WHAT!!! That's one of the GREATEST death scenes in all fiction. The series would be boring if no protagonist died at SOME point. No main protagonist even died in the film. Someone had to die. And who better than Chewie, IMO one of my all time favorite Star Wars characters, he is loved by fans in a subtle way, and is sometimes taken for granted by Star Wars fans. Without him dying you probably wouldn't be talking as much about how great he was. It's catharsis, for gosh sakes. Get some un-pretty tragedy into your systems. Through Chewie's sacrifice we are reminded in his death of how awesome he was in his, albeit fictional, life. Plus, it took an ENTIRE MOON to kill Chewie. (I'm surprised Chewie's massive amounts of awesome didn't cause the moon to stop from crashing and begin orbiting around our furry friend.) That cause of death is testament to his greatness. BTW, it was Yo'Gand's Core that caused the moon to crash, not regular physics. So that sort of thing COULD and DID happen. *steps off soapbox*