Brilliant! Because that worked so well in KotCS!
If that's the direction they take, I'd be fairly disappointed. When I was younger, I didn't like Han in RotJ. I felt he wasn't cool anymore. Later I learned Harrison Ford was just phoning it in because he didn't even want to BE in the movie. But you know what? It works for me as an adult. It completes Han's story arc in the trilogy. In the beginning he was rogue up to no good and only looking out to save his own neck. In ESB he claims to still be that person but then takes a detour with Leia on the Falcon and ends up being captured anyways because of it. Upon being unfrozen (and with the death mark gone with Jabba's death), he can devote his life to Leia and the noble cause of the Rebellion. I don't think them splitting up and him being a scoundrel out and about on his own would be a satisfying continuation.
Han can still be a bad ass. He can still be witty. He can still have one liners. He can still get angry at C-3PO and his ship. He can still be a gunslinger. He can still have connections to the scum and villainy from his past. His life doesn't need to be all rainbows and butterflies. He can have an edge but still be there for his family and for the Republic. I think sacrificing himself (and his ship?) for his family and for the cause of the Republic would be the most heroic and noble thing Han could do in these next movies. His death in Episode VII would also serve as an instant cause for the next generation of Skywalkers to be lured into the Darkside. His death would also give the audience an instant hatred of the villains and hope to see them die. His death would also force the movies to shift focus away from these older characters and onto the new ones as should be the case.
