That’s the interesting thing about the clone fan theory. People were theorizing that the sequels were going to be about a clone of Palpatine before any of them even came out. Before the Disney buyout IIRC. Based on one of the round the prequels EU books I think, combined with the 3 movies about clones. And there’s still a fair bit of chatter about Anakin being a Palpatine clone, to explain that whole virgin birth thing we don’t mention (which I think was already EU explained?). Even when Disney made that all non-canon, Palpatine clone! TFA came out and either Rey or Snoke = Palpatine clone! TLJ came out and directly blew up all the theories about Rey’s background. But still Palpatine clone!
If it fits its proof, if it doesn’t fit its proof. They’re bad for not doing the clone story. They’re bad because they’re so obviously doing the clone story. JJ Abrams was the Devil who sodomized your childhood. Then that was Rian Johnson. Currently Abrams is the beautiful Angel who will save us by retconning everything and something something clones. After the movie comes out he’ll be satan again. And some how the clone theory will live on.
And you can pretty much slot most of the other major fan theories in there, it just seems like the clone one has gotten reeeeaaallly popular since they released that Palpatine would appear.
