I can’t help but wonder what Vader is thinking in this shot: Wasn’t it Tarken who was in this position before? - watching the orbit of the death star to be ready to destroy the rebel base. that is what this is right? Certainly Vader can’t be feeling too impressed by the death star weapon, or perhaps he is, and this is the moment that caused him to loose faith in technology (did he ever have it) and lead him to not care about the death star power in ANH.

Thoughts? i could be really off base here.