Join Ben, Cali and newcomer Iroh as they drive into the world of Star Wars, this time talking Empire Strikes Back and what makes it so special amongst its peers. But what makes Empire so different? How does this movie stand the test of time? And is Han and Leia's relationship actually consensual? All of this we discuss on this episode of The Return of the Movie! 

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Chapters:

Intro 00:00

Starting the Discussion 00:33

Start Wars is Fantasy 02:17

A Different Feel from the First 04:36

The Legacy of Episode 5 07:19

Avatar Inspirations 08:59

Darth Jar Jar Theory 11:07

Han and Leah's Relationship 12:12

Social Media Leah and Han "Boys wll be Boys" 12:33

Media Litteracy and young people 15:27

How media can show that something is problematic 18:22

The Bechdel Test and Character Arcs 21:28

The Mako Mori Test and Leia 24:22

Does George Lucas Write Side Characters Well? 30:15

Go watch the first episode of this series we talk about this there. 32:28

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