23. "RE: I love Last Jedi. But it's impossible for me to evaluate separately ..." In response to In response to 9
I've seen that deleted scene before. All around missed opportunity.
With that said, TLJ is the only one that makes Finn a well-rounded character. He gets his own storyline with an arc where he starts off as a coward to a true believer in the Resistance ready to die for the cause.
And despite it being short, at least he wins the fight in TLJ, whereas Force Awakens,he loses against a stormtrooper (wet fart) and loses against Kylo. In Rise of Skywalker, homie is literally just there as a glorified sidekick.