Star Wars has experienced a resurgence in recent years thanks to its Disney+ television shows, including series like The Mandalorian, The Bad Batch and Ahsoka. In the past, the franchise has been known to use its television series, including The Clone Wars and Star Wars: Rebels, to fill in so-called plot holes left open by the main films in the saga. Now, it is becoming abundantly clear that Star Wars' recent round of Disney+ series are finally answering one of the franchise's most infamous dangling story threads from Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, namely the return of Emperor Palpatine.