Thread:Red Chevalier/@comment-24097388-20200126015727/@comment-24097388-20200126052656

But even within the story itself, there are usually elements that are inserted for the purpose of determing a character's fate. Bill Cipher is a good example of this where there are several hints thrown within the story that allude a potential return for him or Pennywise where the Losers only destroy his physical form, but not his true self. With TROS though, there's nothing like that at all. Granted, you could make the argument that some stories don't always have to do that, but for a character to suddenly show up out of nowhere without a single hint of indication is poor story telling. Then again, this movie in general is not great at that.

But I'll leave it at that then. It's better for me to wait until an official Star Wars databook comes out clarifying it or if the Star Wars Databank site updates their history on their characters. I will admit that I am overall displeased with the sequel trilogy as a whole (not really just because it made Anakin's sacrifice pointless, but the overall writing is atrociously inconsistent) and I cannot fathom the idea of Palpatine returning a third time.