In Laman's Terms is a weekly editorial column where Douglas Laman rambles on about certain topics or ideas that have been on his mind lately. Sometimes he's got serious subjects to discuss, other times he's just got some silly stuff to shoot the breeze about. Either way, you know he's gonna talk about something In Laman's Terms!
An umpteenth viewing of Return of the Jedi on May the Fourth inspired a number of new thoughts on this particular Star Wars entry. For one thing, Leia's line to Luke about "You have a power I could never hope to understand!", in reference to The Force, now stands as extra bittersweet given how we saw her understanding and using that power in The Last Jedi. For another, I actually like the Ewok's. They're cute and they viciously beat up evildoers. This means the Ewok's are OK by me. And then there's Yoda. Though he only appears in Return of the Jedi for one scene, watching Yoda reminded me of something important. No matter how many times I watch these Star Wars movies, this character will always resonate as something real to me.
