- The infamous “other.” Suggested edit: “No, there is the other.”
Now that’s an interesting idea. Still doesn’t make a great deal of sense. One imagines Ben and Yoda’s conversation continued after the scene ended.
Ben: That boy is our last hope.
Yoda: No, there is another.
Ben: Wasn’t ‘the other’ part of the group in danger Luke was concerned about?
Yoda: Not sure am I; pay attention to the specifics of what he saw I did not.
Ben: Well, it would seem the two would die or be saved together, wouldn’t you say?
Yoda: MmmmmMMMMM. Right I suppose you were: our last hope that boy is.
In fairness, I think the reason Yoda was willing to give up on Luke after he left was more because of what that choice meant for Luke and his training - not only was he being impatient and reckless, he was headed straight towards Darth Vader, who they hadn’t yet explained was his father. Could have gone a lot worse than it did for him. You could argue that Leia was going to make it out safe anyway and thus would end up the better option.
Obviously the line still doesn’t make sense though, just because Obi-wan knows who the other is. My solution is really the only thing I can think of to make it less weird.