The first half of "Return of the Jedi" is a who's who of who dies how on Jabba's sail barge. It also gives us the perfect opportunity to zoom out and discuss Luke's Hero's Journey and his 5 Jedi Trials, the big picture of galactic conflict, Leia's rebrand to Huttslayer, and teeny-weeny bikinis.

Did Anna or did Anna not read an entire doctoral thesis on Women of Star Wars to decide how she felt about Leia and Jabba? Find out!

Timestamps:

00:00:00 Who Are We Tho

00:01:53 Plot Overview

00:14:04 Big Picture and Hero’s Journey Discussions

00:27:09 Luke’s Jedi Trials

00:48:41 Leia and Jabba

01:00:20 Bae Watch

01:08:30 Closing Thoughts

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