Star Wars’ Mark Hamill responds to A New Hope plot gap

The Star Wars prequels definitely helped flesh out the backstory of the galaxy far, far-off (Darth Vader constructed Threepio! The Force is simply midi-chlorians!) however in telling us the tragic story of Anakin Skywalker’s downfall, George Lucas created just a few plot holes.

On Twitter, The Long Winters singer John Roderick contemplated one after his youngster introduced it up, tweeting: “My daughter simply requested, ‘R2-D2 was there for the entire story and by no means had his reminiscence wiped so why did not he simply inform Luke that Vader was his father in some unspecified time in the future?’

“I simply sat there dumbfounded till she shrugged and walked away.”

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The Luke Skywalker actor responded to the tweet, however these searching for a solution to the plot gap from the Jedi Master will probably be upset. Instead, he employed his dry sense of humour that made him such an ideal Joker.

“I read this tweet, thought long and hard…” he tweeted, “then just shrugged and walked away. #NoPlausibleAnswer.”

While it does not clarify why R2 retains schtum about what he knew, we have got a round-up of explanations for different Star Wars plots that do not make sense. Just days in the past, a comic book expanded on another unexplained components from the movies.

Meanwhile, Disney has confirmed what goodies you possibly can anticipate for Star Wars Day on May 4, together with the early launch of The Rise of Skywalker for subscribers of its Disney+ streaming service.

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is now on DVD, Blu-ray and 4K, for those who’d quite get it bodily and full your assortment.

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