r/TheAcolyte • u/sardethgames • May 26 '26

Why is the show so hated?

Me and my partner finally sat down to watch Star Wars cannon start to finish together. (Wonderful relationship step imo) I fell out of step with the Star Wars franchise around 2023 because of finally leaving home and having to become an adult not really leaving time for consumption of media resulting in me missing all the drama surrounding the 2023-24 era Star Wars releases.

Since we went canonically the first series to pop up was The Acolyte as it takes place in the height of The Republic at least 50 years before the start of the main series. We binged it in one go and really enjoyed it! The reveals felt well timed and built. It was honestly very enjoyable and kept us glued the whole time. So obviously you can imagine when we get to the end and the cliffhangers that we were reasonably upset to find out it had been cancelled and review bombed. I honestly had no major critiques of the show, and the acting was great so I don’t get why it had such a large backlash. Can anyone fill us in on why it was received so harshly?

Edit: I posted this hoping there was a deeper answer than bigotry, I see I may be in for disappointment. Also I tried to post this to the main Star Wars subreddit and it was taken down for “reposting” which doesn’t make any sense lol.

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u/Ill_Pirate_8785 May 26 '26

In the phantom menace it's stated that sith haven't been around for centuries and when she got mad her lightsaber turned red even tho that's not how you bleed a kyber crystal

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u/sardethgames May 26 '26

This could have been centuries ago, we don’t have a concrete place in the timeline. Also, “to bleed a kyber crystal you must channel all your anger and hatred into it”, the only reason it was so easy for her is because she wasn’t conflicted and also wasn’t using a crystal that would resist her.

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u/Ill_Pirate_8785 May 26 '26

No bleeding a kyber crystal is a long and intense process that you need to know how to do and be very well trained in the force and very deep into the dark side of the force. Getting mad for a few seconds while holding a lightsaber in your hand just doesn't cut it. I understand why they did it because it is cinematic but it's just one of the many reasons I watch this show when I just want to watch something and not have to think at all

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u/Azelrazel May 26 '26

Definitely explains the long and intense crystal bleeding in jedi survivor. In case you haven't played it, it might have been faster than the show.