The Raven Saloon Barstool

Indy perches on the barstool amid the saloon chaos until Marion punches him off, toppling him to the floor. It stands as standard furnishing in her rough Patan dive—sturdy for seating brawlers and bearing the force of sudden violence that restarts their turbulent history.

3 appearances

Purpose

Seating for bar patrons; improvised platform for physical confrontations

Significance

Triggers Marion's punch, enforcing her control over the space and Indy while physically embodying their explosive past

Appearances in the Narrative

When this object appears and how it's used

3 moments

S1E1 · RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK

Marion Purges The Raven — The Broken Sun and a Price

Indy sits on a barstool until Marion punches him, knocking him to the floor; the barstool is used as a physical touchpoint to dramatize Marion's force and Indy's vulnerability at the opening of their exchange.

Before: Occupied by Indy at the bar.

After: Vacated after Marion knocks Indy off; remains in place as set dressing.

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S1E1 · RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK

Bargain, Bite, and the Sun

The barstool is where Indy perches at the scene's opening; Marion punches him off it and later he returns to it to continue the negotiation, making it a physical marker of the power dynamics between them.

Before: Occupied by Indy at the bar.

After: Briefly vacated after Marion knocks Indy off, then occupied again during negotiation; ultimately left empty when Indy departs.

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S1E1 · RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARK

Marion's Hidden Sun: The Medallion Revealed

The barstool provides Indy's initial perch and is the object he is knocked off of when Marion punches him; it anchors the physical comedy and sudden violence of their reunion.

Before: Occupied by Indy at the bar.

After: Vacant on the floor after Indy is punched off; remains in the bar.

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