Sequels are supposed to make the previous films better. They should introduce new concepts, add character development, and throw in some good twists. Pretty much every successful franchise has changed things for the better. Of course, there’s always the chance that the opposite might happen. While introducing new concepts, changing characters, or trying to pull off huge twists, it’s surprisingly easy to accidentally create a giant plot hole that ruins the internal logic of the previous films.

While it’s easy for audiences to overlook one of these plot holes, especially when the movies themselves are epic enough to pull it off. Still, on a second or third watch, it can be easy to catch these plot holes that may have been missed the first time. Here are 10 massive plot holes in movie sequels that rip through the logic of previous films.

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10 Rey’s Powers in Rise of Skywalker

     Disney

Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker, makes several big swings that rip holes in the plots of previously established movies. Palpatine somehow survived his doom in Return of the Jedi, the second Death Star had a large degree of wreckage despite the fact that it was blown to bits, and Rey was revealed to be Palpatine’s granddaughter despite no mention of him ever having a child or even a clone. Despite all of these twists, there was one that really dug a hole in the saga’s plot. That would be Rey’s ability to force heal Kylo Ren from the end of his life.

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In Revenge of the Sith, Anakin’s primary motivation to join the Dark Side was to save his wife Padme from losing her life. Had he known that there was a way to heal someone from the brink of lifelessness without becoming a Sith, there’s no way the rest of the franchise would’ve played out the way it did.

9 Eternity in Thor: Love & Thunder

     Marvel Comics

Thor: Love & Thunder is one of the most divisive films in the entire MCU. Some fans loved the return of Jane Foster, Christian Bale’s villainous turn as Gorr, and more Chris Hemsworth as Thor. Others thought that the Taika Waititi wit that scored so well with fans in Thor: Ragnarok had outlasted its welcome.

There was one aspect of the film that definitely messed with the entire franchise. That would be the introduction of Eternity from Marvel Comics. In the film, Eternity will grant one wish to anyone who enters his realm. In Avengers: Infinity War Thanos famously wipes out half the universe. Thor then goes into a deep depression over his complete failure to stop the Mad Titan. If he knew that Eternity was offering free wishes that would’ve undone Thanos’s handiwork, why didn’t he take the Avengers on a quest to find him?

8 Blofeld Is the Author of Bond’s Pain in Spectre

On paper, Spectre seemed like the perfect culmination of everything Daniel Craig’s Bond series was working towards. The secret organization from Casino Royale would finally be unmasked, and Christoph Waltz was cast as the ultimate Bond villain Blofeld. The film ultimately bit off a little more than it could chew when it came to setting up twists. It established that Blofeld was Bond’s stepbrother after Bond’s family perished. His resentment over Bond resulted in him spending his entire life constructing a massive plan to ruin Bond’s life.

Unfortunately, this just doesn’t track with the other films at all. Bond wasn’t the primary target in Casino Royale, Quantum of Solace, or Skyfall. Blofeld said that he was the author of Bond’s pain, but Bond was the one who put himself in all of those missions. The villains in these films also go to great lengths to take him out, and he’s even assumed to have perished in Skyfall. There’s simply no way that all of these plans revolved around punishing James, no matter how much Christoph Waltz tried to sell it.

7 The Life Saving Tribbles from Star Trek: Into Darkness

     Paramount Pictures

Star Trek: Into Darkness committed several franchise sins. It recast Ricardo Montalban’s iconic Khan Noonien Singh with Benedict Cumberbatch. It completely stole the ending of Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan, switching Spock and Kirk’s fates. By far the worst sin it committed was having Kirk brought back to life using Khan’s blood and a tribble. The magic blood manages to cure Kirk despite the fact that he was 100% deceased. This makes no sense within the context of the Star Trek universe, where several characters have similar augmentations to Khan without any reference to life-saving blood. It would likely have come up a few times with Star Trek: Deep Space Nine’s Doctor Julian Bashir.

Not to mention the fact that it would be medically unethical to steal Khan’s blood like that. It doesn’t seem like a thing the Utopian Federation would be okay with.

6 Vanessa is a Fembot in Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me

     New Line Cinema

The Austin Powers franchise is the perfect parody of the James Bond franchise. From the villains, to the secret bases, and even to Austin’s infamous judo chops, this series truly knows how to make fun of 007. One of the things the series gets perfectly is how ridiculous Bond girls are. The first film does a great job introducing Elizabeth Hurley as Austin’s first love interest, Vanessa Kensington.

While it was expected that she would be replaced in the sequel, as it is in the Bond films, the way that it was explained Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me was truly ridiculous. The sequel explains that Vanessa was a Fembot the entire time. There is literally nothing about the first film that hints at this at all. Not only that, but as Austin’s girlfriend, his Mojo should’ve destroyed her as it did with the other Fembots. This was definitely a joke on the 007 franchise, but it was one that stretched even the silly logic of Austin Powers.

5 Will Turner Should’ve Died When the Curse Ended in Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales

Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End featured a unique tragedy. Will Turner was forced to take over the Flying Dutchman. This tragedy kept him apart from his true love, Elizabeth Swann. For fans that loved the romance that was built between the two over the previous films, this was a true punch to the heart.

So, when Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Talesfreed Will from his curse by destroying all curses in the Ocean, fans were overjoyed to see him rejoin Elizabeth. This was such a touching moment that no one realized that it made absolutely no sense. In Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End, Will is mortally wounded, which was the whole reason why he took control of the Dutchman. Ending the curse should’ve ended his life.

4 Wonder Woman Reveals Herself in Wonder Woman 1984

     Warner Bros.

What directly contradicts all of this is the sequel Wonder Woman 1984. In that film, Wonder Woman may be trying to keep her presence on Earth a secret in the early scenes, but later sequences show her sprinting and fighting through Washington DC for all the world to see. Not only that but the movie ends with Diana speaking to the entire world to overcome Maxwell Lord. There is simply no way that the government didn’t have at least one file on her that Amanda Waller would’ve kept.

3 Alice Shouldn’t Be Able to See Werewolves in Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part 2

     Lionsgate

In Twilight: New Moon, Alice thinks that Bella has perished because her vision couldn’t show Jacob diving after her. This is because her visions are blocked out by werewolves. This mistake is so huge in the series that Edward nearly reveals himself to the world, forcing the Volturi to destroy him.

So it’s strange that Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part 2 features an extended vision battle sequence that Alice shows Aro which featured quite a few werewolves ripping vampires apart. This moment is one of the most epic sequences in the entire film, so it’s understandable that most missed the direct contradiction.

2 The Time Turner From Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Azkaban

Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Azkaban features one of the biggest plot holes in film history. That would be the introduction of the infamous time turner which allows Hermione to use time travel to take multiple classes and save the day in the end. What’s strange about this revelation is that it would’ve nullified pretty much every threat that happens before or after the film. In the previous film, for example, a Basilisk is hunting students in secret. A time turner would’ve made this mystery a very easy one to solve. Not to mention the fact that destroying Voldemort would’ve been easy with time travel as a weapon.

1 Every Resurrected Character in the Fast & Furious Franchise

     Universal Pictures

It’s almost hard to believe that the Fast & Furious franchise used to be a grounded movie series about illegal street racers. The franchise has spun from street racing, to giant heist set pieces, and finally to saving the world from terrorists. While the franchise has made some truly out there moves, including the characters driving a car through space, by far the biggest plot holes the sequels have caused is by resurrecting pretty much every fallen character no matter how dire their fatalities seemed. Letty and Han both perished in ways that were nearly impossible to survive from. Yet, somehow, both managed to live through giant retcons that stretch the logic of the more grounded previous films. There was no hint of Mr. Nobody in Tokyo Drift, let alone that Han was going to fake his own demise. Letty also managed to dodge her own explosion without major injury, just temporary amnesia.

This is set to become even more ridiculous when Gal Gadot’s Gisele will be resurrected in Fast X. Sure, it will be nice to see Gisele and Han reunite, but explaining how she survived falling to her certain doom will be quite the stretch even for Fast & Furious.