Discussion: Solo Command

[age]

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PSA: With the craptasticness of this last week, add another week to our reading time for Isard's Revenge. That is all. /psa

We close out the Wraith Squadron saga with Solo Command.

Comments

[san_valentine]

I always like seeing Wedge and Han together. I can see them being good friends, and the more so as time passes.

Wedge and Luke are close friends in the early years, which would be how Wedge gets to know Han. Wedge has a lot in common with Han - both Corellians who love to fly and both, for different reasons, smugglers. They have a common cultural background and a slightly looser approach to law and order than Corran does. I suspect that in later years - when both have families - Han appreciates having a good friend who is not a Jedi. With a Jedi wife, children and brother in law, it must be relaxing for Han to occasionally hang out with someone who is a regular guy, like himself.

Although Han outranks Wedge here, he treats him pretty much as an equal. He treats Wedge with respect, listens to him on military matters, and confides in him about his feelings for Leia and his reasons for accepting the assignment. He wouldn't talk about Leia to anyone unless he was really relaxed in their company, so his relationship with Wedge must be pretty strong.

'Solo Command' also has that lovely little scene where Wedge is going out on a date, and manages to elude Wes and Hobbie who want to tease him. It's great both because of Wedge out-thinking his friends, and to see him doing something so normal as going on a date.

[age]

You know, I had flagged the date scene when I read it, but with the way the last two weeks fell, it totally slipped my mind. Thank you for reminding me! I love that scene, as it shows you just how ingrained military procedure and protocol is in these poor pilots. Not to mention how used to following Wedge's orders without question they are.

I don't think there are a lot of places - if any - where Han really exercises his authority over anyone in this book. And if he does, it's usually in the terms of "ZOMG THIS IS NOW TOP SEKRIT SHADDAP ALREADY!"

And I suspect that you're right about the common ground and lack of Jedi skillz. It was just weird for me to read about them as friends, since it's not a friendship I'm used to imagining where Wedge is concerned. I'm more readily capable of imagining any of his friendships within the squadron, since that's where much of Wedge's character is defined.

[san_valentine]

One of the things I love about 'Betrayal' is the scenes with Han and Wedge. The scenes of them training and flying the raid on Tralus are great. I love how Han gets all competitive and just *has* to prove that he's a better pilot than Wedge. There can't be many people in the galaxy than Han fears might outfly him.