Rebels - S2E2 - "The Siege of Lothal - Part II"

4:57 - Lando:  "I'd be taking an awful big risk."  Tarkin makes almost the same comment in A New Hope:  "I'm taking an awful risk, Vader" [1:36:30].

7:26 - Ezra:  "We can fight.  We have allies."

Kanan:  "Do you understand what you're saying?  You saw what we're up against.  Look!"

Ezra:  "I'm not afraid."

There are two similarities here.  In A New Hope, as Han is preparing to leave before the Battle of Yavin, Luke says to him, "You know what's about to happen, what they're up against" [1:41:48].  Luke also says, "I'm not afraid" in The Empire Strikes Back [57:22].

8:14 - Ezra:  "So what's the plan for gettin' out of here?"  In A New Hope, Han asks Luke almost the same thing:  "What's your plan?" [1:11:56]

9:05 - Imperial officer (to Admiral Konstantine):  "Admiral, I'm scanning a ship leaving the surface in sector four.  Its transpoder codes match those of the stolen Imperial shuttle."  An Imperial officer says something similar about the Millennium Falcon in A New Hope:  "We've captured a freighter entering the remains of the Alderaan system; its marking match those of a ship that blasted its way out of Mos Eisley" [1:05:58].

10:31 - Hera (after Kanan asks where they're going):  "What are you talking about?  We're part of the Rebellion now."  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 Solo 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].

13:22 - Rebel pilot (referring to Vader):  "He's coming in too fast."  Luke says nearly the same thing about the Death Star's sentry ships in A New Hope:  "They're coming in too fast!" [1:34:45]

15:08 - Ahsoka (referring, albeit unknowingly, to Vader):  "The Force is strong with him."  In a Jedi counsel meeting in The Phantom Menace, Ki-Adi Mundi says this about Anakin [1:33:06], and in The Empire Strikes Back, Palpatine, speaking to Vader, says this about Luke [53:46], but the situation is more like that in A New Hope where Vader says, "The Force is strong with this one" [1:55:41], also describing Luke, although unknowingly.  In Revenge of the Sith, Palpatine tells Anakin, "The Force is strong with you" [1:16:32].

16:38 - Vader (giving orders to Admiral Konstantine):  "I want these rebels alive."  Vader gives the same command to the stormtroopers in A New Hope ("Bring me the passengers; I want them alive!" [6:08]) and to the bounty hunters in The Empire Strikes Back ("You are free to use any methods necessary, but I want them alive, no disintegrations" [1:06:14]).

16:41 - There's some resemblance between this shot from within a TIE fighter firing on The Ghost and a shot in A New Hope from within a TIE fighter firing on the Millennium Falcon [1:34:31]:

19:13 - Kanan (telling Ahsoka about the encounter with Vader):  "I haven't sensed a presence like that since..."  Vader, sensing Obi-Wan, says something similar in A New Hope:  "I sense something, a presence I've not felt since...." [1:06:45].

21:16 - Emperor Palpatine (to Vader):  "Be patient, my old friend."  Advice on being patient and the appellation "old friend" occur many times in the movies, but the strongest similarity here is to what Palpatine says to Vader in Return of the Jedi:  "Patience, my friend" [38:57].

21:25 - Vader (to Palpatine):  "As you wish, my master."  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].

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The color scheme of the blue A-wings (also seen in Part I) is taken from a Ralph McQuarrie concept painting:

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Rebels - S2E1 - "The Siege of Lothal - Part I"

0:15 - Rebel pilot:  "I'll cut across their axis."  Red Leader says nearly the same thing in A New Hope:  "I'm gonna cut across the axis and try and draw their fire" [1:46:08].

2:11 - Zeb (referring to the "liberated" cargo):  "Almost in range."  In A New Hope, Han also says this, referring to a TIE fighter:  "He's almost in range" [1:04:22].

3:38 - Minister Tua:  "Lord Vader, with all due respect, you and Governor Tarkin are asking for miracles."  In The Phantom Menace, Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan's pilot also says, "With all due respect" ("With all due respect, the ambassadors for the Supreme Chancellor wish to board immediately" [2:06]), and Obi-Wan says it in Revenge of the Sith while speaking to Mace Windu about Anakin ("With all due respect, Master, is he not the chosen one?" [40:32]).

5:32 - Old Jho (to the rebels, referring to Minister Tua):  "She says she needs your help."  Queen Amidala says almost the same thing to Jar Jar in The Phantom Menace ("I need your help" [1:37:55]); Obi-Wan to Padmé in Revenge of the Sith ("Padmé, I need your help" [1:38:44]); and Obi-Wan to Luke in A New Hope ("I need your help, Luke.  She [Leia] needs your help." [36:03]).

9:23 - Hera:  "After our stunt on Mustafar, there's a good chance the Empire will be able to track it [The Ghost]."  In The Empire Strikes Back, Han uses almost the same expression shortly after he shoots the Imperial probe droid:  "It's a good bet the Empire knows we're here" [19:39].

9:42 - Kanan:  "So what's the plan?"  In A New Hope, Han asks Luke the same thing:  "What's your plan?" [1:11:56]

12:07 - Hera (after Kanan dresses up as a stormtrooper):  "I don't believe it."  The context is quite different, but 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].

16:29 - Stormtrooper (after Chopper shocks a stormtrooper):  "What the?"  In Attack of the Clones, an alien on Coruscant makes this same exclamation as he sees Obi-Wan flying through traffic while hanging from a droid [15:08]; Han says it in A New Hope after emerging from hyperspace into a meteor shower [1:03:15]; and in Return of the Jedi, a scout trooper says this after being hit by Wicket [1:05:38].

16:35 - Stormtrooper:  "Open up in there!"  A stormtrooper says the same thing in A New Hope (to C-3PO and R2-D2 in the Death Star control room):  "Open up in there!  Open up in there!" [1:17:57]

16:38 - Ezra:  "We're in trouble!"  Han says the same thing after the Millennium Falcon fails to jump to hyperspace in The Empire Strikes Back [37:54].

16:56 - Stormtrooper:  "Hold your fire.  Hold your fire."  Upon seeing that the escape pod jettisoned from the Tantive IV has no life forms, an Imperial officer commands, "Hold your fire" in A New Hope [7:08], and Obi-Wan says it to Anakin when he tries to shoot the buzz droids off Obi-Wan's starfighter in Revenge of the Sith:  "Hold your fire!  You're not helping here!" [6:03]

18:59 - Kanan (after he uses the Force on a stormtrooper, who lets him and Ezra pass):  "Well, then, as you wish, trooper."  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].

Rebels - S1E15 - "Fire Across the Galaxy"

8:47 - Stormtrooper (to the rebels):  "Drop your weapons!  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].

9:07 - Ezra (after he uses his lightsaber to melt the blast doors together):  "Kanan is down that hall; I just cut off our only way to get to him."  Leia makes a similar comment to Han in A New Hope:  "Looks like you managed to cut off our only escape route" [1:17:32].

14:51 - The framing is different, but Kanan holds his and Ezra's lightsabers to the Inquisitor in the same way that Anakin does to Dooku in Revenge of the Sith [14:08]:

17:02 - Zeb (referring to Chopper):  "I can't believe that bucket of bolts abandoned us."  In The Empire Strikes Back, Leia also uses this phrase, although she's referring to the Millennium Falcon:  "This bucket of bolts is never gonna get us past that blockade" [35:09].

Rebels - S1E14 - "Rebel Resolve"

0:36 - Imperial driver (as Zeb and Ezra commandeer the walker):  "What the?"  In Attack of the Clones, an alien on Coruscant makes this same exclamation as he sees Obi-Wan flying through traffic while hanging from a droid [15:08]; Han Solo says it in A New Hope after emerging from hyperspace into a meteor shower [1:03:15]; and in Return of the Jedi, a scout trooper says this after being hit by Wicket [1:05:38].

1:10 - Ezra:  "Plug in, Chop.  We need prisoner logs of all Imperial detention facilities."  Obi-Wan gives the same command to R2-D2 in A New Hope:  "Plug in; you should be able to interpret the entire Imperial network" [1:09:06].

1:53 - Sabine (to Chopper):  "No connection?  That's impossible.  The entire system would have to be down."  In The Empire Strikes Back, Luke also says, "That's impossible" [1:51:21].

3:11 - Ezra (after Zeb falls onto the front of the walker):  "I can't see; move!"

Zeb:  "Move?  Move where?"

Ezra:  "Anywhere!"

When the dianoga grabs Luke in the Death Star trash compactor, Luke and Han have a similar exchange [1:20:37].

Luke:  "Blast it, will you?  My gun's jammed."

Han:  "Where?"

Luke:  "Anywhere!"

3:52 - Zeb (to Chopper):  "Move, you stupid junk pile."  In A New Hope, C-3PO similarly insults R2-D2 and calls him a "nearsighted scrap pile" [9:56].

5:41 - Ezra (to Hera):  "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 Solo 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].

15:39 - Tarkin (to the Inquisitor as they watch Kanan being tortured):  "The Jedi is no good to me dead."  In The Empire Strikes Back, Boba Fett says the same thing to Vader about Han Solo, who's being tortured in the next room:  "He's no good to me dead" [1:30:57].

17:41 - Imperial officer (to Chopper in disguise):  "You're late 264; plug in."  See 1:10 above.

20:52 - Hera (to Ezra):  "Kanan has taught you well."  Similarly, Vader tells Luke, "Obi-Wan has taught you well" in The Empire Strikes Back [1:44:42] and in Return of the Jedi [1:49:01].

Rebels - S1E13 - "Call to Action"

0:03 - An Imperial Star Destroyer flies overhead as a shuttle, flanked by TIE fighters, exits it, which is the same way that Return of the Jedi starts, although that's in space, and this episode begins in the atmosphere of Lothal.

11:25 - Kallus (accepting Tarkin's plan):  "As you wish."  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].

11:36 - Tarkin (to the Inquisitor):  "And remember:  I want this Jedi alive."  Vader gives the same command to the stormtroopers in A New Hope ("Bring me the passengers; I want them alive!" [6:08]) and to the bounty hunters in The Empire Strikes Back ("You are free to use any methods necessary, but I want them alive, no disintegrations" [1:06:14]).

14:40 - Kanan (after Imperials arrive too quickly):  "That's impossible."  In The Empire Strikes Back, Luke also says, "That's impossible" [1:51:21].

17:56 - Kanan (to the Inquisitor):  "We're full of surprises."  Luke uses the same expression during his duel with Vader in The Empire Strikes Back:  "You'll find I'm full of surprises" [1:43:49].

Rebels - S1E12 - "Vision of Hope"

2:48 - Hera:  "I'll play back the entire message."  As a command, Luke also says this to R2-D2 in A New Hope:  "Play back the entire message!" [22:59]

6:36 - Stormtrooper (to Zare Leonis):  "Cadet, you alright?"  In The Phantom Menace, Anakin asks Qui-Gon, "Are you alright?" [1:17:31] and Padmé asks Anakin, "You alright?" [1:19:06].  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].  Twice in The Empire Strikes Back, Han asks this with a shortened "You alright?" once to Luke [22:12] and once to Leia [31:39].  Luke also asks Han, "Are you alright?" when they're captured by Jabba in Return of the Jedi [28:31].

9:11 - Kanan:  "It's 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].

11:41 - Senator Trayvis:  "I was beginning to think no one on Lothal got my message."  In Attack of the Clones, Taun We uses the same expression after Obi-Wan arrives on Kamino:  "After all these years, we were beginning to think you weren't coming" [42:01].

11:47 - Senator Trayvis (after Hera tells him the Empire knows he's there):  "That's impossible."  In The Empire Strikes Back, Luke also says, "That's impossible" [1:51:21].

12:15 - Kallus (commenting on Hera while identifying the rebels):  "And what have we here?  A Twi'lek I've yet to meet."  Lando says the same thing upon seeing Leia for the first time in The Empire Strikes Back:  "Hello, what have we here?" [1:21:12]

13:35 - Kanan (as an Imperial shuttle shows up):  "And that's not the ride we're looking for."  This bears some similarity to what Obi-Wan tells some sandtroopers in A New Hope:  "These aren't the droids you're looking for" [43:40].

19:02 - Kanan:  "What's our plan?"  In A New Hope, Han asks Luke, "What's your plan?" [1:11:56]

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Part of the mural behind Trayvis in the old Republic Senate building is based on a Ralph McQuarrie concept painting:

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Rebels - S1E11 - "Idiot's Array"

1:07 - Kanan (to Zeb, telling him to bet Chopper):  "Do it!"  Palpatine says the same thing when he urges Anakin to kill Count Dooku in Revenge of the Sith [14:22].

2:17 - Hera:  "What's the cargo?"

Lando:  "I was told no questions asked."

The same expressions appear in an exchange in A New Hope [48:22] where Han Solo asks Obi-Wan Kenobi, "What's the cargo?" and Obi-Wan replies, "Only passengers:  myself, the boy, two droids, and no questions asked."

9:13 - Azmorigan (to his guards):  "Leave us!"  Palpatine has similar lines 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].

13:20 - Imperial officer:  "This Corellian ship matches the description of the rebel craft we've been looking for."  This is somewhat similar to what an-other Imperial officer says of the Millennium Falcon in A New Hope:  "We've captured a freighter entering the remains of the Alderaan system; its marking match those of a ship that blasted its way out of Mos Eisley" [1:05:58].  The "we've been looking for" may be a nod to Obi-Wan's famous "These aren't the droids you're looking for," also in A New Hope [43:39].

20:13 - Hera (after Lando offers to return Chopper as his payment):  "That won't satisfy your debt to me, not after what you pulled."  Lando uses the same expression in The Empire Strikes Back when he tells Han, "You got a lot of guts coming here after what you pulled." [1:20:30]

Rebels - S1E10 - "Path of the Jedi"

7:33 - Kanan (to Ezra):  "Good luck."  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].

14:02 - Ezra:  "I'm not afraid."  Luke also says this in The Empire Strikes Back [57:22].

15:12 - Yoda (to Kanan):  "Patience."  In The Empire Strikes Back, Yoda and Obi-Wan also counsel Luke with, "Patience!" [Yoda at 54:36 and 55:03; Obi-Wan at 1:24:18], and in Return of the Jedi, the Emperor advises Vader:  "Patience, my friend" [38:57].  It's also part of Obi-Wan's advice to Anakin in Attack of the Clones:  "Patience.  Use the Force.  Think." [21:49].  Also in Attack of the Clones, Dooku, referring to Padmé, tells Gunray, "Patience, Viceroy, patience; she will die" [1:49:27].

17:38 - Yoda (to Ezra):  "Tell me, why must you become Jedi?"  He asks Luke nearly the same question in The Empire Strikes Back:  "Why wish you become Jedi?" [55:12]

20:39 - Zeb (about Ezra and his lightsaber):  "He's been working on that thing for weeks."  One of the kids in The Phantom Menace makes a similar comment about Anakin's podracer:  "You've been working on that thing for years" [48:09].

Rebels - S1E9 - "Gathering Forces"

9:04 - Hera (to Kanan in the Phantom):  "Detach!"  Han gives the same order to Chewbacca in The Empire Strikes Back, to separate the Millennium Falcon from a Star Destroyer as the Imperial fleet breaks up [1:15:50].

14:05 - An Imperial Star Destroyer flies overhead as a shuttle exits it, which is the same way that Return of the Jedi starts:

14:37 - Grand Inquisitor (to a group of stormtroopers, referring to Kanan and Ezra):  "I want them alive."  Vader gives the same command to the stormtroopers in A New Hope ("Bring me the passengers; I want them alive!" [6:08]) and to the bounty hunters in The Empire Strikes Back ("You are free to use any methods necessary, but I want them alive, no disintegrations" [1:06:14]).

18:10 - Ezra:  "I feel so cold."  This comes after an experience with the dark side of the Force, so it's similar to Luke's reaction to the cave on Dagobah in The Empire Strikes Back where he says, "I feel cold" and Yoda explains, "That place is strong with the dark side of the Force.  A domain of evil it is." [1:02:43]

Rebels - S1E8 - "Empire Day"

2:28 - In the interior of Old Jho's Pit Stop there's an-other use of the hexagonal pattern seen in the homestead garage in Attack of the Clones and A New Hope:

8:58 - Stormtrooper (to Ezra and Kanan):  "Move along."  In A New Hope, a sandtrooper says 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].

15:54 - Commandant Aresko:  "That's far enough, rebel scum."  An Imperial officer delivers the same insult in Return of the Jedi:  "You rebel scum" [1:33:51].

16:10 - Kanan (to Sabine, who's driving the Imperial transport):  "Punch it!"  Han also says this to Chewbacca in The Empire Strikes Back [35:35].

20:44 - Zeb (referring to Chopper):  "Is that scrap heap even paying attention?"  In A New Hope, C-3PO similarly insults R2-D2 and calls him a "nearsighted scrap pile" [9:56].

Rebels - S1E7 - "Out of Darkness"

3:59 - Kanan:  "If she [Hera] trusts the contact [Fulcrum], I trust the contact, no questions asked."  Obi-Wan also uses this phrase in A New Hope while securing passage to Alderaan; after Han asks about the cargo, Obi-Wan replies, "Only passengers:  myself, the boy, two droids, and no questions asked" [48:23].

14:31 - Hera (to Sabine):  "So what's your plan?"  In A New Hope, Han asks Luke the same thing:  "What's your plan?" [1:11:56]

Rebels - S1E6 - "Breaking Ranks"

0:24 - Taskmaster Grint (presenting the cadets to Commandant Aresko):  "Squad LRC-077 for your inspection, sir!"  This may be a reference to 1977, the year A New Hope was released.

0:37 - Commandant Aresko (to the cadets):  "By the time you complete your training, you will be prepared to serve your emperor."  Vader uses the same expression in The Empire Strikes Back when he tells Luke, "Join me, and I will complete your training" [1:50:39], and the Emperor uses it in Return of the Jedi (also speaking to Luke):  "I am looking forward to completing your training" [1:31:04].

13:27 - Ezra:  "Jai, trust me, please."  Han also says, "Trust me" (to Leia) in The Empire Strikes Back [1:20:06].

14:10 - Jai Kell (to Ezra and Zare):  "OK, what's the plan?"  In A New Hope, Han asks Luke almost the same thing:  "What's your plan?" [1:11:56].

17:42 - Jai (after a tank fires at the walker they're inside):  "Fire back!"

Zare Leonis:  "I'm trying!"

Leia gives the same response to Han in the trash compactor in A New Hope [1:23:41]; Han says, "Get on top of it," and Leia replies, "I'm trying!"  In Return of the Jedi, Han also says, "I'm trying" in exasperation while trying to lower a spear for Lando to grab [34:21].

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The symbols that the cadets have on their helmets (and the helmets themselves) are reminiscent of a Ralph McQuarrie concept painting for The Empire Strikes Back:

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