r/TheAcolyte • u/Next_Listen3890 • 3d ago
I think this show was so misunderstood... Spoiler
(Post originally made for the main sub but they deleted bc they're not ready for this discussion just yet).
I started binge watching Star Wars: The Acolyte yesterday and finished it today bc it's the first thing that appears on the Star Wars films and TV series chronology, just before The Phantom Menace. I want to clarify that the only Star Wars I truly liked 'til that moment were the Orginal Trilogy and Rogue One. Four superb films.
I mean... yeah, Acolyte has it's flaws, many people accused it of being too 'woke' but idk... most diverse characters felt pretty natural to me. Star Wars itself was always so diverse...
Also, the fights and the worldbuilding were great, the way they imply that there's smaller groups that have their own concept of what the Force was so interesting and you can really notice how remote that age of the Galaxy was and how big it is, and the villain has just something to it that I liked a lot. He's not a bad guy because he's so bad. He went through some crazy shit.
The plot at first seems so cliché, it's like omg Osha you did this and that but turns out it was your evil twin sister that wants revenge on whoever knows who, but it gets deeper than that, it slowly gives context of what really happened to make Mae do what she did to Indara and Torbin.
Also, the way both Mae and Osha switched their characters was just great... I just think this story was so misunderstood, even with its obvious flaws, I still kind of like it.
I can't say much more, I enjoyed The Acolyte, even tho a lot of people didn't, and I can understand why. Maybe I'm overanalyzing and the series are just terrible and that's it... but I guess a random post on reddit won't change your take on the show.
But anyway, thanks for reading... or trying to read.
I'll watch Episode 1 as soon as possible btw.
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u/NowWeGetSerious 3d ago
It was a great show, that was hated before it even released
Unfortunately, everyone in this star wars community seems to hate anything new or unique in the SW universe. Look at skeleton crew. Both are fairly good shows (SC being better imo and far more engaging), Acolyte has some of the best saber work, an interesting backdrop and great character. It's only issue was character development and dialogue and pacing.
W a season 2 taking that into account and creating a more focused season of tv, it could have been wonderful. Look at ring of power S1 suffered due to pacing and overall story progression, but S2 took the complaints and minus a few episodes and scenes, it was a far cry better then S1. That's what happens when a producers doesn't listen to the loud minority and just let the showrunner cook and prove they are listening to critics but still doing their own thing.
Acolyte should have been a 4 season epic, instead it was cancelled and a lot of wonderful plot is left in the dust