Solo: A Star Wars Story Spoiler Thread

...this is post Phantom Menace. It's set during the time of the Empire, it's between Episodes III and IV.

Oh my God, what a massive brain fart on my part! Of course this is after... that. I don't follow anything but the movies, so I could've been surprised but wasn't!

How old did you think Han Solo was? There's like a 30 year gap between Phantom Menace and New Hope. He'd have been like... 50 when he met Luke, and 80 when he met Rey.

So what does everyone think about L3-37 being uploaded to the Falcon's computer?

...If the Falcon is ever destroyed it'll be so sad, not only for that reveal but just... in general.

EDIT: Are the "Meta" moments on the TearJerker.Solo page really... meta? XD

edited 28th May '18 10:18:32 PM by lalalei2001

He's 32 in A New Hope, 22 during the main action of Solo.

In Legends, the Falcon was jury-rigged with 3 different Droid brains/A.I.s, which would frequently argue-creating schizophrenic conversations that would randomly shut down or haywire systems on the ship. Honestly, the Legends Falcon was held together with literal space duct tape and almost literal positive thinking.

Truthfully, the Falcon was a little too reliable in the last couple of movies.

edited 28th May '18 10:29:19 PM by ViperMagnum357

So how did R2-D2 always manage to fix it?

Wait so how old was Luke in A New Hope?

R2 was just that good-and even then, sometimes even R2 could not fix it without a complete overhaul or replacement parts.

19 or so.

edited 28th May '18 10:47:46 PM by ViperMagnum357

...so Han is canonically like ten years older than Leia?

That's...that's kinda creepy, not gonna lie.

Written by George “Marion was 14 when she met Indy” Lucas.

...okay, no more defending Lucas, fuck that. Ew.

It didn't occur to me to ask that question. I just went, "Oh, Darth Maul. This must be before he died." The fact that this is obviously taking place after Episode III because the Empire is there literally didn't factor into the equation until today.

Sometimes I do a dumb and that's all there is to it.

Speaking as someone who has an 8 year older wife, fuck that noise.

It's a 13 year age difference in a relationship where a toxic macho male who forcibly kisses a woman and acts like a sexist creep towards her. It's gross and now it's even more gross with the wide age difference because now the balance of power in the relationship is inherently skewed and unhealthier.

Yes, Leia is Han's superior officer.

Or does no one notice that?

She's the head of the Rebellion after Mon Mothma. Leia could have Han shot at any point in their conversation.

She's also a Senator.

edited 29th May '18 1:38:12 AM by CharlesPhipps

She's also a woman who Han forced himself upon and smooched without her consent after going back and forth trading verbal abuse. Her position means nothing when he literally forces himself upon her.

Perhaps you're overlooking the relationship a bit too much.

Leia has shown what she does with people who force their attentions on her.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/C0v5XILUoAEGNff.jpg:large

Or are you of the opinion that Han's forcing a kiss is an unforgivable offense that can never lead to Leia ever responding positively to Han despite the fact she has, at this point, already stated she loves Han in the South Passage.

To which this case is....their relationship is until the carbonite freezing unhealthy and full of complicated drama.

Which is the way the movie portrays it.

edited 29th May '18 1:45:09 AM by CharlesPhipps

I'm really not. It's been brought up numerous times that Han and Leia's relationship relies on dated, sexist tropes.

Yes, it's an unforgivable offense, because it's literally assault. Or are we going to blame the woman for the man's actions here?

And like hell that's how the movie portrays it. The movie portrays it as being Slap-Slap-Kiss, which is a stupid, dated, and incredibly sexist trope that acts like the only way people can love each other is through abuse.

edited 29th May '18 1:46:21 AM by AdricDePsycho

So your argument is that I'm blaming the woman while you represent her in this fictional scenario even though the woman is, in question, the person you are acting contrary to the wishes of and interpreting the actions of in a manner which fits your view of the scenario because that is more objectively truer according to your view of reality.

I also think its a dated Values Dissonance depiction but I find your interpretation extremely questionable and would get you in severe trouble in the real world.

edited 29th May '18 1:49:36 AM by CharlesPhipps

I have literally no idea what that run-on sentence means.

You claim to speak for Leia when you are exactly against how Leia reacts in the scenario.

Then claiming the real world backs you up.

Just being clear.

edited 29th May '18 1:51:15 AM by CharlesPhipps

A man forcibly kisses a woman. That's literally what happens. I don't see how what's so hard about that.

How about don't make this personal, thank you?

edited 29th May '18 1:52:03 AM by AdricDePsycho

But how forced?