Star Wars Kisses Ranked Worst To Best
By Mia Tucker
Han and Leia share several iconic romantic moments throughout the original Star Wars trilogy, so it's a bit difficult to rank them, but we'll do our best.
Their relationship is the foundational epic love story of the series. Han first meets Leia in A New Hope, when he and Luke rescue the Princess of Alderaan from Darth Vader aboard the Death Star. Han and Leia's story continues throughout Empire, with barbed banter and plenty of sexual tension. Their different backgrounds — Leia is literally royalty, while Solo's a scrappy outlaw — hide the fact that they have quite a bit in common.
Return of the Jedi sees them together at last, as they help Luke Skywalker defeat Darth Vader, Palpatine, and the rest of the evil Empire. Their first kiss aboard the Millennium Falcon is one of Star Wars' most classic scenes. Heightened by the genuine chemistry of actors Harrison Ford and Carrie Fisher (the two also had an off-screen affair), the kiss occurs after Han sarcastically calls Leia "your worship" and Leia calls him a "scoundrel."
Leia lets herself succumb to her feelings for Han — and so begins a romance that, ultimately, leads to doom, with the birth of Kylo Ren, Han's death in The Force Awakens, and the rise of the First Order. Despite the gloomy future ahead, Han and Leia's kiss aboard the Falcon remains an iconic Star Wars moment that makes it nearly impossible not to root for these characters.
