Originally Posted by
elevenism
I've yet to see 8, like I said, but I feel that if Rian veered a little too far from the beaten path, JJ will probably bring it back home to "rhyming" with the original trilogy in the end. I have all the faith in the world in JJ Abrams.
Of course, people bitched about TFA being a retread. Now their counterparts are bitching about 8 being too UNLIKE the OG.
It seems to me that there is no happy median: it's damned if you do, damned if you don't.
As for me? I prefer retread. I'm all for retread.