It seems clear that Star Wars: The Last Jedi made no significant changes to its own story due to the fact that Fisher would not appear in the trilogy’s final film.
Whatever happens, the loss will still be felt by fans, especially considering how great Leia’s role was in The Last Jedi.
Of course, the truth is that while we’ve seen the last film role of Carrie Fisher, the story of the actress’s career isn’t quite complete.
The reality is that in two years when Star Wars: Episode IX is released we’ll be thinking and talking about Fisher again, this time because we don’t see her.