Here’s an idea I might try to put together… tell me what ya think.
Dinner scene with Luke and auntie and uncle. Luke gets up to leave…
-Luke: Looks like I’m going nowhere. I’m gonna finish cleaning those droids
he walks off, then, off screen we hear…
-Luke: Biggs?!
-Biggs: Luke!
-Luke: When did you get back?
-Biggs: Just now!
-Beru: Lukes just not a farmer Owen… He’s got to much blahblah
-Owen: That’s what I’m ablahblah.
Then we cut to the cut scene of Biggs and Luke drinking and talking. Maybe add some vaporators (or whatever they are) in the background to make it look more like they are at the Lars farm. Biggs gives Luke his news and leaves. We then cut to the sunset scene (the Biggs scene would be adjusted to look more like it’s nearing sunset).
This is linked in Ray’s sig so I thought I’d respond.
This idea is really good, but playing the entire scene in its entirety wouldn’t make much sense from a continuity standpoint, since Luke has just met two droids that know about the Rebellion. As Biggs is now on the farm, and has expressed interest in defecting to the Rebellion, Luke really should clue him in on the latest developments.
I don’t think it’s possible to keep Biggs’ defection speech if the scene is this far into the film for the reason above, so if that is cut as well as the ‘attack’ speculation, it might work.
Directly after the dinner scene, Luke goes to Toche station and meets Biggs. They reminisce, with the cut point here:
Luke: "Things haven’t been the same without you, Biggs. It’s been so quiet.
…
Biggs: “You’ll get your chance to get off this rock.”
This removes all of the defection dialogue. After Luke returns to the farm, the sunset scene could be edited to show Luke walking across the sand rather than out of the hut, as if he has just gotten off his speeder.
The only remaining problem would be Luke’s line at the start of the garage scene, “Biggs is right, I’m never gonna get out of here!” But it’s not too egregious.