In this edition of our Return of the Jedi series, Luke Skywalker arrives at Jabba’s palace and backs up his tough talk to the crime lord.
We are joined by Allen Voivod from Star Wars 7×7 in this episode. Allen came prepared and came with his A game.
We brought it up in our last installment of our series covering Return of the Jedi: did Luke Skywalker, Princess Leia, and Lando really have a plan to rescue Han Solo from Jabba the Hutt, or were they making it up as they went? We debated the topic largely focusing on the story elements. Allen Voivod, from Star Wars 7×7, once did a series of podcast episodes about this topic, and he seemed like a natural guest for this discussion. Seeing as how this segment covers Luke Skywalker’s arrival at Jabba’s palace, this was the perfect time to have him make an appearance. Simply put: Allen didn’t disappoint. His discussion of the background of the plan alone is worth downloading this episode. Beyond that, we discuss Luke’s arrival and the ultimate escape from the sarlacc in this installment.
This episode covers the segment of the movie that runs from 0:22:09 to 0:37:04 on Disney+.
In this fully armed and operational episode, we discuss:
- Allen’s memories of seeing Return of the Jedi for the first time, his favorite scene, and favorite new alien species introduced in the movie,
- Luke Skywalker’s arrival at Jabba’s palace and his aggressive moves and threats,
- The battle with the rancor monster in the dungeon in Jabba’s palace,
- Allen’s take on whether Luke and Leia really had a plan to rescue Han – this is worth downloading the episode alone, Allen came very prepared,
- The humor in this segment,
- The battle at the Pit of Carkoon and the sarlacc,
- Leia’s strangling of Jabba the Hutt, and
- Luke getting shot in the hand while making his escape.
You can find the previous edition of our Return of the Jedi series in episode 529.
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Don’t forget to check out our discussion of the latest episode of The Bad Batch in episode 549.
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Podcast Stardust is the fully armed and operational podcast inspired by the code name for the Death Star. Hosted by first-generation Star Wars fans, Dennis Keithly and Jay Krebs, Podcast Stardust endeavors to bring thought provoking discussion on recent Star Wars news on a weekly basis. Between news episodes, Dennis and Jay review the latest episodes from Star Wars television covering everything from Resistance, Rebels, and The Clone Wars to The Mandalorian and other live action productions on Disney+. Of course, Podcast Stardust wouldn’t be complete without thematic discussions, top ten lists, and interviews on everything from Star Wars literature, comics, and the films themselves.