Star Words: Episode VI, Part 6
Jan. 1st, 2021 11:50 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
matrilWell, Thursday came and went and I completely forgot to write an entry. Whoops! We always spend New Years Eve watching a movie marathon; apparently I lost track of which day of the week it was. (Our first marathon was in 2005, with the complete Star Wars saga. New Year's arrived just as the second Death Star blew up.)
Back to our heroes. Han stumbles around a dank dungeon, finding at least some comfort in Chewbacca's presence. He's not so comforted at the idea that Luke is planning their rescue. As far as he knows, the kid can hardly take care of himself, let alone save everyone else. Chewie's explanation that Luke is now a Jedi Knight is beyond Han's comprehension.
"I'm out of it for a little while, everybody gets delusions of grandeur."
An excellent call-back to Threepio's indignant line from the end of Episode V. And just like the droid's criticism of Artoo, this assessment is not accurate at all. Artoo really did know how to fix the hyperdrive on the Falcon, and Luke really is capable of masterminding this caper. A full Jedi Knight? Well....not quite yet. But he's come a long, long way since Han saw him last. Back then, Han needed to rescue Luke from freezing to death on Hoth.
Han's role has always been that of the skeptic, but in this case he has good cause for doubt. Consider Luke's first attempt at rescuing someone in Episode IV, in the earliest days of his acquaintance with Han. He has a half-formed plan at infiltrating the prisoner block with Chewie as their "captive"....and has no idea what to do next. They're cornered by stormtroopers with no way out, barely escaping with their lives thanks to Leia's intervention. And barely escaping that escape into the garbage chute thanks to Artoo's intervention....barely escaping the Death Star because of Ben's sacrifice....barely escaping into hyperspace because the Empire lets them go so they can track the ship to the Rebel base. Whew. Luke's track record is not too impressive, as far as Han can see.
But Luke is no longer the hapless farmboy. However long he trained with Yoda, be it days or months, he has gained a lifetime's worth of skills; strength and confidence and wisdom. Not to mention the fiery furnace of his battle with Vader, where he learned more from defeat than from victory. Luke has transformed, and if Han doesn't believe it yet, he will soon enough.
Next, a more aggressive attempt at a diplomatic solution...
Back to our heroes. Han stumbles around a dank dungeon, finding at least some comfort in Chewbacca's presence. He's not so comforted at the idea that Luke is planning their rescue. As far as he knows, the kid can hardly take care of himself, let alone save everyone else. Chewie's explanation that Luke is now a Jedi Knight is beyond Han's comprehension.
"I'm out of it for a little while, everybody gets delusions of grandeur."
An excellent call-back to Threepio's indignant line from the end of Episode V. And just like the droid's criticism of Artoo, this assessment is not accurate at all. Artoo really did know how to fix the hyperdrive on the Falcon, and Luke really is capable of masterminding this caper. A full Jedi Knight? Well....not quite yet. But he's come a long, long way since Han saw him last. Back then, Han needed to rescue Luke from freezing to death on Hoth.
Han's role has always been that of the skeptic, but in this case he has good cause for doubt. Consider Luke's first attempt at rescuing someone in Episode IV, in the earliest days of his acquaintance with Han. He has a half-formed plan at infiltrating the prisoner block with Chewie as their "captive"....and has no idea what to do next. They're cornered by stormtroopers with no way out, barely escaping with their lives thanks to Leia's intervention. And barely escaping that escape into the garbage chute thanks to Artoo's intervention....barely escaping the Death Star because of Ben's sacrifice....barely escaping into hyperspace because the Empire lets them go so they can track the ship to the Rebel base. Whew. Luke's track record is not too impressive, as far as Han can see.
But Luke is no longer the hapless farmboy. However long he trained with Yoda, be it days or months, he has gained a lifetime's worth of skills; strength and confidence and wisdom. Not to mention the fiery furnace of his battle with Vader, where he learned more from defeat than from victory. Luke has transformed, and if Han doesn't believe it yet, he will soon enough.
Next, a more aggressive attempt at a diplomatic solution...
