I honestly thought the whole Chewbacca "heroic death in the expanded universe" thing was just something that only the nerdiest of nerds complained about. I did not expect it to come up as a subject over dinner with friends. Go figure. Also, if you really want to piss off a fan of the Expanded Universe, I think I found a new method: ask them about what they think of the 80's Ewoks cartoon series, and whether their existence in the Star Wars universe implies that magic is a thing, or if Ewoks are just really good at using the force. I got a mild reaction out of the people around me, so I can only imagine what it'd do to someone like Knitting Machine's relative.