Han Solo\u2019s History With Qi\u2019ra Left Him Jaded<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n Han Solo\u2019s Romances Never Ended Well<\/a><\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n Solo: A Star Wars Story was Disney’s second and final attempt at a Star Wars<\/a> spin-off film, at least until The Mandalorian and Grogu makes its way to theaters in 2026. Solo underperformed for several reasons, chief among them being a general lack of interest in seeing Han Solo’s backstory explored on the big screen. 42 years prior, Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope had established everything that fans needed to know about the lovable scoundrel, so a prequel starring him seemed unnecessary. Despite that, the context provided by Solo lent further layers of meaning to certain moments from the original Star Wars trilogy<\/strong>.<\/p>\n A notable example of this is an argument between Han and Princess Leia Organa from A New Hope. Han explained that he had no interest in joining the Rebel Alliance<\/a> and that he was only “in it for the money,” to which Leia indignantly replied, “You needn’t worry about your reward. If money is all that you love, then that’s what you’ll receive.” She then said to Luke Skywalker, “Your friend is quite a mercenary. I wonder if he really cares about anything. Or anybody.” Han went silent for a moment, staring off into the distance. After Leia left, Luke asked Han what he thought of her, and he dryly responded, “I’m trying not to, kid.” This scene and specifically Han’s final line were recontextualized by Solo.<\/p>\n \t\t<\/p>\n \t\t<\/a><\/p>\n Related<\/p>\n \t\t After countless announcements and cancelations of Star Wars films, I think it is time to return to a concept that was once deemed a failure.<\/p>\n Han Solo\u2019s History With Qi\u2019ra Left Him Jaded<\/p>\n Image via Lucasfilm<\/p>\n Theatrically Released Films Including Han Solo<\/p>\n Year(s) Set<\/p>\n Year Released<\/p>\n<\/tr>\n Solo: A Star Wars Story<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 10 BBY – 13 BBY<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 2018<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 0 BBY<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 1977<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 3 ABY<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 1980<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 4 ABY<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 1983<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 34 ABY<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 2015<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n Star Wars: Episode IX – The Rise of Skywalker (as a vision to Ben Solo)<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 35 ABY<\/p>\n<\/td>\n 2019<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n In Solo, Han was far from the heartless hired gun whom Leia accused him of being in A New Hope. Love was his primary motivation. Han had a strong bond with Qi’ra, a fellow thief working for the White Worm Gang on Corellia. Early in the film, he tried to escape Corellia with her, but she was captured by the White Worms. Qi’ra told Han to leave without her, and he reluctantly did so, promising that he would “come back.” He returned three years later, at which point Qi’ra had joined the Crimson Dawn crime syndicate. She still had feelings for Han, but she now cared more about rising through the ranks of Crimson Dawn than reuniting with him. After a few missions together, Qi’ra betrayed and abandoned Han, flying away to meet up with Crimson Dawn’s leader, Maul<\/a>.<\/p>\n \t\t<\/p>\n \t\t<\/a><\/p>\n Related<\/p>\n \t\t This Easter egg was cleverly hidden in Season 2 of Andor. <\/p>\n\n
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\n\t\t\tAndor Season 2’s Darth Maul Easter Egg Fans Missed Has Been Revealed
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