Gandalf was busy. Smoking. That shit.

Because to Tokien, the roc eagles represent angels and to Lucas the Jedi are Buddhist monks

And just how is a rock concert supposed to save the Jedi from extermination? With guest vocals by senior Sith and Jedi. Palpatine singing One Of These Nights and Take It Easy while the Purge is taking place. Yoda singing Life In The Fast Lane, about his over 800 years as a Jedi Master. Oh wait...different Eagles 😀

They must have been on a 14 year vacation.

Best comment of the year so far .

There's also the fact he was supposed to be the Phantom Menace, pulling the strings of what was going on. Plus, why not put someone into a position or power who you can then use as someone to give power back to you. Even Robot Chicken got this one right. And if you want the documentary on Episode I, and know the lore, Jar Jar's movements and speaking were intentional, to be a distraction for how powerful he is. No one that clumsy would have lived or been as successful as he was on the battlefield. It was all a ruse, and everyone fell for it, hook, line, and sinker.

No one questions. Darth Jar jar

@@chesskinge4627 Since Jar Jar was never killed off, would be interesting if they brought him back and he was finally exposed as the mastermind that the fans ruined for subsequent post-Ep I movies.

nice technicality

Force jump

Roadhouse

you are very right

Luke successfully took the high ground unlike his father.

Yea, shooting Grievous wanted bragging rights.

Uhhhhhh... the force..

Because she's a Mary Sue. She can do anything, even if she doesn't know anything about it.

I didn't get how the gang(lead actors) see a dirty, beat down star ship which literally sat in filth for years BUT say: hey f&/* it! Run on the ship & start up the engines, fly it in space 🤔 with 0 problems. None! Rise of Skywalker.

Rey started kissing Hans ass , When she REALIZED who he was.. She was NASTY like that..

Rey is fan fiction as are the sequels 😂. The bestest Jedi ever *eye roll. No heroes journey because never any failure! Dumb

Although it wasn't even mentioned in the novelization, I always suspected that Qui Gon did know. He just kept quiet about it.

In the 1st book of the Padme trilogy, she admits he did know he just humored her..

@@matt_kyote97 I thought so. Comments like "The Queen trusts my judgement." and the way he looked at her when he said it. And, of course, because he was a really good Jedi.

@@toumbryth7862 lol now that I think of it it was the 2nd book.. She's explaining to a fellow senator who figured it out that only 1 other person to that point had figured it out, a 3rd eventually would in the 3rd book.. But yeah I always kinda thought so too..

Maybe they were just fans of Keira Knightly so they preferred it like that. Understandable

Omg and she even says to him so love has blinded you and that she believes it to be true. It’s so obvious how did I just now realize this I feel so stupid 😂 but thank you for clearing that up for me

@@Haven6419 the best part of Star Wars is no matter how many times you watch you always pick up new things from it. That's why it has become modern mythology. Try not to call yourself stupid. There is only enlightenment.

That's plausible. Environmental factors with the planet would explain why Owen and Beru also aged quickly.

Definitely I mean come on is anything even more epic than dooku and Anakin going at it with that big panoramic window with a giant space battle going on behind em

@@timwalkerfukyt only maybe topped by dooku vs ani and obi at the same time

Those ages you mentioned don't match up because Kenobi takes place 10 years after Revenge of the Sith and A New Hope takes place 9 years after Kenobi.

No one at WhatCulture understands Star Wars -> they aren't reading the extra material and keeping up with character arcs, they're just scraping the bowels of reddit for "gotcha" moments they can translate into clicks/views. Which is precisely why this channel is such shit. They need at least one person who actually *likes* Star Wars on-staff.

He probably should've.

Bail Organa would not have risked sharing the knowledge that Kenobi was still alive. Not to anyone. Except maybe to send a recorded message revealing that Luke was hidden on Tatooine, but who hasn't done that before?!

@@RictusHolloweye Yeah. Probably Kenobi at one point knew that Ahsoka was alive but Ahsoka didn't

@@RictusHolloweye Yeah. Probably Kenobi at one point knew that Ahsoka was alive but Ahsoka didn't

And desert sun and dryness aren't great for the skin.

Not to mention being hunted! He even told Luke “A young Jedi named Darth Vader, who was a pupil of mine until he turned to evil, helped the Empire hunt down and destroy the Jedi knights.”

@@depthchargestu7867 Yeah. I was thinking the desert environment roughed him up pretty good. I wonder if he ever chilled out with some of the local Jawas?

I remember being really disappointed with the Windu/Palpatine fight precisely because of this -> reading the book made it seem so epic, with moves happening so quickly no one without the Force could even perceive them. What's more, the duel was the climax of Windu's then-canon arc of battling his inner darkness and harnessing that into a power that made him unequally powerful among the Jedi. And of course the movie could never convey all that - as a kid watching in the theater, I was crushed. As an adult who understands how movies are made without the need to nitpick every little things for views/clicks - yeah, it was an impossible scene to translate.

@@onimi66616 completely agree!

@@onimi66616 , also similar with the fight between Obiwan and Grievous. In the book, Obiwan was having to quickly move to block all of Grievous lightsaber strikes while they were spinning. I guess trying to film that, even with special effects would still be difficult. That fight was also a lot longer, both the fight against Palpatine and the fight against Grievous.

I believe they discussed this in the novel I, Jedi. Corran Horn remarks that it's possible that Yoda and Obi-Wan allowed Luke to grow up with the Skywalker name in order to allow him to redeem it. Corran also says its possible they used Luke as bait so Obi-Wan could confront Vader. Either way, the Empire wouldn't be aware of Luke's existence until he applied to the academy, and even then, only Palpatine and Tarken knew Anakin Skywalker was Darth Vader. An application to the Imperial Academy would be so far beneath their attention. Being how backwater of a world that Tatooine really was, it's pretty safe to imagine that Luke lived a fairly anonymous life.

You mean Reva and we haven’t yet seen the conclusion to her story

The thing there is that Luke never actually sees the inquisitor! He is just told to hide because something dangerous is coming and then when he hears the fighting he runs off without ever looking back, when he is chased by the inquisitor he never actually sees her and if you remember he falls unconscious whilst falling trying to climb some rocks and that is when the inquisitor catches up to him and from Luke's point of view he just wakes up back at home having never seen her at all!

The point he's making is that in the Disney+ series he doesn't look like he's aging quickly.

its really not that hard to understand. Get everyone in the building and rescue Han lol

Like when Leia is pressed against Vader's chest on the Death Star and super sith can't sense her? I can answer most of those questions.. Lucas made it up as he went along and changed the story to fit what the audience and actors wanted. In the first 2 books (written before Empire Strikes Back) it was made very clear that Luke and Leia were love interests. Luke was 21, Leia was 19, they were not siblings and certainly not twins.

To my knowledge, according to non canon(post 2012, Disney) Luke was on Tatooine trying to broker a secret deal with Bib Fortuna to screw Jabba & get Han out. Fortuna hated Hutt & wanted to pull a takeover. Lando was undercover 🥸 as a back-up plan.

Not gonna lie .. your comment to „3.)“ had me actually laughing

@Tesco …our official Star Wars detective! thank u : )

@@TheFroneyZone :D

2. Luke would have looked at Hayden and said “Who the frack are you? I just saw my dads face 5 mins ago. That isn’t what he looked like!”

@@DrewC41 He looked at a deformed version of his father, Luke is intelligent enough to know that Hayden is Anakin and pushing your poor thinking skills onto Luke doesn't mean George made a bad choice.

That’s what I believe and always have and if I’m not mistaken I think that’s actually canon now but it could be from a legends book so don’t quote me on that. I can’t remember where I read that.

@@Haven6419 Thanks

Like when Luke died after force projecting to battle with Kylo.

@Vargen Fjorton Which planet is that? I would like to research more into it cuz that’s actually really cool

@vargenfjorton7690 Is that canon? Like in a novel or something? I think I need to read that.

@vargenfjorton7690 Sweet. I'll have to check it out. When I figure out which one. :)

The "original plan" was to have Luke's sister be someone completely different and have the "original" sequels introduce her; Leia being Luke's sister was only written once RotJ was decided to be the "end" of the story because Lucas didn't want to make another Wars trilogy at the time. Padme's death was written some 20-odd years later when he was making the prequels - and he notoriously was more focused on the tech than the writing with those films, not caring much about canon-hiccups like this created from his barely-second-draft scripts from which they shot. I say all this as someone who loves Star Wars and what Lucas brought into this world but cannot stand when modern fans conflate the past with the present product. The was no "original plan" for things like this - they're just bumps in the road of filmmaking. On another note, the new Obi-Wan series isn't perfect (like, at all) but *does* give us a nice explanation for this particular hiccup -> ObiWan describes Leia's parents to her before departing, and memories at that young age can be (and are!) confused for something else. Basically, Leia's "memory" of her mother is a conflation of the impressions she got through the Force at-birth and the things told to her by Obi-Wan (and, presumably, Bail and Breha).

She probably talked about her adoptive mother.

@@parkaller7959 Nah - she was specifically talking about her birth mother; it was a moment between her and her newfound brother, hence she is talking of the mother they share. Now, the important bit isn't really her mother - it's the moment between Luke and Leia. But non-fans who pretend to be fans like to play "Gotcha!" with that scene.

@@onimi66616 she specifically said that she remembers "images " and "feelings." She also says that she remembers her being "very beautiful " and "kind but sad." If she is just saying what someone told her she was like, she would have said something along the lines of, " I never knew her either but people always told me that she was..." As for being a "non-fan", I grew up with these movies and thay were a HUGE part of my childhood! As a child I named pets after the characters; I used to recite the movies to myself in the bath because I would watch them ad nauseum; my siblings and I would pretend we were the characters and make up new stories about them. I remember watching The Empire Strikes Back at age four and couldn't wait to see Return of the Jedi when it first came out on video (my parents were cheap so we didn't go to the cinema much). I am just mentioning what I believe to be a massive plot hole in the prequels that could have avoided if they didn't rush the stories. You can disagree, fine. Just don't accuse people of being "non-fans."

@@mareeyarwood1332 Jesus, I must've hit a nerve. I was specifically referring to WhatCulture as the "non-fans", but if you thought I meant you -> well, you're *still* wrong so I don't know what to tell ya. But the point remains -> it's *not a plot hole*. It's an oversight, sure. But "Leia remembers her mother" *is not the important bit in that scene*. You're getting hung-up on something that literally doesn't matter. As for the ever-changing nature of memories -> you're a damn fool if you think you can remember every single thing about the last year perfectly, let alone your childhood. *Memories are made up* - that's just neuroscience. We tell ourselves the best version of what we "remember" and that becomes our memory - that *does not mean* those memories are infallible, in fact it specifically means the opposite. Even without the retcon from Obi-Wan, the scene is played as in Leia is just pulling fragments and impressions, not specific memories. You watched the movies as a kid - great, so did I. Saw the OT in theaters during the releases and I've been a fan every since. Doesn't mean you interpretation can't be flawed - and yours seriously is. You're a fan - fine, great. Doesn't mean you're not the type who doesn't think beyond their childhood impressions of the films. Don't bring that weak "I used to play Empire in the bath so everyone listen to me" crap. You're wrong - sorry, but you are.

He DIDN'T know! He might have known or assumed that the queen had a decoy because it was probably common practice for security. But he still got mixed up as to which one was which when they were both in front of him at the same time. He had the real one captured but was fooled by the decoy because she was wearing the queens makeup

Remember that when the Millennium Falcon was traveling to Bespin they didn't have their hyperdrive and thus no light speed. A trip that normally would have taken a couple of hours might now take several months or even years. Think of someone traveling from New York to London only now instead of having a jet they have to make the trip in a row boat! So with that in mind Luke may have been on Dagobah a very VERY long time!

Vader did not want to kill luke if you watch closely he fights with one hand and tests luke. As soon as Vader tries with two hands he cuts off Luke’s hand. Luke getting hurt was the movies way of showing that he should’ve stayed on dagobah

The only answer we kinda get in in the old novel Zorba Revenge. Han made a comment that he once ran from the Empire for 17 days with no hyperdrive. But it is just the assumption he is talking about ESB.

​@@PlumbPitiful years seems a bit long. Han does say the Bespin system is close by. I always took the time span to be around 1mo to 3mo. Not years. Vader and Sheev P could have cooked up a huge plan in 6mo 12mo, 2yr.

It's probable that the Gungan leader Boss Nass appointed Jar Jar as their representative to get him as far away from the Gungans as possible.

Boss Nass wasn't too bright himself! He's the one that made Jar Jar a general in charge of the Gungan army!

Or Noa.

Some parents want the birth to be a surprise

5-6 years apart for kids are way more noticeable than for adults, lets say anakin was 10yo and padme was 15-16yo, as adults theyd be, as an example, 23 and 28-29 which isnt that big of a difference, some people look very young even when older and viceversa.

She wasn't that much older than him. Like 4-5 years.

I know - right 🤔

I don't think Anakin ever said a thing about passing on his lightsaber to his son. I think Obi-Wan made that up because he thinks that's what "good" Anakin would have wanted. I don't think Vader himself knew about Luke at all until he destroyed the first Death Star

@@PlumbPitiful Those are assumptions that have to be made to try and make things fit but without any supporting evidence - and it's probably the only way around the plot holes George created. If we have to assume Kenobi is lying or twisting the truth 'from a certain point of view' a lot of the time to keep the truth from Luke, then then who knows what is supposed to have really happened and what is true and what we can ignore. It does open up things and make the history lest strict, Maybe what Obi Wan really meant to say was "Your father would have wanted you to have this when you were old enough, but your uncle probably wouldn't have allowed it" and that fixes that problem - if they can add McClunkey to Greedo, they can certainly add those two words to Obi Wan lol. When Lucas wrote Star Wars, he probably meant everything the characters were saying, as he hadn't yet made up the following movies or prequels in great detail (despite it being just a small part of a bigger story) or the intentions we saw in Empire - Luke and Leia weren't even brother and sister in SW for example and Vader wasn't his father, so he had to retcon or ignore various things to make those changes fit, especially when he wrote the prequels. If Lucas couldn't keep his own stories straight, it's no wonder other writers are having trouble too. Vader knew 'the force is strong with this one', but had no idea he was his son because he didn't even know he had a son at that point (maybe adding "He pilots like I did as a boy"). In Empire, when Palpatine mentions The Son of Skywalker, its all said in a matter of fact way and Vader doesn't react in the slightest, just mentions turning him to the dark side. I think most people would say something if they'd just discovered they had a son, especially with a woman he had loved dearly. We'd have to assume he'd found out by then (we'll never know where or when because we never see that, we only see what's said in Empire) but just like with the other things, we have been told one thing but have to assume something different if we're to make it fit and make any sense. It's all a bit of a mess.

Great questions! Ive wondered a few of these too

We know that at the end of ROTJ most of the Empire’s hardware and people still existed. Losing the Emperor and DV was a huge blow but one can see how the people and ships could have retreated into Imperial heartland and wait to go again, TLJ’s canto scenes give some insight into how the first order emerged. Weapons dealers happy to get rich rather that do what’s right. An older generation not caring about the stakes etc.

@@davidgeisler9885 Also I would think that Empire and Rebelion troops and vehicles would have fallen in to a "Both sides own this" situation.

@@sasamichan I think some fans got too caught up on the ending of ROTJ being this final end to the sith and the empire. When you can see on screen a big fleet of imperial ships at endor that would have just jumped away once the Death Star blew up

@@davidgeisler9885 It reminds me of the Robot Chicken Sketch "they had to destroy the Death Star AND the Emperor" Still it would have been more interesting I think if the new trilogy revolved around Black Sun or the diversity alliance or some thing. I suppose it could go either way If you compare this to Earth. Germany went to war with us twice in a row after all. but then we also went to war with Vietnam and the then latter with the Middle East. An other fun idea would be to have entered a cold war with the Empire. Still you would think that more Storm Troopers or TIE fighters would be in the resistance or maybe the 1st Order would have a few ex-Rebellion members or X-Wings. other options, we could have brought in the Yuuzhan Vong or made up a brand new group.

He didn't even feel her apparent strength in the Force, whereas he could sense Luke at the Battle of Yavin when they were in separate ships!

Vader would not know Leia was his daughter unless he saw it in her mind the way he saw it in Luke's mind years later. He was telepathic, not psychic. But she didn't know it herself so their was no way he could know. At the most he might sense she was strong with the Force but he wouldn't know why. As for Luke over Yavin; Vader didn't necessarily sense Luke but rather he just commented that "the force is strong with this one" because Luke kept evading his attempts to shoot him. If he did sense him though it would be because at that point Luke was already in training to be a Jedi and was actively using the force to Pilot his X-Wing. Plus the spirit of Obi-Wan was hanging around too so that had to make it make a little bit of a Force Ripple that Vader might have picked up on

@@PlumbPitiful Thank you for clarifying. Feeling the force is different from knowing family. Luke's force powers were just manifesting, and Leia's were still dormant in New Hope. Would have been pretty f'ed up if Vader went ahead and tortured his daughter, or the most Vader thing ever.

She's good at blocking her mind.

Not sure if current canon explains it, but Legends explained it as a side effect of battle meditation. Supposedly the Emperor was using his connection to the force to amp up his fleet officers' reaction times and coordination. Of course, when you factor in that he was dealing with the Luke and Vader stuff at the same time, it gets a bit challenged. We know he was good with the Force, but was he good enough to simultaneously focus on the battle outside AND be an active spectator/participant during the Vader-Luke showdown?

Probably infighting related. I cannot imagine Palpy had a designated heir aside from Vader. Then again, modern books imply he had a plan in place in case of his demise, although I have not gotten much further than random officers in-fighting over who gets to be in charge. Thrawn being MIA probably was also a factor.

@@o-mangaming5042 true, after the 3 leaders (Emperor, Vader and this Grand Moff on the leadship) were killed it´s hard to coordinate such a fleet. I´ts stil funny, cause in a military society (like the Empire) it´s pretty simple, cause i´m sure there was another one in charge. There is even a funny parody on youtube by Robot chicken ^^

All droids probably look alike too him.

Threepio was a grey droid and the golden droid never introduced himself to Owen

That would make sense if Luke wasn’t on the same planet Tatooine. Where Anakin is from

@@nicksnovelreviews8733 Well Luke didn't really do any Jedi stuff while on Tatooine until the stuff that happened on Jabba's Barge. And all those people got slaughtered or exploded. Dead men tell no tales..

FLT drives make your point irrelevant. 🍄

@@SuperiorityQomplex expect Mara Jade 😂

@@the_unrepentant_anarchist. From what we've seen, most people don't have FLT access. Seems most people live and die on the planets they were born on. Pretty easy to understand why people wouldn't know about jedi when all the cool stuff was done elsewhere or 'voices suddenly cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced' as they got off'd in the battles before revealing anything.

She didn’t know for sure they were tracking but she had a pretty good idea that’s why she said out loud something to that effect to which Ban replied “Not this ship, sister.” And she dropped it but I’m sure she still had a strong suspicion they were so yeah that was pretty dumb lol

...or he simply didn't give a fucc.

A few reasons have been given as to why this happened but the main one is that when palpatine emitted that scream just before attacking the jedi he was using an ability called force scream that could impair anyone that heard it and him being the dark lord of the sith his was extremely strong. Anakin also had this ability and used it multiple times in legends and he uses it when he screams nooo after hearing about the passing of padme. Which apparently permanently deafened a worker on a different level

Ahsoka's novel is canon. It was written post Disney acquirement. Pre-Disney = not canon. Post Disney = canon* (with the caveat that they CAN decanonize, but likely won't as now they approve all this stuff getting released)