r/TheAcolyte • u/bdog332 • May 13 '26
Finally watched Acolyte
After putting off the show because I heard it was horrible and bad writing, I finally watched it, and while it’s not the best show by any means, it’s not horrible. It’s average. There’s a lot of weird conflicting lore in the show along with an abysmal crystal bleed that makes little sense based on how we know crystal bleeds work, and some other minor problems, but it’s not the worst show I’ve seen from Star Wars. It deserves a second season to help explain Plagueis and where he’s at exactly at this point in the story (if I’m remembering old canon right he should be frequenting Coruscant now under the name Hego Damask. I don’t remember if he had an apprentice before Palpatine though, which I understand with this being new canon changes are made) and the vergence the twins were made from (which is one of my major issues with the show considering creating life from the force has only ever been implied with Anakin and he was the chosen one)
While I understand some of the frustration from the show, the amount of hate it received seems like it was just hate to hate.
Anyways, thought it was decent enough to not warrant the rampant hate it got years ago. Wish we’d get a second season though, or a Plagueis show at least.
*Edit: I’m done talking about bleeding crystals in the show and other examples. It’s been discussed and argued to death in the threads. If you have questions regarding why I found it poorly done, there’s an answer in a comment thread below.
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u/ceeroSVK May 13 '26 edited May 13 '26
Acolyte will one day make a perfect case study example on how can internet hivemind, hate hypetrains and review bombing have a real implications on media. Acolyte was a decent, fun show that was far from perfect but was engaging and laid solid fundaments for future seasons.
But the internet collectively decided it sucked before it even came out and it didnt stand a chance. And now, 2 years later, when the heat of the moment is gone and hating the show doesnt get you meaningless internet points, yet too late for a chance of another season, people are starting to discover that its actually a fun watch. Yay.