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Commentary by memnarch (who has not seen the movie)
Well then! Mud planet is definitely not where I thought we’d meet up with Chewbacca. How the heck did he end up here? A heck of a lot must have happened since he’d gotten stranded on Kashyyyk for him to wind up here.
And yes, Ben. Chewbacca’s always been the erudite walking thesaurus, even after you took over the character. A smörgåsbord of synonyms is your speech. It’s really quite impressive.
So in the movie, this is being presented as something very scary right? I don’t think there’s much room for alternate interpretation here.
Transcript
Lieutenant Bolandin: Feed him to the beast!
Chi’ra: There’s a beast?
Jim: They shackled a chain around my foot and shoved me into a pit, the floor ankle deep in mud. Sally, can you read these lines from trooper Collum Woslo?
Collum Woslo: This should be fun. Haven’t fed him in three days.
Jim: The chain rattled ominously as something drew it into the shadows, from where a deep growl emanated.
Jim: Suddenly the chain yanked me across the floor to the central pillar!
Jim: A huge, hairy, shaggy, muddy thing lumbered out of the darkness... Ben, can you read this?
Chewbacca: I say, my good chap. What lamentable misfortune hath befallen you to end up incarcerated in this oubliette akin to my infelicitous self?
Ben: I don’t talk like that!
Corey: Um...
Pete: Oh yes you do.
Sally: Nailed it.