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I like The Last Jedi.
That should be controversial enough.
The movie was alright.
“Somehow the emperor returned” was terrible.
Okay. Rise of Skywalker is a walking pile of dog shit that has a wildly inconsistent take on everything. However. I have never had a single problem with that line and I am stunned so many people did. That was a rebel talking to other rebels. Why, exactly, would they know anything about how Palpatine returned? Dude was on a planet out in the middle of uncharted space. I literally cannot think of another way for them to tell each other that Palpatine returned without evoking vague imagery like that. They literally do not know what happened.
Because it makes zero sense. What possible reason would Palpatine reveal himself. It's not just against logic, it's against character. Yes, that particular line was a rebel talking to a rebel, but it shouldn't have happened at all.
Against character? No. It wasn't. You can make a lot of fair criticisms but to say that the galaxies biggest narcissist wouldn't narcissist himself up further and be like GUESS WHAT BITCHES IM BACK? That's just silly
Darth Sidious spent the first two movies cosplaying a senator. He is the titular Phantom Menace, as in "hidden". Palplatine would absolutely stay hidden if everyone thought he was dead.
He stayed hidden during that period because it served him. He showed his true colors (literally) in the fight with Windu and dropped all pretense. He didn't even try anymore in the Senate. Just went full authoritarian and made it all about himself. The next 20 years were no different. Fuck sakes, he was still cosplaying as a senator but openly running around being a Sith and taunting Jedi as seen in the clone wars show.
While he does keep a low profile when needed for his plans, he will kick open the doors and announce his presence when he is confident his plans have gotten to a certain point where he's sure he cannot be stopped. Saying he would absolutely stay hidden 100% is to ignore a massive amount about the character.