From: bdwest@lims01.lerc.nasa.gov (ALIS)
Subject: Re: Luke and Leia confusion
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Date: 29 Dec 1992 11:48 EST  

In article <uscream.725600191@mcl>, uscream@mcl.ucsb.edu (Screamin' Diane d.) writes...
>It seems to me that after watching the three SW films recently that Luke
>and Leia were not intended to be brother and sister.  It just doesn't
>fit with the looks that they gave each other in ANH and the competition
>between Han and Luke.  It seems to me that Lucas may have changed his mind
>back and forth about it and decided that he had to come up with some
>reason why she chose Han and not Luke.  (Other than the fact that Han
>does turn out to be quite a boyfriend/husband who really cares deeply
>for her.  I mean, they could have developed Luke's character differently 
>as well.  It could have easily come to pass that Han actually did leave
>and in Empire it did seem that he was taking that route.  who really
>knows.  I think that at the bottom of it all, I am a hopeless romantic
>who thinks Luke deserved to find an awesome woman in the midst of
>all the adventure.  You know, all that set up of SW being the story 
>about a boy, a girl and a universe...  *sigh*
> 
>By the way, there was a certain l;ogic to the idea.  Just watch the way
>Luke and Leia interact and see for yourself what you think.  I mean, if Luke 
>somehow always knew that she was his sister, why was he drooling over her??
>It just doesn't fit.
> 
>when you are frustrated,
> 
>		uscream@mcl.mcl.ucsb.edu
> 

Well, since you brought it up.  I agree that some of this was either not
thought out or explained properly and their are tons of disconnects.

For example, if Darth 
Vader was intended to be Lukes father from the begining why give Luke Darth 
Vader's Light Sabre with an out right lie about Adakin wanting Luke to have 
it.  Vader not knowing of Luke's existances.  When did Vader figure out 
that Luke was his son. 

Luke's uncle Owen is who's brother?  Uncle Owen seemed to favor (in looks)
Ben not Adakin.  Was Owen's last name ever given. 
Did Owen know that Vader = Adakin.  It did not appear so.
  Nor did the Stormtroppers who slaughtered Owen seem to know/care 
that the Dark Lord and this peasant were related. 

And your right if Leia knew "always knew" that Luke was her brother then 
why did she treat him like a suitor.  Course I thought the lines for that 
seen were the lamest lines in Star Wars period.  And if Ben knew that Luke 
had a sister then why did he always act like Luke was the only hope.  Why 
didn't Ben tell Leia about the force, send her to yoda for a while.  She was 
obviously more mature and focused than Luke was.  Luke didn't grow up until 
Return of the Jedi.  

I always thought that a better idea would have been to make Adiken (I'll 
never spell it right) and Vader twin brothers.  That would have been better 
and easier to explain the lack of knowledge of Luke's existance as well as 
the emporer's statement that "the son of Skywalker must not become a Jedi".  
It would also make for more tension and anger causing agents if Luke had to 
"face" his fathers killer, his father's own brother. 
The sense of rage that could be generated from the man that killed his 
father and his mentor would be incredible.

A 'since your father would not turn, perhaps you will or suffer his fate' 
kind of thing.  Another tortured death at the hands of the emporer.

Vader would then start seeing the agony 
of his dying brother instead of Luke, the pain of a twin soul, the death of 
himself, and save Luke from the emporer as he should have saved his brother.

Well, I can dream can't I.
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