Star Wars Episode 8

[Andrew NDB]

Originally Posted by Utrommaniac

I'm not really sure there was much explanation for Darth Sidious either? Except Snoke is just a lot more dubious and confusing (and still no answers for what the heck happened to his face.)

We know enough about Sidious. We know at some point in the past he was Darth Plagueis' pupil, then became a senator on Naboo. We know he is carrying on the Sith tradition, as was explained. We don't know anything else, but we know enough to get a handle on him. We don't on Snoke. It's like TMNT 2014, with the Turtles and Splinter hating Shredder for reasons unknown, then he "dies" before they even bothered to give him any kind of backstory or motivation.

My point is, how did a blatantly "Out" Dark Side user like Snoke take power in the First Order, when Palpatine kept that stuff under wraps the whole time, all the way to his death? Who would knowingly follow someone evil?