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Imagine if kurtz was around for the prequels, they probably would've been totally different.

Even as a kid, Return of the Jedi felt “off”. Having a second Death Star (ho-hum), Han Solo becoming a bumbling wisecrack, the Ewoks, the multi-sequence final act whose tone was all over the place. There was no tension at all in the movie except the temptation of Luke by the Emperor. It turns out Gary Kurtz knew what he was doing. Return of the Jedi started to have echoes of what was to come in Phantom Menace.

I'm glad that you touched on this issue with Luke and Leia. Several Star Wars insiders have dismissed the notion that Leia was "always" supposed to be Luke's sister. One guy who worked on Empire stated that the Han-Leia-Luke dynamic was originally supposed to be a "Tale of Two Cities" type of dynamic -- where the "bad boy" would willingly sacrifice himself for the girl to be with the guy that he thinks that she loves and would give her happiness. However, the bad boy (Han) would survive and ultimately end up with the girl (Leia) while the other rode off into the mysterious yonder. This is sort of shown in the conversation between Han and Leia in ROTJ -- where Han says that he "won't stand in the way" between Luke and Leia. Unfortunately, someone decided to make Luke and Leia siblings. I have always thought that this was the WORST decision in the entire Star Wars universe (worse than Jar Jar and even the actors hired for Anakin).

nitpicking here.....it wasn't called Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark. That is just latter years Lucas insanity when he retroactively changed the name. The movie was released as and called Raiders of the Lost Ark, and that is what true fans will always call it.

Even as a kid, seeing all three original trilogy films in the theater first-run, Jedi felt too soft, with too neat and tidy of an ending.

Yes - Leia being Lukes sister never rang true. It feels wrong! And a 2nd Death Star in Jedi was a shocking disappointment to me like a punch in the stomach. It should have been that Vader took Luke to the Emperor and Luke somehow helps the Rebels get to the Emperors planet and they attack that instead of another Death Star. That idea of Vader wanting Luke to join him and rule the galaxy is really interesting - imagine if that was developed further.

Some of the alternative ideas for ROTJ are interesting. But I personally prefer the way that it ended up. Han's death might have been interesting, but I think it may have created a problem for Leia's arc as we saw her character gradually bonding with Han more and more over the course of the OT; and it was largely that bond that caused Han to grow out of his selfish worldview (though his friendship with Luke also arguably played a role, albeit a minor one). Also, I would say there already somewhat of a ominous element at the film's end with the death of Vader and the funeral pyre scene. It's a moving and solemn scene. My problems with ROTJ are not with how the film turned out but with the changes that were made to later editions of it. None of the CGI changes to Jabba's palace were needed and I don't care for the "Jedi Rocks" song. Moreover, I hate seeing Hayden Christiansen as Anakin's Force ghost. Vader died not as a Sith Lord, but as the redeemed Anakin Skywalker, an elderly scarred Jedi Knight. It only makes sense to see Sebastian Shaw as the spirit of Anakin. All that said, I will say that I like the more solemn, galaxy-wide celebration ending of the Special Ed. over the simple "Yub Nub" Ewok party scene.

I actually didn't mind them wanting to kill Han Solo in The Force Awakens, as enough time had passed that you could go along with it. I feel that what should have happened is that Han should have gone out in a blaze of glory instead of being given the death that he had; it's in Han's character as a swashbuckler to do something over the top, IMO. As for Return of the Jedi, I think either ending would have worked, but the happy ending works best because the feelings of dread/bittersweetness were given to us already with Empire.

I once heard Harrison Ford refer to the final sequence as "The Teddy Bears' Picnic."

Beautifully put together video. I've been thinking of some of these things before and it fascinates me every time.

When the original star wars came out it was titled simply " Star wars " not star wars a new hope ,they added that nonsense decades later .

Also, the second Death Star works about aswell as that concept can, and has way more going for it than the surface suggests. The idea that the Emperor uses it to lure the Rebels into a final battle to wipe them out for good is brilliant. There's so many dimensions to it, not the least of which is his arrogance, but also his genius to lure them with an incomplete Death Star that they aren't aware has an operational Super Laser. If anything Jedi is just in keeping with ANH's hopeful optimism, and mythic family centered, heroic story telling. Kurtz's ideas might have been interesting, but Jedi stays faithful to Star Wars' core themes, and I think that's very important for a series that is so much about allegory and archetype. I honestly don't think Kurtz and Kasdan understood that, or cared as deeply about the Jungian undertones.

This just proves that George Lucas, as a movie maker, completely sucked without Gary Kurtz

I'm fine with Return of the Jedi as it is... though the "Leia is your sister" thing never sat well with me. But I would NOT have preferred a somber end to the trilogy. I don't understand why so many Star Wars fans are wanting the films to become "darker and grittier" instead of offering the fun, awe-inspiring excitement that made us become fans in the first place. Have we become that jaded and cynical that we no longer want movies to appeal to our inner child? I still do! Even "Empire" was not really so dark or dismal. It ended on a downer of a cliffhanger but the overall film was still exciting and full of action and fun. True?

I like the idea of Luke walking off alone at the end. I've never really liked the ending of ROTJ though, or the majority of the film itself. I just don't like Endor, and it's not even all about the Ewoks either. I'm not crazy about them, but more than that it's that whole forest setting. I don't like it. I like almost all of Luke's stuff, and the space battle at the end, but other than that I'm just not a big fan of ROTJ.

Very interesting video! I know at the time of Jedi original release I was still a kid and I remember feeling amazed at the movie and how happy I felt at the ending... it's only as an adult and 30 years of reflection that this proposed "what if" ending would totally be amazing and would have held up to this day if it had been shot that way originally.... But thinking back on it for that time period ('83) it may have left everyone not as fulfilled and optimistic about the characters. Remember Empire left that void until Jedi finished the story arc for them all. Greatly appreciate your work on this and for sharing!

I think I like Kurtz's vision better. But things are what they are.

There was also talk of killing Lando and destroying the Falcon in the final Death Star assault, which Lucas also vetoed. I'm actually with Lucas on both this and keeping Han alive. Star Wars was never a gritty war film where heroes died and we had to live with the pain. It was pulp action that made you feel good at the end of the film. Yes, Empire was darker and ended on a dark note, but then it also ended on a cliffhanger and happy cliffhangers don't work! In the end, I think it was good that Star Wars ended with all the heroes alive to celebrate their victory and the only bittersweet moment was Vader's death. Going all dark and shocking (saving Han only to kill him an act later) wasn't Star Wars thing. There are other stories for that kinda stuff. Just look at how the original film ended. Star Wars is ultimately about the happy ending. That's part of its positivity and what made it stand out back in the day.

Ahh nice one, thank you! So glad someone finally made a video and posted this info on youtube. I don't know how many times over the years I've explained an aspect of Kurtz' comments to folks who want to argue that Lucas had the entire saga planned out from the beginning. He didn't, he had a general 'outline' of a grand tale he wanted to tell and the story specifics were a constant work in progress over the years. Now I can just direct people to this video.

Well, maybe it was for the best that Lucas made Return of the Jedi his own way. I mean if all of the characters; except Luke; died in this film, then I think all of us at the time as kids would've been deeply upset. I remember as a kid feeling sad about Vader's death, and he was the bad guy. I reckon we all would've been really upset if all our favorite characters died.

Good, Bad, Ugly is my #1 movie of all time... I approve of Kurtz.

If only this had happened!Seeing Luke rule the Empire and Leia the Rebellion,eventually full on battling it out on Jakku would’ve been a site to see

That would be 100 % stupid for Han Solo to die after they just went through all that trouble rescuing him and he survived almost dying in Empire Strikes Back. To kill him 30 minutes later would totally shit on their efforts to rescue him at the beginning. George was totally right about that one no matter what his reasoning was

Oddly enough, I feel that the ending of Return of the Jedi -- the last half hour -- is the only redeeming part of the film.

Jedi has always been my favorite film, both in the original trilogy and in general. There a definitely a lot of blunders, from care bears err I mean Ewoks to the Luke/Leia semi-incest, to Han and Lando not dying (not mentioned in the video, one of the cuts that made it to test audiences had Lando die trying to escape the Death Star II), and even to the certain point of view mess, but Jedi always captivated me with its portrayal of Luke's growth, especially when looked at over the series. The Battle of the Great Pit of Carkoon and the Battle of Endor were both phenomenal to me as well. I was born in '95. My parents had bought the '97 special edition of the OT when it came out, and I saw it when I was 4 in '99. I was fortunate enough to have the Victory Celebration Theme and Sebastian Shaw return as a Force Ghost. I lucked out, got to have my cake and eat it too.

Lucas said the movies are like a play. the first act you introduce the actors,second act you put them in a bad situation, the third act they get out of said situation.

If u think the 2nd Death Star is about money... Take a look at star killer base and you'll realize rotj is rather unique

I actually like ROTJ the way it is (maybe minus the Ewoks even though as a kid I loved those things xD).

This woulda made vader going back to the light much better.

Few things - first Leia was clearly being set up as the sister in the final minutes of Empire when she “hears” Luke. Also, while a more somber Jedi would be interesting, it would have ruined it. Walking out of what was at the time the final Star Wars movie ever would have sucked if everyone was sad at the end.

There was actually a draft of the ROTJ script where Luke killed Vader, joined Palpatine, and put Vader's helmet on.

You forgot to mention how the ewoks were originally wookies but Lucas changed it to sell more toys. He says it was to reflect the small rebels taking on the big empire with little creatures but we all know it was really to sell toys

It didn't help George couldn't choose his first choice director for ROTJ, which would have been Steven Spielberg, as he'd quit both the Directors and Writers Guilds for the titling of the first two films, which was a huge row. Imagine, Spielberg at the helm for "Jedi".

Ever since I found out that Ford wanted Han to die in Episode IV, I have disliked him. He was looking after his career over all the others. Mark's went down. He should have found Ford's agent, the slicer and dicer man I guess. Harrison, I cheered when you received your wish! Indiana Jones, If I'm not mistaken was already in the works. So much for friendship but then again, that's life.

This original plans for Return of the Jedi are actually way better than the actual film. ROTJ is a good movie, but it feels too safe for me.

Luke and Leia were ALWAYS brother and sister because on Tatooine in the early drafts, Luke had a sister on the planet named LEIA. Leia was eliminated as his sister, but Lucas reused her name for the Princes. So Lucas was always telling the truth, but in a VERY misleading way.

I don't know why people are suddenly taking to the comments to shit on return of the Jedi. It's my favourite of the original trilogy and I think it's brilliant. Watch the video called sam Witwer explains why return of the Jedi is so great.

To be fair SW is a swashbuckle type movie, I think there is room for grey-area gloom but the "original" ending doesn't work for me.

I agree that Lucas focused too much on marketing over story, Kurtz was spot-on. But Star Wars was always meant to be lighter than Samurai or Spaghetti Western films. You could tell the difference between A New Hope and The Hidden Fortress without being a film buff.

Palpatine wasn't originally going to be in ROTJ. He was only going to appear in Ep. IX. Also, despite how it sounds about Luke walking off like Clint at the end of ROTJ, the plot of Ep. VII was originally going to continue almost straight after the events of ROTJ, not 30 years after like we eventually got.

Great video. It’d have worked well. Rogue One was a great movie like Empire.

What a great video. It’s pretty obvious Lucas began to care about merchandising with Jedi. And even though I love how it turned out, they should have never made a second death star for sure. Also, as everyone says already, change the ewoks for wookies and you have a perfect conclusion for the trilogy.

It was always better for George when he had somebody to counter him rather then somebody who was enamored with him on the film aspect of things. It's like me and my buddy building a kitchen. It's nice to have somebody to center you.

Right, in Empire you have Vader saying "We can destroy the Emperor... with our combined strength" and by the time they meet in Jedi he's saying "I MUST obey my master". I wish they explored the first path. It would have been far more interesting and more believable than the Emperor basically offering Luke nothing and expecting him to convert to the dark side for some reason.

Great video I wish I knew more about Gary Kurtz

As much as I like what we got in Return of the Jedi, I’ll admit it was the weakest of the original trilogy films. Kurtz had some good points and wasn’t off in his predictions of the franchise. I really would’ve loved to see this version of the film.

That ending would have been a hundred times better!!!

Hate to break it to you pal but the Kurtz ending that he claims was never true, Kurtz finally admitted that nothing or no outline was actually written in a recent interview with Chris Taylor. Furthermore, the reason why Kurtz left Lucasfilm because Lucas took him off of Empire when he let the schedule and budget go crazy. He essentially had to fly down there and help get the film done. Just read JW Rinzler’s Making of books, those are proven to be as accurate as you can get, as said by the other producer Robert Watts. Kershner admitted that he didn’t talk to Kurtz much during filming of empire.

Watching the original trilogy while listening to Lucas' commentary reveals that he is almost entirely focused on the technical aspects of filmmaking. He is obsessed with the How of things, rather than with the emotional, Human Why of things. Listening to him talk throughout the films reveals just how differently he sees them from the way the fans do. In the end, it's probably best that he's no longer part of the process. As the artist who invented Star Wars, he has a strange blind-spot for why people love it. The prequels reveal that he has a totally different idea for Star Wars than the fans do.

Lol literally everything I thought that was wrong with Episode VI could've been fixed if they went with Kurt's suggestions

Vader identity should have been kept secret for a fourth firm that found have been released in 1987 or 1990.

I think a lot of what Lucas decided to do was down to him almost having a nervous breakdown with A New Hope. I think he was sick of Star Wars with its demanding fan base and wanted to move away from it which is why he opted to scrap plans for a following trilogy as he was aware that he would most likely have to concentrate on that to the exclusion of whatever else he wanted to do. I think in the cheesy ending to Return of the Jedi and the inclusion of Ewoks (defiantly designed towards younger children - the first steps down the dark path leading to the evil of Jar Jar Binks the defiler) you can see a growing attitude that this was a genre best aimed at a younger audience. The point made about aiming for toy sales is a good one as it makes a lot of sense.

I think the OT is almost perfect as it is! Yeah, it only makes sense to make decisions that are going to benefit the film commercially but it is interesting to see that those original ideas are still somewhat in there with what happens in TFA. If Han had died there would have been no confrontation with his son n even though he may have made Leia Luke's sister to tie up loose ends I think the original plan was always to have Luke sort of infatuated with her at first n then have him mature n love her more in n unconditional platonic way! At least that's what happens in a draft of 'Empire'. But as n ending to the OT I think the Vader n Luke redemption is the most important thing n I think 'Jedi' pulled that off well enough! Richard Marquand also mentioned the ST saying that there was n ultimate 'intellect' type character that had been manipulating the events of the OT from afar n though some think he may have meant the Emperor it could also be the origin of the character Snoke!

Owen, Im not a huge Star Wars fan, but you made a wonderful video essay here. You just got a new subscriber. Thanks for the thoughtful content and interesting point of view. Keep up the good work!

The Emperor wasn't originally going to die in Jedi. It would take the combined strength of Luke and his sister to bring him down in Episode 9. Later he would be killed but with a ressurected Yoda and Ben helping out. The fight taking place in a lava filled throne room on the Imperial capital.

Gary Kurtz was fired because he Empire ran way over budget and Lucas almost lost his company to his creditors. He had to fly down on set to get things back on track and restoryboarded things with Kershner. Members of the crew, including Kershner, Watts were critical of Kurtz. If you read the Rinzler Making of books, you will see that Lucas wanted Jedi to take place on Had Abbadon, Coruscant, but he couldn’t do it because he had budget constraints in the year of 1982.

this could have been the greatest star wars episode of all...

Ha ha, what an amazingly prescient video. You pretty much described the last Jedi. From Princess lea having a bigger part, to kylo Ren trying to get Ray to join him and rule together. Well played!

nice research and well done presentation. thanks!

they should make a comic of THIS ending, another what if type

Great video. These unused stories are absolutely fascinating. The path not taken...

Fun video. I remember when I saw this movie when it first came out - and I went in cold so as not to spoil any surprises. I was very disappointed to see a new Death Star. (What, again?!? I thought.) And learning that Luke and Lea were siblings seemed....wrong. One thing you don't really mention is the main problem with the movie - those dam Ewoks. Argh. Hated them the very first time around. - However, you criticize the movie for including a celebration at the end. But hey, if the Emperor is gone, and the Republic is restored - there would be a galactic-wide party for sure.

Good piece. This amazing series could have changed so much depending on decisions they made way back. I love Jedi but I know it is floored. I respect George and will always love him for what he gave us with Wars and Indy but he did become obsessed with the dollars. I still think it's sad he never continued the films through the 80's and 90's and never bothered to make the pathetic prequalify that were all dire. I'm still angry with myself for only buying four figures when they were 50p each in the early 90's and then opening them! Some of the sealed figures in the shops that were 50p each are now worth many hundreds of pounds. Oh well.

I heard, during research for a costume I worked on, that Fett's role was going to be markedly different. Apparently, he had 're-joined' the Empire in order to have a better shot at Solo, who had, in effect, shamed him as a bounty hunter by escaping after capture. It was Fett who killed Solo during the Imperial base raid, after an extended fight sequence. How true, I don't know, but it's way better than being knocked into a sand sphincter.

i just relized that almost every video has a different music or sound effects during the intro

Kurtz was actually fired before Empire was completed, so there's some sour grapes in his later recollections. Also, Gary was not a part of creating the final story for Jedi, but probably a part of some initial discussions. Howard Kazanjian took over as Producer (uncredited) to finish Empire. The reason that Gary was released midway through Empire is the film was over budget and behind schedule. Lucas self-funded Empire and Jedi thanks in part to the revenues from toy sales and other merchandising.

I read somewhere that when they were first working on the script for Return of the Jedi, Boba Fett wasn't supposed to fall into the sarlacc pit. He was supposed to leave Tatooine and then become a major player during the last third of the movie most likely on the Battle of Endor. but George Lucas is quoted as saying. "No. Toss him in the sarlacc pit. I never want to see him again"

this is ten times better than all the rubbish around SW commentaries like Mike Zeroh and Accolyte.... they jusy perpetually make up shite and absurd theories with no idea of how it works. Anyway... great and refreshing video this was... I really enjoyed watching this.

Lucas has said multiple times that the original Death Star wasn't supposed to be complete and fully operational until the last leg of the story; THAT'S why it reappears in ROTJ. Unfortunately, he had no idea he'd ever be able to make Episodes V & VI while he was still making Episode IV (Hollywood didn't do that sort of thing back then), so he took the series climax and used it as the climax for ANH, which undoubtedly screwed some things up a bit for the next 2 installments.

George wanted David Lynch to direct the movie, so yes it could have been a very dark ending

It was nice to see fresh content about the original story. I have read alot of re-hashed fan garbage out their but its good to see something new. Cheers for that!

If I did ROTJ, I would have had Luke meet with his father sooner, and learn both the light and dark sides to see which to choose. Also, he'd train Leia and introduce her to Vader too. Eventually, Luke and Leia would both end up on the Death Star and try and redeem Anakin. However, as a plot twist, I'd have the Death Star 2 turn out not to have that passage in to attack it and the info they found be found to be false. The Empire would plan to use Death Star 2 to blow up most of the Alliance who was on the Forest Moon of Endor. However, Luke and Leia would redeem Anakin. Anakin would tell Luke and Leia to leave and they would. The Emperor would be angry but then Anakin would use the Force to blow up the Death Star 2, thus sacrificing himself and killing Sidious and defeating the Empire. (He always said that the ability to blow up a planet was insignificant when compared to the powers of the Force. It would be nice if someone actually used the Force to blow one of these weapons or space stations rather than just a proton torpedo.)

I'm really glad George Lucas lost Star Wars so lucasfilm could go back to great story telling as opposed to just focusing on lucrative merchandising. GL getting billions for the rights to SW is somewhat reminiscent of what Princess Leia said to Han in the original movie: "If money is all you love, then that's what you'll receive"

happy with the original ROTJ version we got in 1983, NOT the special edition!. the only bad things in ROTJ is 1. treatment of Boba Fett was pathetic 2. SSD Exector should have been rammed by a mon calamari cruiser and not 1 A-wing. or, have rebels scam inside the death star take over the weapons controls and aim it at the SSD and blow it up.

Star wars original trilogy is massively loved. And that is mostly because of the story and how the story ended for the characters everyone loved. Also, you have to remember that star wars were family/kids movies. So having a deep and semi-tragic ending for Luke would be terrible. People trash talk the ewoks, but at the time they were loved. I was a kid when the original trilogy came out, and I adored those cute but tough little suckers. I even had copies of their spin-off movies. Everyone loved the ewoks at the time. And they fit the movies perfectly. The problem is that now everyone who saw those movies as kids has grown up, and aren't as into stuff like cute cuddly teddy bear creatures fighting stormtroopers. Kids love that shit. So now it's all cool to say "I always hated them, they sucked", when in reality everyone loved them. Everyone loved pretty much everything about that original trilogy. Because this was also a time long before people would analyse and rip apart every scene and every line of dialogue, trying to put in some deeper and more complex meaning that was never really there, or picking it apart in ways that aren't strictly fair (because it's just a fun family movie for fucks sake). While it's interesting to see other plot threads, and different idea's that Lucas and co. were throwing around at the time, let's remember that we LOVE the original trilogy and probably wouldn't if they had implemented these other idea's.

Return of the Jedi could have and maybe should have been the best Star Wars film to date.

here is another thing that was added. when Yoda confirmed that Vader was Luke's father was added

Good video. I have always been a fan of Gary Kurtz's ideas and have always felt that his departure from the series really hurt it. Now, I like Return of the Jedi and think it is a good trilogy ender overall, but it is easily the weakest of the three older films. I will never, though, like the dumb Luke and Leia sibling idea. It was shoehorned and ridiculous then and it still is now. I wish Lucas would stop acting like his lame change of mind was "always his intent". Just own up to the fact that you didn't have it planned out, George. There is no shame in that.

Killing off Han would be dumb. They literally froze him in the last movie. It would be ridiculous to bring him back and then have him die 20 minutes later. At that point it would just feel like they're manipulating the audience's emotions. Vader did want to turn Luke to the dark side and overthrow Sidious with him, he was just quiet about it. It would be really dumb to say "I'm going to overthrow the Emperor" out loud. Bringing the Death Star back was fine. Sidious literally got rid of the Senate BECAUSE of the Death Star, so when the Death Star is destroyed... well, you need a new Death Star, fast. How else are you going to keep the systems in line? If you make the ultimate weapon and it gets destroyed, the smart thing to do would be to rebuild it, but better.

Everybody know George Lucas' name. People know him as "the creator". Unfortunately, Gary Kurtz is really overlooked. It's very much due to him that SW became as successful as it did (probably more than George, if we're gonna be honest)

This very interesting and informative! I never knew of the Kurtz / Lucas fallout. Thanks!

Guess what trailer played before your video haha! Great video, Owen!

Immediately find it interesting that when you list the major players of the OT, you use still shots from the films for all of them except for Luke. For him you use a digital version from the Battlefront video game.

Even when I was 9 in 1983 I thought Ewoks were useless, well at least we have Empire Strikes Back

Excellent and thought provoking vid. Though I new much of its content, there were a few titbits that I didn't so thank you my young padawan the force is strong with you!!!!

I prefer the ideas and outlook of Kurtz more, they are much more similar to the kind of stuff I would do

4:58 people dont' realise that, back in the late '80s and early '90s interest in the SW films had waned, except from die hard fans like moi. And you could pick up toys /kits / books/ mags, etc quite cheaply back in them days. which I did. it wasn't until the prequels came along that interest was revived. now you can sell some of that memorabilia at a profit, thanks to Disney.

Owen, this one got me to subscribe. Nicely done!

It was strange watching Hans macho character getting demoted to second fiddle for Jedi Luke.

"Queen over what's left of Alderaan" - So, an asteroid field devoid of life and maybe a handful of expatriates?

I like that story waaay more better than the traditional ending... it has a real anime feel that would leave you hopeful and sad...

learn something new every time starwars becomes currant

It was clear that Lucasfilm would've done either Episode 7 or Episode 1 right after Return Of The Jedi but due to a long story short of financial miss-steps, it just wasn't the case anymore. I reckon thats why everything was quickly tied up in Jedi with Leia being Luke's sister and the Emperor being killed off currently rather than what was intended.

Always love your videos. Keep it up!

There was absolutely something different about Return of the Jedi, a lowering of both quality and acting.

Hey, you're right! Where the original characters ended up in _The Force Awakens does_ reflect their initial fates from this! Despite fans' valid criticisms over how it ruined their character development, it does make me feel a _little_ better now that I know this. Maybe this means that Kylo Ren really will tempt Rey to join him and overthrow Snoke like it's been theorized.

How to make ROTJ way better, Replace Ewoks with wookies. ditch the second death star. Have Han sacrifice himself. Luke and leia not siblings. Have Luke walk off into the distance.

My name is Owen and I do like comics so I subscribed to you

The end of Empire was grim. Had Return of the Jedi been handled with care it would surely be the greatest Trilogy of all time.