Quote Originally Posted by Pax1138 View Post
Spoiler: More talky talky of previous thingie
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While I really don't have any problem with Leia force-flying in TLJ, I'd say standard movie rules would suggest setting up something like that ahead of time in the same movie so that it doesn't seem to come out of nowhere. Being able to logic yourself out of it is one thing, but if a moment feels bad or out of nowhere to the audience, then it doesn't matter what logic you come up with the justify it later. As someone who read a lot of old EU stories back in the day, Leia with Force powers wasn't that odd to me; it was just a case of "Oh yeah, of course she could do that. Awesome," but obviously a lot of other people didn't think of her that way and were confused.
Thank you for expressing it a lot better than I could!