Tyrphanax said:

Bingowings said:

Leia has her own reasons to be repelled by the notion that her hero/brother is related to the thing that killed her homeworld (the glossing over her reaction to her being his daughter is a giant misstep in this film).

The fact that Alderaan is never mentioned again, and especially not during this key scene always bothered me.

The main blame for Alderaan rests squarely on Tarkin. Vader wasn't the one who gave the order.

The realization that her torturer was her father should have been addressed though.