'Palpatine's Logic Was Entirely Reasonable' -- Ian McDiarmid Responds to the Emperor's Divisive Return in Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker

"Somehow, Palpatine returned." It is the Star Wars meme to end all memes, used to ridicule the Emperor's divisive return in The Rise of Skywalker. Most fans reacted negatively to Palpatine's clone-fueled revival after his "death" at the end of the much-loved Return of the Jedi. But what did Ian McDiarmid, who has played Palpatine / the Emperor for over 40 years, think of the backlash?