Possessed said:

Well it's either that or switch it back, because it won't make sense any other way. I mean even if I switched the scene with chewie around how is that scene supposed to work without threepio?

This might be a problem. Sure it works fine as far as flow and feel, but moving the yoda scene ahead causes problems I can't think of solutions to. I mean I'm sure it's possible to edit 3p0 out of the scene with chewie but the results would be so choppy it would ruin it. I think it might have to stay as it is.

Well, you have to follow your instincts. There are options. I think the way that seems closest to what you want would be: Vader on DS2/Luke Yoda; Luke Ben/Droids on Tatooine etc. There's no real need to separate the Yoda scene and the Ben scene.

I've gone over the cuts for editing 3P0 out of the Chewie scene and can suggest how to do it. It is not such a big deal. Most of what he does is repeat Jabba's lines. There are other shots of Jabba and his room from other scenes that can be used as extra coverage. But the scene would basically be two characters talking through subtitles and plays fine to me. That would allow the scene order where the capture of Chewie comes between teh Yoda scene and the Ben scene.

But a third option I think you should just test before rejecting is having the Emperor arrive after the consecutive Luke/Yoda/Ben scenes. To me this has potential that is only clear when you see it. This would allow the Droids (and Luke) to arrive before the Chewie gets captured.

What's left to solve?