8. Kylo Actually Regrets Killing Han
One of the main criticisms of Ep VII is the pacing; we fire through scenes like billboards on a roller coaster, rarely indulging in a particular setting or character beat for longer than a moment or two, despite in this case, the death of Han being something that really should've been focussed on for quite some time. It's assumed that Kylo offing Han by running him through with his sabre was to purge himself of whatever good was left in him, and that he did it for purely evil reasons; to please Snoke/the First Order, and to give himself a devout purpose in the galaxy. However, stepping in where the film sometimes failed, the official novelisation of Episode VII sheds more light on the motivations and thoughts of Kylo, and it reads as follows:
Stunned by his own actions, Kylo Ren fell to his knees. Following through on the act ought to have made him stronger, a part of him believed. Instead, he found himself weakened He did not hear the roar of the enraged Wookiee above, but he did feel the sting of the shot from the bowcaster as it slammed into his side, knocking him back on the walkway.
It gives the action itself a far more irrational feel, as though even with such an extreme act, Kylo didn't fully think through the ramifications of what he was doing, and it's most likely going to play a large part in the movies to come. Kylo may be a monster by definition of his actions, but the following films will surely delve into what it means for him to have slain his father on a whim, all to please someone he barely knows.