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Mads Mikkelsen Hints At Truth Behind Huge 'Star Wars' Plot Hole

Rogue One May Solve Mystery Behind Huge ‘Star Wars’ Plot Hole
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It doesn’t take a big “Star Wars” fan to recognize the Force is not with the Death Star.

Here you have this colossal death machine that took years to create, and some snot-nosed kid ― who’s probably just worried about picking up power converters from Tosche Station ― comes along and blows it up.

It just doesn’t seem right.

For a while now, Luke Skywalker destroying the Death Star has been seen as one of the biggest plot holes in “Star Wars.”

How could this high-tech, futuristic weapon possibly be that vulnerable? But it’s not just the Death Star. The second Death Star and Starkiller Base also get destroyed.

(Hopefully the Empire has good insurance.)

So why does this happen?

Rogue One” may finally reveal the answer.