As part of our year-long discussion of Return of the Jedi in celebration of its 40th anniversary, we take a detour to discuss how James Kahn’s novelization enhances the movie.

 

Ross Hollebon of the Album Cockpit Podcast returns to Podcast Stardust for the discussion.

 

In this episode, we discuss:

• Whether the novel enhances our experience with Return of the Jedi,
• The Emperor’s fear of Luke Skywalker and his power,
• The inner thoughts of Luke Skywalker, Darth Vader, and the Emperor during the confrontation in the throne room on the Death Star,
• How Leia’s confrontation with Jabba the Hutt is enhanced,
• The additional pleas of the Rebels on Endor when trying to convince the Ewoks to help them fight the Empire,
• Additional details from the assault on the Death Star,
• Darth Vader and Luke Skywalker’s final thoughts before Vader died, and
• Other details that stood out to us from this novelization.

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