The plot hole of Princess Leia's parents is finally explained

The author Chris Snelgrove
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When Star Wars previews came out, fans were excited to learn more about the various characters and events that shaped their favorite galaxy far, far away. Unfortunately, the controversial prequel trilogy introduced some major plot holes, including the fact that Leia would have no memory of her mother (Padme died after giving birth to the twins) as she claimed Return of the Jedi. This supposed Princess Leia plot hole has troubled fans for nearly two decades, but one fan theory explains exactly what happened: It's likely that Leia unwittingly received images of her mother through the Force.

Leia remembers her mother

When Return of the Jedi came out in 1983, fans had no reason to doubt Leia's account of her mother. She told her secret brother Luke Skywalker that she remembered her mother as “very beautiful” and “kind but…sad.” But Princess Leia was suddenly at the center of a plot hole Revenge of the Sith came out in 2005 and we saw that Padme died (apparently of a broken heart) right after giving birth to Luke and Leia. This raised a natural question: how the hell was Leia going to remember what her mother looked like if she never really saw or knew her?

According to a fan theory about Princess Leiait's not really a plot hole. Instead, Leia told the truth from the only point of view she had. Growing up, and even at the beginning of her conversation with Luke, she had no way of knowing that she was force-sensitive (this is actually the conversation where she finds out). But she's had access to the Force all her life, and given how often this mystical energy field sends visions to would-be Jedi, it's entirely reasonable to assume that Leia received Force visions of her mother (either earlier or later in life) and believed . they were true memories of Padmi.

The fan theory makes perfect sense

Interestingly, the fan theory that resolves this Princess Leia plot hole makes even more sense when you review her conversation with Luke. Return of the Jedi. When Luke asks what she remembers about her mother, Leia initially tells him, “Just… images, really… feelings,” before giving the aforementioned physical description. Taken at face value, it seems like Leia may have already squared that circle, unconsciously implying that what she's received is a vision (because, let's face it, 'images' and 'feelings' are a weird and clumsy way , how to describe cherished childhood memories).

For fans still angry about the prequel trilogy, this resolution to Princess Leia's plot hole may bring some peace. Instead of a glaring narrative error, this theory offers a solution that ties elegantly back to the original trilogy. Unfortunately, this theory can't solve many of the other problems with the prequels, from terrible dialogue (who can forget that sand talk?) and obnoxious new characters (“Meesa Jar-Jar Binks!”) to the odd decision about Padme. dying of a broken heart. This plot point alone almost collapses Revenge of the Sitharguably the best of the prequels.

After all, we all know that broken hearts can't kill. If they could, the heartbreakingly awful Star Wars prequels would have been similar Thanos snap that caused half the fandom to scream in sudden horror before being suddenly silenced.