The truth about Luke Skywalker's father 😱 in STAR WARS V: THE EMPIRE STRIKES BACK Reaction/Review!

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notes: i can't believe this movie has been out for 40 years and i've lived for 26 of those years and have never watched this until now. i am new to this of course so please be nice in the comments. i am really excited to watch more star wars so let me know if you want me to continue on!
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[@MaryCherryOfficial]

uncut reaction: www.patreon.com/posts/uncut-full-star-40345102 someone commented: "Didn't she mention she knew who Luke's father is @ 5:30 in the Episode IV video?" I had to go back to that video to see what they meant because i was sure i wouldn't have said that, since i literally didn't know that was his father before watching this movie. to break it down for everyone: "a guy named luke finds out he has a father [comma , {there's}] someone named dark vader" i was listing things i knew and i meant that i know that there is someone in this movie named darth vader. none of my family or close friends watched star wars so i didn't grow up knowing that fact. anyway, thanks for watching~ - notes: in order for me to do uncut reactions, i switched to the brio 4k webcam (my 70D stopped every 30mins or needed a battery change/SD card emptying), i tested the brio cam with green screen and it just didn't look good, so for now, no more green screen. i added subtitles so it helps with any sound discrepancies so apologies for that, trying to work around copyright as always. but if you want to hear it best, listen with headphones. i edited the whole thing with headphones and was good for me :) also, i tested a new style of editing so I can make the screen a bit bigger.

[@texasrattlesnake31637]

All good! Can’t wait!

[@innercircle341]

hope I can hear it with my ancient ears!!

[@thomaslarsson9194]

4:00 That's true😆 There are only 2 women in the galaxy. And 1 black guy. But as u said. It's from the 80's...funny though.

[@extrasmack]

No greenscreen? No worries. We're really all here for your reaction, not the effects, hair, etc. All of that stuff is nice but if you did these in a grass hut wearing a paper bag they'd still be great. (I don't kniw how you'd get power and media in a grass hut but you get the point, I'm sure) 😂

[@FencerPTS]

Here's a thought that's going to fester: why DID Kenobe tell Luke that Vader murdered his father? You're right, it is a love triangle. "I love you" was an admission from Leia; Han spent the first half of the movie wanting her to return his feelings. She ran away after the kiss because of her inner conflict over it. "I love you," was the moment her conflict was resolved. But it was also goodbye because everyone thought Han was going to die. I definitely think the remastered version isn't as good. The conversation with the emperor run s the subtext that Vader was hunting for Luke in secret, and that the Admiral and Vader didn't see eye to eye on it. The admiral wanted destruction, Vader wanted his son. "...and I'm sure Skywalker is with them." The conversation with the emperor was an "oh shit" moment, a confession, and a negotiation to save his son. Glad you picked the release order. You get all the twists and surprises without the spoilers. The acting and characters are better, and the special effects aren't CGI.

[@iReiGNxx]

To be fair, it wasn’t a bad deal. It’s not often a dad comes back 20 years later and offers to rule the galaxy with you lol

[@landonmeyer9659]

When he leaves to go get milk and comes back with an entire empire

[@onyxartemis9362]

@@landonmeyer9659 Fortunately, The Milk 😆

[@sb-lx2dt]

“well, maybe you should have started with *that* instead of capturing my friends, torturing, freezing, and selling one of them to a crime lord, taken my other friend prisoner- not to mention you tortured her and were complicit in the murder of her family and her *entire planet-,* dismantled my droid, then tried to make a block of rock out of me too, and oh, cUTTING MY FREAKIGN ARM OFF LIKE LESS THAN A MINUTE AGO?????”

[@UTU49]

My dad never offered to rule the galaxy with me as father and son. :( Seriously, though... my Dad played with us as kids, drove us to fun activities, read to us, listened to us, and formed a mutually supportive parental team with my Mom. So I was joking above, but in reality, I'm very grateful to my parents for everything they did for us. :)

[@itsme7446]

well not every dad can offer you to rule the galaxy with him

[@jonmercano1138]

Mark Hamill looks different because he was in a car accident that messed up his face and he needed some reconstruction. It’s an urban legend that the wampa attack was added to incorporate it into the story.

[@minnesotajones261]

Well also, he's three years older too... (Both Mark Hamill AND Luke are three years older...)

[@Jonas-xl4wg]

I always see you in star wars reactions haha, once again the youtube algorithm brings us star wars fans together for another reaction series

[@ComeOnIsSuchAJoy]

@@Jonas-xl4wg Too bad it's for yet another stubborn release order person. : P

[@damianlynch5977]

Jon Mercano I don’t know if this is true or not, but after the accident, George Lucas went & visited Mark Hamill in hospital, once he’d seen the scar across his face, Lucas is quoted as saying “ we can definitely use that “.

[@Jonas-xl4wg]

ComeOnIsSuchAJoy Shes just on episode 5 so far, so hopefully she’ll watch the prequel now and then episode 6? That’s the best order for newcomers in my opinion.

[@okeefe757]

The scene where Han says "I know." to Leia saying I love you is an improv by Harrison Ford because they couldn't make the "I love you." back work for the character. He loves her though and she knows that.

[@MaryCherryOfficial]

oh, interesting! thanks for the context

[@okeefe757]

@@MaryCherryOfficial You're welcome.

[@JedHead77]

Haaa aakk She hasn’t seen it yet. 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@jaimelannister1797]

Haaa aakk yeah don’t spoil the movie

[@Billis75]

@@MaryCherryOfficial When you watch Return of the Jedi, remember this moment.

[@minski76]

So you're shipping Leia/Luke. We'll come back to that.

[@projectpat8807]

Yeah. It's sort of really hard to hold back spoilers, haha!!! I really want to say something. Plus what is being hold back, everyone kind of knew going in to Return Of The Jedi. Well, I wasn't alive back in the day, but I heard a lot of people were theorizing stuff back in the day during the 3-year wait between Empire Strikes Back and Return Of The Jedi. The movie ended up confirming stuff. So it wasn't too much of a surprise or spoiler. And there is that one line too in Empire Strikes Back that made them trigger the theory when theorizing.

[@jessicasmith1766]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@minski76]

@@tanakinskywalker7089 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shipping_(fandom)

[@Yngvarfo]

She did say that they looked related.

[@overthewebb]

@@Yngvarfo No she didn't she said Luke and Han looked related.

[@KennyG881]

"I want a lightsaber" Said every Star Wars fan that ever lived

[@Jaster832]

Mary: "I want a lightsaber!" Me: "Welcome to the club of everyone."

[@Blastback8]

I'd settle for an X-Wing

[@monsterhanna6691]

Agreed. 😂

[@user-ft3jq5vi2l]

Lightsabers are overused, I want a magnaguard staff

[@haydo-9916]

Sometime later, she still hasn’t got her lightsaber

[@jonmercano1138]

They tried having Han say “I love you too” multiple times, but it just wasn’t working. So Harrison Ford improvised what he thought Han would say, and it was perfect. I saw a watch along that had Sam Witwer, who is in some star wars stuff, and when the scene happened, he said that it’s a moment of growth for Han because he looks at her like “I know, and I’m so sorry. This is gonna be hardest on you.” He’s worried about her and how what’s about to happen to him will affect her. That blew my mind! I never thought of it that way.

[@righteouslydefiant5362]

It was definitely perfect for the character at the time because old school bad boys didn't say "I love you" they felt it,, they would show you,, but they would hardly ever say it

[@extrasmack]

@M 40 Very well stated!

[@BT405]

Yeah I'm trying to imagine Han saying it back to her and I feel like having that line instead just completely throws off the pacing and the tone of the scene. Not to mention it really wouldn't be something he would say as you mentioned.

[@khil28]

Yeah he’s saying “I know” as if to say “you don’t have to say it cause I already know”

[@Deorman]

I actually find it more sweet and sensible to say "I know" considering the circumstance, saying "I love you" when he might be dead just seconds later would put some more weigh and more pain on her, saying "I know" is acknowledging that it's going to be hard and painful for her and more understaning imo. Never understand why people are pissed that he"s not saying I love you back.

[@andrewhoward6946]

Most people go into this knowing the Vader twist at the end, it was pretty cool seeing you come into this fresh and see it with fresh eyes.

[@diisomoto]

Yes! Welcome to one of the biggest plot twists/pop culture moments in cinematic history. Glad you were able to witness it with without spoilers!

[@ComeOnIsSuchAJoy]

There have been plenty of other reactors who didn't know, either.

[@andrewhoward6946]

@@ComeOnIsSuchAJoy cool, I have apparently not watched those then. Might fish around some more

[@ComeOnIsSuchAJoy]

@@andrewhoward6946 Off the top of my head, I Am Profound is one of them (he also watched them in release order). NASSER, Rival Reacts and Anastasia React as well (they all did the machete order -- the latter has yet to do her ROTJ reaction, though). And my two favorites: Duaffy and Aussie Dillon 2, who did them in 'alternating orders' (the former in I-II-IV-V-III-VI and the latter in I-IV-V-II-III-VI... though he has also yet to do his ROTJ reaction). If you doubt the average person can simultaneously follow 2 storylines at once as they eventually converge into one, they'll prove you wrong.

[@ComeOnIsSuchAJoy]

@@dupersuper1938 I'm not sure, either, but I'm thankful they exist. EDIT: Come to think of it, Anastasia React actually _did_ already know about the "I am your father" twist, and I believe NASSER may have as well. I guess I felt compelled to include them because, as far as I'm concerned, alternating order(s) > machete order > numerical order > release order.

[@cesarandrescastellanoobreg6287]

The perfect answer to "I love you " always will be "I Know", signed by all starwars fans

[@jewsco]

it is the line that made han solo

[@Syklonus]

They switch it around in Jedi, so it's in no way a bastard man thing.

[@oliviawilliams6204]

It was an adlibed line by Ford too, they had been doing I love you answer and it just did not work. It did not for Han

[@asalvats]

La frase pega perfectamente con Han Solo, que es un gran cínico. El diálogo es perfecto.

[@catherinefowler8798]

Not signed by me.

[@kevmasengale6903]

What's the internal temperature of a Taun-Taun? Luke-warm I'll see myself out.

[@pudgebl67]

Damn Son 👌😂🤣

[@felixfungle-bung4688]

Yeah just Ewok away from that one.

[@pudgebl67]

@@felixfungle-bung4688 I Dug what you did there

[@ChirumboloFilm]

After reading that I have to say, even months after you posted it, today you won the internet.

[@Match143]

lol

[@Erulin68]

And "this" movie is why all Darth Vader toys have a a sticker saying : "Warning : Choking Hazzard" :) :) :)

[@ravenzyblack]

Erulin68- 😂👌

[@oliviawilliams6204]

Bah dum tss

[@Dasharr]

About Luke's father: without spoilers, there's a relevant line from his aunt and uncle back in episode 4: Beru: Luke's just not a farmer, Owen. He's got too much of his father in him. Owen: That's what I'm afraid of. That implies a reason why they didn't want to talk about Luke's father.

[@jawbone78]

Retcon. That line can just as easily be read as Luke's father having an adventurous spirit that took him off world to war and death.

[@Dasharr]

@@jawbone78 It is, but that's only relevant to the history behind the trilogy, not to the trilogy as it is.

[@jawbone78]

@UCblNeLT2TB9L81uTwK3ZJsA you're right that would make no sense. Good thing they never actually implied anything like that anywhere in TFA.

[@Olochgu]

I'm pretty sure owen and beru didn't know of Anakins real fate. Obi-Wan would have just told them the same "truth" he told Luke.

[@vincent-lm8sv]

only one movie was planned so no ...

[@Arizona-ex5yt]

Why does no one interpret the Luke-Leia kiss as what it is-- an awkward attempt by Leia to make Han jealous. Luke's exaggerated reaction of putting his hands behind his head is just to bust Han's balls.

[@Uncle_T]

That is very much the case indeed.

[@projectpat8807]

I give the kiss a pass too because I think the Luke and Leia twist wasn't fully thought of just yet in the film making process. I don't think the twist was fully there until they started writing Return Of The Jedi. But I also saw it as Leia just messing with Han. And Luke and Leia didn't know what their connection was just yet.

[@dawarrior95]

Lol exactly! Mary jumped straight to the conclusion that they've been dating for a while. Even Luke was surprised that kiss came his way.

[@ComeOnIsSuchAJoy]

And it's pretty obvious that Luke isn't kissing back.

[@ComeOnIsSuchAJoy]

@@projectpat8807 Yes, that was a retcon. While Luke was always supposed to have a [redacted], it was supposed to be a whole other character. Lucas was just getting burned out on the series by the time he started making ROTJ and decided to hyper-condense his remaining storylines into that one movie without having to introduce a new important character so late in the game.

[@obibyn]

"Why do they think Luke can be evil?" You DONT KNOW the POWER of the DARK SIDE!!!

[@sertaki]

It is a path to many ...

[@Raptor-wc4lw]

she clearly hadnt seen the prequels😂

[@user-uo8mx3cv5k]

Bruh I literally said the same thing at that part :o

[@newchannel2355]

originally after vader died luke was supposed to become evil and take over the remains of the empire

[@AshMeta]

"I wish I had a device to scan every creature and tell me what it is." Me: "A Pokedex?"

[@aloysiuswhiteboat2934]

My thoughts exactly! For real, a real-life Pokédex would be an amazing learning tool.

[@stasiuwong]

I would've suggested a tricorder from Star Trek. Oh well.☺

[@dakodareid3807]

Im glad i wasnt alone

[@georges6580]

@@aloysiuswhiteboat2934 A Tricorder. But I'm old school.

[@DevilMayCry3162000]

Or a BD-1

[@tFighterPilot]

Mary: "He's very impatient" Yoda: "The boy has no patience"

[@BezoRazo]

Han's "I know" response wasn't an "I'm too cool and emotionally detached to reciprocate your professed affections", as so many seem to interpret it. Rather, it was a succinct way to tell Leia he knows there are so many things they left unexpressed to one another and now they've suddenly, unexpectedly run out of time (as these might be their final moments together). He reads and perfectly understands the anguished desperation in her "I love you" being all that she can think of (or have time) to say, and is simply reassuring he that he knows there's so much more she wants to be able to say to him but that she should not agonize over not being able to say it because he already knows everything in her heart because he feels the exact same way about her and about things being left unsaid. In short, "I know" means "I know exactly how you're feeling right now because I feel the exact same way, so nothing more needs to be said."

[@malcolmdrake6137]

It's actually an outtake, but considering the Star Wars movies are such utter garbage no one cared and decided to leave it in. It has nothing to do with your imagined "theory".

[@BezoRazo]

@@malcolmdrake6137 Harrison's account of that day on the set differs from yours, but I'm sure you know better.

[@SpeedyCheetahCub]

@@malcolmdrake6137 Actually, they tried filming him saying "I love you" back but it never felt quite right, so Harrison had the idea of saying "I know" and they loved that so they decided to use that one. You can obviously tell that a lot of time and effort was put into these movies, so quit your bs about them being garbage that no one cared about.

[@jonmercano1138]

The vision Luke had was telling him if he attacked without emotional control he could fall to the dark side.

[@tonyyul703]

It's more to it than that..... Keep in mind... Degobah is a Sith Planet... Yoda chose this location to help bulster his connection to the light side...... Luke's frustration is actually a result of the DARK SIDE OF THE FORCE crouching in.

[@jonmercano1138]

@@tonyyul703 The cave is strong in the dark side, but the whole planet has never been a sith planet. Not even in Legends. It masks his presence because there’s a large amount of the living force.

[@mikehunt69981]

Yoda tells him he won't need his weapons but he takes them anyway, to pass the test of the cave he would've basically had to just stand there while "Vader" attacked him. Fighting the mirage Vader is a metaphor for giving into fear. As soon as Luke lights up his saber, he has already failed the test of the cave.

[@bagelj]

Fact: Han said “I know” instead of “I Love You” was intentional. The hibernation scene took 16 days to film, and the movie could have collapsed all together because there wasn’t a real script for that scene. They had to make each part as they went along and everyone on set argued intensely how it was suppose to go. When it came to Leia saying I love you, Han did say I love you too, but both Harrison Ford and the director Irvin Kirshner thought it ruined the 16 days of dramatic filming it too to make the scene. Ford came up with the “I know” as it was more fitting for Han’s character. Kirshner loved it. When it was replayed again, the cast on set loved it to. It was history after that.

[@Billis75]

The cave on Dagobah. Darth Vader was in there because when Luke says "what's in there?" Yoda says "only what you take with you." Luke took his weapons in there, and so he had a fight. The theme with Luke (and with Luke's father Anakin) is that they struggle with the light side and the dark side of the force. His face inside the Vader mask is "this is what you could become"

[@philidornews4055]

Yeah and speaking on a deeper level, what he "took with him" when he went inside the cave was fear - which leads to the dark side. I think this is less about Luke or Anakin in particular and more of a metaphor that can be applied to anyone: We have the power to choose how to orient ourselves in the world. If we choose the path of fear, aggression, resentment, we shape the world around us in a certain way and potentially open ourselves up to horrible things.

[@sertaki]

It's amazing you have not been spoiled about the big reveal of "I am your father"! So few people are able to experience that moment with true surprise, just because the quote has permeated pop culture to that extent. Always a great moment to see someone's face go "WTF" there genuinely! :D

[@tuxedotservo]

It's been 40 years since I've seen someone with that look of surprise/shock to the "I am your father" line - takes me back.

[@Dash277]

Princess Leia in the original Star Wars series and Ripley from Aliens are two of the best movie examples of strong women done right.

[@rodgerlang884]

Along with Sarah Connor

[@Dash277]

@@rodgerlang884 Ooo yes definitely.

[@ComeOnIsSuchAJoy]

And Rey, Holdo, and Rose are examples of them being done wrong. Hell, even Padmé was a better example than those 3 (even if she was mostly sidelined in ROTS due to her condition). : P

[@Kayoss13212]

Yeah. Don’t let Disney/SJWs try and fool you into thinking that strong women in film/tv is a current trend that just started happening.

[@ttie5453]

And Cara Dune in the Mandalorian!

[@tfpp1]

3:46 - No no...they're not "together", she did it to piss off Han. There are more female characters in the other Star Wars trilogies. You just gotta be patient, yes... The prequel trilogy (episodes 1-3) is basically the "backstory" of Darth Vader, obviously a very tragic arc. Han Solo is not conceited, he's the "bad boy" character. Luke is younger than him, which is why he calls him "kid".

[@aiosquadron]

Exactly. Leia did it to 'pull Han's leg', and Luke knew that and played along.

[@brayden3041]

My favorite character is Han Solo, he starts off as a selfish bad ass then he slowly turns into a more sensitive good hearted bad ass, and I love that about the character. (Also the Han and Leia relationship is the best relation ship in the series)

[@lilyivanova4910]

Better than anikan and padme or Finn and rose I love han and leia

[@thatoneturtle7737]

@@lilyivanova4910 Finn and Rose is literally the worst couple in the entire of Star Wars. Leia and solo obviously the best.

[@BlueSummers101]

Hi Mary @2:24 There is a back story to why Luke looks different in this film, the fact is Mark Hamill aka Luke was actually involved in a serious car crash that fractured his nose and cheekbone prior to starting filming for Empire Strikes Back. Allegedly the Wampa/Yeti attack scene was only added to try to explain Luke's scared face!

[@AC-gb7do]

Darth Vader: Killing MFers over FaceTime since 0 BBY.

[@danilopapais1464]

Socially distancing at its best.

[@ThatBlakeCampbell]

If you’re going off of this movie, then 3 ABY.

[@jonmercano1138]

Luke’s aunt and uncle didn’t actually know Vader was Luke’s father (and neither did anyone else technically because they didn’t come up with that yet). They believe he died in the clone wars.

[@andrew348]

One comment per video is more than enough

[@extrasmack]

@@andrew348 you kidding, right? This Jon is a legend for dispensing lore and general Star Wars knowledge to the newly initiated.

[@Edd25164605]

'He has too much of his father in him' 'That's what I'm afraid of'

[@rodgerlang884]

Edd25164605 Nope, that was more Owen saying that he knew Luke would run off for adventure at some point. The father twist was not developed until Empire

[@godlessveteran2431]

@Brandon Goodman Well they didn't as Lucas has said he hadn't decided that yet.

[@misterevil1967]

"...intimate and close moments with Luke..." I can hardly wait to see your reaction to Episode VI.

[@JedHead77]

Just think if this film came out today, and how many people would post spoilers about the twist online! But back then, no one spoiled it!

[@scottmcintyre2809]

Except Homer Simpson. kzbin.info/www/bejne/d4XGkoSPnZWqhrc lol

[@oliviawilliams6204]

Oh poor summer child. People where screaming the spoilers when exiting the the showing room to the people waiting in line for the next seance, nothing new with people being dick

[@Logan_Baron]

Spoilers spread differently back then, but they did spread. It was spoiled for me. Though me and my friend weren't really sure if it were true until seeing it. Some people gloried in being the first to see the very first showing, just for the fact that then they could tell everyone else the big twist.

[@bloodguzzler]

If anything, Darth Vader is voiced by a person of color in James Earl Jones.

[@ragingsithmaster]

Only one of the most iconic villains of all time!

[@MorliHolect]

he's the other person of color in charge: the stormtroopers are white but Vader is black

[@Seele2015au]

David Prowse who played Darth Vader learned all his lines and delivered them properly in Episode IV, but it was obviously unusable as he practically had a bucket over his head, and James Earl Jones dubbed his lines later. For subsequent films, Prowse also learned the lines to get the action correct, but instead of saying his lines he kept making funny noises.

[@oliviawilliams6204]

Seele2015au he was pretty bitter about the whole thing

[@lovelovelove5744]

What about Yoda? He is the color green. A person he is as well is he not?

[@joepike1972]

"Looks like Yoda? He looks like a frog" Lucas originally intended Yoda to be a gnome like character. He is pupped by Frank Oz, the same one who did Fozzie Bear, Miss Piggy and Grover. As a back story for Yoda Lucas joked he was born from Miss Piggy and Kermit the frog.

[@millalove]

Man I love seeing an organic reaction from someone who hasn't seen Star Wars and finds out Luke's father. Awesome.

[@andrew348]

The love triangle thing cracks me up.....

[@thegamingdutchman2280]

I don't see Han calling Luke a kid is meant as condescending. Just a nickname, just like he calls Chewbacca by a nickname. And calling Leia a sweetheart I don't think is meant as condescending, but more provocative, trying to get a reaction, he likes her a lot, because she sees through his bullshit.

[@thegamingdutchman2280]

@Lee Ara Okay, if you say it, then it MUST be true

[@thegamingdutchman2280]

@Lee Ara I said "I don't see it as", you said "It's pretty condescending". That's the difference. I'm clearly stating it as my point of view, my opinion. You're stating it as a fact.

[@ravenzyblack]

Lee Ara- Something being “problematic” is a matter of opinion, your opinion. One I do NOT share with you. This is WHY most people hate Feminism.

[@eleven-hopper]

I've always though Han calling Luke 'kid' was really cute, and honestly if someone called me that like the way he did I would have no problem with it

[@Jaster832]

@Lee Ara Han calling him kid in the first movie is condescending and it is meant to be, but now, in Empire, it's been a while and they've fought multiple battles together and now Han says it with affection. You and Mary are both too sensitive, or just don't understand bromance. I call my brothers and close male friends much worse names than "kid" and vice-versa pretty much every time we talk.

[@ralphroshia9247]

Han is ten years older than Luke hence why he calls him kid Han is 32 in Empire Luke is 22

[@CyGea]

It was common in the 70s (and the 60s, and the 50s, and the...) for people, family members/good friends, to kiss each other, as a greeting or a goodbye.

[@PlugInKali]

OMG! I can't believe I've finally watched the reaction of an adult who didn't know the twist!! YES!

[@theminingbat]

Wait you actually thought Leia was in love with Luke? I thought it was pretty crystal clear that she kissed him in the beginning to make Han jealous. Not because she loved Luke.

[@weather991]

PLEASE don't wait 3 weeks for return of the jedi

[@dean4498]

I don't think Han says "I know" to be a dick. It's more that he's spent the entire film trying to get Leia to admit her feelings for him, and now right at the end when he might die she finally does. So he simply replies "I know" cheekily. He's kind of been wearing his feelings on his sleeve the entire movie.

[@traviswinkler3994]

Han's an anti-hero. He's kind of a man's man who's made a living in the criminal underworld, and would simply not be the sort to utter such things comfortably or casually. For Han to say "I know" is his way of saying "I love you".

[@Slashycent]

"I've been looking forward to this."

[@speedy3702]

13:50 Nice that you saw this scene without being spoiled. It's one of the most famous movie twists ever.

[@rodgerlang884]

Watch this series and you’ll figure out that Lucas is really big on de-arming people

[@joepike1972]

And for making them cyborgs.

[@christianwise637]

Lucas watched the Black Knight scene in Monty Python and the Holy Grail, and thought "yes, I'm going to do a lot of that in my films"

[@aiosquadron]

When 'disarming' gets literal.

[@starrkitty1]

Love your take on these, it’s so fun to be watching along with you!

[@TheJoeyKnoxville]

So cool to see someone who has never heard of the plot twist before :) Might be the most famous twist in movie history.

[@Cenindo]

Now you must make the choice of whether you want to do the "machete order", inserting the Prequels (episode 1-3) as an enormous flashback between episodes 5 and 6, OR just go on watching them in release order, watching Episode 6 and then delve into the backstory provided by the prequels. There are advantages to both, and no matter what order you do them in, half the people in the comment field will be yelling that you are doing it wrong and "ruining" your experience as a first-time viewer. Inserting the prequels as a three-movie flashback can be said to disrupt the flow of the original trilogy (and you must wait to find out what happened to Han). On the other hand, as other reactors have discovered, now getting the full backstory of what happened to Luke's father surely makes the final resolution in Return of the Jedi far more emotional, since you will KNOW Darth Vader in a much deeper way, and also get to really know the TRUE antagonist and super-villain of the Star Wars saga: The Emperor, Vader's master that you only glimpsed in a hologram in this movie. It was he, DARTH SIDIOUS, who destroyed Galactic democracy to set up the Empire, and who corrupted Luke's once-heroic father to make him join the dark side of the Force. Do as you want, but it must be said that if you watch them in release order, you will be ending your experience of the George Lucas canon with the darkest, most tragic and gut-wrenching movie in the entire franchise: Revenge of the Sith. Saving Return of the Jedi for last, the movie where the whole two-generation story resolves, will at least provide a more uplifting finale (and since you are watching the remastered versions, there is actually an actor from the prequels that has been retroactively inserted into Return of the Jedi; it is probably possible to guess from the context who he is even without watching the prequels first, but knowing them surely makes it more emotional to see him again).

[@reptomicus]

Forget Machete order. It omits episode 1 altogether. It's against the spirit of things.

[@projectpat8807]

Mary already said that she is sticking to release order and Return Of The Jedi is up next for the next Star Wars movie she is doing a reaction video to.

[@shanepn]

A you tuber named Nasser watched 4 and 5 then watched 1 2 and 3 before 6 and his reaction to you know what in episode 3 was priceless. Way better than if you find it out in 6. Plus the last scene in the celebration makes more sense when you know who appears. So go watch Nasser if you want to see it done the best way.

[@richardjohnson5435]

No it doesn’t. The three appear as Luke knows them. George has great disdain for the fans, as even he believed the praise that people heaped onto him. I call it the Bob Kane effect. But people know more now, hence Disney grabbing Lawrence Kasdan and using that as a promotional point for Force Awakens.

[@DJMaul1031]

No. No no no. Just...no. lol

[@moseshorowitz4345]

There is a foreshadowing of Vader being Luke's father in A New Hope: Aunt Beru: "He's just like his father." Uncle Owen: "That's what I'm afraid of."

[@FreakDaMIghet]

They actually filmed the Hoth scenes in the middle of a real blizzard. Harrison Ford was not pleased. SO when the characters look really cold, is because the actors are.

[@darthmuppet]

Mark Hamill got in a really bad car accident in between the filming of A New Hope and this. He sustained some facial injuries, which is the reason why Luke looks a little different from how he did at first.

[@HellBrYnger]

4:10 "hey dak you got that backing track? turn it on!" ;D

[@sixstanger00]

Luke wasn't told his father was Vader because they feared he might follow in his father's footsteps.

[@thane9]

You're so right about Carrie Fisher being beautiful. There's more than one generation who absolutely loved her. She was amazing in this role but even more amazing in real life. A wonderful woman, gone too soon.

[@mkst177]

han calling luke “kid” isn’t an insult. it’s just what people call people who they are close too and are younger than them. like my 28 year old brother calls my 22 year old brother kid

[@Hoganply]

Carrie and Harrison had a 3-month fling whilst filming the first movie, so you can tell the chemistry worked for some people. ;)

[@jneumy566]

Wow. You are one of the precious few who made it this far in life without finding out Vader was Luke's father

[@darthmaul13]

Great to see your reaction to one of the greatest twists in cinematic history. U have to remember Han is in his 30s and Luke is in his early 20’s. & it came out in the 80’s so calling him kid is fine. And him calling Leia sweetheart. Is the same as a couple calling each other honey.

[@jonmercano1138]

The Vader twist was kept secret from pretty much everyone. The only ones who knew were George Lucas, James Earl Jones (Vader’s voice), and the director. They told Mark Hamill right before they filmmed the scene. For everyone else, the line they thought it was gonna be was “Obi-Wan killed your father.”

[@GameplayzOfficial]

When wanting "more female characters" is not followed by "more good characters" you have the latest Star Wars movies, I think you will enjoy them the most.

[@ultimateninjaboi]

I will never get tired of seeing people experience the father twist for the first time. X3

[@aceldamia9114]

13:14 Willrow Hood and his ice cream maker, escaping Cloud City. I love that "I am your father" was not spoiled.

[@nesrovlahsurvivalist8399]

The original line was I love you too but it wasn’t working, but then Harrison Ford said I know and it worked.

[@RobertLeija]

The aliens are essentially the minorities and in actuality remember this is not earth or our solar system, it is "A Galaxy Far Far Away" so even the humanoids are alien. You really have to see it from a different perspective, it's one of the reasons Star Wars is so beloved, it's about adventure, escapism and immersing yourself in a galaxy of wonder. If you're a reader or like audible, Star Wars has many books that were written after The Return of the Jedi and includes loads of different characters, worlds and plots, it was called The Expanded Universe before Disney kicked it to the curb. But you can still find them and several of them are on Audible, just steer clear of the Disney ones until you get a good footing on the lore created before Lucas sold it. Have fun.

[@extrasmack]

THIS ^^

[@BardOfAndromeda]

Newsflash: Yoda is a person of colour. And Chewbacca is a person of hair. And R2D2 & C3PO are persons of Artificial Intelligence. And ... oh, well, you get the idea :P

[@Posit_Zero_Blue]

I am a collection of cells with the ability to realize itself.

[@richietwinz6824]

Trivia bit, the reason Luke looked different is because the actor Mark Hamill actually had a motorcycle accident which is why they had the Wampa (snow beast) scratch his face!

[@simoncooper6752]

I thought it was near impossible to go into Star Wars without knowing the big "I am your father" twist at the end, given how parodied and referenced it is. Guess you proved me wrong.

[@Delphar]

One of the things you need to know about Han, is not that he just brags about stuff. He shows in this movie that he is extremely competent at what he does best until he is betrayed by Lando.

[@grayscribe1342]

So, how would you tell a young man that his father is one of the two most evil beings in the galaxy? Especially if you know that the two meeting would either have the young man corrupted without training or he would end up dead?

[@Jerome616]

I back in the early 80’s and most history, there were hardly any women fighting in wars traditionally. It wold be frankly strange and out of place to see a bunch of lady fighters in the rebellion. However in the newer movies, there are women aplenty in the “new rebellion”. Just like how it military has a lot of women in it now too.

[@nadinefeiler9204]

The thing is that the drawn picture is much more realistic then what we get today. I am so tired of this 5'6" 115lb girls who beat up guys twice their weight, where you can see how the stuntman has to jump to make physics play along.

[@aikhis]

The leader of the rebel alliance is a woman.

[@Klffsj]

@@nadinefeiler9204 That's what Cara Dune is for.

[@pezdispencer113]

@@aikhis The political/civilian leader is a woman, yes. But she does not command the rebellion's military force.

[@brettbarnard4501]

Of all the remasters, TESB has the least changes. The only major changes are adding some more background shots of planets and the like, adding in the wampa scene and redubbing Boba Fett's voice with Temura Morrison to add more continuity with the prequel trilogy (same for the engine noises of Slave I (his ship)).

[@RedKytten]

Empire Strikes Back is my favourate of the movies, though Rogue One came close.

[@Blackwell0102]

"How could luke turn evil" funny story

[@DrownedInExile]

For someone who doesn't do hair, yours is beautiful!

[@auntvesuvi3872]

Thanks, Mary! I hope you keep loving all STAR WARS, as I do. #MaryCherry #StarWars #TheEmpireStrikesBack Release order is perfectly fine. Some folk are hyper-sensitive to spoilers... some (like my mother) actually prefer getting 'spoiled' because it makes her even more curious as to what happened in between. Go figure! ⭐ And as far as representation, that happens more and more with each successive installment. ☯️

[@johnfriday5169]

I don't think this is a spoiler, just additional world building. The leader of The Rebel Alliance is a woman named Mon Mothma. So there, another accomplished female character in the overall story for you.

[@bierce716]

Can you imagine having to have waited three years for a sequel, and there's still loose ends?

[@mikeburke8772]

“I love you”/“I know” was on-set improvisation by Harrison Ford. George Lucas tried to get him to read the line as it was written but in the end they used that version...and it became iconic.

[@bluebirdsigma]

>She's fixated on the "love triangle" This is where the fun begins.

[@tuschman168]

I think, even though the "I know" line from Han was sort of an improv, it also works great in context. Not just because it fits the character but in that situation it really was exactly what Leia needed to hear. He doesn't need to tell her that he loves her. His actions throughout the movie already make that abundantly clear. Instead he tells her that, despite her efforts to hide it, he had already realized her true feelings toward him, thereby relieving her of any guilt she might feel for not saying it sooner. He tells her that he felt her love during their time together and can die happy because of it. Or maybe I'm reading way to much into a simple improv. What do I know?

[@darylabrams2]

No you're absolutely right. Harrison said that Han just saying I love you too didn't seem right. Han had already shown Leia that he was in love with her. She had basically brushed him off in the film but he let her know at the end that he did know she loved him. Women seem to get hung up on this scene because they want Han to say it back. But look this movie is like 40 years old now and we still talk about this scene so I guess they did it right.

[@drakke125Channel]

"I wish there was a device that can help me scan a creature and tell me what it is" That der be a pokédex -_^

[@LordBloodraven]

Grand Maester Pycelle knew not to be a sniveling weasel in front of Darth Vader. Especially when reporting someone else's screw up.

[@bullbobby92]

I can’t believe you’ve never had Star Wars spoiled. I envy you so much. I knew the first time I watched that Vader was his father because it was everywhere when I was a kid. It was about the time revenge of the sith was coming out. Love this

[@monsterhanna6691]

Han was just teasing Leia when he said "I know." Clearly he loves her, too. 😂

[@ericjanssen394]

I remember watching the Big Twist with original 1980 audiences: "Don't be a freakin' IDIOT, Luke, what did you THINK he would tell you??" (Accdg. to interviews, James Earl Jones thought the exact same thing when he got the real non-decoy script.)

[@Raja1938]

Doesn't seem to square with interviews I've seen where he said he believed Vader was lying. kzbin.info/www/bejne/fYKUnqChgMeSeLM

[@aayushphuyal8025]

Luke and Leia kisses. Every Ghost Jedi: 😵😵😓

[@extrasmack]

Loves how the 40 year old twists were actually reveals for you! Can't wait for the next one!! 😀

[@5trider29]

If its original and prequel trilogies, its best to watch them in the order of release (Original first, prequel second). They are incredible surprises that way.

[@Ironoclasty]

I think this needs to be said: Your hair ROCKS!

[@tomyoung9049]

incredible watching a reaction from someone who hadn't had that reveal spoiled.

[@travelnurse72]

Just found the channel and have been binging everything MCU, Star Wars, and red dead. Everything you do is super entertaining

[@MoviesTubeYou0675]

I love every woman’s reaction of Han Solo’s response back to Leia when he says to her, “I know”. Always a somewhat “negative” reaction. Love it.

[@Erulin68]

The scenes where Luke was in the sickbay, Mark Hamill does look rough as with the money he made of IV he'd bought a motorbike and crashed it, getting his face all mashed up. So they shot those scenes first to give him time to heal.

[@5trider29]

Fun fact: 3:54 Star Destroyer crews have a betting pool on the life expectancy of newly promoted admirals! (Although never mentioned, but I read it in a reference/guide book) You should notice Piett's face when the Falcon went into light speed in the end. You would have thought he would've been force choked by Vader. Piett got lucky!

[@matthewellis2585]

Btw industrial light and magic really upped their game for this film. They literally had to create the technology from scratch to create the effects for the first film. By this film they had learned a lot and gotten more comfortable with the special effects. The asteroid field scene was evidence of that!

[@joshuab1707]

Funny you Picked up on Luke looking different. Mark Hamill was actually involved in a car accident prior to filming epksode 5. The first sequence which the snow monster was not originally part of the script. But instead used to kind of explain Luke's changed face.

[@joshuawells835]

•Don't worry about the iconic Leia hairstyle; she's only wearing that style in A New Hope. •Mark Hamill was in a crash and had some surgery either before this film or the next one (I forget), so that explains why he may look different. •Yes, Lord Vader is known to kill subordinate officers who fail or make him angry. Want to join the Empire now? •There were other women in the command center and the Rebellion has a female Chancellor. There will be more women shown later on. •With the Sith, there can only be 2: a master and an apprentice. Vader is the apprentice, while the Emperor is the master. •Lando Calrissian is the first and the prominent character of color in the Original Trilogy. •Til the next movie, but that's all I'm gonna say. •Well to quote A Few Good Men, "YOU CAN'T HANDLE THE TRUTH!" •This film is often regarded as the best Star Wars film. It's my personal favorite too.

[@undertakernumberone1]

"Lando Calrissian is the first and the prominent character of color in the Original Trilogy" And what, toedy, many won't notice, rather progressive in 1980. He's the Administrator of Cloud City AND his flirting with Leia is not considered "weird" or "socially unacceptable"... Han is annoyed because it's LEIA, not because a black guy is flirting with a white woman. "Yes, Lord Vader is known to kill subordinate officers who fail or make him angry. Want to join the Empire now" in most cases he executes incompetent Idiots like Kendal Ozzel, though both canon and the good old EU that habbit has been blown quite a bit out of proportion... well written, he usually executes only idiots, Traitors, etc. Matter of fact, the Stormtroopers liked him quite a bit, because Vader was willing to get down and get his hands dirty, sharing their danger, rather than sitting in a Star Destroyer and ordering them around.

[@mikek0135]

The first and the prominent character of color? What do you call Yoda?

[@joshuawells835]

@@mikek0135 Someone from an unknown species (which may it remain a mystery)

[@mikek0135]

I would call Yoda a character of color. Don’t be racist.

[@jackpeebles5461]

Please upload these more often, love your reactions.

[@Tiajuan]

oh man, this was and probably still is my favorite of the Star Wars movies.

[@southcnr]

Super interesting to see your real-time reaction to learning that Vader is Luke’s father!

[@pemberliegh]

Whoa I've never see anyone come into this not already knowing the "I am your father" line just from general pop culture! That is wild. Looking forward to the next review.