Star Wars Minute 5: The Mysterious Hand
Summary
Minute 5 of Star Wars: Invasion of blockade runner continues and R2-D2 breaks away from action to move toward a mysterious figure. Robots recklessly walk across hallway during battle.
Guests
None.
Notes
First appearance of Darth Vader.
First utterance of name "R2-D2".
First time viewer speculation: Is Darth Vader a human or a robot?
C3-PO line "Artoo Deetoo, where are you!?" prompts discussion of Imperial Troop Transport toy. This leads to discussion of the value of toys and media that could play sound clips before the age of home video.
Last depection in film of non-main character Rebels fighting in a non-space battle.
Quotes
Pete: If I'm a grumpy old man in the theater in 1977, I can be like, "What the hell? So far this film is all robots, there's one human, and he just got shot. What the hell is this movie about?"
Link
http://www.starwarsminute.com/2013/06/07/minute-5-the-mysterious-hand