One Star Wars Fan Has A Very Hot Take on A Controversial Sequel Trilogy Moment

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Star Wars’s sequel trilogyhas gotten its fair share of criticism from fans over the years, and one social media user has come to the defense of the movies, flipping the narrative around one oft-clowned plot point from Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker.

Star Warsfans have been openly critical of the prequel trilogy since its release, with both valid criticism and unwarranted disdain for the films dominating the discourse about them for years. However, the release of the sequel trilogy after the Disney acquisition made a large part of the fanbase realize that the Star Wars prequels could be left alone, turning their attention to the newer material instead. Criticism, both justified and otherwise, would plague the trilogy throughout its run and beyond, with many moments from the film receiving particular ridicule.

One such well-ridiculed moment comes from Star Wars:The Rise of Skywalker, which almost featured the Star Wars debut of Dr. Who’s Matt Smith. In one scene, the character Poe Dameron announces, “Somehow, Palpatine returned,” referring to the unexpected return of the franchise’s paramount antagonist in Sheev Palatine, also known as the Emperor and Darth Sidious. This moment would become a meme and embody the fans’ ridicule of this perceived baseless addition. However, Reddit user Norman_debris recently took to r/StarWars in defense of this point from the movie in a short post aptly titled “Palpatine's resurrection makes perfect sense,” in which they make their case to that effect. They start the post by reiterating the meme status of Poe’s line and the underlying criticism of Palpatine’s return. Specifically, they reiterate that it was seen as “unnecessary, unexplained, and demonstrating a lack of imagination and lazy fan service.”

The actual point being made is done in one strong sentence and a pairped question, reading “However, it was a significant plot point that Palpatine offered to teach Anakin the power to cheat death. Why is it at all surprising that he