6 Star Wars Plot Holes That Actually Aren’t

Here are six widely believed but untrue plot holes in Star Wars.

Leia Leading the Empire back to the rebel base

In Star Wars: A New Hope, people frequently claim that it was a plot hole for Leia to know about the imperial tracking device on the Millennium Falcon but still fly back to the rebel base on Yavin 4. This is not a plot hole. She knew the risks, but didn’t have a choice because the empire would just keep destroying planets if they weren’t stopped right away. It was a big gamble, but it makes sense. Especially since a loose alliance of dissidents might decide to disband and run away instead of fighting unless they were forced to. Leia leading the death star to them is the equivalent of Cortes burning his ships to deny the army the possibility of retreat.

Darth Vader being inconsistent about who he force chokes

At the end of Star Wars: the Empire Strikes Back, Darth Vader doesn’t force choke Admiral Piett for letting the rebels escape. This is often cited as an inconsistency, but it’s not. Vader only punishes particularly egregious blunders caused by negligence, particularly repeated negligence. He never lashes out at subordinates for things beyond their control. It wasn’t Piett’s fault that R2D2 fixed the millennium falcon’s hyperdrive at the last moment.

The second Death Star was badly designed

The third and most annoying misidentified mistake is in Star Wars: The Return of the Jedi. Many reviewers and commentors make fun of the “giant holes” in the new death star. Guys, this was explained literally in the first scene. The battle station is still under construction, so obviously the hull isn’t complete yet. And having navigatable corridors makes sense for transporting construction materials where needed. Come on, pay more attention.

The Jedi forgot about Anakin’s mom

Star Wars: The Phantom Menace. Many viewers consider it a plot hole that Qui Gon Gin just leaves Anakin’s mother on Tataooine and nobody ever comes back for her. As harsh as this sounds, it is consistent with a monasterial order that requires its members to let go of all worldly and family attachments. Remember that force sensitive individuals are born all over the galaxy, so Anakin is unlikely to be the first Jedi of an impoverished or slave background. To be brutally frank, the Jedi just don’t care that your mom is a slave. Anakin being too old to be properly trained as a Jedi, and his overall personality flaws are further exacerbated by his mother’s plight. This grief and loss carries over into obsession with losing Padme (even though there is no logical reason to worry about that).

George Lucas forgot to explain who ordered the clone army

Star Wars: Attack of the Clones. The clone army was ordered by Count Dooku using an alias. I am once again asking people to use your brains, it is extremely obvious. I love the part when the trade federation guy is shitting himself over a huge army coming out of nowhere, and Dooku has to pretend he wasn’t the one who ordered it😂

The clones have feelings

In Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith, the clones mercilessly execute the Jedi and don’t feel bad about it. This is because clones are brainwashed genetically modified super soldiers who will obey any order no matter how awful it is. This was literally explained in the previous movie. They have no feelings or independent thought. Clones obey orders from Jedi, then two seconds later follow a higher order turn around and shoot those same Jedi without blinking. They do not care, they are not normal humans, and they do not feel bad about shooting all the jedi. Filoni can take his “brain chips” and go f uck himself.