triviageek

There's one point that I disagree with from the other blog. And this is one that I had already discussed with a friend before reading that blog's comments.

In my opinion the reason (that Luke was their only hope and then in an exchange between Yoda and Obi Wan the comment "there is another" seems later to have referred to Darth Vader) that Leia was totally ignored as a "hope" in both cases is obvious.

Yes it's because Leia is female. Did you SEE any female Jedi Knights? No, of course not! That semi-monk-like group was male only. (Remember in this latest movie, Anakin couldn't even marry Padame because they'd kick him out of their monk-like order.)

Leia could NOT be a Jedi Knight, therefore she wasn't ever referred to as a "hope" like Luke and Darth Vader were.