Star Words: Episode VI, Part 38
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matrilThings were looking pretty good for the intrepid crew on Endor. With a handy diversion from Paploo, troopers were lured from the bunker so the Rebels could infiltrate and prepare to take down the shield. Alas, this false victory turns to disaster once the legion of the Emperor's finest shows up to stop the Rebel scum.
Similar problems for the Rebel fleet. They hoped to find the shield down and feared that it would still be up. What no one expected was no reading whatsoever. You can see the awful realization dawning on Lando as he puts the pieces together.
"But how could they be jamming us if they don't know... if we're coming....? Break off the attack! The shield is still up!
The escalation rate of this scene makes my adrenaline run wild every time. The ships veering dramatically away from the Death Star, the increasingly frantic exclamations of the pilots, the music reaching a frenzied pitch. The Imperial Fleet appearing in all its dreadful glory. And culminating with Ackbar's famous utterance. It's a trap indeed. The latter quote is more recitable, but I like Lando's for its midsentence shift, from bewilderment to horror. It's like a boulder atop a hill. Once it's nudged, the avalanche swiftly follows.
Next, words of irony...
Similar problems for the Rebel fleet. They hoped to find the shield down and feared that it would still be up. What no one expected was no reading whatsoever. You can see the awful realization dawning on Lando as he puts the pieces together.
"But how could they be jamming us if they don't know... if we're coming....? Break off the attack! The shield is still up!
The escalation rate of this scene makes my adrenaline run wild every time. The ships veering dramatically away from the Death Star, the increasingly frantic exclamations of the pilots, the music reaching a frenzied pitch. The Imperial Fleet appearing in all its dreadful glory. And culminating with Ackbar's famous utterance. It's a trap indeed. The latter quote is more recitable, but I like Lando's for its midsentence shift, from bewilderment to horror. It's like a boulder atop a hill. Once it's nudged, the avalanche swiftly follows.
Next, words of irony...
