20 Most Ridiculous Moments In Star Wars

6. Leia Kisses Luke (The Empire Strikes Back)

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The Moment: After Leia and Han have a squabble, she decides to play a little hard-to-get by planting a firm lip-lock on an unsuspecting Luke...who is revealed in Return of the Jedi to be her brother.

Why It's So Ridiculous: While this of course plays absolutely fine upon a first viewing, this scene is horrendously awkward every other time, forcing audience to wince or cringe at brother and sister sharing a not-so-fraternal snog.

It's made even more awkward by Luke's hilarious, self-satisfied post-kiss smirk, and Leia declaring "Somehow I’ve always known" after Luke tells her the truth. Lucas really didn't think this through, like, at all.

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