarage6439]

Yare Yare Daze not from a competent writer...

[@Lucas-fo8ci]

@@marcane6122 not from Disney...

[@jeffreyhejny7522]

@@marcane6122, especially not in China.

[@landpilot6197]

Is it possible to know how to make this possible

[@Joenzinator]

Finn has a breakdown seeing his comrades die in combat, and then in the next scene he's gunning them down with a Tie Fighter.

[@invisiblerevolution]

😆

[@TheChefShipwreckinAlaska]

🤔

[@sEaNoYeAh]

That was the moment the sequel trilogy lost me. "Okay, new character, a Storm trooper, a black stormtrooper, so not a Jango clone. Oh he has empathy, and regret, and violence seems abhorrent to him... Oh and now he's slaughtering the only people he's ever known by the dozens with a smile on his face."

[@thepillowhead2453]

“WOOO”

[@thepillowhead2453]

@You tuber Self defense LMAO.

[@pivotkid85]

This is actually brilliant

[@buffstuffington882]

Drinker > hollywood writers everytime

[@gregsmith7949]

YES! If only the Drinker had written this movie the franchise would be in better shape.

[@TheEducator89]

Well, working within the shitty boundaries of the rest of the film it's very good. This plus how he fixed Rey and Luke is how I will remember the film and I'll make up my own episode IX

[@BenjoC8632]

Yeah that really was a MUCH better story arch for Finn than what that RoundHeaded moron put out

[@NewNormalWorldOrder]

How “brilliant” is it if this guy doesn’t even realize the ultra important fact that those last 3 major Star Wars movies _were made bad on purpose?_ That those characters who were made bad or destroyed by the movies writers/producers, for example, were made bad or destroyed ON PURPOSE?

[@TheBuccaneer1975]

Finn and Poe were the two 'new' characters that not only promised an interesting story arc but who were played by competent and likeable actors, both utterly wasted and progressively destroyed in a vein attempt to make several female characters look more capable IMO.

[@Finwych]

Are you calling Boyega a competent actor?

[@TheBuccaneer1975]

@@Finwych yeah, I rekon given the right script he could do alright.

[@esceneknausicalci]

@@Finwych He's not a bad actor, so is Daisy. Like Hayden, they tried their best with the script they were given.

[@seriouscat2231]

It's spelled "vain attempt".

[@TheBuccaneer1975]

@@seriouscat2231 your too serious cat, but thanks.

[@johnsmith651]

Finn - constantly marginalized and humiliated by Rose Poe - constantly humiliated and marginalized by Holdo Luke - constantly humiliated and marginalized by Rey I’m noticing a pattern here...

[@ssharp755]

Also, each character is allowed redemption through the grace and angelic forgiveness of a female character. Finn - by Rose saving him and bestowing her forgiveness in the form of a kiss (as her actions appear to doom everyone and her soundbite is completely contradicted by the storys portrayal of the holdo maneuvre). Poe - by Holdo suddenly and totally inexplicably given her previous treatment telling leia how much she likes him (in a belittlingly paternalistic fashion for maximal irony) Luke - by Rey telling Leia (his force using sister who was WAY closer to him!) how Luke "is at peace now" (having done nothing to redress his fault in turning Kylo to the darkside, instead just taunting the boy he 'failed' according to the film). Yup, the film is utterly vapid even in the implementation of its primary agenda.

[@caleblim6890]

Rian Johnson shat this out after a hangover, I can tell.

[@margarethmichelina5146]

@@caleblim6890 At least he redeem himself with Knives Out. Also, he directed some episodes of Breaking Bad such as The Fly Episode and Ozymandias.

[@cttommy73]

@@margarethmichelina5146 He didn't redeem anything. He put in effort for the likes of Knives Out because he actually cared for the project. He only came in to Star Wars to destroy it, which you might think I am joking, but considering his interviews even till today is to mock and antagonize fans who didn't like his movie, and the glee he had in creating a movie that basically split the fanbase, I say he didn't redeem anything.

[@dahelmang]

@@margarethmichelina5146 Star Wars is one of the biggest film franchises in the world. Johnson poisoned the well and turned the fanbase against it. There is no redeeming that kind of failure.

[@jongodsey8472]

The drinker calls himself an asshole but even when he's fixing a story he hates you can tell he's trying his best to make changes that still carry a lot of the original writer's plot points. It's respectful

[@abehambino]

Exactly. It’s the old saying, there are no bad stories, just bad story tellers. And REE-Ann Johnson is a bad story teller in this film. The drinker takes a story poorly told and respectfully fixes the execution, proving that the old saying is true!

[@OGGuaves]

Instead of shoving off Rose, Drinker included her throughout the story, gave her growth, and led to a satisfying conclusion to her character arc.

[@HeilRay]

Now he know how it feels to work on something he has contempt for.

[@elementblue780]

"You knew what to do with Daisy Ridley. You knew what to do with Adam Driver." I would argue that no, they did not know what to do with either of them. They didn't know what to do with Star Wars in general.

[@lavelle2911]

Bad writing on all the characters. Kylo Ren was supposed to be oh- -so- powerful but the writers never shown him really fucking shit up. Plus Fin held his own against him and even Rey with no training managed to defeat him. It was just ridiculous. Rey? Well she was extremely powerful without no training, could do everything and knew everything. Had no personality. Bad, bad writing all around.

[@goingballisticmotion5455]

@@lavelle2911 Sigourney Weaver said it best in Galaxy Quest, 'It was bad writing'

[@LoneSilverW0lf]

@Farhiya Jama of course not, a joke has the decency to have a punchline whereas those two didn’t have one. The entire sequel trilogy had even worse concept and execution than the prequels did.

[@dalentces2492]

Boyega actually said they made Adam's and Daisy's characters "nuanced" LMAO. Dude's just salty he was a token black man, not that the writing was bad. He would have loved to be the Gary Sue, "why was this about female rather than black empowerment??????"

[@MalrickEQ2]

Well, Kylo is one of the best Star War chars ever. Sadly, he couldn't keep the movies from being bad.

[@cylondorado4582]

In the first one, they were already ruining his premise. Instead of being a guy who did bad things because he thought it was right (or because that's how he was raised), he was actually just an innocent janitor. Then after the first time being put in battle, he realises the First Order is bad and quits. Also, in that battle he was affected by his fellow storm trooper dying in his arms, but 20 minutes later they're just mooks he can mow down without caring.

[@pikebasss]

It bums me out how many different directions they could have taken Star Wars in, but they just chose a boring retread. They could have done anything. Maybe there is another galactic civil war, but this time there are Jedi on both sides and Luke has to reconcile with that before passing the mantle to the next generation.

[@cylondorado4582]

@@pikebasss Yeah, I've thought about that a lot. I think it would have been cool if the Republic and the First Order were closer in strength, but the First Order was starting to get the upper hand. So they're trying to defend the progress they made by defeating the Empire instead of... doing everything over again.

[@anthrax6685]

I notice that like he didn’t care at all that he’s killing stormtrooper who where probably brain washed like him.

[@johnsonbro4944]

Yeah honestly he was the main reason why I kept watching the trilogy. Since the very beginning, I was shocked when seeing a Storm Trooper rebelling against orders for the first time. I was expecting a good development but unfortunately didn't happen. Actually I always considered him the main protagonist. Ray never took that position in my mind even after the last movie.

[@danm5911]

@@cylondorado4582 That would have been a major improvement. It was simply absurd to me that this 'First Order' could come out of nowhere and arise so quickly to dominate the galaxy. Look how much effort and time and planning it took for Palpatine to do it in the prequels. Then, some totally new group just shows up and takes over everything? I never bought it, and they never explained it. Your idea of them being closer in strength is way better.

[@simonnaylor3536]

FIN and REY, both as Jedi? I mean, isn’t it what we all expected and everyone would have loved? It pretty much writes itself. How could they screw it up so badly?

[@fabi3790]

It is a interesting story I would be fine with only Ray as a force sensitive But than Finn shouldn't have these force hints I am fine with a dark, scared Finn, funny Poe and how drinker fixed Ray. So mistrusing and selfish at times Or what I read: a finn who tries to be a pacifist because he knows that the stormtroopers don't have a choice

[@vasudeanguy8523]

I was actually hoping in TFA that Finn was force-sensitive myself. I liked Finn more than I liked Rey. I felt that Rey didn't earn all that skill and talent.

[@Noodles.Doodles]

I really like how in the Drinker's version, the title of the movie turns out to refer to two people, since the word Jedi can be both singular and plural. How's that for 'subverting expectations'?

[@matthewmcguire224]

@@Noodles.Doodles that’s a really cool point lol, nice 👍

[@paulolucero9864]

They teased him being force sensitive in TFA so hard, then he faded into uselessness in the later movies.

[@gmansgnarlyscienceshow2820]

“Real adult humans wrote this. Just let that take a moment to sink in.”

[@garrisonmoncher5461]

Physically or Mentally? There's a difference.

[@gmansgnarlyscienceshow2820]

@@garrisonmoncher5461 True

[@rickeybernard8156]

That probably lived a life of luxury and was handed their jobs. I can't imagine working your way up and failing if you're given a project this huge.

[@SheldonAdama17]

I don’t count Ruin Johnson as a real adult human though.

[@thejonbrownshow8470]

That statement sums up modern Hollywood 😅

[@marseldagistani1989]

I will say this Anakin flirting with Padme was better written then whole sequel trilogy

[@Zephirite.]

True. Teenage Anakin would be awkward. Can’t say the same for an entire trilogy…

[@zak-of-all-trades9638]

BUURRRNN 😅.....

[@mycalschmycal6737]

@King of Nothing that line alone made me so wet

[@jonathannumer5415]

I like how even though Rose was a horrible character you didn’t just drop her. You gave her a good story line and made her into something all of us would look up to… something Disney thinks we should do just because of immutable characteristics.

[@IHateHoldo]

I mean it makes more sense for her to be angry and bitter at the first order, than all bubbly and self righitous

[@Onmur]

God, Drinker, you gave Rose's character a good scene and ending.

[@johnm3066]

Better than the ending she got in ROS, that's for sure 😂😂

[@nickbritten8132]

She dies, and that’s enough for me lol 😆

[@nbkawtgnobody]

The only fitting send off!

[@deborahblackvideoediting8697]

I actually got shivers when you described Rose's death and then Finn helping Rey move the boulders at the end. That would have been so much more satisfying than what we actually got.

[@Twenty_twin_twin]

This is the way. Amen.

[@Paladin1034]

Drinker's version makes so much more sense. Of course you're not gonna sacrifice a main character, but it's the perfect end for a side character with an already existing tie to sacrificing for the greater good.

[@SeanMacadelic]

You actually got shivers…. Sure you did.

[@deborahblackvideoediting8697]

@@SeanMacadelic - What can I say? I'm a sensitive kinda gal.

[@azzzanadra]

@@deborahblackvideoediting8697 i'm a dude and even i got a bit of the willies.

[@solidsnakejake185]

I can’t imagine Rey trying to explain to Finn that she fell for the guy that put him in a coma defending her.

[@Espartanica]

Yamcha'd

[@boodtwo4342]

Did Finn even know about Rey and Kylo? And if so, yeah, he’d probably be a little confused. Like, this guy nearly killed him.

[@solidsnakejake185]

@@boodtwo4342 we can assume Rey just keeps it a secret after Kylo dies so it’s happily ever after. All respect to Daisy, Rey is the most hate-able character that we were supposed to like. Poor Boyega thought he was at least gonna get a smooch scene with her but nope, they reduced him to a side-plot side character.

[@SirSoloSoul]

Apparentely Finn and Poe were going to be in a relationship xD Does it make sense ? No... but.... whatever.

[@Remix-pr4xd]

@@SirSoloSoul So Finn would fall in love with the guy who killed his friend?

[@BushmanOutdoors]

I really feel for John, you could see in real time as he slowly realised he was only hired as a box ticker as was Kelly. Think of them as surface decoration. They don’t add much kind of like the script was done and we’re adding later as a focus group decided there needed to be more “representation”

[@DMAN99]

On the topic of having both Finn and Rey as the dual protags, I always thought it would have been cool if Rey was more gifted in the force techniques like mind tricks, moving things, etc and then Finn would be more gifted in the combat side like a Jedi knight. Also would’ve been cool if he wore a modified stormtrooper outfit with his helmet with the blood marks as his symbol, the he uses his gun skills and lightsaber in tandem, would’ve made for a cool final battle against phasma

[@greenpenguin0763]

Phasma another wasted potential

[@idonhaveanyideawhattocallm1472]

@@greenpenguin0763 phasma was just there to sell merch

[@justinkinsey1527]

Oh my God, that would be an amazing character

[@nym0s177]

I think if they both had very small use of the force but Finn can build his up more. I wish Rey was kept as a nobody or even if they made Kylo and Rey twins and not love interests. So Rey actually has a bigger and understandable reaction to Han Solo being killed. If Rey could only use physical force in very intense moments but can use the mental version. Idk. Anything could be better than the actual movie

[@blueclaws9894]

This is a fantastic idea! I mean even the video games have you choose between more force power focused characters or more physically skilled force users. Would have been a GREAT tie-in. This is my third time watching this, because even just the narration is such a better story than the multi-million dollar movie. Love The Drinker.

[@theanimeslayer3999]

Finn is whatever the writers need him to be at that particular moment. Which unfortunately is screaming Rey or as a joke acting a clown. Imagine if Finn was actually a competent soldier, using strategy and skills and military knowledge to the resistances advantage ... Except we get a janitor! Sorry Drinker unless you can change that he was a janitor his 'character' is forever damned.

[@oshwaflz]

They still put him on the front lines, even some clones had garbage duties but they still went through kaminoan training

[@yordanazzolin]

​@@oshwaflz and to add to it, im pretty sure real world soldier still have to clean their barracks ...

[@crazyfingers619]

You're not wrong, and that thing is 6 hours of consistent "don't piss off china"

[@JohnTrustworthy]

Maybe he was made a janitor as a disciplinary action because he was showing too much independent thought and had to be thought subservience, while he was top of his class because of said independent thought, or something like that. I'm thinking like Steven Seagal's Casey Ryback from Under Siege. That way the janitor plot point remains intact, as are the rules of the fix, and there is an actual reason for him to be on a mission with Kylo, since he would be a competent soldier, but due to a trait that the First Order actively despises and is trying to break. It could even be played out that at first he hates himself for deserting and still thinks that he is in the wrong for being too independent, but when the resistance finds him and accepts him for who he is, he finds a new family in them. So now he is fighting for a new family and not so that he can scream about Rey in every second scene he is in. That way you also show how the First Order's inability to accept people makes them throw away a valuable soldier that ends up feeding vital information to the Resistance, simply because they treat him as a human being instead of as a defective tool. This makes him an even more plot important character as he becomes the personification of what is wrong with the First Order on an interpersonal level, instead of making him the but end of half the jokes in the movie.

[@davidkeys4284]

@@JohnTrustworthy that was a good read. Better than what the movies did.

[@thepickles8833]

I love how they can call a bartender and talk to her while she’s having a gunfight but they can’t call a guy throwing dice at a casino table.

[@paulstella8443]

*sigh* there are just so many examples of this kind of idiocy peppered throughout these films.

[@thejagman22]

McGuffin.

[@thepickles8833]

@@thejagman22 Oh man, I could really go for a bacon egg & cheese McGuffin right now

[@nightghoul7368]

@@thejagman22 it's mcmuffin

[@MNewsTime]

@@nightghoul7368 I think something went over your head.

[@kingjotnar6448]

I feel that Finn's fixation on Rey could have been a strong character trait. Stormtroopers are brought up to be fanatics, so it could be that instead of being a fanatic about The First Order, he could be a fanatic about the first human being he could connect with.

[@AGrumpyPanda]

And then make part of his arc being realising that that's not a healthy mindstate to be in, and forcing himself to learn not to do that.

[@hellacoorinna9995]

Wouldn't that be Poe, though?

[@sala6275]

or perhaps that Finn's fixation is based on his latent feeling of the Force being attracted to another Force wielder, like how Leia and Luke found each other...

[@itwasidio1736]

@@hellacoorinna9995 The cowards at Disney thought two men homo-romantically connecting with each other with their conflicting personalities was no good. Instead they let two lesbian background characters kiss and called it a day.

[@blackknightdiscussions7632]

They could have made it like a Force connection/bond between the two. But the writers are stupid and didn’t think about the long term.

[@jeffdaman6969]

This made Finn a much better character overall. Also, rose dying this way is way more meaningful than the way JJ “killed” her off in episode 9. He practically ghosted her in that entire film.

[@snodog00]

Agreed, this doesn’t only fix Finn, it makes Rose likeable. She was shafted from 3 anyway, why not send her out as a short experienced but beloved character instead of an annoying troll?

[@jamainegardner4193]

Hell, if you wanna have Rose in episode 9 then make it so Finn is also teaching her over the course of the film in all aspects of Stormtrooper work, so that when she makes the sacrifice she instead ejects at the last second, still stopping the cannon but barely surviving the explosion and escaping in a First Order ship.

[@AlienCowThatMoos]

I was so confused when she turned up in the third movie. I thought she DID die! Didn't she sacrifice herself for Finn? Ok, just unconscious I guess...

[@Vikturus22]

Do you blame JJ for abandoning that character? it was useless anyway and helped making episode 8 as bad it was

[@panachevitz]

Plot twist: The Critical Drinker is actually George Lucas and he's reading from his proposed script.

[@ilyanagalen9320]

Not anywhere near crap enough to be Lucas in disguise. The Last Jedi is bad, but the Prequels were no better.

[@anthonylipira9526]

@@ilyanagalen9320 Even at its worst, the Prequel Trilogy was still the vision of an artist with something to say. Lucas' problem was believing his own hype and surrounding himself with yesmen incapable of reining him in.

[@KneelB4Bacon]

I think having Finn go to Coruscant instead of Canto Bight is brilliant. It lets us see a familiar place without it being just a reference. We could see what has happened to it since the prequels. You could even make an excuse for Finn and Rose to visit the ruins of the Jedi temple to salvage some Jedi-related artifact that Rey needs to complete HER journey. Instead, by going to Canto Bight, Disney wanted to make some blunt, preachy lesson about corporate greed. Yeah, Disney, coming from YOU that's really deep.

[@Javixk17]

Not the comment we need, but the comment we deserve

[@ilyanagalen9320]

@@anthonylipira9526 still, the Prequels were no better. There are some things I still like about the sequels. The Prequels did so much so wrong and so badly that they are not redeemed just because another trilogy exists which is also bad.

[@arbarzh]

"like a golden retriever with minor brain damage" this one killed me

[@katarinadreams6955]

So he's like Dug from Up. " I wAs HiDiNg UnDeR yOuR sHiP bEcAuSe I lOvE yOu"

[@andrewgedge4015]

Your idea and description of Finn turning the ship around and being suggested as "The Last Jedi" literally gave me chills. As did your new rock moving scene. Ugh, why can't we have nice things?

[@toby1061]

I was actually very interested in Finn in the first movie. He seemed like a good character that should have been the main protagonist since he had such a better backstory.

[@berserkshirtbear1271]

From my first viewing I thought he was more of a protagonist than MaRey Sue

[@berserkshirtbear1271]

I don't know why I said "first viewing" I watched it once

[@Barwasser]

damn straight. Only thing that ittitated me was how easily he turned on his former comrades and just started blasting them down. Other than that I loved the potential he presented. I would have loved to watch a trilogy just about his journey and the implications of "humanized" Stormtroopers. So much potential for meaningful moral conflict between Poe and Finn when it comes to killing Stormtroopers... this could have been so much better :(

[@alejandrolarrea9153]

Agreed

[@petriew2018]

same. And John Boyega is a good actor... he can actually close his mouth entirely

[@nathank2289]

"Then a bunch of stupid shit happens" should have been the Last Jedi's opening crawl. Then roll credits.

[@petriew2018]

wasn't it the Rise of Skywalker's opening crawl? or is that just what i read because i happen to speak bullshit?

[@nathank2289]

@Jerry Wallace force redacted was bad but could have been salvaged by a competent writer who gave a shit. RJ was not that writer. Not that Krazy KK would have allowed a good writer to save Starwars

[@etme1000]

*unbelievably stupid

[@alyssagav8696]

His job in the movie was to be black, and to be fair to him he pulled it off.

[@deathstrike]

Shame because I would liked to have seen a scenario that if he had actually defeated Kylo Ren in that lightsaber scene, he would have become a brutal enemy of Rey and that might have been a small improvement?

[@JohnDoe-ji5wg]

@@deathstrike That's entering Mary Sue territory

[@deathstrike]

@@JohnDoe-ji5wg Not necessarily, what if Kylo Ren battered and broken had transferred his spirit to Finn, making him more curious of the dark side and possibly either leading him to either Snoke or even Palpatine? He would have had to learn to use his force abilities and seeing Rey become a more and more Mary Sue, decided the rebellion wasn't where he belonged and revealing himself to Snoke, perhaps start a new Sith clan.

[@deathstrike]

@Ruosong Gao Yes but didn't Finn manage to injure Kylo Ren? There is also some evidence that Finn IS force sensitive hence why it MIGHT be possible for a spirit transfer. Sadly this is Legends territory but Emperor Vitiate was able to transfer his spirit and rule the Eternal Empire and also Darth Nox did defeat Darth Thanaton with a combination of spirits she had absorbed and of course she was living. Also remember Finn IS a trained First Order Soldier so while he may not have defeated Kylo, he may have with additional training. Also Chewbacca did wound Kylo Ren (no spoilers) so you have to consider that too and we don't know if Chewbacca may or may not be a force sensitive himself.

[@deathstrike]

@Ruosong Gao Well one I never quoted Vitiate, he was capable of transfer so the implication is that it IS possible, Palpatine proved it could be done. Two, I am well versed in SW lore hence why I used both Vitiate and Darth Nox as examples. Nowhere do I say I wanted to alter or change the lore in any way. I'm not a fan at all of the new SW and to be honest? I hope Lucas uses the Veil of the Force to retcon the lore and restore the original SW to its proper glory. Sigh I just simply thought a different outcome scenario would have been nice, that is all. Didn't want to have to debate the lore.

[@mm88deatmatch]

Drinker: “Go away now” Me: watches yet another video directly afterwards

[@russetwolf13]

Alternate idea: Finn empathizes with the storm troopers, having been one, and essentially spends the entire trilogy trying to do a guile hero no-kill pacifist run through the war while everyone tells him that's stupid, even as he tricks his way through a bunch of scenarios. Then at the end he convinces the old troopers to rebel against the new Sith troopers, beating Palpatine and rebuilding the rebellion in one move by literally starting a rebellion on his own.

[@barrybathwater4877]

I don't care about star wars and think it's lame but this actually a very cool idea man

[@hakeem.jwilliams7406]

Finn needs a solo film.

[@markomatovic5361]

Awesome idea

[@shahidtoor4974]

That's... Actually really good!

[@SheldonAdama17]

To quote Gus Fring, “It could work.”

[@andrewkirk2548]

"But just as he's approaching, Rose moves in front of him, forcing him aside so that she can ram the cannon herself. Her final words to him are that she's let go of her hatred now. She's not doing this to destroy the First Order, but to protect the people she cares about. She thanks Finn for helping her to see the difference, before crashing into the cannon and destroying it." No way, dude! You actually found a way for that terrible line to work so much better!

[@TheMorbidHobo]

@Gerry C Finn?

[@TheMorbidHobo]

@Gerry C If you, listened to the video, it was more than that and the stungun part didn't happen, but I get what you're saying. Perhaps he's referring to other unmentioned people, like those oppressed people on Corasant(sp.)?

[@LordReginaldMeowmont]

Damn, this would have completely fixed Rose too.

[@osumido]

Took the words out of my mouth.

[@nutsuloid1887]

it woulda made her likeable and actually meaningful, at the very least.

[@deedas]

This would have fixed near all characters. Poe is still a wanker and we don’t know if the force would still have flown Leia back into a ship and then magically revived her after absolutely being dead. All cells in her body having been irreparably destroyed from absolute zero. Her blood boiling and rupturing so many blood vessels before then freezing.

[@DavidKAnderson]

Agreed. You'd have been gutted at her death...instead of wishing it had actually occurred.

[@oneangrygeek4575]

The Drinker already gave a good argument that Rose was actually a First Order operative. By fixing Finn, Rose is now undeniably with the Rebellion.

[@xminusone1]

I seriously hope that John Boyega see this video. The guy deserves so much more. And the character too.

[@chiffer1787]

Finn's character should have been the best character arc in all of cinema, then he turned into the token back guy. Really a shame.

[@BigRedDiscGolf]

I genuinely wished he was the main character. Nothing against any other actor, but he would of been way more interesting

[@TheDogmanrocks]

The potential was there, they just screwed the pooch when it came to character development.

[@bylertoe1]

@Gerry C you say a lot, but have trouble expressing your points.

[@512TheWolf512]

disney is a racist company, what can you do.

[@CommanderShepard-wq3wo]

“Best character arc in all of cinema”?? Bruh, that’s a stretch

[@DrewMack316]

These “fixes” make me weep for what could have been... 😭

[@LoneSilverW0lf]

I know. It also makes me sad that I’ve seen shitty fanfiction with better characterization and plot than the sequels.

[@MrThademon]

It's so wrong. Finn easily had the coolest backstory that they could have done so much with in those movies and they turned him into the token black guy from Not Another Teen Movie. All they left out was him yelling "Blang blang!" "Damn!" "Shit!" and "That is whack!"

[@SkyNinja759]

"Wher da wht wymin at?"

[@lofthestars2088]

Instead he just screamed "Rey" a lot. (Also would give a like but you are at 66 soooooo)

[@23AlexandreJ]

The worst part is, he was meant to make a diverse cast and to represent black people star Wars in an inclusive and interesting way, but ended up as comic relief as so many other black characters did.

[@MoustacheMedic]

I like the Rose sacrifice concept. She could have been struggling with her grief of losing her sister, trying to understand why she did what she did sacrificing herself to help the Resistance, and ultimately deciding to do the same thing. Then having it have an affect on Finn losing someone he grew close to. I Would have actually liked the character if they could have had the balls.

[@MFBooks-gy5nz]

The whole Disney trilogy should have been about Fin: A stormtrooper breaking free, discovering his force powers, training to be a Jedi, under the real Luke Skywalker and eventually inspires a rebellion within the first order itself. Granted there would be more going on but, ah well!

[@Soridan]

It would've been the obvious choice, so the expectation subversion throatpunched that idea in its infancy.

[@RezaQin]

That would have been baller.

[@MFBooks-gy5nz]

@@RezaQin I’m not the only one that thinks so! You look around KZbin, you’ll find plenty of others who think the same

[@LordPaulusCobris]

That would be very nice... Rey and Finn training with Luke, but then in the end Rey goes to the dark side, and Luke manages to pull Kylo from the dark side, and put Finn and Ben Solo, fighting Snoke, Palpatine and Rey in the last movie... That would been amazing...

[@Mudoh415]

@@LordPaulusCobris The Rise could have been Rey’s redemption in the final battle, destroying her grandfather to save the only person that ever gave a shit about her.

[@durkin9664]

The character was meant to have been trained since childhood to nearly the same standards as a clone trooper. He should have been a steely warrior Like Captain Rex advising the resistance and struggling to adapt outside the Storm trooper corps. Instead he’s just another Jar Jar.

[@angrytoybox2033]

They share the same jokes. Finn=Jar Jar.

[@TheMatthew001]

I mean stormtroopers didn't have nearly the level of training or prowess that clones did. they were suppose to be a more affordable replacement for the clones, they weren't exactly better on the battlefield just better on the wallet.

[@durkin9664]

@@TheMatthew001 the Empire Storm troopers were meant to be low grade meat shields making up with their lack of skill through sheer numbers but the First order troopers were based off the clone trooper training model. Lack of numbers compensated by first rate but brutal training from infancy. If Finn was an Imperial Storm trooper I’d sort of understand his clumsiness but this film screwed the character. Bear in mind he managed to take a lump out of Kylo Ren as a non force user with a light saber. Even Mandalorians fully tool up for such a job. Then they turn him into Jar Jar. You could still have had the humour with him and Poe with Finn being strait laced and initially humorless and Poe wisecracking like the old Arnie film Red Heat. Such a waste.

[@SpartyCubsFan]

He’s precisely another Jar-Jar

[@mariano98ify]

@@TheMatthew001 in the original trilogy timeline sure, but anyone with brain cells (in Disney looks like anyone have brain cells) will think that someone kidnapped to be trained since childhood could be a hardened and lethal soldier, not at the same level than a Clone Soldier but yes better than the original ST, but of course, then we remember that in the Orignal trilogy, in the final movie, the best troops of the emperor were beaten by kiddie bears.

[@spartanhawk7637]

The worst part about Finn is that Boyega is a genuinely good actor and they just refused to give him workable scripts...

[@spartanhawk7637]

@Gerry C Unfortunately, not really. Most of the movies he's in (that I've seen) are crap or are mediocre... He just has moments where you can tell there's something there.

[@Sebomai-b8i]

@Gerry C Attack the Block is a lot of fun and he portrays the serious brooding act he should have had in Star Wars very well.

[@jaden532]

@@spartanhawk7637 here’s the thing you have to be able to take risk for example Marvel with RDJ they took a risk and it paid off and I feel with actual thought they definitely could’ve made one hell of a star wars movie

[@adaeptzulander2928]

Making Rey the Bestest Female EV-AR! is a higher priority than writing a good male character, even a Black one.

[@StrongandGrand]

@@adaeptzulander2928 When it comes to identity politics, some people are more victims than others.

[@GreySawyer]

Great video and loved your ideas for re-writing Finn in TLJ. I will forever be salty with how badly Disney, Rian, and even JJ wasted Finn. John Boyega deserved so much better. Hell, the entire cast all deserved so much better.

[@callmejosiah_]

Yeah Disney played him. He just cut ties with them . Also Disney knew exactly what they were doing. Used him to give more power to Rey. Some think its about race. But no it's about masculinity

[@Jaslath]

It was about race for a bit though. Think about the the Force Awakens teaser and trailer. Hell, Fin was in the 1st trailer more than Rey was.

[@dboymax1]

No it's Darth Kathleen Kennedy, Jar Jar Abrams and Ruin Johnson who played him....

[@markwilson4686]

It's not just that, China was a big reason why they sidelined Finn as well.

[@dboymax1]

@@markwilson4686 ... Plus Kathleen's feminist agendas. She wanted "Super Rey to be the bestest eva!!"

[@robwalsh9843]

Compare Lando in the original trilogy with Lando in Solo.

[@jjtjp2469]

I remember when the trailer for Force Awakens dropped and just about everyone I knew was immediately on board because: "Ah Man, our main character is a Storm Trooper who leaves the bad guys. That's Awesome!" A real shame it panned out to be a waste of a cool character concept

[@JohnnyZenith]

I wasn't. I already could see it wasn't going to work. TFA is poor, lazy, and I could see the mistakes in casting and writing before I watched it.

[@goosegirl941]

Yup

[@Psychoangel-d23]

Since it was around the time when the whole "diversity" nonesense started i was just hoping Finn wasnt just a walking check box to fill the quota but a good character. But instead he became a stereotypical wacky black sidekick. Which is even more degrading than being a diversity quota now that i think about it

[@sonnyhernandez8333]

@@BobDevV I think Abrams/Kennedy gave their crappy story to Johnson to see how it would go so if it failed they could blame Johnson and bring back the "talented" Abrams to save the day. I think Johnson snuck subtle little characteristics into the film to hint at this.

[@TheCynic]

if the drinker wrote Finn, Boyega wouldnt be accusing Disney of racism

[@jesperburns]

Which is hilarious because the only reason that idiot ever got a job at Disney is racism. _But of the good kind you see_

[@elijahtiemens5532]

No, he still would. Boyega is a scumbag.

[@ericrhodes5174]

Nobody: Finn: RYYYYYYEE!

[@lifemattersnot]

@@jesperburns explain "good racism"

[@liwendiamond9223]

@@lifemattersnot There isn't good racism. But _certain people_ believe that such actions as putting a token minority actor in your film for the sake of representation is "good" racism. It's not. Rewarding people for their race is racist towards every other race. Boyega likely competed with several other actors of different races for the role of Finn, and perhaps one of them proved more skilled and compatible with the role, but they picked Boyega instead of the better actor because he's black and they wanted a black minority actor in the film. Can you imagine being that guy who worked hard on his craft, harder than Boyega ever did, and got rejected because he wasn't of the correct race? You'd be mighty pissed off about it, and rightfully so because that would have been a racist decision. Every single time you reward someone for their race, you are punishing people of other races by proxy. That's why you should never punish nor reward based on race, and focus on things that actually matter, like ability to act and personality. The best way to avoid being racist is to not factor in race at all.

[@Wizgoht]

Bro you show more respect to Finn than the actual writers

[@kraiden3]

Us black geeks were extremely upset with this. Glad others noticed, and I love your story much better.

[@SirSoloSoul]

Man I'm whiter than snow and I was pissed. Color doesnt matter. He could've been a great character and he was more wasted than the critical drinker on a friday night.

[@jeffroberts6428]

@@SirSoloSoul Somewhere I saw a writer (maybe RR Martin) say something like “I write a character based on their story and their actions and beliefs, the looks and gender and everything else is secondary and doesn’t really matter.” What a great concept for a character: someone who had a bad a childhood and was made to fight against his will and he defects, and also has some force abilities that he doesn’t even know about.

[@SirSoloSoul]

@@jeffroberts6428 That's actually great writing advice that I'll try to utilize ! Also great life advice , despite our gender or race we all have different backstories that make us who we are and we shouldn't be judged based on our physical appearances :)

[@TheJonklerofjonklers]

Ikr

[@tiawen1945]

im a white star wars nerd and i was pissed at the wasted potential of finn....WE FINALLY HAD AN INSIGHT INTO STORMTROOPERS but nooooo lets make him rey's flag bearer. SMH

[@terrylandess6072]

After listening to this, I must say: "Finn doesn't need fixing, he needs rescuing". The movies are simply trash, and fixing him would just make all the bad look even worse, if that's even possible.

[@fatherlucid4995]

The fact that he wasn’t the main character is criminal. He had the most potential for an incredibly satisfying arc. From nameless Stormtrooper to a potential Jedi. It seemed hinted at if you ask me. Even if it wasn’t it would’ve been amazing for the character. Should’ve been the main protagonist.

[@kennethferland5579]

Han Solo wasn't the main character either. The original trilogy works of a core trio of characters, with one initially using the force and a second discovering they can. Thus Finn awakening force powers would make him analogues to Leia.

[@comancostin4623]

Yes,he should have been. No Chosen One like Rey,just a former badass soldier tired of senseless killing that finds a new purpose as a Jedi. What a waste of a great actor.

[@AlbonitumG]

@@comancostin4623 He could`ve been a canon version of Kyle Katarn. Not the exact same character, but similiar in origin and future role in SW universe. If he became a Jedi in training like Rey, there would be a possibility for a new Jedi Order even, with new films, shows, comics, games etc, with Finn as one of founders and senior Jedi. Now I don`t even know what his future is. Disney could always say "Hey, Finn is actually a Jedi now" but without character development in ST, it won`t be as believable.

[@Mgauge]

People keep harping on Rey “coming from nothing”. Pretty sure being a nameless grunt of an evil pseudo-Empire also counts.

[@ChrisZukowski88]

instead you got "adventures of REY and friends" LOL

[@friendofvrgl]

Did your best for Rose? That is an understatement. I genuinely love your version of her. The moment you went into her sacrifice my heart sank. INCREDIBLE!!

[@lowkeyarki7091]

I had such high hopes for Finn when I first saw the trailer, I thought he was going to be this storm trooper that rebelled, and became a Jedi. But instead we got a someone who was just there to be the black guy.

[@richardsanchez9190]

Only thing missing is hin saying "THAT IS WHACK"

[@brainrich1358]

The token black guy

[@buffalosoulja3666]

I thought he was going to be a cross between a Bounty Hunter and Jedi. Fuck that would been an epic combo.

[@josepnebotrius872]

A Goofy in the worst Disney original racist meaning.

[@goshkakoshka2902]

Well, at least he didn't die.

[@SideshowBob44]

That scene with Maz talking while jumping around fighting is so stupid, it reminds me of something from a theme park ride where they guide you along.

[@oh-not-the-bees7872]

One of those things, if youve ever been in any sort of actual fight, scenes like this will bother you endlessly. Theres usualy no chance of effective communication in a fight.

[@danielpcowen]

Moz KantStandYa

[@toganium4175]

I liked Finn in the Force Awakens. I thought that his motivations for switching sides made sense, and he actually had flaws, unlike Rey. With that being said, screaming “REY!!!!” doesn’t make a character compelling.

[@Infamous1892]

Why do people still like the Force Awakens? It's literally copy, paste, Mystery box.

[@jakubrejak1114]

@Strange Boy The white race ain't going extinct. You're deluded. Instead of imagining things, try to find new hobbies. Maybe you'll even stop being supremacist and racist.

[@calinculianu]

Jesus Christ I got goosebumps listening to this. This is such good writing. I wish this happened!!!! (it even inadvertently fixes Rose and makes her noble and not annoying)

[@mikewaterfield3599]

Finding ways to improve "The Last Jedi" is like looking for sand at a beach. Anyone with any functioning sense, and more brain power than a cock roach is going to be successful.

[@danielpcowen]

I vomited onto a blank page earlier today, when I looked at the page again I had better script than TLJ.

[@brianyule1289]

I don't like sand

[@apathyminus5925]

A Cock roach? that sounds horrifying

[@glenglen6386]

I've noticed when it comes to portraying black men in woke movies, they're usually cast to dress up as a woman or just be the comic relief character. It's like the only idea of black men is as entertainers, either comics, singers or basketball players.

[@Yarblocosifilitico]

You're totally wrong. You forgot being the first to die in horror movies so the others take the threat seriously.

[@ab5olut3zero95]

It’s almost like they’re modern jim crow minstrels.....

[@felixbob129]

exactly,the only person i can think that goes against this trait is denzel washington and even then he had to become one of the most iconic actors before that

[@Yarblocosifilitico]

@@felixbob129 well, there's a couple others. Samuel L Jackson, Morgan Freeman... but that's about it, so your point still stands

[@lordjor96]

Don't forget been the De facto Sergent in both the police and military units.

[@lecco666]

Drinker: You are too clever, too articulate and too witty to bother with reviewing such utter shyte.

[@johnmachuga8811]

Still fun though

[@cabnbeeschurgr]

I think it's a worthy challenge for drinker to tackle such fucked up writing

[@DeathlordCaedus]

I got goosebumps at the end when you described Finn helping Rey lift the rocks. The entire trilogy hinted at both of them being Jedi, reminiscent of Jacen and Jaina Solo. The reason your end to the film would have been so amazing is because we know Jacen becomes Darth Caedus so in preparation for the final movie we’d question whether or not one of them was going to turn like in legends, keeping us excited to see it!

[@lordduckofquack]

Honestly, I was feeling that Finn should’ve kept his stormtrooper armor and been the Jedi in the series. A defected stormtrooper still in his armor equipped with a lightsaber to fight his Sith Leader and along the way meets Luke and learns about the light side of the force as well as certain dark side elements giving Finn a purple blade and it gives a nod to Sam Jackson’s mace windu

[@jaunearc2507]

That would have been fucking awesome

[@christophertaylor9100]

See, that would have been great, too. It would have been so much more interesting than Rey the perfect girl

[@HufflepuffDaddy]

Cool idea...but in the JJ/Rianverse wouldn't Palpatine and Kyle Ren detect force-sensitive Stormtroopers in their ranks, recruit them and then hide them somewhere (e.g. the Exogal scene showing thousands of Sith followers)? Plus those two clowns would say Finn is force-sensitive only because of Rey's proximity to him (her "force-residue" or something, lol) and still give her all the credit. So overall, yeah, you would need to a complete rewrite to pull off the whole Jedi Trooper angle.

[@christophertaylor9100]

I don't really like the idea of yet another force user, I'd rather have a non-force hero along side the usual Jedi

[@GiantProcrastiNation]

I wouldn't have him keep his storm trooper armor but over the course of the 3 movies slowly gains pieces of armor that are reminiscent of the storm trooper armor but not fully be armored. Show a mix of resistance gear with call backs to his origin. (I would have him keep the helmet with the bloody handprint though, not to wear but as a reminder)

[@alxndrmzksm8387]

This is one of the reasons why I don't like the sequel trilogy, they did my boy Finn dirty, when I first saw him in episode 7 I thought he was gonna ve awesome, sad to say he ended up as a wasted opportunity, I mean, imagine if he was an actual elite stormtrooper that got tired of killing and decided to desert the First Order, he would have been one of the best characters in Star Wars

[@alxndrmzksm8387]

@ true

[@newtpondskipper]

They made the man a boy and boy was that man thirsty for Rey.

[@alxndrmzksm8387]

@@newtpondskipper damn right

[@andrewthomas695]

Bad choices aren't just restricted to the prequels and sequels. QED: Ewoks. 🤬 Shit ideas amongst brilliance has always been part of the Star Wars experience.

[@Birthday888]

@@andrewthomas695 Yeah, but before, it was either shit ideas mixed in with general brilliance, or neat concepts that were executed awkwardly. Now, it's just shit all the way down.

[@TheAcad3mic]

"What a fucking WASTE." Critical Drinker on the Star Wars Sequels. Correct.

[@sycopathic1782]

Would of rather had Finn be the next Jedi. Already got his weapons trainer so no worry there. His whole arc could of been about finding peace in him self after all he's been through and learning the force and going on a quest to free those brainwashed by the First order. I personally would of found that more interesting.

[@alnu8355]

I actually think he definately should have been the protagonist but not a Jedi. He was wholly original and interesting concept in The Newer Trillogy (and those are very few and far in between). A human face on the thousands of those faceless goons who die cashually left and right (making him far more subversive than anything Ryan Johnson could write). They could have developed him in ways entirely different than yet "another secret jedi no one knew about #345,789,654". But, no. Instead we have to give more screen time to the embodiment of "Starbucks Pumpkin Spice Latte" that is Rey (the other secret jedi no one ever knew about #764,890,521". Hell have him combine his weapons training from Storm Troopers with guerilla tactics from the Rebels (get that 'resistance' bullshit OUTTA MY FACE) and in someways make that able to outclassed jedi training and Tactics. If you make him yet another Jedi, and the only way to move the plot forward is because he's the billionth hidden jedi, then That cheapens Jedi because the're not exactly the rare and exotic warriors the're portrayed as (because apparently EVERYONE is a jedi when the plot demands it). Also it cheapens his character by just giving him super natural powers to fill any plot gap (and we saw how that turned out with 'I demand to speak to the manager!' Rey).

[@alfredo6900]

The virgin Disney's Finn vs. The chad Drinker's Finn

[@NormieNerddom]

You had me at "Coruscant." Anything but that stupid casino planet.

[@Sebomai-b8i]

@Gerry C slavery was legal under empire rule and in hutt space, so it wouldnt be slaves. I can only assume it was drugs or some other kind of contraband, military dictatorships outlaw some strange things. Also a lot of smuggling historically was done to get around tariffs and taxes. Edit; he could also be smuggling heavy weapons, everyalien and their gramma has a blaster pistol, but turbolasers and explosive devices are probably restricted weapons.

[@1stTrailer]

Making videos🎥 you come to the realization that sometimes you half to edit out entire scenes🎬 you think are good.😞 (trust me it's hard & I'm still trying to get better) I can't believe they didn't edit that casino planet out the movie.🤨

[@420manman5]

@Logan Botill Wrong, it looked like Coruscant, but it was a different planet. Beats me why the New Republic capitol wouldn't be Coruscant, but that's how it is.

[@420manman5]

@Logan Botill Definitely. Instead of Coruscant, we got some rando planet instead that just happens to look like it for...reasons.

[@KRYMauL]

Coruscant is a great cyberpunk planet.

[@seanthomxx2694]

Boyega: what's my inspiration for this character? Disney: We need you to be our "Chris Tucker". Boyega: 😒

[@caseytatum5837]

Oof you nailed it

[@ecmorgan69]

Oof, and not even like Chris Tucker,but "Rhuby Rhod" Chris Tucker. LOL 🤣

[@seanthomxx2694]

@@ecmorgan69 damn it, now I wanna watch The Fifth Element, again

[@WayStedYou]

Chris Tucker was given more RESPEC in most of his roles.

[@totototonio]

And this is what you get wen a REAL story teller/writer takes care of business. Bravo 👏🏼 👏🏼 👏🏼

[@ToonCraftAnimation]

Yup. That does it 👌

[@SonOfTegz]

Damn, wasn’t expecting to see you here. Wild

[@nahtesalinas1917]

*AMEN* Finn deserved SO much better.

[@emmettfitz-hume9408]

I'm glad you did this Drinker. Finn was the TFA character with the most potential and they one that was failed the most by the writers. When Finn and Poe became fast friends, I thought, "This is a great direction to take a new SW story." I was quickly disappointed as soon as Super Rey appeared and I stayed that disappointed.

[@ecmorgan69]

Yeah, couldn't have those uppity males stealing any spotlight from the Ma-rey Suuuuuuuuuuuuuueeeee...

[@nadrewod999]

Not to mention the fact that, in the original script, Finn and Poe becoming friends happened LESS THAN A MINUTE BEFORE POE'S DEATH. It was supposed to be nothing more than a meta-joke against the "suddenly best friends" cliche, and instead, because JJ couldn't even be bothered to film any kind of scenes explaining "how Poe survived the crash without Finn being able to find anything more than Poe's jacket in the debris", it became one of the more nonsensical points in TFA.

[@petriew2018]

a good director would have made use of the on-screen chemistry of two good actors.... unfortunately they hired Rian Johnson instead....

[@thomasdemay9805]

@Strange Boy just a side character like Han Solo was just a side character in A New Hope. Somehow they managed to find plenty of time during the 6 hours of the Original Trilogy to do alot of things with him.

[@scottwalker6947]

It really is a shame Poe, Finn, Rey, Kylo could have been intriguing characters, if they had been competently written.

[@mpeacraft8585]

What Disney should have done is make the first movie solely about the original trio (Luke, leia, Han) then the next two films pass the torch to the new characters.

[@petriew2018]

@@mpeacraft8585 what Disney should have done was realize the success of their entire Disney star wars universe depended entirely on these films and taken the time to actually figure out what the hell they wanted this universe to be. World building was critical, and instead they just seemed to be 'yeah, whatever, just have it in theaters by x date'.

[@ThinWhiteAxe]

"enough to give my arse a headache" is one of my all-time Drinker quotes

[@YetAnotherTechRaccoon]

A man and woman Jedi - standing side by side in the face of uncertainty? A solution where both are needed and are unable to accomplish greater tasks alone? A story where both can be strong and not have to diminish the other's character to show it? Equality in my Star Wars? For shame Drinker...for SHAME!

[@mairuzo]

That’s the irony in these sequels and a lot of modern films pandering to SJW politics. They ram this shit down our throats in the name of feminism and equality, but their method is to diminish males and have these flawless Uber-women take on both feminine and masculine strengths.

[@OlafLesniak]

Title: "Fixes Finn" The Actual Video: Fixes Finn and Rose

[@O4C209]

All it required was for her to die.

[@jefle]

2 for 1 special, considering how intertwined the two characters were in the original script.

[@FortuitusVideo]

Iron rule of Hollywood: Black Man is not allowed to outshine White Woman.

[@besserwissersmartass1170]

The holy Tiddies!

[@besserwissersmartass1170]

@Your Mom's Creepy Uncle you forgot the Red ones

[@insertmemorableusernameher6795]

@Your Mom's Creepy Uncle What about latino man?

[@CaptCooldude]

Jordan Peele: "Hold my beer."

[@besserwissersmartass1170]

@@insertmemorableusernameher6795 aren't they black-ish?

[@Suho1004]

TLJ was a turning point for me. I saw it with my brother and my wife, and on the way home my brother and I tried to convince ourselves that we liked it. But then my wife said, "What are you guys talking about? That movie sucked." She didn't have the attachment to Star Wars that my brother and I had, so she was able to see things more clearly. My brother and I had so desperately wanted it to be good, but we soon had to accept the truth. It was in that moment that I knew I was done with Star Wars, and I haven't seen a SW movie since. If this had been the script, though, I might still be a SW fan.

[@gfwinn]

Todd from Soldier: an indoctrinated child soldier who is a fundamentally broken sociopath that needs to re-learn what it means to be human. Finn from Star Wars: an indoctrinated child soldier who seems to be perfectly well adjusted despite the indoctrination we were told he went through and as such is used for nothing more than cheep slapstick comedy. Finn should have had Todd’s character arc. Change my mind.

[@thejagman22]

Don't think anyone's gonna try to change your mind. Imagine growing up a child soldier, you're stripped back and rebuilt, reprogrammed and mindf*cked to forget the old life and the people they tore you from. Then on your first mission - all you know is that you don't want to kill - something basic, primal. What would it be like in your head after that? What would your understanding of yourself and the world now be? You'd be broken, utterly. Or... according to Disney... you'd be an instant dude-bro. It's pathetic.

[@mkocel]

Think Amos from The Expanse

[@Evilwolf21]

@@mkocel Amos is life

[@mikavirtanen7029]

The whole "First Order" is nothing but a gigantic joke with zero menace and ridiculous characters. In the expanded universe we had complex imperial characters like Thrawn, Mara Jade, Ysanne Isard, Admiral Pellaeon, Baron Fel and imperial "James Bond" Jahan Cross, but of course Disney is gonna Disney. You can't polish a turd.

[@SFTaYZa]

Good old admiral pellaeon

[@paulstella8443]

Agreed. None of the antagonists hold any weight. Sure, they have Star Killer Base which is just the Death Star on steroids, but see, even that gets destroyed with relative ease, and there, again, lies the problem: the bad guys have tech and ships and pomp but overall they’re completely weightless. They’re jokes. At no point does the viewer feel any worry for what they might do. It’s like they made these films for children with depression, for people who honestly think Biden is a good candidate. Sad, sad indeed.

[@BruhMoment-fr4zr]

Why utilize something logical like the EU Imperial remnant when you can just cobble together a lazy Empire 2.0 for your equally lazy New Hope knock-off?

[@Funnydz2]

What EU? There is no EU anymore remember? :D aahhh fvck disney....

[@felixcortez7604]

They should have used the Thrawn trilogy and Hand of Thrawn duology of Timothy Zahn as the foundation for the 3 movies.

[@thedudeabides3138]

“Like a Golden Retriver with brain damage”.....LMFAO.

[@leandersearle5094]

"...from a puppy mill" would've worked, too.

[@lastdefenderofxhotl]

I read this comment before I got to that section of the video. So I was expecting it, and I honestly can't tell if that made it more funny.

[@haillobster7154]

Exactly what "progressives" think of black people.

[@sbuderlenyora]

Looooooool

[@monauralsnail0669]

@@haillobster7154 right they see minorities as the slow kids who need help tying their shoes.

[@marsy24-o6b]

Finn helping ray to lift the rocks was legitimately beautiful!

[@drewwalford6335]

If only we could one day see this in action on the big screen, 'Star Wars Reimagined - the Critical Drinker'. A man can hope. Loving this series btw.

[@thomasmorales6981]

"Real adult humans wrote thi-" Ryan Johnson: Hold my pacifier

[@kevinwilson455]

I don't believe he is human. Human's do not have round heads.

[@aleqthepredator]

Maaaan, it’s almost like the idea of a strong black male lead regaining his humanity and rising up to fight his former slavers kind of scares them.. Huh. 👀

[@YEY0806]

Irony

[@TheBackOfTheClassroom]

Bruh...🤦🏾‍♂️

[@xthemexicanx10]

This 😤

[@danklegosi6084]

Based

[@jhint1929]

It's almost like the fact that he's black is irrelevant and the screenplay was written by morons who fundamentally miss the potential of his character.

[@jchain1268]

You're a genius. I'd watch that version several times over and over.

[@aaRept]

Fantastically rewritten! Finn was the most interesting character for me. I thought the idea of a defected stormtrooper had so much potential. He reminded me of a now non-canon character, from the extended universe, that I love - Kyle Katarn. Such a damn waste... I think the talanted John Boyega and Adam Driver could've made for amazing and memorable characters if it wasn't for the diarrhea of a script they were given. Thank you for making these fantastic videos! I really enjoy watching them and look forward to more!

[@paulman34340]

Yeah I was thinking the same as I too love ole Kyle (Happy I can still play Outcast on my Switch LOL) and his story arcs! Sucks when you think about the fact "he doesn't exist anymore" (According to Disney retconning the EU....if I ever cared what Disney has to say!)

[@Sindrijo]

Agree so much, Finn should have been based off of Katarn.

[@lumarious]

This is what I wanted and expected. Ray and Finn, both training to become Jedi. Instead they completely threw Finn in the trash. Well done drinker.

[@lokeyodinson8749]

Doesnt fall far enough into "the agenda". This is a drastic improvement. A positive message, believable character interactions and development, emotional tugging and a micro redemption arc that can have implications in future movies. Fucking well done bro.

[@apeman505]

That actually brought a tear to my eye. Now I'm all sad about the wasted opportunity the Sequel Trilogy was all over again.

[@irishtrash5]

Not gonna lie, your evolution of Rose, and her ending, kinda got me in the feels... Unlike the way it actually went down.

[@deedlessdeity218]

Rose Tico is a perfect depiction of a woman with Borderline Personality Disorder. How could a character been written like this accidental? My bet is one the sole "the plot needs her to do this for this scene to happen". She's not a real person, she's a plot device pretending to be human.

[@andrewkirk2548]

And Rian Johnson has said that she reminds him of a friend from high school...

[@Sam-oh6mt]

Make all of his lines "REYYYY" that will fix it!

[@forsaken841]

But muh “they fly now”

[@natebush8217]

@@forsaken841 "They fly now?"

[@BruhMoment7685]

Aren’t they already?

[@paulstella8443]

*T H E Y F L Y N O W*

[@xminusone1]

That's so much better than what we got and what the actor got to work with too.

[@hmvd22]

The last chapter of all this character fixing series will end with “never hire Kathleen Kennedy.”

[@TheMatthew001]

naw it was fine to hire her, leaving her in charge of lucas film after lucas sold lucas films was the big mistake that should have been corrected.

[@bonfingertip]

Nope, it would be "The Drinker fixes... Kathleen Kennedy" And as usually, we all, reluctant at first, would end up tearin up over how actually good someone could have been :D

[@darrengordon-hill]

Prevention is better than cure

[@alterhype]

Maybe that’s the crossover film....terminator goes back in time to terminate an incompetent film exec who inadvertently creates sky net through her colossal mishandling of huge films causing a teenager to turn away from filmmaking to computer coding and hacking...and Kathleen Kennedy should produce it. Oh the irony. Don’t bother, it would be terrible.

[@reav3rtm]

I did not realise how rasist TLJ really is. Ironic, coming from "champions of equality". Also you fixed Rose for free here, nice.

[@anonymoust2877]

how is this racist?

[@reav3rtm]

@@anonymoust2877 Watch the video, Drinker explains it well. People of colour (black or yellow, I think you will agree that's "race") are portayed in TLJ as either comic relief or appear to be introduced as tokens of inclusivity (in ex. to satisfy some multicultural quota or appeal to some audience, in ex Chinese one), which is evident when these characters are evidently afterthought, not developed/written propely and usually are pointless to the story.

[@bernardomansoldo2978]

I think it's amazing that people don't realize that Rose denies Finn's agency. She pratically owns him at the end of the movie.

[@katarinadreams6955]

2 for 1 sale sweetie

[@jhint1929]

@@reav3rtm You're implying that it's actually racist rather than morons just trying to tick inclusivity boxes instead of writing stories. His introduction as a wavering stormtrooper, conflicted by the things he's being forced to do in service of the FO was the one saving grace of TFA, quickly shat on by shit writing. You're making a mistake thinking that this is a race issue and completely missing the point.

[@RogueFox2185]

Ah Finn, a potential protagonist that could have been a great Jedi; instead became the pet of the MaRey Sue. Truly a depressing fate, he’s now a bigger joke than Jar Jar was in TPM.

[@dragonknightleader1]

Rose Tico and L3-37 exists.

[@RogueFox2185]

Yeah but what makes him worse is that he had the potential to be a good character, with those two you knew right out the gate that they were gonna be terrible.

[@dboymax1]

Blame Darth Kathleen Kennedy for that...

[@JoshuaKevinPerry]

Jar Jar was more competent and complex

[@danielpcowen]

She got Chewie as well - HOW MANY PETS DOES SHE NEED??? IS SHE A ZOOKEEPER???