RSS
Game players sometimes run off to investigate things with not nearly enough clues or evidence in hand to actually make any real progress. But that's okay! You can always reveal more clues to them along the way. This gives the carefully tended illusion that they're doing something sensible and collecting the info they need, which (hopefully) leads to satisfaction in a job well done.
Even if you know it was a shambles full of lucky breaks.
Commentary by memnarch (who has not seen the movie)
Ohhhhh, okay then. Random casino-planet-stable-kid is highly likely to not make an appearance this Episode then. As amusing as it'd be to have Jim act like a British brat again, it'd be highly unlikely for this plot point to be in the movie as well. Somehow, I can't see how package deliveries would fit in given the whole Empire aesthetic the First Order has. It's completely impractical for a sales and delivery company, you know.
Assuming we get to see Lando again, that will be pretty cool. We'll have had just about all the major characters from the original series that could show up again make an appearance! I wonder what he's been up to since Episode VI given that he didn't show up in the other Sequel movies. Han and Chewie found themselves a neat flying space hangar (even if it was way too red) and seemed to be ferrying space calamari around when they were met back in Episode VII; I hope Lando's thing is just as cool.
Hopefully someone points out Poe's mistake here too. Lando won't be responsible for the fire damage, but he'd be the one legally able to collect on any insurance pay-outs. And possibly sue Poe for misuse of his ship.
Transcript
Leia: Rey, if the Force is guiding you to Tatooine, I trust you to follow it.
Kaydel Ko Connix: {sotto voce} Sure. If I had a mystery-sandpit-girl vision you’d have me mopping the hangar floor.
Leia: Connix, do you have something to add or do you want to be mopping the hangar floor?
Kaydel Ko Connix: You can’t just land on a planet and expect to find some random kid from decades ago. You need a contact. Someone with access to adoption and slavery records.
Rey: Who do you suggest?
Kaydel Ko Connix: Lando Calrissian has been investigating reports of unsolicited packages sent to Force-sensitive kids across the Galaxy.
BB-8: That was us! I hacked the First Order and sent random junk to everyone on the Jedi List.
Rey: The Jedi List! Maybe that has details about the girl on Tatooine.
Rey: I go check.
Kaydel Ko Connix: Packages are still being sent. Last we heard, Lando was chasing a weird delivery on Tatooine.
Chewbacca: Perfect! I can finally return his ship.
Poe: Wait... What?
Chewbacca: The Falcon still bears his name on the registry.
Poe: So, legally... He’s liable for the fire damage! Nice!