Then, Poe disobeys orders to return to base and calls in a squadron of bomber ships, which fly in and explode like a domino effect. It looks great, like the dog fight at the end of Star Wars: a New Hope. Leia was always a boss.) Poe Dameron prank-calls the bad guys to distract them, and proceeds to blow up some evil spaceship turrets. (Her sideways promotion from Princess to General is the kind of fake promotion that people give instead of giving raises. I don’t know if the movie can be described as having a plot, but here’s what happens: General Leia-once Princess Leia-is evacuating her troops from their secret base as the bad guys close in.