I got to admit that the pacing in the beginning of the film never worked for me. It starts off with Vader arriving in the DSII, then it cuts to Tatooine at Jabba’s palace rescuing Han where they get captured and fight at the Sarlaac pit for about 30 minutes, then the core of the story gets back on track on Dagobah with the Yoda and Obi-Wan scenes.
So, not to promote my fanedit, but in my ROTJ version, the order goes like this:
- Vader arrives at DSII
- Luke with Yoda/Obi-Wan scene at Degobah
- Palpatine arrives at DSII
- Tatooine sequence
- Rebel Alliance meet up
I suppose it may be possible to break up the Tatooine sequence a little more so it’s not as drawn out as it is.