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

Emperor Sheev Palpatine (Ian McDiarmid) & Lady Ederlatth Nataasias Pallopides in silhouette, edited over Coruscant. Palpatine's"daughter" proves the New Republic made a massive mistake returning ...

In this series exploring the history of the Star Wars franchise, we couldn’t skip over the fascinating backstory of the Emperor, whose real name, Sheev Palpatine, was revealed later, though fans know ...

Poe Dameron (Oscar Issac) delivered the phrase “somehow Palpatine returned” in The Rise of Skywalker, and since then, the specifics of that return have slowly but surely been revealed.