Tuesday, June 24, 2025

Rebels - S4E6 - "Flight of the Defender"

0:55 - Ezra (to Hera, via comlink):  "No sign of the ship, yet."  In Revenge of the Sith, a clone trooper, speaking to the Emperor and referring to Yoda, says, "There's no sign of the body, sir" [1:55:11], and Luke also uses the 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].

7:22 - Sabine:  "I don't believe it; this thing has a navi-computer."  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].

8:51 - Sabine (to Ezra):  "Don't just stand there; jump!"  While in the trash compactor in A New Hope, Leia gives the same command:  "Don't just stand there; try and brace it with something!" [1:21:37]

9:38 - Sabine flies the TIE Defender close to the tower at the Imperial landing pad, and the framing and movement match a shot in The Empire Strikes Back where Han flies the Millennium Falcon past the bridge of a Star Destroyer [1:07:39]:



11:49 - Ezra suddenly decreases the speed of the TIE Defender so that the TIE Interceptor pursuing it flies past it.  Luke does the same thing with speeder bikes in Return of the Jedi [59:47].

12:24 - Ezra (to Sabine, referring to the last TIE Interceptor):  "Don't worry; I'll get him."  "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], and a clone trooper tells Bail Organa, "Don't worry; the situation is under control [1:24:35]), 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]).

16:35 - Governor Pryce (to Thrawn):  "We've located the crash, Admiral, but there's no sign of the Rebels.  I'm initiating a search.  They won't escape."  An Imperial officer's comment to Vader in A New Hope has the same basic structure:  "We count thirty rebel ships, Lord Vader, but they're so small they're evading our turbolasers" [1:46:53].  For "no sign," see above, 0:55.

18:33 - Ezra (about the lothwolf):  "I don't believe it."  See above, 7:22.

20:55 - Zeb (after Sabine explains that the hyperdrive stolen from the Defender will work in the U-Wing:  "Then we can come and go off this rock."  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].

Tuesday, June 17, 2025

Rebels - S4E5 - "The Occupation"

0:08 - Hera:  "We're coming up on Yavin IV.  Sabine, transmit the clearance codes."  In A New Hope, Han uses the same expression when he says, "Looks like we're coming up on Alderaan" [1:02:27], and in Return of the Jedi, an Imperial officer gives the same command:  "Shuttle Tydirium, transmit the clearance code for shield passage" [54:50].

2:46 - Ezra (mostly to Hera):  "Trust me; Vizago'll get us through the Empire's blockade."  Han also says, "Trust me" (to Leia) in The Empire Strikes Back [1:20:06].

5:18 - Imperial offcer to the Broken Horn:  "Transmit clearance codes."  See above, 0:08.

6:53 - Stormtrooper (to Vizago):  "Hands up!"  A stormtrooper also says, "Hands up!" to Han and Leia in Return of the Jedi [1:48:07].  In The Phantom Menace, a battle droid says, "Hands up!" to Jar Jar and Captain Tarpals [2:00:19], and in Revenge of the Sith, one says "Hands up, Jedi!" to Anakin [10:22].

8:25 - Stormtrooper (to some Lothal citizens):  "You're out past curfew.  Let's see some identification."  A sandtrooper makes nearly the same request of Luke in A New Hope:  "Let me see your identification" [43:32].

8:38 - Sabine (to Ezra, before the enter Old Jho's):  "You sure about this?"  Padmé asks Qui-Gon the same question in The Phantom Menace, referring to betting on Anakin in the podrace:  "Are you sure about this?" [44:21].

9:47 - Baron Valen Rudor (to Ezra, after he identifies a hologram of him):  "Your eyes do not deceive you, young man."  Obi-Wan uses this same expression in A New Hope when he tells Luke, "Your eyes can deceive you; don't trust them" [1:01:45].

11:51 - Hera (to Kanan):  "We better get moving."  After escaping the Death Star trash compactor in A New Hope, Luke says nearly the same thing:  "Well, let's get movin'" [1:25:44].

13:47 - Sabine: "We've been cut off!"  Speaking to C-3PO via comlink, Luke also says, "We've been cut off!" in A New Hope [1:17:42].

15:53 - Zeb:  "It's a probe.  Blast it!"  Luke also yells this to Han in A New Hope (referring to the dianoga in the trash compactor):  "Blast it, will you!?" [1:20:38]

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In multiple shots in Old Jho's, there's yet an-other instance of the hexagonal pattern seen in the homestead garage in Attack of the Clones and A New Hope:


Tuesday, June 10, 2025

Rebels - S4E4 - "In the Name of the Rebellion, Part II"

5:37 - Stormtrooper (to Chopper):  "Move along, droid!"  In A New Hope, a sandtrooper says nearly the same thing when, prompted by Obi-Wan's influence through the Force, he directs Luke into Mos Eisley:  "Move along.  Move along." [43:51].

14:36 - Captain Slavin (to an Imperial officer):  "Prepare a boarding party."  In The Empire Strikes Back, Vader gives the same instruction to Admiral Piett:  "Prepare the boarding party, and set your weapons for stun" [1:57:09].

15:59 - Stormtrooper (to the Rebels):  "Hands up!"  A stormtrooper also says, "Hands up!" to Han and Leia in Return of the Jedi [1:48:07].  In The Phantom Menace, a battle droid says, "Hands up!" to Jar Jar and Captain Tarpals [2:00:19], and in Revenge of the Sith, one says "Hands up, Jedi!" to Anakin [10:22].

17:21 - Ezra (to Chopper):  "Don't worry about the guards; just meet us there."  "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], and a clone trooper tells Bail Organa, "Don't worry; the situation is under control [1:24:35]), 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]).

17:55 - Stormtrooper (to Chopper):  "Hey, where do you think you're going?"  In A New Hope, Luke also asks R2 this after he goes off to find Obi-Wan:  "Hey, whoa, just where do you think you're going?" [28:12]

19:31 - As the Imperial shuttle that the Rebels stole flies past the bridge, Slavin is standing in the same pose as Vader is on his Star Destroyer in The Empire Strikes Back [20:27]:


Tuesday, June 3, 2025

Rebels - S4E3 - "In the Name of the Rebellion, Part I"

0:06 - Sabine (to Kanan and Ezra):  "We're coming up on Yavin IV."  In A New Hope, Han uses the same expression when he says, "Looks like we're coming up on Alderaan" [1:02:27].

0:12 - Kanan (about the Rebel cell on Yavin IV):  "According to Hera, it's more well-equipped than we were."  General Tagge uses the same description in A New Hope:  "The rebel alliance is too well-equipped" [37:02].

2:31 - Wedge (to Hera):  "Captain, are you alright?"  In The Phantom Menace, Anakin asks Qui-Gon, "Are you alright?" [1:17:31].  In Attack of the Clones, Padmé asks Anakin, "Ani, are you alright?" [50:02], and later a clone trooper asks Padmé, "Are you alright?" [2:05:54].  In Revenge of the Sith, Anakin asks the Chancellor, "Are you alright?"[11:49], and a bit later, Mace Windu asks him, "Chancellor Palpatine, are you alright?" [24:53].  Padmé also asks Anakin, "Are you alright?" [1:27:59].  In A New Hope, Luke asks Obi-Wan this [59:16] and Biggs asks Luke [1:46:44], and in The Empire Strikes Back, Luke asks, "Rogue Two, are you alright?" [30:31].  Luke also asks Han, "Are you alright?" when they're captured by Jabba in Return of the Jedi [28:31].

4:18 - General Dodonna (in a briefing):  "Well, the question is:  what course of action do we take?"  Queen Amidala uses the phrase "course of action" in The Phantom Menace:  "I will not condone a course of action that will lead us to war" [9:51].

10:22 - Kanan (to Hera):  "You alright?"  In The Phantom Menace, Padmé asks Anakin this [1:19:06], and in The Empire Strikes Back, Han asks this twice, once to Luke [22:12] and once to Leia [31:39].

10:42 - Kanan (to Hera):  "That's Gerrera talking, not you."  Obi-Wan makes a similar distinction in A New Hope, when he tells Luke, "That's your uncle talking" [36:26].

10:55 - Hera:  "Coming up on Jalindi."  See above, 0:06.

11:47 - Zeb (about Sabine, Ezra, and Chopper):  "I don't like this; they're dropping too fast."  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].

14:38 - Commander Titus (to Ezra, impersonating him):  "Who is this?"  An Imperial officer also asks Han, "Who is this?" in A New Hope, while Han is trying to impersonate an Imperial officer [1:15:40].

21:08 - Saw (to Edrio Two Tubes):  "Get us out of here."  In A New Hope, Han also says this (to Chewbacca):  "Chewie, get us outta here!" [55:26].