Star Wars Rogue One: 37 Easter Eggs & References You Must See

29. "It's A Trap!"

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Unsurprisingly, there are a lot of direct, scripted references to prior films in the series, one of the most blatant of which sees Saw Gerrera declare "It's a trap!" once Jyn arrives at his fortress and the Empire make their presence known.

This is of course a straight nod to Admiral Ackbar's iconic utterance in Return of the Jedi, though at least it's a general enough saying that they just about get away with it not being too on-the-nose.

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