Previous plots against Brown have always failed because there is no agreement at all in the party on who the successor should be. (theguardian.com)
If you're coming into this expecting a mind - bending, plot - twisted story like the previous (gamingtrend.com)
With the likes of Han Solo, Chewbacca, Leia and even Luke returning to join a new cast of heroes perhaps the intent was to make the first of the new trilogy feel very familiar to fans of the original trilogy before fading out the old guard in favor of the new characters and diverging from previous plots for the next two films. (wolfsgamingblog.com)