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]