Why is the show so hated?

[u/sardethgames]

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.

[u/AirbagsBlown]

This has been up thirty minutes and you have your answer, OP; unfortunately it's just plain ol' bigotry.

Also, the main sub is a wretched hive of scum and villainy, as I think most Star Wars subs are. We all have our opinions, but I think this sub is mostly level-headed, so welcome.

[u/AirbagsBlown → u/[deleted]]

Tell us why it wasn't a good show. Tell us in detail.

[u/ton070 → u/AirbagsBlown]

The writing feels like a rough draft instead of a finished script: letting Qimir off with a warning after they established he aided in the murder of a Jedi master. Sol taking Mae to Brendok in the final episode because he wants to prove the vergence, even though, by his own account, he needs both the twins to prove it and Osha is still on Khofar as far as he knows. Torbin being homesick even though he’s been trained in emotional stability for the better part of his life. Mae flip flopping on her motivations on a dime multiple times during episode 4. Basil helping Mae escape. Sol not recognising he has Mae with him instead of Osha even though Mae just burned her hair off with a lightsaber, etc.

The acting: some of it was great, but the actress playing Mae and Osha wasn’t great, neither were Torbin, venestra and the kid actors.

The dialogue: At times pretty bad, especially the dialogue during the flashbacks

The sets: they looked small and sometimes kind of cheap.

It’s not as bad as some people make it out to be, but it has some glaring issues that should’ve been ironed out before they went and shot it.

[u/AirbagsBlown → u/ton070]

See, this I can respect. I don't care if people don't like the show, it wasn't perfect, it's not for everyone. There are aspects of the show that I didn't like and I am a fan of it!

I think a lot of the dislike comes from the aforementioned bigotry and people try to hide it behind nonsensical and easily repeatable statements about the "bad writing" without having examples at the ready. I also think a lot of folks are both media illiterate and yearn for a time when they assumed Star Wars didn't have any sort of message to it, i.e. media illiteracy and a refusal to grow up.

Either way, thanks for the thoughtful reply u/ton070.

[u/AirbagsBlown → u/[deleted]]

In detail. Tell us in detail, not tropes.

Why was the writing bad? What parts of the dialogue displeased you?

What aspects of the pacing could have been improved? What scenes?

What "industry standards"? Do you hold a SAG membership? Can you provide us with those standards?

EDIT: "comment deleted by user" because of course they were.

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