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"Thanks for coming after me." A gif from the Force Awakens deleted scene that sparked a 2015 discussion about slash shipping and Han/Luke.
Han/Luke Star Wars: Return of the Jedi (deleted scene)
In 2015, Star Wars fans were anticipating Star Wars: The Force Awakens and began speculating on their favorite pairings. A few fans remembered some of the deleted material from Return of the Jedi and created a Tumblr gifset using the footage to discuss the history of the Han/Luke pairing. By Dec 29, 2015 it had over 60,000 notes.
This lead to a wider discussion among fans about Star Wars fandom history, and why the Han/Luke pairing hadn't been as prevalent as one might have expected.