Timeline for Why was Vader talking about "Rebel transmissions" in Episode IV when he saw the data tape being passed in Rogue One?
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| Jan 9, 2017 at 17:55 | comment | added | SethWhite | Occam's Razor: the Rogue One writers forgot about that line in Ep. IV. | |
| Jan 4, 2017 at 19:34 | comment | added | J Doe | Even though he's more machine now than man, he is still only human, and prone to make mistakes. One might as well ask why Vader let the plans slip from his grasp at all. | |
| Dec 23, 2016 at 16:23 | comment | added | KorvinStarmast | Because Episode IV was written 40 years ago, and things have been retconned/fleshed out a lot since then. | |
| Dec 23, 2016 at 16:06 | history | edited | Jason Baker | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Dec 23, 2016 at 15:48 | vote | accept | DVK-on-Ahch-To | ||
| Dec 23, 2016 at 15:45 | answer | added | Jason Baker | timeline score: 13 | |
| Dec 21, 2016 at 10:48 | comment | added | Jared | There's certain ambiguity that Vader even saw the data disk. The first rebel soldier carrying it was right by the stuck door at the back of the rebel team. He may have seen it when he passes the first door and sees the rebel running and stumbling however. | |
| Dec 21, 2016 at 8:47 | answer | added | Royal Canadian Bandit | timeline score: 38 | |
| Dec 21, 2016 at 8:09 | comment | added | Steve Ives | A continuity error? Surely not. | |
| Dec 21, 2016 at 6:56 | comment | added | DBPriGuy | What if the transmissions beamed to the Tantive IV were not the Death Star plans? My speculation: the Death Star plans were brought aboard the Tantive IV and the Tantive IV escapes. The ship then attempts to spoof itself as another vessel coming from anywhere but Scarif on its way to Alderaan. But Vader correctly identifies the Tantive IV because rebel communications were sent to the ship (any communication will do). | |
| Dec 21, 2016 at 6:44 | comment | added | Mario | They'll probably retcon this in the Digitally Remastered Digitally Remastered Special Collector's Edition being released some time during the next years using the power of CGI to fix this discrepancy. | |
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| Dec 21, 2016 at 3:28 | comment | added | DaaaahWhoosh | Maybe it was a setup. "...transmissions were beamed-" "No, they weren't beamed, they were handed-" Vader cuts off Rebel's hands "You were saying?" Vader likes his jokes, but not all of them work out. | |
| Dec 21, 2016 at 2:46 | comment | added | Jason Baker | Okay, looks he's taking a break from answering Rogue One questions until January. [sigh]. That's what I get for tweeting before reading | |
| Dec 21, 2016 at 2:40 | comment | added | Jason Baker | I asked Hidalgo personally. His response wasn't helpful | |
| Dec 21, 2016 at 2:22 | history | asked | DVK-on-Ahch-To | CC BY-SA 3.0 |