Originally posted by queeq
Yes, THEN... only after his son risked all: the lives of his friends, his own life, the rebellion, freedom for the universe... then and only then he decided to chip in and throw an old geezer down a chute. Brave, very brave.
That was dumb of Luke to have gone on the same ship as Leia and Han, he could have found another way, he didn't have to risk them that way.