Tuesday, July 15, 2025

Rebels - S4E9 - "Rebel Assault"

0:24 - The general composition of this shot matches a shot near the end of A New Hope [1:45:14]:



0:45 - Hera:  "Lock S-foils in attack position."  Red Leader gives the same instruction in A New Hope ("Lock S-foils in attack position" [1:45:38]), and so does Wedge in Return of the Jedi ("Lock S-foils in attack positions" [1:34:20]).

6:32 - Once again, Thrawn is standing in the same position and in the same posture as Vader in The Empire Strikes Back [20:27]:



8:13 - Ruhk (after Thrawn tells him to capture the Rebel pilots alive if possible):  "It will be done, Grand Admiral."  The similar line "It will be done, my lord" appears three times in Revenge of the Sith, all directed to Sidious/Palpatine:  General Grievous agrees to move the Separatist leaders to Mustafar [28:43] and a clone pilot and Commander Gree acknowledge Order 66 [1:22:18 and 1:23:01, respectively].

8:35 - Ezra (referring to Hera):  "We will find her, Kanan; 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].  Later, Anakin also tells her, "Things will be different; I promise" [1:29:13].
 
11:13 - Governor Pryce (referring to one of the Rebel pilots):  "Take him away for interrogation."  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].

11:19 - Stormtrooper:  "Governor Pryce, found the flight leader's ship in the eastern district, but there's no sign of the pilot or astromech."  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].

16:31 - Kanan (to the Lothwolf):  "I don't have time for this!"  In The Phantom Menace, Padmé says, "We don't have time for this, Captain" to Panaka while exchanging fire with battle droids [1:52:54].

21:02 - Kanan:  "It's alright, Mart.  There's nothing you could have done."  In A New Hope, Obi-Wan tells Luke the same thing after he finds his aunt and uncle dead:  "There's nothing you could have done, Luke, had you been there" [42:02].