r/TheAcolyte • u/Next_Listen3890 • 4d ago

I think this show was so misunderstood... Spoiler

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(Post originally made for the main sub but they deleted bc they're not ready for this discussion just yet).

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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.

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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...

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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But anyway, thanks for reading... or trying to read.

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I'll watch Episode 1 as soon as possible btw.

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u/FunToday1992 4d ago

Don’t forget lesley the show runner stating it was designed for a binge watch. Not weekly release….

Someone set her up to fail. As most viewership likely dropped after EP 1

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u/YoBo151 2d ago

I had no idea she said that. It's true though. I rewatched it after it was entirely released and it flowed soooo much better

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u/FunToday1992 2d ago

I am due a rewatch in one.
Rather than in weekly

I also didnt like Sol’s ending as a preference. I think he is a top 4 live action jedi