Maz Kanata – the Force user

Maz Kanata is easily one of the most interesting characters in the entire Star Wars: The Force Awakens. Just like Yoda, she is both small and big at the same time – and, pretty much like Yoda, she can also use the Force. Of course, this isn’t shown in the movie – it is just hinted at.

In the original screenplay (and, most likely, in the uncut version of the flick), Maz Kanata displays her awesome powers. When the First Order attack her castle, she is cornered (with Han and Chewie) by the Stormtroopers. The fact that she isn’t a Jedi or a Sith is pretty clear, since she had to concentrate on doing something.

So Han tries to stall the Stormtroopers and gets in a funny exchange with them. Eventually, he runs out of things to say and reveals that he has recognized Finn as being a Stormtrooper himself. At that point, Maz Kanata brings the ceiling of the cave on the Stormtroopers.

While this isn’t exactly an important scene, it is still an interesting one, since it further develops Maz Kanata’s character. Which would then explain why Han said that a woman always figures out the truth – always.