Hey there Anchorhead. Yeah, I always enjoy C3PX's posts.
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Episode 02 - Points of Origin: We are zapped to a planet called Ratir (rah-teer), where the Tantive IV has been escorted to a space port, due to suspicions that its presence may be related to the rebel uprising there. Leia is confronted by (or rather confronts) an Imperial officer named Tyon (Tion?), who has a huge romantic crush on Leia. And so do I. The Tantive IV is loaded with military equipment, so Leia has to play it smooth and find a way to evade any cargo search. Luckily for her, the rebels on Ratir have made a diversion attack, which requires Tyon to leave. The diversion was created so that this information could be relayed to Leia and Antilles by an injured rebel who can barely hold his guts in: apparently, the Imperials will soon activate a damn-near-omniscient surveillance system that will monitor all conversations made in the area. Out of NOWHERE arrives stormtroopers, accompanied by Darth Vader. Vader cuts all bullshit and tells Leia to give up her possessions so they can be searched through. Leia reminds him that this situation is under the jurisdiction of Tyon, so Vader will have to take it up with him before she's under any obligation to follow the order. When the aforementioned survelliance system activates, Leia let's herself be heard while using some clever reverse psychology to escape aboard the Tantive IV unsearched. What she "tells Antilles" boils down to: "Tyon is kinda cute, but is an asshole. If he searches my ship, my father will be very angry, and we could never date one another." Later on Alderaan, there's a dinner between Bail Organa, Leia, and Tyon. The latter wants to be even cuter to Leia with his upcoming promotion once the "secret weapon" is complete. Leia accidentally slips the codename "Death Star", which she couldn't possibly know unless she was associated with rebel spies. Tyon freaks out, there's a physical struggle with a blaster, BANG, Tyon is dead. I want to say that Leia's voice actress did a splendid job of conveying emotional shock from having maybe killed someone. A little later, Bail informs Leia that the Death Star plans have been stolen! She demands that she be the one to lead the mission over the planet Prowa to have them beamed aboard the Tantive IV. Oh, but there's something more. "There will be a second part to your mission, Leia. In this struggle we shall need more than arms and interceptive plans. It's time we summon the help of one of our wisest warriors, and leaders." "Who father?" "The Jedi Knight... Obi-Wan Kenobi." Great episode! Leia's feminine, crystal-clear, emotive voice is so very deeply enchanting. Visually, my imagination automatically created a different woman altogether from film Leia (saw her attire as that in the award ceremony from the film for whatever reason), but let me assure you, their personalities are exact replicas so far. I like Vader's voice. It isn't too drastically different. When Bail started talking about Obi-Wan, I got that same feeling I did at the end of Batman Begins. I'm anticipating something great... that while being familiar, excites me with the prospect of being encountered in a new light.