Plus There’s That Whole “The Battle Station They Met On Blew Up” Thing

This is an odd bit of pop culture insight, but it was pointed out to me the other day that Luke Skywalker has a huge reputation (good and bad) in the post-Empire days because he walked into a room with the Emperor and Darth Vader (both of whom had some pretty serious reputations of their own), and was the only who walked away and survived that meeting.

Well He DOES!

Last night I watched The Story of the Faithful Wookie with L’s Mother, and it was everything you would expect it to be since it was originally part of the now infamous Star Wars Holiday Special.

L’s Mother still loved it though, even pausing at one point to ask, “Wait . . . is this Mark Hamill‘s first ever voice acting work?”

“I think it is,” I told her. (But I was wrong.)

“Awesome!” she enthused as she resumed the video.

After a particularly stilted line delivery by Mr. Hamill not long after, however, I felt the need to unnecessarily add, “He gets better.”

Try Not To Force Things, Maybe?

It’s silly, I know, but after years of hearing Star Wars references, I’ve started to wonder what you’re supposed to do when the Force isn’t with you . . .

Then He Wanted To Play Star Wars

Today I told my son it was “Star Wars Day” because it was May the fourth, as in “May the fourth be with you.”

He was distinctly unimpressed.

A Few Sentences Is More Than A Couple

Still not feeling 100% today, but since I’m capable of stringing more than a couple of sentences together, I feel the need to demonstrate that capability.  Yesterday’s joke/not joke was, of course, inspired by the fact that I saw The Last Jedi yesterday, so people can now stop asking me if I’ve seen it yet.

Yes, that really is all I’m planning to say.

(Jokes aside, I’m deliberately taking it easy today, but the fact that I’m in a snarky mood is a sign that I’m on the road to recovery.)

 

I Used To Think That Talking Politics Or Religion Was The Worst It Got

To the list of things I avoid discussing if I want a civil conversation, I am now adding Star Wars.

This Just Struck Me As Funny

I’m aware through my own experience that, first of all, the fans are so passionate, they care so deeply — sometimes they care very violently at me on Twitter.

– Rian Johnson, writer and director of The Last Jedi

He Got It In One

Long day today (story for another time), but at one point someone commented on my son’s Darth Vader shirt and asked him if he was dark side.  L’s mother was quick to assure him that while we weren’t Jedi, we were light side, just working with our own traditions.

“Oh!” he exclaimed, “so you’re innovators!”

“Well . . .” I replied, “for obvious reasons we try not to call ourselves ‘Inno-Vaders’  . . .”

We Need To Talk, Son . . . But Not Today

As mentioned before, my 5-year-old son is more than passingly familiar with the Star Wars universe, but there are gaps in his knowledge.  For instance, he’s watched numerous episodes of The Clone Wars, so he knows who Anakin Skywalker and Ahsoka are, and he certainly understands that the title “Darth” is a Sith title, but he’s shown little interest so far in sitting down to watch the full-length movies, so some of those knowledge gaps are . . . significant.

Case in point:

Last night I was mentioning how certain sections of the Internet have exploded following the season 2 finale of Star Wars Rebels because it featured the long-awaited face-off between Darth Vadar and . . . ahem, Anakin Skywaker’s former padawan, Ahsoka.  Having watched a clip of the encounter, I was describing it to Lala and L’s Mother when L, wanting to be included in the storytelling, chimed in, “And then Anakin came to help her.”

I had no idea what to say to that.

I still don’t.

Was This Not The Droid You Were Looking For?

And now an Emperor-like quote rasped by me as my son and I played with Christmas toys from different genres:

Now witness the firepower of this fully armed and operational . . . Decepticon.  Death Star . . . transform!