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

Film

First appearance of Darth Vader.

First utterance of name "R2-D2".

Last depiction in film of non-main character Rebels fighting in a non-space battle.

Podcast

Topics discussed:

• First time viewer speculation: Is Darth Vader a human or a robot?
• C-3PO line "Artoo Deetoo, where are you!?" and Imperial Troop Transport toy
• The value of toys and media that could play sound clips before the age of home video

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

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