Warning: Spoilers ahead for F9.
F9 includes a credits scene that'll bring joy to fans of The Fast Saga, finally promising justice for Han in Hobbs & Shaw 2. Besides getting the usual crew back together, F9 marks the return of Han Lue (Sung Kang). A fan-favorite character, Han is initially killed in Fast & Furious: Tokyo Drift, but the Fast and Furious franchise later resets the timeline to include him in additional movies. The character's death is then retconned to show Deckard Shaw (Jason Statham) kills Han as revenge for Dominic Toretto's (Vin Diesel) crew putting his brother Owen (Luke Evans) in a coma. F9 retcons Han's death yet again, showing Mr. Nobody (Kurt Russell) orchestrated a fake demise. According to the film, the character has been alive the whole time.
Both Han and his supposed killer, Shaw, have had odd treatment in the Fast and Furious franchise. In Fast & Furious 7, Shaw is a villain who seemingly kills Han and goes after Dom's crew. However, in The Fate of the Furious, Shaw is suddenly an antihero, stealing the movie with a hilarious airplane fight scene. He evens shows up at the family cookout at the end, and Han is just an afterthought. Fans already campaigned to get justice for Han following the character's death, and Fate accelerated that movement.
F9 includes a clever moment indicating Han will get the justice he deserves. In a post-credit scene, Shaw beats a punching bag that's not exactly regular gym equipment. Instead, Shaw's bag has a random villain inside, but his torturous interrogation is interrupted by someone at the door. He answers to find Han looking back at him, and that's how the scene ends. Han has a serious look, Shaw looks like he's seen a ghost, and fans get what they want.
The scene is an interesting setup for Hobbs & Shaw 2. Now, the Fast and Furious franchise can make amends for forgetting Han while Shaw abruptly turned into a hero. Other villains of major franchises, such as The Walking Dead's Negan, have made the change from heel to hero, but that normally takes years. Statham's Shaw weirdly goes from murderer to Toretto party guest in the span of one movie. Han's return allows the characters to finally address the elephant in the room. He's alive, and Shaw has to face it.
In addition to letting Han get his revenge, the scene offers Hobbs & Shaw 2 a lot of leeway. The moment, showcasing a serious-looking Han staring back at Shaw, is reminiscent of the end of The Force Awakens. In that movie, Rey (Daisy Ridley) hands Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill) a lightsaber, and the film ends with Skywalker just staring back. The scene led to constant fan speculation about what would happen. Of course, The Last Jedi reveals Luke doesn't initially want to train Rey, tossing the lightsaber away as he tries to move on from his Jedi past. Will Han similarly try to move on after F9, perhaps letting bygones be bygones? While that's a possibility, it also doesn't seem like justice.