The Force is strong with this couple

Lando is my favorite Star Wars character. He never betrayed Han, Lando's story just took place off screen so it would be a surprise when Vader sprung his trap. Lando was the President of a floating city the size of Chicago. Responsible for the wellbeing of thousands of people. Vader showed up with enough fire power to destroy the place. You also have to remember what happens to people that anger Vader. Lando was told that Vader had no real interest in his friends, and that once he had Luke he would leave and Lando's friends could stay. If you recall, Han was trying to land and port authority kept denying them. Even the cops in the ship behind them shot at them to try to drive them off. That was Lando's doing as well. Then when he met Han at the landing platform, he acted all kinds of strange. That was an attempt to tell Han to stay on his guard. He was really trying to do the best he could for everybody involved. He ran out of options for a peaceful resolution, so he rebelled. Lando is a good dude.

The saddest thing about Luke abandoning his training was that it accomplished absolutely nothing. Leia and Chewie escaped without needing his help at all, Han was still captured, and all Luke managed was to make the escape harder, lose a hand, and learn a truth he was nowhere near ready to hear.

The fact that these two didnt' know about Vader being Luke's father makes this one of the best reactions of all time. What a damn treat. Seriously.

It's rare these days to see someone who didn't already know Vader was Luke's father. It's a good thing there are no more surprises. I'm glad everyone kept silent about this, allowing us to see a genuine "WTF?!" moment. 😁

“I don’t believe it.” “That.. is why you fail.” It’s amazing how valuable this is.

the toys on shelves you have seen are actually probably toys of Grogu

Fun fact: George Lucas had to add that scene with the Wampa (ice monster) at the beginning of filming because Mark Hamill suffered a motorcycle accident months beforehand and his face had to be surgically reconstructed. The scene was added to explain why Luke's face looks a little different in the first film; because he got attacked by a wild animal.

Once you guys watch more it’ll all make sense. Anakin is one of the most tragic characters in cinema ever

Such a pleasure to see two people have the genuine reaction to I am your father that I had over 40 years ago when I saw this in the theater. Only people my age can remember the arguments that resulted from Vader's reveal and we had to wait 3 years to end the speculation

It's amazing to witness not one, but two people who had zero clue that Vader was Luke's Father. Most have already heard the famous line, but to see the look on both of your faces from the minute he said "I am your Father" to the moment Luke reached out to Leia for help, was awesome. You guys were so shocked, and yet still processing everything. A true first time reaction. Can't wait to see the rest of your reactions from this series. You guys are in it now, time to do them all.

The initial agreement Lando made with Vader was just "we're going to keep your friends and some other guys hostage for a couple hours to lure someone you've never heard of into a trap, then we'll let them go". It's not THAT insane he'd agree with it to keep his people safe.

I was 6 years old when the Empire Strikes Back first came out in the theaters. Even at that age, I can still remember the collective gasp from everyone in the audience when Vader said he was Luke's father.

Shoshannah's shocked face for the "I love you " moment. "I know". PRICELESS. She was so shocked. Amazing for sure.

Thing is, though Luke "won" the fight in his vision he still lost the test by choosing to fight in the first place, which was the quick and easy path a.k.a. the Dark Side of the Force. That's why Yoda told him that he didn't need his weapons and that the only thing he'd find in the cave was what he took with him, and why he ultimately saw himself inside Vader's helmet. His vision was telling him to stop being reckless and ruled by his emotions or the Dark Side will take him.

The line "Only What you take with you." is one of my favorites in the whole series

I saw the Original Star Wars at age 13 in 1977. I was 16 years old in 1980 when I saw it in the Movie Theatre. It was amazing. Everyone in the Theatre gasped when Vader told Luke who He was!

It’s always so interesting to see a reaction to the Big Reveal.

Viewed from Lando's perspective, he's the owner of Cloud city which has a population living on it. He clearly cares about the population, and strikes a deal to satisfy the empire which no doubt arrived unannounced and in force. The deal is in the interests of keeping the people safe - when he sees that it's a lie, and that the empire will annex the city, he makes an announcement to the city to evacuate, whilst trying to undo what the empire had done. Lando may have taken action that betrays people he knows, but his deal probably saved countless lives, and he's actually a real hero.

I love Yoda's introduction in this movie. He's so funny.