That's why I excluded everything that we saw in the prequels from my comment. Because it wasn't touched upon in the OT. And it's true that his name wasn't mentioned in episodes 4-6, but IMO that's of little significance. The information that really mattered was what was Palpatine's place in this story, how he came to be and what he wanted to achieve. And I feel that the OT, while not expanding on anything, left enough breadcrumbs for the viewer to figure it out. Whereas in Snoke's case, these questions can only be answered by fanwanking. I'd also say that Snoke's story needed more embellishing than Palpatine's for one extra reason: So that he wouldn't come across as another Palpatine (in some people's eyes) or a mere Palpatine knockoff (in other people's eyes).
No arguements about Snoke's backstory as far as Kylo Ren is concerned. That part is explored as much as the Emperor's history with Vader is in the OT. I just feel that rest of his arc also mattered because he's supposed to be the face of this evil organization that's hounding our heroes.
Nice to know other fans also rate RotS highly. My ranking, including Rogue One, would be:
1) Empire Strikes Back
2) Revenge of the Sith
3) Rogue One
4) A New Hope
5) Return of the Jedi
6) The Force Awakens
7) The Last Jedi
8) Attack of the Clones
9) Phantom Menace
Was really tempted to place TLJ below AotC...
No arguements about Snoke's backstory as far as Kylo Ren is concerned. That part is explored as much as the Emperor's history with Vader is in the OT. I just feel that rest of his arc also mattered because he's supposed to be the face of this evil organization that's hounding our heroes.
Nice to know other fans also rate RotS highly. My ranking, including Rogue One, would be:
1) Empire Strikes Back
2) Revenge of the Sith
3) Rogue One
4) A New Hope
5) Return of the Jedi
6) The Force Awakens
7) The Last Jedi
8) Attack of the Clones
9) Phantom Menace
Was really tempted to place TLJ below AotC...
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