Hi friends! I love the conversation that is happening here. Please please please try to avoid spoilers in your comments as I still haven't watched any of the other movies and want to be surprised by them! :) May the Force be with you!

Q: What is the internal temperature of a Taun-Taun? A: Luke warm.

Han knew the whole time that Leia loved him. he spent the whole movie trying to get her to admit it to herself. that’s why his reply of “I know.” is the most fitting thing he could’ve said

Vader, can do that through zoom? That's hands down the line of the century!😂😅😂

Yoda pretending to be a rando is a callback to a Samurai film trope called, "The Stranger on the Road". The idea is on his initial journey to the place he will be trained, the student doesn't know the face of the teacher, so the teacher tests the morality of the student, by disguising himself as a helpless person, to see if they are worthy of the great power they will gain, from being taught how to use the sword.

Is Darth Vader really Luke's father? Who is "The Other" that Yoda spoke of? Will they be able to rescue Han Solo? Imagine having to wait 3 years for those answers. That's what we had to do waaaay back when. It was not an easy wait.

"Do or do not" and "That is why you fail" are some of the greatest lessons you can be taught about life, and they came from a movie about "laser swords and space wizards"

In ep 4 Aunt Beru: “Luke’s just not a farmer Owen. He has too much of his father in him.” Uncle Owen: “That’s what i’m afraid of.”

Vader's suit is basically his mobile life support system. His "office" keeps him alive without wearing the helmet

18:00, I think what a lot of people miss is that Han is actually very good at reading people. He can see that Leia likes him and he likes her. So all of this teasing is his way of saying "I care about you and I think you care about me. Am I right?" He has been basically wearing his heart on his sleeve for her the entire movie and being vulnerable.

The Empire Strikes Back is one of the rare sequels that actually topped the original movie it followed. The personalities of its characters are expanded on and it opens up more about the universe it takes place in and reveals a bit more about Darth Vader and his relationship to the Emperor, who was only ever mentioned in passing in the first movie.

Lando was looking out for his people. When he saw he couldn't get a fair deal he change the plan and started helping.

The quote Han Solo says "I know" was improvised by Harrison Ford. He said it was a better fit.

If you don't fall in love with the SW universe after this movie then you never will lol

Harrison Ford improvised the " I Know" line. It's so perfect for Han Solo! This is still my favorite movie of all time.

The Empire Strikes Back is many people's favorite film of the franchise.

I was born in 1970 and I liked Star Wars, but this is the movie I was obsessed with. It was better in every way for me and no other Star Wars movie has ever come close to it since.

My dad took me and my best friend to see this the Saturday it opened. We had to wait in line 6 hours to get a ticket to a showing. I'll never forget that day, it was such an experience (I was 8). And when the famous line is said the entire theater gasped in unison. It was incredible.

"Listen to him! He has a BRITISH ACCENT!" 🤣😅😂 ...another FUN REACTION! Thanks! ☺

13:17 Cristy, idk if you realize, but that's the exact scene Spider-Man was referencing to Iron Man in Civil War as a way to take down Giant Ant-Man

I love how Chewie laughs when Leia says "I don't know where you get your delusions, laserbrain" lol The revelation of Darth Vader being Luke's father is one of the biggest, if not THE biggest "Say whaaaaaaaaa?!" moment in movie history.

Lmao and u watching for the first time is FABULOUS! “Wait, did he [gasp!]…did he eat Taun Taun? Is he eating the Taun Taun?! This is terrible.”😂

"How can he be your father?!?" They literally made three prequel movies explaining it. That's why many probably told you to watch Episodes 4, 5, and 6 first. The prequel trilogy spoils the surprise. Though it's not really much of a surprise these days. It's probably the most well-known movie twist ever and has become such a pop culture moment that even people who have never seen the Star Wars movies know it or have heard it in some way.

I love Lord Vader's little meditation chamber aboard The Executor. I imagine it is equipped with a jacuzzi, sauna, mini-fridge and wet bar.

"Listen to him! He has a British accent!" I lost it.

The power to wield an infinity guanlet is insignificant next to the power of the Force...

A Force user can manipulate objects with the Force, including your own body. That means you can do things like super jumps, run super fast, do flips and acrobatics that the person normally couldn't do. They can also guide their body while falling like Luke did.

Leia´s kiss to Luke it´s clearly to put Han Solo jealous. The real chemistry and horny tension it´s between Han and Leia.

Worth mentioning (thanks to Jill Beaurup for pointing it out): Han and Leia squabbling in the corridor was so routine that nebody gave it a second thought. And the two ofthem could moveto let people around them without missing a beat in their arguments. It takes practice. About Lando, if you wereresponsibleforthe safety of thousands of people and Darth Fricking Vader knocked on your door and told you to play along, would you refuse? Don't think so. And Lando thought the deal he'd done would keep Han, Leia and the others safe. Vader kept changing the deal time and again until he couldn't take it anymore, despite the risk to himself AND the people he was responsible for. Please notice that he tried to pull Leia out of Vader's notice in the Carbonite chamber. He was trying to protect them to the limit of his capabilities. That were very narrow.

It is almost unbelievable that after over 40 years since the premiere of this film, there are still people who do not know this iconic, greatest in the history of cinema sentence: I am your father. The next two iconic sentences from the history of cinema: "I'll be back" and "You shall not pass" you must learn as soon as possible by watching films in which these sentences appear. This last sentence in particular is said in an amazing scene in the film, which is an adaptation of the greatest fantasy novel in history.

”Listen to him, he has a british accent!” That comment had me. 😂👍🏼

Something to keep in mind, the in world time between A New Hope and Empires Strikes back was three years. That means Han and Leia had three years of working closely together, so the relationship had a lot more depth than what we see on film.

In this movie you see that Vader has a slight emotional character arc. You see him as brutal throughout the movie, and then he doesn't choke Admiral Piett after the Millennium Falcon disappears. He is too preoccupied with Luke and his failure to turn Luke to the dark side, so he decides to let it go. At least that's my take on it.

Vader didn't try to kill Luke. He could've from the very beginning of their duel, but he tried to turn him first, just like he said to The Emperor - "He will join us or die".

his Office as you called it is his Life support/Meditation chamber where he can take his helmet off without dying

19:33 "There is a great _disturbance_ in the _Force."_ "Yes. I have _felt_ it." "I have no _doubt_ this _boy_ is the offspring of Anakin Skywalker." "Wait a minute. I have a son?" "No. Not you. Anakin Skywalker." "I have a _son._ Well that's... _wonderful!_ I've... gotta tell _everybody!"_ _"Wait!_ Come back!" "Hey, Stormtroopers. Have you heard? I have a son!" "Hey, bounty hunters. Have you heard the news? I have a son!" "Hey, little droid that rolls around on the floor and never really _does_ anything. Have you heard? I have a son!" _"Oh,_ this is wonderful! I can't wait to _meet_ him!"

I love how everybody has a different reaction to Vader choking someone through a video communication, some people say FaceTime some people say zoom some say video chat. Hilarious. I wonder what they Will say in the future?

Someone might have already mentioned this... but in 1977, the movie was simply called "Star Wars". Short, short version of the story.... George Lucas began working on the idea that eventually became Star Wars pre-1975. He eventually settled on the idea of a massive space saga with a beginning, middle, and end spanning decades... Only 20th Century Fox was interested in funding the movie, but they made George Lucas cut down his story to a single movie, 120 minute's long. So... Lucas took the most exciting part of his larger story, a part that could stand on it's own, and THAT is what became the script. He had NO idea the kind of success that was headed his way. ALL OF US... who grew up with these movies kept waiting and dreaming for "The Clone Wars" mentioned in the first movie... we all knew there was a prequal story... and we finally got to watch Episode 1, and the beginning of the prequal movies in 1999! After Star Wars became a success, 20th Century Fox green lit more movies. So... George continued his story. BUT because he began the first movie in the middle of his massive space saga, he renamed Star Wars (1977) into Star Wars Episode 4, a New Hope... he re-released it in 1979 (I watched in at a drive-in theater) to get people ready for Episode 5, The Empire Strikes Back... in 1980. So... since 1979-1980, all "main story" Star Wars movies are identified as "episodes 1, 2, 6, 7, etc..." each episode is a continuation of one story. So... now you know why the strange naming sequence. Enjoy the rest of the series! :)

"...only 3 years after the first one" Uh excuse me? ONLY 3 YEARS!!!! J/K...I know the context was the actors "growth". But, back then...can you imagine the agony of those of us who were around then having to wait 3 years for answers? It was such torment. Great reaction.

34:39 The greatest plot twist in film history.

In the original script, Han answered "I love you too" to Leia before being freezed, but both the director and Harrison Ford thought it didn't feel like Han to say that, and after several takes, they still didn't feel it was right so the director just told Harrison not to think about it and just go with it. It was then that he said "I know" and when they were done with the take, the director felt like that was exactly something Han Solo would say. Confident and cocky like the smuggler he is.

- If you really watch the fight between Luke and Vader, Vader starts the fight just using one hand, almost toying with Luke because he knows that Luke is his son (that you didn't know the biggest spoiler in movie history/pop culture was amazing!!!). - Leia is in many ways a badass. However, one of the things about the way her arc was written is weird. Don't worry...the Leia, Luke, and Han thing gets weirder. You're welcome! After Return of the Jedi, you'll see what I mean. - The "I love you", "I know" dialogue...actually will become very romantic. However, it was written that Han Solo was supposed to say "I love you" as well. Unfortunately, it was not working, so Harrison improvised " I know" with the blessing of director Irvin Kershner and George Lucas. It worked, and they kept it in the film. - The chemistry between Harrison Ford (Han) and Carrie Fisher (Leia) was partly due to the fact that during the filming of the first movie, the two had an affair off-screen. See Carrie Fisher's book, The Princess Diarist for more about that. The funny thing was...NOBODY knew that it happened until years later!!! Mark Hamill (Luke) was completely blindsided when he found out...because...if you watch the clip in my next note, Carrie Fisher could not keep secrets! - The "No, I am your father" scene. The best explanation of this is to watch this clip of Mark Hamill (Luke) telling the story on Graham Norton during press for The Force Awakens (no spoilers except seeing three cast members of that film), complete with a spot-on Harrison Ford impression: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/hdmDfqmd0J7TdaM.html

Great reaction :) It was fun to watch! Regarding the cave scene, when Luke asks "What will I find?", Yoda answers "Only what you take with you". The cave is strong in the Dark Side of the Force and basically it shows Luke a few things: 1. It shows him what obsesses him (his hatred for Darth Vader) 2. After he decapitates Vader in his vision, it shows him that lashing out in hatred and anger will turn him into what he hates the most and cause him to fall to the Dark Side 3. It foreshadows the relation between Luke and Vader. Regarding Vader's actions on Bespin, Vader was *not* trying to hurt or kill Luke. He was testing him and trying to disable/capture him. You can see how he starts going relatively easy on him and slowly increasing the pressure. It's only when Luke manages to land a hit that Vader stops playing and he almost immediately disarms him. If Vader wanted to kill him right from the start, it would have been a MUCH shorter fight because Luke was not ready for that fight at all. Another thing I want to mention: Not enough credit is given to Vader's understanding and mastery of the Force. When Luke had a vision of Han and Leia's misfortunes on Bespin, it was the future he saw. Vader purposefully made Han and Leia suffer, going as far as torturing Han to use them as bait to draw Luke to him. This means he knew, as a Force user, that due to their relationship, their suffering would cause a ripple in the Force that Luke would sense in the past and come to rescue them. Hence Obi Wan saying "It is you and your abilities the Emperor wants. That's why your friends are made to suffer." Vader had the mindfulness and understanding of how the Force works to plan actions that would have consequences in the past and shape the present to his designs. This is also why Obi-Wan and Yoda urged him not to go (not play into Vader's hand), and the story proves them right : Luke does not help Leia and the gang at all. They escape all on their own. On the contrary, they end up having to rescue *him*.

Christy - That 'Rodeo move' they did was the inspiration for Spiderman to take down Ant (Giant) man in Avengers Civil War.

Multifaceted :) Lucas drew on a surprising amount of real world military stuff, like the fact that French soldier in the Crimea slept inside dead horses to avoid freezing to death.

28:04 "You should have not... made a deal with them." Unfortunately, that was never an option. The Empire really never gave Lando a choice. What do you do if you want to keep the Empire from taking Cloud City from you? Either you have to make a deal with _them_ or you have to make a deal with someone who can hold them at bay. Now who can hold the Empire at bay? No one. If they want to take Cloud City from you, no one can prevent it. That means he _had_ to deal with them; them and no one else. Now what do you do if you strike a deal with the Empire and the Empire violates it? Well, you can _complain_ to someone, but who? Who is going to be in a position to _do_ something about it? Who is going to be in a position to inflict some kind of _penalty_ on the Empire? No one. Fate dealt Lando a _terrible_ hand.

Haven't you ever kissed a friend, or a family member? It doesn't have to mean anything romantic.There never was anything between Luke and Leia, except maybe a teenage fascination with a beautiful woman from another planet.. Han's "I know" was perfect. Leia knew he loved her. But she'd been fighting her own feelings for him. At the moment of his possible death, his "I know" showed he was at peace with her feelings for him. He finally knew she felt the same way for him that he did for her, and he could die at peace.

Hey, Cristy! This is most people's favorite installment and widely considered to be the best Star Wars film. It certainly is mine. Young people who came of age with the Prequel trilogy often cite Episode III as their favorite. "Empire" has four strikingly distinct environments, an amazing opening battle, the Yoda reveal, the romantic sparring, a deeper explanation of the Force, Lando's treachery and redemption, the presence of fan favorite Boba Fett, the loss of Han, the Vader revelation and the cliffhanger ending. It is a wild escapist ride that packs an emotional wallop! Mark Hamill had a terrible car accident prior to filming and underwent facial reconstructive surgery. Already a part of the screenplay, the WAMPA attack on Hoth became an in-story way to explain his new look and the make-up department enhanced his barely-visible scars. Han eviscerating the TAUN TAUN is an authentic form of arctic and/or cold weather survival. He stuffed Luke's hypothermic body in the still-warm carcass of the animal wrapping him in its innards in order to keep him from freezing to death. People have done this to survive. I love it when people freak out watching that scene! BACTA is the liquid in the healing cylinder. It is a bacterial compound with regenerative properties that is the standard medical treatment for all injuries in the Star Wars galaxy. Yoda's odd little voice is provided by his puppeteer Frank Oz who voices many Jim Henson Muppets like Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear and Animal as well as Sesame Street characters like Cookie Monster, Bert and Grover! Yoda pretended to be a grubby, eccentric hermit simply to get an honest reaction out of Luke that would reveal his character. It's a test like those of the gods in Greek mythology who appear as deformed peasants to see how the hero will behave toward the lowliest person. The new player Vader was kneeling before is the Emperor! The same actor plays him in all his appearances across the saga. The MYNOCKS are bat-sized creatures that feed off electrical energy and are starship pests. Sometimes they live symbiotically in the gullets of space leviathans like the EXOGORTH that swallowed the 'Falcon'! I find it amusing how social norms have changed. I've watched a number of millennials view Star Wars for the first time now on KZfaq and quite a few young women are APPALLED by Han Solo's behavior! When these movies came out, Harrison Ford became an instant mega-star and sex symbol because of his devil-may-care swagger and brash forwardness. He subscribed to the "treat a Queen like a whore and a whore like a Queen" school of seduction and WOMEN LOVED HIM FOR IT!!! You can tell he's a softie underneath which is what makes him endearing but it seems young women today in the era of woke find him INSUFFERABLE!!! All boys thought he was the coolest guy ever. It's funny how times change. I'm relieved his charms weren't lost on you, Cristy! Lol. Leia was a feminist icon back in the day! An independent woman of means comfortable wielding power, unafraid to get her hands dirty and dedicated to a serious cause! A whole generation of young boys and girls grew up with her as a role model. Talented screenwriter Lawrence Kasdan was responsible for all the fun romantic banter in this film. As Leia is Alderaanian royalty and Han Solo is a Corellian street kid, it's basically a CLASS ISSUE preventing her from accepting her feelings for Solo. The constant arguing is their foreplay as he wears her down with his roguish charm. Lol. Harrison Ford's famous "I know." reply to Leia's declaration of love was ad-libbed by Ford who wasn't feeling the more generic "I love you, too." line from the script. Director Irvin Kershner and George Lucas kept it in the movie. It's perfect for the character. I've seen some young female reactors take DEEP OFFENSE! Keep in mind that Solo has been upfront with Leia about his feelings for her for THREE YEARS at this point! She's the one who has been coy with him despite her obvious attraction. Her admission is what HE'S been patiently waiting for and he matter-of-factly tells her he's fully aware of how she feels. It's the answer SHE DESERVES! Lol. The movies were remastered in the late '90s to promote the upcoming Prequel trilogy with some CGI overlays of the original practical effects but this installment has the fewest egregious changes and looks much like it did in 1980. The Wampa feeding, some aerial shots of Cloud City, a clearer view of the Emperor and some windows cut into corridors Leia, Lando and Chewie are running through at the end which look out onto the Bespin cityscape are the only updates I can think of. People were SO INVESTED in this franchise back in 1980 that scrutiny during production was INTENSE!! They had the actor in the Vader suit, David Prowse, speak different lines to Luke to conceal the reveal even though Hamill was told what to react to. Dummy scripts were used on set to throw off snoops and spies. James Earl Jones was told the truth just prior to recording the scene. When Jones uttered those immortal words on screen, "No, I am your father.", audiences collectively GASPED, SCREAMED, CRIED, FAINTED and SHOUTED their dismay! It remains one of cinema's MOST ICONIC MOMENTS.

If I were Captain Needa and I just lost the Millennium Falcon, I would have just taken the whole damn Star Destroyer and ran.

Without spoiling anything for you normal kissing between friends/family was more prominent back in the 70's, early 80's.

You are just the sweetest Cristy! I really appreciate your curiosity of the Star Wars universe. That’s part of what makes the original trilogy so brilliant. It’s a fantasy epic that takes place in another Galaxy, so that allows for a lot of creativity with the various worlds, aliens, technology, and mythologies being explored. It makes the viewer curious to learn more. The horse-like creature they are riding is called a Tauntaun. It’s a form of reptilian mammal native to the planet Hoth. Their thick skin helps them survive the arctic conditions of Hoth, but they can’t handle the extreme cold at night. As you see, the Tauntauns can be utilized like horses or camels for traveling across the ice planet. Thanks to their claws, they can burrow into the snow for warmth, climb icy surfaces, scrape away ice for food. The alien creature that attacked Luke and his Tauntaun is called a Wampa. Hoth is home to various clans of Wampas which dwell in the icy caves of the planet. They appear to be heavily inspired by the Yeti. Your reaction to the shocking reveal that Darth Vader is Luke Skywalker’s father is priceless. The story of how Anakin Skywalker became Darth Vader is explored in greater detail in the prequel trilogy, Episodes I-III. It also explores the fall of the Old Republic, the rise of the Galactic Empire, how the Emperor corrupted Darth Vader into coming over to the Dark Side, and why Vader has to wear that suit to keep him alive. So I won’t give too much away lol. The Cave of Evil on Dagobah contains a powerful concentration energy from the Dark Side of the Force. When Luke enters the cave, he is a confronted by a manifestation of this dark energy, which symbolically takes the form of Darth Vader. The visions Luke experiences in this cave represent not only his past and future, but also his possible future. Princess Leia and Han Solo are definitely a thing. There is a mutual attraction between the two, and even though they often bicker with each other, they slowly fall in love. As for Leia and Luke, they do love each other, but not in the way you think. You’ll find out in Return of the Jedi! 🫶🏻

So much to love about this movie, but I just wanted to point out some of the hilarious hinted lines we get from some of the characters, only through C-3PO's response to them, such as: R2D2: - [Do you think we'll ever see Master Luke again?] C-3PO: - Don't say things like that! OF COURSE we'll see Master Luke again! Stupid little short circuit. Chewie: - [SHUT THE F*** UP!] C-3PO: - No, I will not be quiet Chewbacca!

My favorite is when Han takes issue with being called "scruffy looking" by Leia, but not "half-witted"! Haha.

I always loved how when Leia calls Han those names the only thing he reacts to is her insulting his looks, i.e. scruffy looking, not his intelligence when she calls him half-witted.

G'day it's Steven from down under Star Wars has played an important part of my life particularly the first three movies, and Empire has always been my favorite, to be honest I must've watched it hundreds of times since I was a boy. "THE FORCE IS STRONG WITH THIS ONE"

The Empire Strikes Back is considered as one of the best sequels of all time, I definitely can’t wait for you to watch Return Of The Jedi and the Prequels (1-3) next, and I still can’t wait for you to watch more of The Sopranos

Not only did three years pass in real life between films. But three years passed between the destruction of the death star, and the imperial attack on Hoth. Han and Leia had been involved for some time. Han did not pay back Jabba. Instead, he stayed with the rebellion for her. The bounty Hunter, that Han mentioned during the argument was his excuse for leaving since he felt he wasn’t getting anywhere with her. Despite the fact they both love each other, they are incredibly stubborn he’s a scoundrel, and she is so caught up in the cause that she won’t allow herself to express intimacy or even love for anybody. The entire point of their argument throughout the story was Han trying to get her to admit it. Which she finally did at the cost of his life. The line was improvised but “I know” was his way of saying “See? I won. I knew you loved me.”

Not only is this the best Star Wars film it is the best film ever made!

Today "I am your father" is considered one of the great plot twists in movie history. Back in 1980 the production team went to great lengths to hide the twist before release. They even filmed what i call dummy scenes with completely different dialogue just to keep the crew from knowing. On release day only a very few people actually knew what the true scene was.

1. Han to Chewy, "Laugh it ups fuzzball" 2. The scene in the cave is Luke seeing into his future if he were to turn to the dark side. 3. Do them in the original release. They were put that way for a reason. Jumping ahead ruins it for you and us. 4. IRL Ford and Fisher were having an affair. She was only 19 and he was much older and married. She put it in her biography before she died. She got an ok from him to put it in there. 5. Hans', "I know" was ad lib because Ford thought it was what Solo would say, and required a new script to be written in the next movie. 6. Ford wanted Solo to die. 7. You will learn more about the emperor and Darth Vader in episodes I, II and III. 8. The next one wraps everything up and IMVHO is the best of the original VI Lucas episodes.

34:20 Thanks, editor. 🤣🤣🤣

The one thing about the added special effects is that there were many new shots added. However, the bulk of the show is as original, and that's no small feat what they accomplished. Mark Hamill was in an accident and it changed his facial appearance somewhat. That swat to the face by the ice monster was intended to explain it away in the story as to why he looked different. The collective gasp in the theater when Vader said he was Luke's father.....never forget that moment. Also, Vader wasn't trying to kill Luke. He was maneuvering him, toying with him. He even said, Don't make me destroy you." Meaning, he was fully able to do it if he wanted to.

The Empire Strikes Back was the first Star Wars film I remember going to see as a kid in theaters and remains my favorite of the entire saga.

Yaaaay! I needed this today so much. It was the first movie I ever watched in a theater. I was 5 & already loved Star Wars since it was a staple at my house (older sister, parents). I still remember loving but being scared of Yoda(🤭) and being confused ab how Vader could be Luke’s daddy. Hahaha. Afterwards I learned the whole “birds & the bees”. Yep, found out how babies are made bc of Empire😂

The cave vision Luke experiences had a double meaning behind it. The first being if he faced Vader at that point in time he would not survive, the other was the cave telling him if he was not careful and did not learn to control his anger, he would follow in Vader's footsteps.

Only 3 years after the previous one! For people like me who saw episode IV in the theatre it was an eternity

I've met Ian Mcdiarmid in person. He is the actor who plays Palpatine in episodes 1-3 and 5-6 as well as one of the Disney movies. Plays the evilest villain in movie history but is the nicest guy in reality.

In one of the book versions of this movie during that scene where Chewie is getting the pieces of 3PO it demonstrates why you should never anger a wookie. That game of keep away Chewie ends by picking up one of the Ugnaughts and tossing him into the furnace which makes all the others smartly scatter in every other direction they can.

"Listen to him, he has a British accent!". : ) Cristy is the best!

The good news is Leia, Lando, and Chewie knew exactly where Boba Fett was taking Han.

Leia is a great example of a strong female character. Current Hollywood should take notes lol

Fighter squadrons will have their own individual radio identification call sign. Here the radio sign was actually the same as the squadron. During my time in the USN I was a part of two fighter squadrons VFA-31 Tomcatters and the VFA-102 Diamondbacks. VFA-31's radio callsign is Felix while VFA-102 is Diamond.

19:27, bingo and after this kiss Leia no longer tries to deflect Han's attentions. Their whole energy changes from this point forward. When Han links their arms together, she doesn't pull away. When he kisses her on the forehead later in Cloud City she doesn't pull away. In their last moment together when she says "I love you" that's why Han says "I know". Not because Han is a smooth ladies man but because he knows she has loved him all this time. Fun fact, originally Han was supposed to say Leia "I love you too". But Harrison Ford thought it wouldn't work with a character with so much bravado. So they changed his line to simply "I know"

Your face when Han puts Luke in the Tauntaun!!!! 😂

Back during the planning phase of this movie, Luke was supposed to travel to three planets to learn a lesson from three different masters. Yoda, Obi-Wan, and his father. But to bring the costs of production down it was changed to one planet where Yoda and Kenobi are. And the biggest change was combining the Parts of Luke’s father and Darth Vader. This gave George the drive to make his prequel films. In fact, he was more excited for the idea of those movies that he was finishing his own trilogy. However, he was kicked out of the writers and directors guild for not having Irving Kirchner’s name at the beginning of the film. Something he refused to from south, as he wanted to make his fairytales consistent with each other. This killed his hopes of making his 12 movie epic. Originally each subsequent movie would be directed by a different Director with the last movie being done by him. And but with him losing his position in the union, he couldn’t hire Spielberg or any of his best friends to continue his projects so he finished his trilogy, and then disappeared for a few years, doing odds and stuff, and working behind the scenes or just running his business until in 1995 he released his original trilogy in the hopes of seeing if there was still a demand for new Star Wars. If he was absolutely surprised by the amount of positivity, he got from the special edition. So he begin work on his prequel films.

Cristy at 41:12 -- "And if his [Vader's] intentions were to bring Luke to the dark side, why did he try to kill him? He was always trying to kill him." Vader isn't trying to kill Luke. If Vader simply wanted to kill Luke, Vader would just immediately force-choke Luke to death like he does with everyone else who pisses him off. Vader wants to subdue/capture/recruit Luke but becomes increasingly frustrated (and more aggressively violent) each time Luke evades him. If you pay attention to Vader's behavior during his first clash with Luke, you'll see that Vader is toying with Luke. Vader handles his lightsaber casually with just one hand, clearly not expecting Luke to put up a serious fight. Vader's initial (premature) verdict is, "All too easy." When Luke proves more capable than expected, Vader next tries to knock Luke out by using the force to hurl heavy objects at him. That fails when one of Vader's flying objects inadvertently triggers a wind-storm that pulls Luke beyond Vader's reach. By their third encounter, Vader has become clearly frustrated. Vader is now wielding his lightsaber aggressively and seriously, with both hands. Even so, Luke manages to tag Vader on the shoulder with his own lightsaber. That brings Vader to the end of his patience, and he promptly disarms (literally) Luke to put an end to the contest. But Vader makes no effort to finish Luke off. Once Luke is defenseless, Vader immediately stops attacking and shifts to persuasion.

I love love love this journey for you! As a kid born in 1972, i was too young to "get" all of the story elements and the big reveals, so you are experiencing something i never could. So thank you for sharing the journey with us!

I never got the Leia & Luke thing. I always felt Luke was Han's little bro that tags along everywhere and has a crush on his big bro's girlfriend. He's just a farm boy seeing the galaxy for the first time, got his first crush.

Before Carrie Fisher passed away she revealed in her biography that she and Harrison Ford had an affair during this time. But she was chasing him and in love with him but he was not so much into her. So when Leia says I love you and Solo says I know (he was supposed to say it back), the improvisation is a reflection on the real life relationship of Carrie and Harrison rather than the relationship of Leia and Han. So I've heard.

So i was born in '81, did not see the star wars series til 1987. So much nostalgia. I used to watch these movies back to back on saturdays as a kid on vhs....that we recorded from HBO back in 1987 with a vcr. The memories of this are amazing. Great video reaction.

In the scenes were Luke escapes from the Wampa's lair and when Obi-Wan first appears as a force ghost the weather outside was so cold that both scenes were shot 15 feet outside of the doors of the hotel the cast and crew were using during filming. In 2020 members of the 501st legions blizzard corps were once again on scene this time leaving bronze plaques at the bottom of the hill Mark Hamill rolled down and at the field where the AT-AT attack took place.

Fun fact: In the original trilogy Yoda's puppeteer and voice actor is Frank Oz. He is also Miss Piggy from the Muppets.

One of the more important things to realise about The Empire Strikes Back, especially relating to offscreen progression of the Han/Leia/Luke relationships, is that this is three years later in story time. It isn't directly after the destruction of the Death Star. Relationships aren't exactly where they were when we last saw them. Poor Leia is really young, trying to be a leader all the time, something for which she has serious training and aptitude clearly. But at the same time she's in the middle of a rebel military force that is nearly entirely composed of men, trying to maintain her professional distance from people as a leader. She probably has no real female friends and I'm pretty sure her parents were on Alderaan when the Empire destroyed it. So no relationship advice from either of those sources. She wants to be attracted to the nice boy Luke, but actually is ever more attracted to the roguish Han Solo instead. She needs people to cut her some slack, she's coping pretty well! Lando probably deserves a little slack too. He's not a rebel, he's just trying to run his business and look after his employees and customers under direct threat from the Galactic Empire. He hates betraying Han, but was sold a lie that the only thing they were after was some guy he doesn't even know. It may pay to know that between this one and Return of the Jedi, the time skip is shorter but is still about 6 months or so. One of the best pieces of music in Star Wars is 'The Asteroid Field' from this movie. Not quite the Imperial March or the Force Theme, but I love it and it suits the chase through the asteroids so well. John Williams is so good at movie music.

yoda being playful and wacky was a test for luke to see how patient he was

The swamp Luke crashes into is the only Dagobah scene not shot on a soundstage. It's actually George Lucas's own pool.

Holy crap, a person who hasn't been spoiled with the Vadar is Luke's Father reveal. You are a unicorn.

As a guy, I thought the 'I know' line was super romantic. It's expressing that he's going to his possible death *knowing* without any doubt that he's loved. It's not the same, but there was a book (fun, but not a great book) I read a long time ago where a friend of the protagonist was murdered by the villain and later he expressed regret at not being able to tell him how much their friendship meant to him before he died. Near the end of the book another friend was also in danger of being murdered by the villain and the protagonist tells her "You're my friend and I love you." so she would know how much he valued their friendship in case one of them didn't make it. It makes me tear up just thinking about the scene.

"Listen to him, he has a British accent" 😂😂😂😂 Omg I died 💀

I kind of love it when Cristy slips into Spanish-"Ay noo ..." 😆

"Darth can do that over zoom " lol😂 made me laugh

It's amazing to think that when we saw Yoda raise the X-wing from the swamp, we were so thoroughly impressed by how powerful Yoda must be with the Force. Then came Clone Wars final season, the Kenobi series, and the prequels, and you have people stopping entire ships under power, and non-trained people using the Force. Makes Yoda look less like a Jedi Grandmaster and just a muppet.

10:24 - no, No, NOOO...!!! 19:15 - You feel fine, you feel FINE about it. 23:53 - That's what she said. (Sorry, couldn't help myself.) 25:49 - Trust me, you're cool with it; and Luke will be fine, don't worry about him.

"Listen to him, hE hAs a bRiTiSh aCcEnT" 🤣🤣🤟

"Vader wants to kill Luke?" Vader to the Emperor: "He will join us or die." In referring to Leia: "She's a boss." So was Carrie Fisher. She was really something. She just had a drug and alcohol problem.

"Listen to him, he has a British accent!" I spat my coke everywhere at that. :p

13:45 if you remember, Spiderman did this to Antman during the battle between #TeamCap vs #TeamIronMan at the airport in Captain America: Civil War. This was the 'really old' movie Spiderman was talking about when devising his plan 😆

I was 13 Years old in 1977 when I saw Star Wars and I was 16 Years old in 1980 when I saw Episode V the Empire Strikes Back in the Movie Theatre. Everyone was shocked and gasped when Darth Vader told Luke who he was. In the scene where Princess Leia told Han solo, she said I love You and Han said I know was improvised, Harrison Ford in Take after Take kept saying I love You back, but it wasn't working. One take Harrison Ford goes I know. He tells George Lucas that would be what Han would say. George Lucas agreed so the I Know was left in the Movie.

In this movie, the attention to detail is interesting. Peit.. "you are in command now, ADMIRAL Piet.." the insignia on his chest changed from Commander to Admiral for the rest of the movie if you noticed.

Leia is already aware of Han's feelings. His frustration was clearly expressed in the passageway on Hoth. Also, he tried to get her to admit their budding romance in front of everyone in the medical bay but she rebuked it and insulted him in the process before kissing Luke for good measure. He made an attempt to put her at ease on Bespin by admitting his own distrust of Lando. Han even implored Chewie to stop fighting the carbon freezing test and instead protect Leia in his absence. All of this goes to not only showing, but rather proving, his deep affection for her. They've kissed one another three times when Leia FINALLY confesses what is obvious. There is nothing else for Han to say other than an acknowledgement. "I know" is a perfect response while simultaneously accepting a possible impending death in the chamber and/or torture at the hands of Jabba. Being told something he'd been saying since the start of the film isn't a revelation in the moment or of much comfort. As you pointed out, Leia kisses Luke repeatedly as well. Talk about gaslighting. Personally, I'd have been kinda pissed that my doom was the only reason someone admits their true affections and likely would've exclaimed "Really?!" while being sealed. 🤨

"I love chewy." You need to get you some Starburst. "How can he be his father?" "I want to know what happened to Vader."