Star Wars: Episode VIII - Predicting The Entire Plot In 11 Steps

6. Poe & Finn Find Lando; Captain Phasma Attacks; Lando Reveals His Daughter

Poe and Finn find their way to a sleazy casino-type establishment, where they ask for Lando Calrissian. Nobody seems to know who the hell they're talking about. Finn gets into a scuffle with one of the patrons (à la A New Hope), only to be rescued by none other than... Lando Calrissian. He kicks the surly patron out of the place; Lando is the owner. "Come with me and don't say a word," he tells them. Finn and Poe sit down with Lando, who has been using a fake name. They explain that they've been sent by Leia; that she desperately needs him to return to the Resistance Base to help lead the fight. Lando jokingly asks about Han. Finn sheepishly tells him that Han was killed. Devastated by the news, Lando takes a moment to compose himself. Suddenly, there's a loud sound from the other room, and the three venture to the front of the establishment to see... Captain Phasma! She's been tracking down Finn, hellbent on revenge, after he threw her into the Trash Compactor on Starkiller Base. "FN-2187!" yells Phasma, spotting Finn. "You should have just killed me when you got the chance." "She got a crush on you or what?" yells Poe as Phasma fires upon them all, tearing up Lando's establishment. Lando leads them out a back passage and to another ship, which is being fixed by an unnamed character (played by Gugu Mbatha-Raw). She joins them, and they all just manage to escape the clutches of a very, very angry Captain Phasma. On board, Lando introduces the gang to Gugu Mbatha-Raw's character: his daughter.
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