Thank you all SO MUCH for enjoying this movie with me! As a reminder, I am a month ahead on Patreon, meaning that my Episode VI: Return of the Jedi reaction is being posted on there today!

“I love you” / “I know.” is in my opinion among the best improvisations in Hollywood history. George Lucas originally wanted Han to say ‘I love you too’ but Harrison Ford improvised it as a simple “I know” which suits Han’s character so much better. He spent the entire film trying to get Leia to admit how she felt. When she finally does, it’s basically “well duh!”

This movie and "Revenge of the Sith" are in my opinion the best movies of all Star Wars

"It's like I'm reuniting with friends." That's been the primary appeal of Star Wars to fans ever since this movie came out.

The reason they tortured Han wasn't for information, it was because Vader knew of the connection Luke had with his friends, and if he tortured them, he knew Luke would feel it through the force, as he did, and come running. The point of the freezing with carbonite is because Vader wants to transport Luke to the Emperor, and keeping a Jedi prisoner, if he is conscious, would be extremely dangerous, even if he is shackled, he can still control minds, move things with the force, and is extremely powerful. Freezing Han was just a test to see if that facility could freeze a human successfully without killing them, because Vader didnt want to risk killing Luke.

The reason Luke looks abit different is because Mark Hamill was in a car accident just before they started filming this. They included the scene with the Wampa (yeti) and his face getting injured to explain away his accident and scars.

To be fair emme, a Skywalker losing their hand is like a right of passage, his father was just helping him along.

Hey Emme, great haircut. 😅 I'm sorry to say it, but Disney ruined Star Wars, the OG idea is brilliant to this day, but ever since Disney bought Lucasfilm, the story changed, and not for the better. The "force blood counting" was not the OG idea, I hope that after "Episode VI" you understood why. The force was not originally a blood count thing, it was a sensitivity, when it changed in the prequels, the whole idea changed... 😒🤥😮‍💨👎

If you remember back in episode 4 when Leah first met Han her first words were as arrogant as Han. "I see you managed to cut off our only escape route" which prompted Hans arrogant response. This exchange opened up the war of words between the two because they both liked each other from the beginning but hated themselves for it. So they took it out on each other until they finally lowered their guard and acknowledged their love. It's a two way street here not just a nasty Han.

Han forcing the Falcon to start like it’s an old TV is seriously one of my favorite scenes of the trilogy😂

If you notice when Leia is talking to the pilots, Han is working in the background and stops to listen to her. Shows that he really cares about her

Couple of notes:

“I am your father” was the biggest plot twist ever and really the main reason fans say to watch in release order.

"I'm really hoping Luke and Leia don't kiss..."

Just three favorite moments from this reaction:

One of the greatest sequels in history, with one of the greatest plot twists in history. This is also the film that introduced Yoda, Dagobah, the Emperor, and the Imperial March.

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Aside from Ewan McGregor’s performance as Obi-Wan my favorite aspect of the prequels is Anakin sensing the pain of his mother across the galaxy. That’s how he knew all he had to do was torture Leia, Han and Chewie and Luke would sense it and come. They can’t understand why they are being tortured and not asked any questions.

Leia kissing Luke in the med bay was 100% her trying to piss-off Han at that moment; it had 0% actual romantic intent behind it. Obviously she has love for Luke, and kissing him was also a genuine expression of that love (and, I should note this was immediately after he was rescued from death, so such an expression is even more natural), but she was totally playing it up, to shove it in Han's face.

When Luke escaped, Vader didn't kill Admiral Piett because he really wanted to have his son by his side. He was genuinely dismayed at his own failure. I think he fought Luke believing he was not in fact the son of Anakin, but in spending time around him, their connection to the Force made Vader realize the truth. You can also see the sadness in Vader when he first tells Luke he's his father, and when Luke let's go of the stand and falls, Vader's outstretched hand falls in dismay. Go back and rewatch it with these tidbits in mind, and you'll recognize the signs. They did a great job in showing emotion through an emotionless mask/helmet.