Comments on: Star Wars Inconsistency http://turnipville.com/index.php/2006/11/19/star-wars-inconsistency/ "publishing inscrutable website taglines, unfounded opinions and ramblings since 2001" Sat, 19 Nov 2011 03:38:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Jay http://turnipville.com/index.php/2006/11/19/star-wars-inconsistency/comment-page-1/#comment-48887 Jay Tue, 12 Jul 2011 08:51:31 +0000 http://turnipville.com/2006/11/245#comment-48887 I know I'm a little late, but... This has been nagging me almost subconsciously ever since #3. In #1 (er #4--the one that came out in the 70's) Vader is subordinate to Tarkin. An officer refers to the force as an ancient religion, as if everyone forgot about the Jedi. Vader can't recognize his own daughter standing in front of him. Luke would have been better hidden from Vader & Palpatine under a different last name (some suck-up Imperial Bureaucrat never googled "Skywalker?" The ansewer is offered up on no site/blog I can find. George Lucas came up with the whole idea AFTER "The Empire Strikes Back" Anyone agree? I know I’m a little late, but… This has been nagging me almost subconsciously ever since #3.

In #1 (er #4–the one that came out in the 70′s) Vader is subordinate to Tarkin. An officer refers to the force as an ancient religion, as if everyone forgot about the Jedi. Vader can’t recognize his own daughter standing in front of him. Luke would have been better hidden from Vader & Palpatine under a different last name (some suck-up Imperial Bureaucrat never googled “Skywalker?”

The ansewer is offered up on no site/blog I can find. George Lucas came up with the whole idea AFTER “The Empire Strikes Back”

Anyone agree?

]]> By: Brian http://turnipville.com/index.php/2006/11/19/star-wars-inconsistency/comment-page-1/#comment-22677 Brian Sat, 23 Dec 2006 04:00:58 +0000 http://turnipville.com/2006/11/245#comment-22677 Since Vader had no knowledge at this point in Luke, Han or Chuwy he would have had no interest in them or the Falcon. The only thing he knew was that Obi-Wan was lurking around as he "felt" his presence. He probably surmised that the only reason he was about was either to confront himself or to rescue Leia. Since he was unlikely to underestimate his old master he probably would have covered his bases by installing a tracking device just in case the old man managed to pull it off. But there are a few other problems with this part of the story. If Leia did suspect that the ship was being tracked why would she fly the ship straight to the hidden rebel base? Better to attempt some sort of diversion. Did Vader really count on this stupidity? Or perhaps it can be explained by good old Jedi foresight. Maybe Vader had some knowledge of the events. Since Vader had no knowledge at this point in Luke, Han or Chuwy he would have had no interest in them or the Falcon. The only thing he knew was that Obi-Wan was lurking around as he “felt” his presence. He probably surmised that the only reason he was about was either to confront himself or to rescue Leia. Since he was unlikely to underestimate his old master he probably would have covered his bases by installing a tracking device just in case the old man managed to pull it off. But there are a few other problems with this part of the story. If Leia did suspect that the ship was being tracked why would she fly the ship straight to the hidden rebel base? Better to attempt some sort of diversion. Did Vader really count on this stupidity? Or perhaps it can be explained by good old Jedi foresight. Maybe Vader had some knowledge of the events.

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