Among its many crimes, the one Star Wars: The Rise Of Skywalker still hasn’t paid for is the sudden introduction of Emperor Palpatine’s sex life into the Star Wars canon. By revealing that Emperor ...

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In a surprising twist, Ian McDiarmid's Star Wars character, Palpatine, returned in 2019's The Rise of Skywalker. Speaking to Empire about his unexpected comeback, McDiarmid acknowledged how a "lot of ...

Ever since the now-infamous Sequel Trilogy finale Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, the Star Wars franchise has been retroactively trying to explain away the mess of how Palpatine returned – and how ...

"Somehow, Palpatine returned" is arguably the most infamous line in the "Star Wars" franchise, but does it actually make sense? We break it down.