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I woudn't do her cameo as pointless as that. Sheen literally had 1 minute of what felt like superficial chit chat that did nothing for the story. I would hope they would make something with Charlie a bit deeper and longer and maybe even more critical to the story in some small way. Where her being there actually matters.
And I don't care how hideous McGuillis is now. I'd rather see her than not. Just do the movie magic thing and go for it. But if you really want to get me squirming in my seat, when they first see each other (even though it's just as old friends) play this:
Man, that would hit me right in the feels.
(But honestly, I don't see Cruise going for it, just like he didn't for TG:M)
Yeah, Slider was a huge missed opportunity at the funeral and it honestly kind of pissed me off. Actually makes no sense because Ice and Slider were supposed to be best buds almost like Maverick and Goose. Even a non-speaking cameo at the funeral would have been better than nothing. Dammit. Although I would love to see him show up in 3, I don't see how they could do it without feeling contrived (unless he is an Admiral). They missed their golden opportunity.
Regarding Slider...we saw the "non speaking cameo" with Robert Loggia in Independence Day 2. Wasn't worth it really in that instance anyway. But I think just a shot of Slider there and even just a nod between Slider and Maverick would have been nice. But I think the whole point of the Iceman part of the story was that now Maverick is truly alone against the world...seeing Rick Rossovich might have felt like a bit of lingering support from the establishment. But now the opportunity is kind of blown.
As to McGillis... What kind of meaningful role do you think she could or would have? There is something like the Elishabeth Shue or Kumiko side plots in Cobra Kai...but that seems a little hokey and she also isn't really up to the requirements physically now. She could be running a military library or something where they need to go for information but honestly I'd rather have Maverick go to the library and it's James Tolkan behind the desk or explaining the intel.
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