Tuesday, May 6, 2025

Rebels - S3E21 - "Zero Hour, Part I"

1:35 - Tarkin (after Thrawn explains that the Rebels "are about to launch a major military strike against the Empire"):  "They wouldn't dare!"  In The Phantom Menace, Sio Bibble says the same thing after Qui-Gon tells Amidala that the Trade Federation will kill her if she stays on Naboo [23:36].

2:35 - Tarkin:  "If we are to crush this rebellion, we must make examples of its leaders."
Thrawn:  "As you wish, Governor Tarkin."

There are two echoes here.  Tarkin also uses this phrase in A New Hope when he says, "Now, Lord Vader will provide us with the location of the rebel fortress by the time this station is operational.  We will then crush the rebellion with one swift strike" [38:52], and the phrase "As you wish" occurs a number of times in the original trilogy:  in A New Hope, Vader says it after Tarkin asks him to release General Motti from his Force choke [38:45]; in The Empire Strikes Back, Boba Fett says it after Vader warns the bounty hunters against disintegrations [1:06:22]; in Return of the Jedi, Vader says it twice more in conversations with the Emperor [39:16 and 1:07:38], and Admiral Piett says it to Vader ("As you wish, my lord") [56:13].  In The Phantom Menace, Nute Gunray says, "As you wish" at the end of a conversation with Darth Sidious [5:04], and in Revenge of the Sith, Captain Typho says, "As you wish, my lady," to Padmé [1:41:23].

9:37 - Thrawn (to the Rebels):  "There is no escape."  Vader says this to Luke in The Empire Strikes Back [1:50:25], and Palpatine says this to Luke in Return of the Jedi [1:44:31].

11:10 - Kanan (to Ezra):  "Good luck, kid."  In The Empire Strikes Back, an unidentified Rebel pilot wishes Luke good luck [36:02] and Luke wishes Lando good luck [2:00:09], and in Return of the Jedi, Han and Lando wish each other good luck [Han to Lando at 50:33 and Lando to Han at 52:21].

12:38 - Konstantine (to Thrawn):  "As you wish."  See above, 2:35.

13:35 - Green squadron pilot:  "I'm hit!"  Obi-Wan says this in Revenge of the Sith after buzz droids land on his starfighter [5:23].  In A New Hope, this is said by a Rebel pilot ("I'm hit!" [1:48:06]), Luke ("I'm hit, but not bad" [1:48:48]), and Wedge ("I'm hit!" [1:54:32]).  A rebel pilot also says, "I'm hit!" in Return of the Jedi [1:44:16].

14:11 - Kanan:  "Bendu, we need your help."  The same phrase appears in The Phantom Menace (Queen Amidala tells Jar Jar, "I need your help" [1:37:55]), Revenge of the Sith (Obi-Wan says, "Padmé, I need your help" [1:38:44]); and A New Hope (Obi-Wan says, "I need your help, Luke.  She [Leia] needs your help." [36:03]).

16:48 - Hera:  "Stay sharp, Ezra; we'll find you that opening."  Han says, "Stay sharp" twice in A New Hope, once to Chewbacca before making the jump to hyperspace away from Tatooine [56:08] and once to Luke shortly before the Death Star's sentry ships attack [1:34:15].

18:28 - Konstantine:  "Take evasive action!"  In The Empire Strikes Back, an Imperial officer also says, "Take evasive action!" [37:19]

18:53 - Imperial officer (to Thrawn):  "Sir, one Rebel ship escaped the blockade."  In The Phantom Menace, Nute Gunray's confession to Darth Sidious has the same basic structure:  "One Naboo cruiser got past the blockade" [27:22].

20:45 - Mon Mothma:  "I wish I could help you, Commander Bridger, but I can't.  Doing so would play into Thrawn's hands; he'd wipe out all we've worked to build."  Queen Amidala uses nearly the same expression in The Phantom Menace when she tells Boss Nass that "the Trade Federation has destroyed all that we have worked so hard to build" [1:41:02].

21:03 - Mon Mothma (to Ezra):  "I promise you we will do our best to negotiate fair treatment for the prisoners."  In The Phantom Menace, Obi-Wan tells Anakin, "You will be a Jedi; I promise" [2:07:43], and in Revenge of the Sith, Padmé tells Anakin, "I'm not gonna die in childbirth, Ani; I promise you," and he replies, "No, I promise you" [53:46].

Tuesday, April 29, 2025

Rebels - S3E20 - "Twin Suns"

3:02 - Obi-Wan (in holocron recording):  "A new hope will emerge.  A new hope-"  I noted this previously (at the end of the second part of "Spark of Rebellion"), and it's pretty obvious, but I'll note it again:  "A new hope" is the subtitle of Episode IV.

8:52 - Ezra:  "Chop, this is a trap!"  Admiral Ackbar says, "It's a trap!" in Return of the Jedi [1:35:03], and Leia says it twice in The Empire Strikes Back [1:39:50].

11:39 - Chopper deliberates between going to find a settlement or following Ezra across the desert, during which his dome rotates between his two options, which is similar to what R2-D2 does in A New Hope, evidently trying to decide whether to go his own way or stay with C-3PO [10:07].

12:09 - Ezra (walking through a sandstorm):  "Don't worry, Chop!  It can't be much farther!"  "Don't worry" also appears in Attack of the Clones (Anakin tells Padmé, "Don't worry; I've given up trying to argue with you" [1:36:02]), Revenge of the Sith (C-3PO tells Padmé, "Don't worry; I'm sure he'll be alright," referring to Anakin [1:24:00), A New Hope (Obi-Wan tells R2-D2, "Oh, don't worry; he'll be alright," referring to Luke [30:17]; Han tells Chewbacca, "Don't worry, Chewie; I think I know what he [Luke] has in mind" [1:12:12]; and Han tells Leia, "Don't worry; she'll hold together," referring to the Millennium Falcon [1:34:57]), The Empire Strikes Back (C-3PO tells R2, "Don't worry about Master Luke; I'm sure he'll be alright" [12:45], and Han tells Leia, "Don't worry" [1:20:04]), and Return of the Jedi (Lando, referring to Han, tells Nien Nunb, "Don't worry; my friend's down there; he'll have that shield down on time" [1:27:18]).

Tuesday, April 22, 2025

Rebels - S3E19 - "Double Agent Droid"

0:05 - Wedge:  "Don't worry, Phoenix Leader; we'll be back with those codes before you know it."  "Don't worry" also appears in Attack of the Clones (Anakin tells Padmé, "Don't worry; I've given up trying to argue with you" [1:36:02]), Revenge of the Sith (C-3PO tells Padmé, "Don't worry; I'm sure he'll be alright," referring to Anakin [1:24:00), A New Hope (Obi-Wan tells R2-D2, "Oh, don't worry; he'll be alright," referring to Luke [30:17]; Han tells Chewbacca, "Don't worry, Chewie; I think I know what he [Luke] has in mind" [1:12:12]; and Han tells Leia, "Don't worry; she'll hold together," referring to the Millennium Falcon [1:34:57]), The Empire Strikes Back (C-3PO tells R2, "Don't worry about Master Luke; I'm sure he'll be alright" [12:45], and Han tells Leia, "Don't worry" [1:20:04]), and Return of the Jedi (Lando, referring to Han, tells Nien Nunb, "Don't worry; my friend's down there; he'll have that shield down on time" [1:27:18]).

0:17 - Hera (mostly to Zeb):  "Let's cut the chatter; we've got a job to do."  Red Leader uses this same expression in A New Hope:  "Cut the chatter, Red Two" [1:45:55].

2:50 - AP-5 (arguing with Chopper):  "No, you follow my lead" and 3:10 "I told you to follow my lead."  In Attack of the Clones, Padmé says the same thing to Anakin after they land on Geonosis:  "Look, whatever happens out there, follow my lead" [1:35:51].

7:40 - Imperial Technician (to the Controller, after explaining that AP-5 stole clearance codes for Lothal):  "There is a danger."  An Imperial officer also says this to Tarkin in A New Hope:  "We've analyzed their attack, sir, and there is a danger" [1:51:03].

14:46 - Hera:  "Next time, AP, we'll listen to you; I promise."  In The Phantom Menace, Obi-Wan tells Anakin, "You will be a Jedi, I promise" [2:07:43], and in Revenge of the Sith, Padmé tells Anakin, "I'm not gonna die in childbirth, Ani, I promise you," and he replies, "No, I promise you" [53:46].

19:05 - Hera:  "Hey, you, Imperial sleemo, keep your hands off my droid!"  Anakin also uses the Huttese insult sleemo in The Phantom Menace; according to the subtitles, after Sebulba tells him, "You won't walk away from this one, you slave scum," he replies, "Don't count on it, slime ball" [57:26].

Tuesday, April 15, 2025

Rebels - S3E18 - "Secret Cargo"

4:01 - Hera (after Ezra's distracted by ships exiting hyperspace):  "Nevermind, stay on target!"  One of the Gold Squadron pilot also says, "Stay on target" in A New Hope [1:50:43].

4:37 - Erskin Semaj:  "Captain Syndulla, I presume?"  Perhaps just coincidentally, this has the same structure as Henry Stanley's famous greeting "Dr. Livingstone, I presume?"

11:06 - Thrawn (to Governor Pryce):  "Take Admiral Konstantine to the far side of the nebula and wait there.  When our fighters flush the Rebels out into the open, you'll be in position to capture Senator Mon Mothma alive.  She could be our key to locating the true Rebel fleet."
Pryce:  "As you wish, Grand Admiral."

There are two echoes to note here:  Palpatine's instructions to Vader in Return of the Jedi begin in a similar way:  "Send the fleet to the far side of Endor; there it will stay until called for" [53:44], and the phrase "As you wish" occurs a number of times in the original trilogy:  in A New Hope, Vader says it after Tarkin asks him to release General Motti from his Force choke [38:45]; in The Empire Strikes Back, Boba Fett says it after Vader warns the bounty hunters against disintegrations [1:06:22]; in Return of the Jedi, Vader says it twice more in conversations with the Emperor [39:16 and 1:07:38], and Admiral Piett says it to Vader ("As you wish, my lord") [56:13].  In The Phantom Menace, Nute Gunray says, "As you wish" at the end of a conversation with Darth Sidious [5:04], and in Revenge of the Sith, Captain Typho says, "As you wish, my lady," to Padmé [1:41:23].

14:24 - Hera (to Gold Leader):  "Put all power in your deflector screens."  Gold Leader himself says something similar as the Y-wings begin their run on the Death Star in A New Hope:  "Switch all power to front deflector screen.  Switch all power to front deflector screen." [1:49:42]

17:58 - Zeb:  "Hera, what's the plan!?"
Hera:  "We're not gonna be able to break free.  I'm sorry, Senator; I'm going to have to shut her down."

There are two echoes, here, too.  In A New Hope, Han asks Luke almost the same thing:  "What's your plan?" [1:11:56].  Earlier, when the Millennium Falcon is caught in a tractor beam, Han has the same response:  "There's nothing I can do about it, kid; I'm full power.  I'm gonna have to shut down." [1:04:57]

18:34 - Hera (to Ezra):  "We're caught in a tractor beam.  Can you break us free?"  Han gives the same explanation in A New Hope:  "We're caught in a tractor beam; it's pullin' us in" [1:04:53].

19:52 - Erskin:  "We're coming up on the rendezvous point."  In A New Hope, Han uses the same expression when he says, "Looks like we're coming up on Alderaan" [1:02:27].

Tuesday, April 8, 2025

Rebels - S3E17 - "Through Imperial Eyes"

1:25 - Ezra (in disguise, to Kallus):  "What are you looking at, Imperial scum?"  Insults involving scum also appear in The Phantom Menace (before the podrace, Sebulba tells Anakin in Huttese, "You won't walk away from this one, you slave scum" [57:20]), Revenge of the Sith (General Grievous calls Anakin "Jedi scum" [19:12]), The Empire Strikes Back (Admiral Piett remarks, "Bounty hunters!?  We don't need their scum." [1:05:52]), and Return of the Jedi (an Imperial officer says, "You rebel scum" [1:33:51]).

2:06 - Kallus (to a pair of stormtroopers):  "Leave us.  I'll interrogate him myself."  Palpatine says this twice in the movies:  "Leave us" to his entourage at the opera in Revenge of the Sith [43:44] and "Guards, leave us" to the Imperial guards in Return of the Jedi [1:30:55].

5:04 - Rex (after Chopper says he's on Thrawn's Star Destroyer):  "What in blazes are you doing there!?"  Obi-Wan says nearly the same thing in Attack of the Clones:  "What in the blazes is he [Anakin] doing there [on Tatooine]?" [1:22:27].

7:43 - Thrawn:  "A traitor in our ranks is feeding the Rebels information.  That is the only logical explanation for their success and our failure."  Leia uses nearly the same expression in A New Hope, after telling Han that the Imperials let them go:  "It's the only explanation for the ease of our escape" [1:36:44].

16:30 - Rex (as he and Kanan drop out of hyperspace to land on Thrawn's Star Destroyer):  "Well, here goes nothin'."  Lando also says, "Here's goes nothing" as he pilots the Millennium Falcon into the second Death Star in Return of the Jedi [1:57:45].

16:34 - The framing here is roughly the same as that in a shot in Return of the Jedi [54:27], just with the Star Destroyer facing the opposite direction:



(The same is also done with Kanan and Rex in S2E9 "Stealth Strike.")

18:46 - Lyste (after Kallus accuses him of being the Rebel spy):  "What are you talking about?"  This line appears three times in A New Hope:  twice, C-3PO asks R2-D2, "What are you talking about?" [6:51 and 9:47], and later, in response to Luke's urge to rescue Leia, Han asks, "What are you talkin' about?" [1:11:03].  In Attack of the Clones, Anakin also asks Padmé, "What are you talking about?" [1:43:07].

18:48 - Yularen (to stormtroopers, referring to Lyste):  "Take him away!"  In The Phantom Menace, Nute Gunray commands, "Take him away," to a pair of battle droids, referring to Sio Bibble [1:18:19], and in Attack of the Clone, Jango Fett says, "Take him away" to battle droids, referring to Anakin [1:42:30].

19:59 - Thrawn (after Yularen says that "things have fallen into place a little too perfectly"):  "I agree."  Yoda also says, "I agree" in Revenge of the Sith (to Ki-Adi-Mundi's suggestion that it's Obi-Wan who should confront Grievous) [49:09].

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The painting of Lothal in the background of Thrawn's office is by Ralph McQuarrie.

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Tuesday, April 1, 2025

Rebels - S3E16 - "Legacy of Mandalore"

3:54 - Sabine (to Tristan):  "I'll explain everything; I promise."  In The Phantom Menace, Obi-Wan tells Anakin, "You will be a Jedi; I promise" [2:07:43], and in Revenge of the Sith, Padmé tells Anakin, "I'm not gonna die in childbirth, Ani; I promise you," and he replies, "No, I promise you" [53:46].

4:30 - Tristan:  "You shouldn't have come back, Sabine."  Vader also says this to Obi-Wan in A New Hope:  "You should not have come back" [1:31:00].

10:15 - Sabine (to her mother):  "Look, the Rebels are planning something, and we need your help."  The same phrase appears in The Phantom Menace (Queen Amidala tells Jar Jar, "I need your help" [1:37:55]), Revenge of the Sith (Obi-Wan says, "Padmé, I need your help" [1:38:44]); and A New Hope (Obi-Wan says, "I need your help, Luke.  She [Leia] needs your help." [36:03]).

14:55 - Ursa (after Gar Saxon says she "consorted with known traitors"):  "What are you talking about?"  This line appears three times in A New Hope:  twice, C-3PO asks R2-D2, "What are you talking about?" [6:51 and 9:47], and later, in response to Luke's urge to rescue Leia, Han asks, "What are you talkin' about?" [1:11:03].  In Attack of the Clones, Anakin also asks Padmé, "What are you talking about?" [1:43:07].

Tuesday, March 25, 2025

Rebels - S3E15 - "Trials of the Darksaber"

12:13 - Ezra (after Sabine says she's a disgrace and a traitor to her family):  "But that's not true."  Luke says the same thing in The Empire Strikes Back when Vader tells him about his father:  "That's not true.  That's impossible." [1:51:21].

Tuesday, March 18, 2025

Rebels - S3E14 - "Warhead"

0:04 - This shot of pods coming out of the bottom of a Star Destroyer is similar to a shot of probe droids being launched from a Star Destroyer at the beginning of The Empire Strikes Back:



2:49 - Zeb (annoyed by AP-5):  "I don't have to stay here and listen to this."  Put off by Han, Luke says nearly the same thing in A New Hope:  "We don't have to sit here and listen-" [49:01]

7:06 - Zeb (to Chopper, about the infiltrator droid):  "He doesn't like you."  Referring to Ponda Baba, Dr. Evazan also tells Luke this in A New Hope [46:34].

14:11 - Zeb (to AP-5, about the infiltrator droid):  "If you're right, then this droid could vaporize the entire base and us along with it."  One of Tarkin's comments to Vader about Obi-Wan in A New Hope has the same protasis:  "If you're right, he must not be allowed to escape" [1:16:56].

15:47 - Zeb (outlining his plan to AP-5):  "We let it go back to its base, but it blows before it can upload its data, maybe even take some more of these droids with it."  Lando makes a similar comment in an exchange with Admiral Ackbar in Return of the Jedi [1:43:53]:
Lando:  "Yes, I said, 'closer'!  Move as close as you can, and engage those Star Destroyers at point blank range!"
Ackbar:  "At that close range, we won't last long against those Star Destroyers."
Lando:  "We'll last longer than we will against that Death Star, and we might just take a few of them with us!"
19:35 - Zeb (starting to explain to Hera what happened):  "We, uh, we think we got it all under control."  Han makes the same claim (to Leia) in A New Hope:  "I had everything under control till you led us down here" [1:19:37].

Tuesday, March 11, 2025

Rebels - S3E13 - "Ghosts of Geonosis Part II"

2:46 - An Imperial light cruiser flies overhead, with framing somewhat similar to the shot with a Star Destroyer at the beginning of A New Hope:



2:58 - Captain Brunson:  "I don't want to waste any more time on this desolate rock than I have to."  Luke uses a similar expression in A New Hope; after C-3PO asks if there's anything he can do to help, he replies, "Not unless you can alter time, speed up the harvest, or teleport me off this rock" [19:58].

6:01 - Ezra (about Klik-Klak's egg):  "If it is a queen, then it's vital to the survival of his whole race."  Leia uses this expression in her message to Obi-Wan in A New Hope:  "I have placed information vital to the survival of the rebellion into the memory systems of this R2 unit" [35:21].

7:03 - Hera (as TIE bombers approach):  "We're in trouble!"  Han also says, "We're in trouble" after the Millennium Falcon fails to jump to hyperspace in The Empire Strikes Back [37:54].

7:18 - Once again, the framing of the light cruiser is similar to the framing of the Star Destroyer at the beginning of A New Hope:



8:11 - Sabine:  "Stupid sand, gets everywhere."  Anakin also complains about sand in Attack of the Clones:  "I don't like sand.  It's course and rough and irritating, and it gets everywhere." [44:37]

8:32 - Hera (to Sabine and Zeb):  "Strap yourselves in!"  Han also says this in A New Hope:  "Go strap yourselves in; I'm gonna make the jump to lightspeed" [56:46].

10:25 - Zeb (to Ezra, about Klik-Klak):  "You found a local?"  After Obi-Wan asks, "What's this?" about Jar Jar in The Phantom Menace, Qui-Gon describes him the same way:  "A local" [11:51].

13:30 - Hera:  "Hey, if we all get captured, that'll end this debate real quick.  Let's go!"  Han uses the same phrase in A New Hope as he explains hyperspace travel to Luke:  "Without precise calculations, we'd fly right through a star or bounce too close to a supernova, and that'd end your trip real quick, wouldn't it?" [56:37]

18:48 - Imperial officer:  "We're in position over the opening, but there's no sign of the enemy ship."  Luke also uses this expression during the Battle of Yavin at the end of A New Hope; after Red Ten asks Luke if he sees any fighters, Luke replies, "No sign of any- wait, comin' in point three five" [1:51:59].

20:02 - Captain Brunson:  "Take evasive action!"  In The Empire Strikes Back, an Imperial officer also says, "Take evasive action!" [37:19]

Tuesday, March 4, 2025

Rebels - S3E12 - "Ghosts of Geonosis Part I"

4:51 - Kanan:  "Let's go take a look."  Referring to sand people, Luke says nearly the same thing to C-3PO in A New Hope:  "Come on; let's go have a look" [28:39]

9:43 - Rex (to Saw):  "It's good to see you alive, my old friend."  The phrase "old friend" is also used in Attack of the Clones (where Palpatine suggests "an old friend, like Master Kenobi" to protect Padmé [6:34] and Count Dooku calls Mace Windu "my old Jedi friend" [1:50:24] and just "old friend" [1:56:05]), in Revenge of the Sith (where Obi-Wan says, "Goodbye, old friend" to Anakin as he leaves for Utapau [51:13] and Yoda refers to Qui-Gon as "an old friend" [2:09:56]), in A New Hope (where Leia sarcastically says, "We, uh, ran into some old friends" when Han asks her and Luke where they've been [1:31:33]), in The Empire Strikes Back (where Yoda says that through the Force, Luke will see "Old friends long gone" [1:17:05]), and in Return of the Jedi (where Luke says, "I have a promise to keep to an old friend" [37:37] and Han calls C-3PO "an old friend of mine" [1:11:53]).

10:36 - Sabine (upon realizing that the energy source is a shield generator):  "Oh, I don't believe it!"  Luke also says, "I don't, I don't believe it" in The Empire Strikes Back, after Yoda uses the Force to get his X-wing out of the swamp [1:13:10].

10:50 - Sabine (about the shield generator):  "Looks like it's fully operational."  In Return of the Jedi, Palpatine uses the same words to describe the Death Star when he tells Luke, "Now witness the firepower of this fully armed and operational battle station!" [1:41:27]

11:23 - Zeb  "You don't just find a fully operational shield generator on a deserted planet for no reason."  See above, 10:50.

14:50 - Hera (about the destroyer droids):  "There's too many, Zeb."  A rebel pilot says the same thing in Return of the Jedi (referring to TIE fighters):  "There's too many of them" [1:35:13].

15:40 - Hera (to the team in the catacombs):  "Alright, boys, I'm calling it; get back to the surface before these battle droids or anything else wakes up."  Luke also says, "Alright, boys" as the snowspeeders join the battle in The Empire Strikes Back:  "Alright, boys, keep tight now" [26:38].

15:48 - Saw:  "We're not going anywhere."  Initially refusing to rescue Leia, Han says the same thing in A New Hope:  "I'm not goin' anywhere" [1:11:14].

16:32 - Kanan:  "Sabine and Zeb are in trouble."  Han says, "We're in trouble" after the Millennium Falcon fails to jump to hyperspace in The Empire Strikes Back [37:54].

17:56 - Rex (after Kanan tells him and Saw to blast a bridge loose):  "I think I know what you have in mind."  Han says basically the same thing in A New Hope:  "Don't worry, Chewie; I think I know what he [Luke] has in mind" [1:12:12], and in The Empire Strikes Back, Leia uses the same expression when she asks Han, "What'd you have in mind for your next move?" [1:14:52].

Tuesday, February 25, 2025

Rebels - S3E11 - "Visions and Voices"

0:12 - Hera (giving a briefing):  "There's no need for the full squadron; a small unit should be able handle this."  One of General Dodonna's comments during the briefing at the end of A New Hope has some of the same vocabulary:  "A small, one-man fighter should be able to penetrate the outer defense" [1:39:42].

2:47 - Kanan (to Hera):  "I'm thinking whatever Ezra went through with Maul, it's not over yet."  Leia also says, "It's not over yet" in A New Hope [1:37:04].

7:44 - Kanan (to Maul):  "You're not walking off this rock in one piece."  Luke uses a similar expression in A New Hope; after C-3PO asks if there's anything he can do to help, he replies, "Not unless you can alter time, speed up the harvest, or teleport me off this rock" [19:58].

7:49 - Maul (to Kanan and Ezra):  "I have planted a beacon nearby.  Strike me down, and it will activate, revealing your presence to the Empire."  Palpatine uses this phrase in Return of the Jedi as he taunts Luke:  "Strike me down with all of your hatred, and your journey towards the dark side will be complete!" [1:45:00]

8:30 - Kanan (after Ezra agrees to go with Maul):  "I do not like this."  This is also Leia's reaction after the Millennium Falcon lands in Cloud City in The Empire Strikes Back:  "I don't like this" [1:19:58].

10:46 - Maul:  "Trust me, Ezra."  Han also says, "Trust me" (to Leia) in The Empire Strikes Back [1:20:06].

11:13 - Maul (to Ezra):  "Do not touch anything!"  Qui-Gon tells Jar Jar this in Watto's shop in The Phantom Menace:  "Don't touch anything" [32:16].

17:36 - Sabine (possessed by a Nightsister, to Ezra):  "You're unwise to re-enter our sanctum."  Vader makes a similar comment to Luke during their duel in Return of the Jedi:  "You are unwise to lower your defenses" [1:49:24].

Tuesday, February 18, 2025

Rebels - S3E10 - "An Inside Man"

1:36 - Ezra:  "Uh, Ryder, what's the plan?"  In A New Hope, Han asks Luke almost the same thing:  "What's your plan?" [1:11:56].

2:28 - Ryder:  "Eh, wish I could take credit.  Idea came from an old friend of yours."  The phrase "old friend" is also used in Attack of the Clones (where Palpatine suggests "an old friend, like Master Kenobi" to protect Padmé [6:34] and Count Dooku calls Mace Windu "my old Jedi friend" [1:50:24] and just "old friend" [1:56:05]), in Revenge of the Sith (where Obi-Wan says, "Goodbye, old friend" to Anakin as he leaves for Utapau [51:13] and Yoda refers to Qui-Gon as "an old friend" [2:09:56]), in A New Hope (where Leia sarcastically says, "We, uh, ran into some old friends" when Han asks her and Luke where they've been [1:31:33]), in The Empire Strikes Back (where Yoda says that through the Force, Luke will see "Old friends long gone" [1:17:05]), and in Return of the Jedi (where Luke says, "I have a promise to keep to an old friend" [37:37] and Han calls C-3PO "an old friend of mine" [1:11:53]).

7:55 - Ezra (to Kanan):  "Now's our chance to find out what the Empire's up to."  Han uses this same expression in A New Hope when some stormtroopers are distracted by the duel between Obi-Wan and Vader and leave their posts, giving Han and the rest an opportunity to return to the Millennium Falcon:  "Now's our chance; go!" [1:32:02]

13:05 - Stormtrooper (to Kanan and Ezra, in disguise as troopers):  "What's your operating number?"  In A New Hope, an Imperial officer also asks Han this over the comlink [1:15:41].

14:31 - Chopper makes noises that sound like "Trust him!  Trust him!" which is what C-3PO says in The Empire Strikes Back about Lando [1:42:12].

19:04 - Ryder (after Kanan and Ezra emerge from the Imperial walker):  "I don't believe it.  I thought you were in the smaller one."  Luke also says, "I don't, I don't believe it" in The Empire Strikes Back, after Yoda uses the Force to get his X-wing out of the swamp [1:13:10].

21:04 - Thrawn (to Governor Pryce):  "Patience, Governor."  There are a few instances in the movies where characters advise patience, but the closest similarity here is to what Palpatine says to Vader in Return of the Jedi:  "Patience, my friend" [38:57].