‘Star Wars: The Acolyte’ – Official Fan Discussion Page

I’m writing this with only the first 3 episodes out so far, but my hopes for a solid Star Wars series are not as high as they were.

I liked the first 2 episodes fairly well- I think the Acolyte does a good job displaying the Jedi Order in an era different from any other on screen. Master Sol is a neat Jedi- I like how he’s compassionate and puts the ‘bigger picture’ in view when following the Jedi Order; he shows how one can be a compassionate and considerate Jedi while still adhering to the Order. The general concept of Jedi investigating mysterious murders is also cool.

I had a lot of problems with the third episode though. The biggest was: Why would Mae turn homicidal and want to kill her sister just after they finished saying how much they love each other and just because Osha wants to be a Jedi? That makes no sense and was out of proportion. It makes the whole episode lack credibility, and dramatically weakens the whole show. Also, I really didn’t like that it’s heavily suggested that Mae and Osha were conceived of the Force (or maybe I misunderstood this?). If they were, this really weakens the whole anomaly of Anakin Skywalker, normalizing his origins and frankly making the whole Skywalker Saga less meaningful – which I think is a HUGE mistake given that all of Star Wars is built on the foundation of the first 6 films.

I’m still going to keep watching though. I’m hopeful these flaws aren’t central to the storyline and I’m keeping my fingers crossed for some better storytelling going forward.

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Master Sol is cool- I feel like he’s that rare Jedi that understands and follows the Jedi Code, while also understanding how to still show compassion and that meaningful relationships are still okay, a lot like Qui-Gon. 

Vernestra is a little stiff – but that’s okay; I think she’s supposed to be. Probably going to head-butt with Sol at some point for being compassionate because she’s so rigid. 

I wonder if we’ll see who the Sith Lord is and learn their name…it would be cool to learn more about the list of the Rule of Two. 

All in all, it’s decent. I do agree though that Mae trying to kill her sister was awful and not believeable at all

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i don’t really hate it it’s just destroying the whole Star Wars story line and destroying the Skywalker family line Anakin was the only one born from the force now there’s more

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When I went to rate this series in the polls (on this website), I found myself pretty much putting 50% for everything. There have definitely been moments that have made me cringe, like the whole power of 2 theme and the witch craft, but there still is a pretty good “Star Wars” vibe with the whole series. It feels a little more risky than Disney has usually been with their series, and I think getting to see the workings of a fully formed Jedi Order and lurking Sith Lord is quite interesting. In fact that was the only category, “Meaningful Addition to Star Wars”, that I gave more than 65% -> I feel like we’ve seen glimpses of this type of era of Jedi in the video games (the Jedi Order in power, and the Sith trying to work in the shadows building power), but it’s interesting to see a cinematic interpretation of it. I do feel concerned about how the Stranger and his rule of two ambitions will incorporate with the legacy that resulted in Darth Sidious. I worry that they might overlook the fact that there needs to be a line of Sith contributing the Force knowledge and cunning that ultimately resulted in Sidious successfully taking power for the Sith as a whole (in my eyes the ultimate goal of the Rule of Two, mind you not the “power of two” silliness). Finally, I have my concerns with the power struggle being depicted between the Jedi and the Sith. While a true Sith Lord should be capable of making the general population of Jedi look rather silly in combat etc., I don’t feel like enough credit has been given to Qimir to establish him as powerful as he his in taking out like 7 jedi with relative ease. I think the situation can be remedied with further comments about the jedi’s arrogance, or Qimir’s training, etc., but even then I would like more credit given to the jedi. Someone who is taken as a child and trains literally for 25 plus years to be an expert in the force and swordsmanship shouldn’t be cut down like a sapling in my opinion… unless there is a really good reason, especially when it is like 7 on 1. So overall, I think Disney has made some progress with this show and it is still a fairly interesting watch, but just difficult to feel entirely happy about the series at the moment!

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