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Somehow, Palpatine returned.
— Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker · 2019
Behind the line
What it means
Our interpretation.
The announcement asks the listeners to absorb an enormous change before they understand it. Its lack of explanation gives the phrase its life as a reaction to an unlikely return.
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In context
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At the Ajan Kloss Resistance base in The Rise of Skywalker, Poe announces intelligence that Palpatine has returned. The short statement leaves the explanation unresolved during the briefing. Its bluntness has become the recognisable form fans repeat; the card follows the film’s wording without an added “has.”
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- Resistance briefing on Ajan Kloss — reference 1Resistance briefing on Ajan Kloss; wording and sceneReference checked
- Resistance briefing on Ajan Kloss — reference 2Resistance briefing on Ajan Kloss; wording and sceneReference checked
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