I guess it's time for part two of this thing. As I said in my last blog, "my purpose for writing this blog is not the PT, but the OT. As I watched the OT, I tried to pretend as if I hadn't seen them before and tried to interpret them in the light of the PT. I have done this to a lesser extent in previous viewings, but I really tried to focus on this during latest viewing. I also tried to ignore the fact that certain lines and scenes in the PT were done to make parallels with the OT."

So, without further ado, my reactions to ESB.

Luke and the wampa: We're going to get to see Yoda again!!!!! I wonder what he's been up to the last twenty years?? Language lessons perhaps???

Like mother, like daughter- just like with Padme, who it was almost impossible to get her to leave Naboo, it's very hard to get Leia to leave her people. It really is a shame that Padme never got to see Leia grow up. She would be so proud of her daughter and all that she has worked for and accomplished.

Ewww!!!!! Leia just kissed her brother!!!! Gross!!!! (Where's a vomiting yodacon when you need one?)

EU moment: it's Hobbie, Wes, and Wedge!!!!

Dagobah: Can I just say that I never want to visit a swamp. Ever. Yoda!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I love him fighting with R2. Although, they should recognize each other. R2 never had his memory wiped and he was Anakin's. You would think that Yoda would remember him.

Emperor and DV- so now we know that they know that Padme lived long enough to deliver a child (won't they be surprised when they find out there are two?) But I wonder why they keep referring to Luke as the "son of Skywalker" instead of just saying your/my son. And could it be that we see Anakin begin to reemerge just a little bit? He does show fatherly concern with not wanting to kill Luke outright. What is going through his mind since he now knows that Palpy lied to him about Padme's death?

Yoda's hut: Poor R2 having to stand in the rain. Obi-Wan never really seemed all that reckless to me. It was more the scrapes that Anakin got them both into. And why is there no mention of Qui-Gon????

Asteroid "cave:" the eternal question, where exactly did they enter???? Nevermind, I really don't want you to answer that.

Dark force cave: they shouldn't be fighting!!!!! They are father and son. Oh, wait, Luke was really fighting himself. I wonder when he will really understand why the cave showed what it did?

Jango??? Oh, little Boba's grown up. It would be interesting to know if Anakin recognizes the armor from Geonosis. And Boba still has Daddy's ship.

I hope Luke's visions don't lead him do to the same thing that Anakin's led him to do.

So now Luke and DV really shouldn't be fighting. Although it does seem like DV is just toying with him and he could be a lot more aggressive with his dueling.

Stop the presses!!!! DV is Luke's father....oh, wait, wait, we already knew that.
Why is the Skywalker family response to bad news "Nooooooooo!!!!!!"? It will be interesting to see how Luke responds to this news once he's had a chance to really think about it. It probably means we will get to see Yoda again. Or a blue-glowy Ben.

Escape from Bespin: Leia is using the Force!!! I wonder how long it will take her to figure out what she's doing and why? Will Yoda tell Luke about Leia when he is explaining about DV/Anakin?

Does anyone else think that the shot of Luke and Leia looking out of the viewport makes them look like they are about 9 or 10 years old and they are playing dress up?

So there you have it folks. And because I know some of you will be disappointed if I don't...... <---Click