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==Date==
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June 18th, 2014
==Summary==
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Luke tries to pull himself up on the weather vane but slips back down. He hooks one of his legs around the fragile instruments. All the while, a powerful current of air rushes out at him from the exhaust pipe.
Luke tries to pull himself up on the weather vane but slips back down. He hooks one of his legs around the fragile instruments. All the while, a powerful current of air rushes out at him from the exhaust pipe.
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Date

June 18th, 2014

Summary

Luke tries to pull himself up on the weather vane but slips back down. He hooks one of his legs around the fragile instruments. All the while, a powerful current of air rushes out at him from the exhaust pipe.

Guests

John Champion

Notes

Film

  • Starts with a Luke hanging from the bottom of Cloud City, and ends with Leia insisting they go back to rescue Luke.
  • First time a Jedi calls to another human using the Force.

Podcast

  • Mark Hamill's post car-accident face contributes to Luke looking beat up on this scene.
  • Weathering on the underside of Cloud City.
  • Once the hatch closes, Luke immediately calls out for Ben. What's he going to be able to do to help?
    • Then he reaches to for Leia. Is Ben relaying the message to her? Sort of a cosmic operator, if you will.
    • If Leia hadn't answered, how far down his list of friends would he have gone?
      • Would she be offended that she wasn't his first choice?
  • Ben forewarned Luke that he wouldn't be able to help him this time. What is he doing right now that's so important?
  • What must Lando be thinking about all this? He probably doesn't even know about Jedi.
  • Is Leia's connection to Luke (or her Force-sensitivity) making it possible for her to hear Luke's cry for help?
    • She develops telepathy just when she needs it.
  • So many things have gone wrong for Luke. When he comes back in Return of the Jedi, he's definitely darker.
  • How awkward must it have been on the Falcon after Lando betrayed then.
  • These last few minutes would be funny overlaid with ragtime piano.
 John's Star Wars memories.
  He was around 8 when Empire came out.
  He remembers arguing with his friends that maybe Vader was actually Luke's brother and not his father.
 Toy memories.
  He had a good selection of the toys, with  a little dividing line between his Star Wars, Star Trek, and James Bond toys. 
  He would have loved to have the twin-pod cloud car, but never did. He did have the pilot though.

Meta Minute

  • 20:39 podcast episode length.
  • In a way, Mission Log was a sort of inspiration for STAR WARS MINUTE.
  • This scene would inspire Alex to make a t-shirt designed after The Clash's "London Calling".

Quotes

  • John: (As Luke, through the Force) Lobot. Lobot. I know you did this.
  • Pete:...wait, I just developed telepathy - we have to turn around.

Link

http://www.starwarsminute.com/2014/06/18/empire-minute-113-cosmic-operator/


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