The Acolyte Ep. 3 DESTROYS The Rest of Star Wars! | WORSE Than Last Jedi ?!

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  • @ValliantRenegade
    @ValliantRenegade  7 місяців тому +48

    🚨🚨 LIKE! SUBSCRIBE! SHARE! COMMENT BELOW! 🍿🍿

    • @gamedude412
      @gamedude412 7 місяців тому +1

      A brand new Audience Who doesnt exist outside of Twitter Bot networks and paid press and access depended "influence". Rey movies brought 100 million together for star wars and Ahsoka brought 4-10m people.

    • @coolerheadsprevail9312
      @coolerheadsprevail9312 7 місяців тому +1

      I will always be angry with the fact that they missed their chance to make Leah achieve her Jedi status. She was the other one that Yoda was talking about with Obe Wan Kenobi. I always though Luke was a whiny b****. 😅

    • @4lackofbetter
      @4lackofbetter 7 місяців тому

      But if Disney stops making hilariously bad garbage these UA-cam creators will have to find something else to entertain their audience with.

    • @soothsayer1964
      @soothsayer1964 7 місяців тому

      @@4lackofbetter Rings of Power says hold my beer.

    • @4lackofbetter
      @4lackofbetter 7 місяців тому

      @@soothsayer1964 The problem I had with Rings of Power was there was nothing to keep it interesting while waiting for the big reveals in the last few episodes. That and expecting the audience to have read The Silmarillion to have the foggiest idea what in middle-earth is going on. In contrast the anime Steins;Gate waits just as long but managed to keep it interesting through foreshadowing and entertaining characters until the plot kicks in and carries it through the rest.

  • @MyChannel-vm6dw
    @MyChannel-vm6dw 7 місяців тому +320

    How do you make a multimillion dollar franchise?
    Put Kathleen Kennedy in charge of a multibillion franchise.

    • @crlclssic
      @crlclssic 7 місяців тому +13

      Bruh 💀😂 I'm stealing that one

    • @johngratton2301
      @johngratton2301 7 місяців тому +10

      How do you make a multi dollar franchise keep her in charge

    • @marissashantez6051
      @marissashantez6051 7 місяців тому +7

      Ha, pretty soon its going to be multi thousand dollar franchise.

    • @bjjace1
      @bjjace1 7 місяців тому +2

      omg. yes

    • @cjs7553
      @cjs7553 7 місяців тому

      Bingo

  • @topherbec7578
    @topherbec7578 7 місяців тому +584

    It's like the owner of a vegan restaurant being mad that people who enjoy a steak aren't coming to their restaurant.

    • @johanroyce6324
      @johanroyce6324 7 місяців тому +53

      You don't choose your fanbase, the fanbase chooses you.

    • @totallynormalclonewarsfan
      @totallynormalclonewarsfan 7 місяців тому +30

      Yep, this has to be one of the best analogies I've heard.

    • @xerxes666
      @xerxes666 7 місяців тому +9

      😂❤facts💁🏾‍♂️🇺🇲🥰

    • @russ254
      @russ254 7 місяців тому +58

      a vegan restaurant, that used to be a steakhouse, pretends to still be a steakhouse, has a menu that still pushes steak, charges steak prices, but delivers cold, old oatmeal

    • @bigfatbruce
      @bigfatbruce 7 місяців тому +28

      I would just add that the restaurant used to be a popular steak house before they hired a new manager who decided they should change it into a vegan restaurant that only caters to women. 🙂

  • @jonljacobi
    @jonljacobi 7 місяців тому +138

    The sense of entitlement required to steal people's memories and dreams and turn them into lesbian fantasy is staggering. These are the harpies of legend.

    • @Cryptosifu
      @Cryptosifu 7 місяців тому +9

      Perfectly said

    • @MAFion
      @MAFion 7 місяців тому +11

      Right? Lesbo fan fiction at 20 million an episode. SMH

  • @seriousmike5649
    @seriousmike5649 7 місяців тому +405

    How can you destroy a franchise thats allready destroyed and completely dead ?? At this point if you are still consumming Disneys garbage you deserve what you are getting

    • @CaptainOverkill
      @CaptainOverkill 7 місяців тому +11

      It sounds to me like the plan of Disney is to make a "deep" canon change, similar to the Timeless Children from Doctor Who. Timeless Children basically was designed to canonize everything made by Chibnall and make it so that future writers would be forced to continue along the path he'd set.
      If Star Wars is about to get "Timeless Children'ed" then the only way to fix it will be a HARD reset. Disney would have have to formally decanonize everything that happened during the Kathleen Kennedy era, and they're never going to do that, because decanonizing the changes will lead to them being accused of being sexists, racists, etc.
      I think everyone has been hoping/assuming that when Kennedy finally left Lucasfilm, Disney would put someone in charge who was at least marginally more competent who would steer Star Wars back to some form of sanity after keeping it on ice for a few years. If they do a "Timeless Children" for Star Wars, though, that's never going to happen. Kennedy appears to have decided to terminally damage the property as much as possible on her way out.

    • @Khultan
      @Khultan 7 місяців тому +16

      ​@@CaptainOverkillWhy do you not mention Bob Iger? He is directly responsible for where this franchise is now. 👈🏾🤔😐🤨

    • @Mouse_Metal
      @Mouse_Metal 7 місяців тому +4

      You can´t detroy a franchise with awful anti-fanfic in the first place.

    • @troypeterson2156
      @troypeterson2156 7 місяців тому +3

      YES!

    • @ErikDeMann
      @ErikDeMann 7 місяців тому +5

      @@CaptainOverkill And as with everything else they have believed they could do better, this will fail too. So far, all they have had to offer, as far as already established franchises goes, has been shite. Get some peace of mind, and just let SW die.

  • @santiago451
    @santiago451 7 місяців тому +231

    I never quite grasped the concept of imaginary numbers until I heard Disney talk about this alleged "modern audience."

    • @ignaciomoreno9655
      @ignaciomoreno9655 7 місяців тому +14

      The imaginary numbers are a lot more real than the "modern audience."

    • @andrebullitt7212
      @andrebullitt7212 7 місяців тому +2

      😂

    • @mickguadagnoli8779
      @mickguadagnoli8779 7 місяців тому +8

      They claim they do studies on engagement, and that its only a minority of people who hate this stuff..I would LOVE to see these studies, and all the data that went along with it.

    • @ErikDeMann
      @ErikDeMann 7 місяців тому

      @@mickguadagnoli8779 Because they're targeting kids. There's no real difference between Disney and what is happening in the education systems in the West. Same agenda of population reduction.

    • @harrymills2770
      @harrymills2770 7 місяців тому

      @@mickguadagnoli8779 They probably didn't filter for people who are likely to watch Star Wars in the first place. Maybe all the girls loved the test screenings, but none of the girls would think to watch Star Wars, unprompted or unpaid.

  • @CadillacDeMille
    @CadillacDeMille 7 місяців тому +126

    Business/Marketing 101:
    It's far more expensive to make a new customer than to keep a customer you only have.
    No one at Lucas Film seems to understand this.

    • @Mereologist
      @Mereologist 7 місяців тому +17

      They HATE the customers they had. It's obvious in everything they do. When their former customers are unhappy, this makes them feel like they've done a good job... even if it costs them money. This is in no way just trying to 'expand the market', though they often sell it this way to investors. This isn't just ignoring previous customers. This is actively working against them.

    • @anthonyyoutubefan7567
      @anthonyyoutubefan7567 7 місяців тому +2

      Oh, I can think of a good handful, over at Lucasfilm Ltd., who fully understand this.

    • @CadillacDeMille
      @CadillacDeMille 7 місяців тому +3

      @@Mereologist Agreed. It's sad

    • @random__joe
      @random__joe 7 місяців тому

      Hollywood and MSM has always been about social engineering and pushing a certain narrative. That has become quite transparent over the past decade

    • @anon7596
      @anon7596 7 місяців тому +5

      It's not about the money

  • @mcgreggers99
    @mcgreggers99 7 місяців тому +73

    I walked out of the theater after Last Jedi, and a part of me knew that it was over. That sense has only grown with each and every project. Andor was good, but it could have been a different franchise entirely. Mando had a glimmer of hope, but they pissed it away.

    •  7 місяців тому +5

      The franchise ends with the final episode of season 2. That is the end of the Star Wars story. Perfect full circle. The student has become the master.
      I will forever regret having been spoiled so I will never kmow what I would have felt if I had heard the words "One X-wing?" without warning.

    • @cmc5394oparva
      @cmc5394oparva 7 місяців тому +11

      Even in Rogue One, what's the most memorable scene from that movie? Darth Vader mowing the rebels down, not anything the "resistance" did.

    • @philippealain-art
      @philippealain-art 7 місяців тому +3

      @mcgreggers99, You should have walked out the theater right after The Farce Awakens. Only Mandalorian came up with something decent, even if it wasn't on the level of what Lucas had done.

    • @braxxian
      @braxxian 7 місяців тому +5

      Angeed. Andor, and by association Rogue One have been the only 2 Star Wars projects worth spit to come out of Disney.

    • @philippealain-art
      @philippealain-art 7 місяців тому +3

      @@braxxian Rogue One contradicts what was established, was baddly written, propose nothing new and good so Andor has no interest.

  • @DeltaEcho303
    @DeltaEcho303 7 місяців тому +84

    The Force Awakens put Star Wars on life support.
    The Last Jedi signed a DNR and pulled the plug.
    The Rise of Skywalker put a pillow over its face just to be sure.
    The Book of Boba Fett, Obi Wan Kenobi, and Asoka ransacked its house looking for cash and valuables.
    The Acolyte is showing up to Social Security in its clothes and a wig trying to collect its checks.

    • @benceszarvas5464
      @benceszarvas5464 7 місяців тому +5

      The first two mandalorian season remembered how great Star Wars was on its funeral then the season 3 laughed his ass off while spitting on the coffin.

    • @philippealain-art
      @philippealain-art 7 місяців тому +7

      The Farce Awakens completely destroyed Star Wars. Mandalorian was the only decent thing, but not at the level of what Lucas did.

    • @BungieStudios
      @BungieStudios 7 місяців тому +2

      @@benceszarvas5464At least until Kennedy and Lucasfilm upper management got involved. I remember when they used to mock the tv shows. Then TRS flopped.

    • @benceszarvas5464
      @benceszarvas5464 7 місяців тому +2

      @@BungieStudios but here's the question:
      Does Palpatine will somehow return,again?
      Rightfully so flopped.

    • @Jack_Stafford
      @Jack_Stafford 7 місяців тому +2

      And Rogue One and Andor were the only offspring to inherit ANY of their parents' positive attributes.
      Stories with heart, stakes, depth, high production values, and respect canon.
      Funny...the ONLY movies and shows that are any good are the ones set in the OG trilogy time.
      Even the prequels are silly and bad, but not anywhere nearly as bad as the the rest of Disney Star Wars garbage.

  • @tootired4268
    @tootired4268 7 місяців тому +178

    The only thing the audience wants now is for Star Wars to just die already. It's more painful to watch Disney do this morbid puppetry with it's corpse than it is to just bury it and let it fade into obscurity.

    • @TheBestPill-no2xp
      @TheBestPill-no2xp 7 місяців тому +11

      Then stop hate-watching. Not hard to end it.

    • @sparkeykills1
      @sparkeykills1 7 місяців тому +13

      The image of a bunch of men in business suits repeatedly kicking a dead horse comes to mind 😅

    • @tootired4268
      @tootired4268 7 місяців тому +23

      @@TheBestPill-no2xp I don't even hate watch it. I stopped watching all SW after RoS. Tried to give the Disney trilogy a chance to make things right by the end. Regretted every second of it. I only watch my favorite youtubers review and talk about it now and they are fair in their reviews. They give credit when due (though Disney rarely earns anything positive).
      As a long time SW fan since I was in elementary school, buying all the games, all the book, even the comics (and as a woman, imagine that), lightsabers, and more, the only time I've ever felt ashamed to be a SW fan was once Disney started making Star Wars. This isn't Star Wars.
      After the Disney trilogy I donated my entire SW book collection to the local library. It was too painful to see what could have been sitting on the shelf, replaced by an inferior, politicized garbage with no understanding of what made SW great. Replaced by shit made by people who never watched A New Hope.
      I refuse to give any money to Disney. Even if they suddenly turned around and made good movies again, I still won't ever give them my money again. Maybe I can forgive them for the murder of the SW fanchise, but I can never forget what they've done. They will never see another penny out of me for as long as I live. I only want to see them fall to ruin.
      They are below scum.

    • @ErikDeMann
      @ErikDeMann 7 місяців тому +2

      @@sparkeykills1 The Force is now tied to a chair, while being sa'd by a bunch of middle aged white women, that turns lightsabers limp.

    • @treystephens6166
      @treystephens6166 7 місяців тому +3

      @@tootired4268I feel really stupid for spending so much money and time on Star Wars now.

  • @hopejordan2997
    @hopejordan2997 7 місяців тому +33

    Star Wars died years ago. The Acolyte is defileing the grave.

    • @boazon2049
      @boazon2049 7 місяців тому

      Star Wars died the moment George Lucas signed on the dotted line.

  • @johanroyce6324
    @johanroyce6324 7 місяців тому +80

    Does she not realize that creators do not choose their fanbase, the fanbase chooses you. So you cannot complain about who does and doesn't watch your franchise.

    • @TheMaleRei
      @TheMaleRei 7 місяців тому +6

      She thinks she can change hearts and minds...
      One woman fed to Harvey at a time.

    • @inthefade
      @inthefade 7 місяців тому +4

      KK thinks she is OWED success after being a helper to successful men like Spielberg and Lucas, but learned nothing of their work ethic and ethos.

    • @4lackofbetter
      @4lackofbetter 7 місяців тому +4

      Like they said in the video Disney has a new target fan base, one that is extremely specific and a tiny percent of the population. From a financial standpoint this is idiotic, and any investors with half a brain will pull their support from this trainwreck.

    • @w4tkn
      @w4tkn 7 місяців тому +1

      If Kathleen Isnt happy with who Star Wars fans, why is Disney keeping her in a job?

    • @elenoe8
      @elenoe8 7 місяців тому +1

      I'm more surprised they still blame the same people who they already know they don't target. But why the heck don't they blame their modern audience for not showing up for it already? How can people who don't care, are planned to not care, be blamed for not care?

  • @parapendejadas4913
    @parapendejadas4913 7 місяців тому +105

    My dream job is where I can lose millions of dollars down the drain, destroy the brand that feeds the firm and be rude to its consumers base and still, be president of the company with awards and sh*t 😎😎👍👍

    • @dustinhogle3844
      @dustinhogle3844 7 місяців тому +7

      *BILLIONS, not millions

    • @russ254
      @russ254 7 місяців тому +4

      yeah, billions

    • @nickgrant4478
      @nickgrant4478 7 місяців тому +6

      …And be paid a seven (?) figure salary to do all this

    • @chadh0nkleton774
      @chadh0nkleton774 7 місяців тому +1

      Failing upwards

    • @monkeyon777
      @monkeyon777 7 місяців тому +2

      Money machine go brrrrr when it comes to THE MESSAGE

  • @peteypiranalover
    @peteypiranalover 7 місяців тому +73

    To be honest, does it matter? The series was a considered a joke years ago. It will get relatively no viewership and fans accepted SW as a dead IP years ago.

    • @CaptnSunshine777
      @CaptnSunshine777 7 місяців тому +1

      As it is, my entire Star Wars head canon can be tallied on one hand. It's pure gold as it stands, and I don't anticipate adding any more titles to it.

    • @peteypiranalover
      @peteypiranalover 7 місяців тому +2

      @BarefootPeasant at this point it is Lucas Saga. Any extra canon counts only pre Disney and to a lesser degree. I still would argue Prequels count equally to OT

    • @elenoe8
      @elenoe8 7 місяців тому

      yeah, but people are not realists or rational. They will always hope.

    • @peteypiranalover
      @peteypiranalover 7 місяців тому

      @elenoe8 but numbers do reflect most of the audience has given up. The Accolyte has little to no buzz except for youtuber prepped to trash it. There is no interaction online, no merch hype, talk around work,etc. I am expected half of Andor or Ashoka numbers. Ashoka did worse than Andor by the end.

    • @oliverclytus7559
      @oliverclytus7559 7 місяців тому

      @@peteypiranalover if it’s pre Disney than yes, prequel trilogy is part of the original trilogy in order

  • @Tamachii12
    @Tamachii12 7 місяців тому +57

    I don't know why people still think Star Wars is dying, it turned into a corpse on Force Awakens and they are just using it as a vodoo puppet with no soul while it is a rotting carcass..

    • @shandsantos2808
      @shandsantos2808 7 місяців тому +5

      WEEKEND AT ANNIE'S

    • @MelvinCruz
      @MelvinCruz 7 місяців тому +1

      ​@shandsantos2808 you make me laugh as hell hahahahaha

    • @elenoe8
      @elenoe8 7 місяців тому

      yeah... I was never a fan. Don't like classics. Kinda got into Clone Wars show and alike. It was ok. But what catched my interest more was the Fallen Order and that's 2019. So the latest movies aside it kinda still has some potential for me. No hope for KK and that coven of hers, but as a universe setup still can spawn something here and there.

    • @tonyb8660
      @tonyb8660 7 місяців тому

    • @velveetaslingshot
      @velveetaslingshot 7 місяців тому

      It turned into a corpse at the end of the prequels with Darth Vader's "Noooooooooooooo!!!". That was the end of Star Wars. Killed by the greediest pos hack on the planet....Forge Pucas.

  • @patrickmusson4571
    @patrickmusson4571 7 місяців тому +13

    Disney already had Disney princesses for girls. The idea was to buy Lucasfilm so they could have an IP for boys so everyone was catered to. Unfortunately, Iger didn't send a copy of that memo to Kathy Kennedy, who immediately started to take Star Wars away from the boys and men and ruined it.

    • @jenniferh1416
      @jenniferh1416 7 місяців тому +1

      Star Wars has had a princess and a queen. The latest films have lost the heart of the original stories which doesn't appeal to as many women as well as men. I liked Rogue One. Fell asleep during Solo and cheered when the annoying android was destroyed.

  • @bellissimo4520
    @bellissimo4520 7 місяців тому +6

    It's mind-boggling how they keep blaming male audiences for not showing up to their female-empowering movies, when female audiences aren't showing up either. This is just pure insanity.

    • @Greydius2517
      @Greydius2517 7 місяців тому +1

      Totally. They outright told men "it's not FOR you!" and then blame men for not supporting it.
      Pikachu face intensifies.

  • @BookOfWorms
    @BookOfWorms 7 місяців тому +19

    Oh, poor guy! It was so bad he kept calling every episode a season. I think that means every episode dragged out his suffering to a hellish perception of time. Somebody call that poor guy a crisis team

  • @bricklayerz2852
    @bricklayerz2852 7 місяців тому +15

    Everyone has to "STAY AWAY"! Don't watch it. Don't even "Hate Watch" it. Don't respond At All. That's exactly what they want. They want High numbers from "Hate Watchers". And they want a Large response of "On-Line Criticism". Their "Uninformed Shareholders" will fall for the Lie of Large numbers.

    • @twentyfivemelody
      @twentyfivemelody 7 місяців тому

      I will watch it (the very legal way).

    • @wingw3844
      @wingw3844 7 місяців тому +2

      Just font watch it

    • @bricklayerz2852
      @bricklayerz2852 7 місяців тому +3

      ​@@twentyfivemelodyif you're gonna watch it?.?.?.... Legally is the way to watch it.
      My point was that simply these Poor marketing tactics rely heavily on numbers.... Good numbers, Bad numbers doesn't matter.
      Im just saying that if ya don't like Disney Star Wars?.?.. Don't give em the clicks. They will manipulate your opinion, good or bad. So just stay away. It's the best thing to do.

    • @chriss4537
      @chriss4537 7 місяців тому +2

      Unsubscribed to Disney+ after Ashoka. Everyone loves the character and the actress that plays her and yet the writing was still crap. Will not watch this new stuff masquerading as SW.

    • @twentyfivemelody
      @twentyfivemelody 7 місяців тому +1

      @@bricklayerz2852 I know i was just joking 😭

  • @perfidious333
    @perfidious333 7 місяців тому +63

    I’ll only be watching vicariously through Disparu. I’m ready for the backlash. 😂

    • @emsnewssupkis6453
      @emsnewssupkis6453 7 місяців тому +15

      Disparu forces himself to watch everything and then freaks out! He will be famous some day.

    • @ErikDeMann
      @ErikDeMann 7 місяців тому +8

      @@emsnewssupkis6453 If it doesn't make him crazy first...

    • @andyandreson3989
      @andyandreson3989 7 місяців тому +7

      Honestly his videos are far more entertaining than the shows and movies that come out now. He and Mauler are the best breakdowns of these shows.

    • @4lackofbetter
      @4lackofbetter 7 місяців тому +2

      I would be fine with all the Jedi becoming female, on condition the theories of Ahsoka end up being true and Abeloth comes and kills them all.

    • @etherealbladerx8153
      @etherealbladerx8153 7 місяців тому

      ​@4lackofbetter you know that ain't gonna let that happen unless a man writes that 😂 if anything that teeth jawed woman would be a great lesbian 😏 but she was mother to the father and had kids

  • @MrJeffcoley1
    @MrJeffcoley1 7 місяців тому +35

    If Leslie Headland makes a Star Wars but nobody watches it, did it really happen?

    • @Rezzanine
      @Rezzanine 7 місяців тому +4

      What is the sound of no fans clapping?

  • @MasterJediDude
    @MasterJediDude 7 місяців тому +4

    This all started when Han Solo took a lightsaber to the heart. The rest just collapsed into that rainbow pit of despair, including Luke, Leia and all of our favorite characters.

  • @KarazolaX
    @KarazolaX 7 місяців тому +1

    The backlash can't be bigger then the backlash from the last jedi, simply because the audience that still cares about it is like 5% of what it used to be

  • @hemaccabe4292
    @hemaccabe4292 7 місяців тому +58

    I try not to be a cancel person, but considering the disgusting, horrific crimes of Ms Leslye Headland, it's hard to imagine watching anything she was a part of.

    • @dasuberpanda
      @dasuberpanda 7 місяців тому +2

      @Commonsensicalwow accessory to sexual assault is an actual crime

    • @tamara6941
      @tamara6941 7 місяців тому

      @Commonsensicalwow I just know she was Harvey Weinstein's PA. I haven't seen any mention of crimes (other than in the comments here), so I don't know how things stand with that.

  • @CoachCraigKenneth
    @CoachCraigKenneth 7 місяців тому +37

    Nothing can be worse than Lasr Jedi. Nothing. How can anything be worse than destroying the most beloved movie hero of all time in Luke Skywalker. That was a 30 year failure in the making

    • @KathrynTestBot
      @KathrynTestBot 7 місяців тому +12

      Yes, yes it can. It can always get worse.

    • @treestandsafety3996
      @treestandsafety3996 7 місяців тому +3

      I had no clue how bad things could get before I went in blind to TLJ...I walked out of that cinema dazed and dissappointed... 17:45

    • @treestandsafety3996
      @treestandsafety3996 7 місяців тому +7

      @patrickwaggoner6280 .....the slow motion chase and the holdo manuvuer, and the temporry freeing of the space horsys and not the kids, mary poppins leia, finns twarted sacrifice leading to a stupid kiss, holo projected Luke...Rei levitating the rocks....yeh, apart from all that...

    • @Exiled35
      @Exiled35 7 місяців тому +1

      Destroy Anakin
      Destroy the Force

    • @lorenzog7811
      @lorenzog7811 7 місяців тому

      I walked out of the theatre mid film. That was it for me

  • @Synthicate-q7e
    @Synthicate-q7e 7 місяців тому +8

    Bought boy brands to get away from girl and princess brand image and then turned them all into girl brands. Issue is neither women or men like any of it. Amount of money they have burned on those movies and shows with zero return is ridiculous.

  • @TheAnanaki
    @TheAnanaki 7 місяців тому +3

    Taken from Reddit - Episode three is entirely a flashback episode, revealing Mae and Osha as part of a witches' coven. They do not have a father, and there are hints that the Jedi should not know how the twins have been created.
    So essentially the rub is that the twins were created by using the Force meaning Anakin wasn't unique or special.

  • @steveouk90126
    @steveouk90126 7 місяців тому +31

    Back in 2005 I was on an Elfquest chat board. For those in the know, EQ fandom is about 97% female on a good day. One poster was lamenting that "they don't make superhero movies with women in them." This, despite Supergirl & Catwoman having already passed, and Elektra being in the cinema at literally the same time she wrote that. I reminded the chat of those three titles and asked how many times they'd supported female superhero movies by buying tickets, tapes and DVDs. They responded as if my observation and question was irrelevant. Some of the responded with hostility; "it's not our job to support them!" and such.
    They wanted to be the object and audience for high-dollar products without the inconvenience of purchasing those products--the main act which leads to more products. They wanted to have a plethora of choices over which they could pass judgment... and that's a problem for investors who, logically, seek a return on their investment.

    • @LantanaLiz
      @LantanaLiz 7 місяців тому +2

      As a woman, I don't know of any women who were demanding more movies with women. On the whole there was more demand for hot men so they could gawk at them and that's been consistent for 30 odd years as far as I've been paying attention to it.

    • @smgdfcmfah
      @smgdfcmfah 7 місяців тому

      @@LantanaLiz That's because the loud mouth left would rather TELL everyone what they want instead of GIVING them what they want. When they are ultimately proven wrong, they double down. This continues until even those that fund and support them from behind the scenes are forced to finally say enough is enough and toss them aside in exchange for profits. THIS is why the left is so against capitalism and free markets.

  • @tomfuller4205
    @tomfuller4205 7 місяців тому +9

    If everyone would just stop watching Star Wars, and all of Disney for that matter, it would just lay down and die off.

  • @madhyodreman3963
    @madhyodreman3963 7 місяців тому +25

    So depressing…we will never get our beloved franchise back

    • @crazyralph6386
      @crazyralph6386 7 місяців тому +9

      Just watch and read anything pre 2013 Star Wars.

    • @treystephens6166
      @treystephens6166 7 місяців тому +4

      Not while it’s Disney property.

    • @MarkMay-cr6bv
      @MarkMay-cr6bv 7 місяців тому +3

      @@crazyralph6386 No doubt I am in a tiny, nay miniscule minority, but as far as I'm concerned the last Star Wars film was released in May of 1983. Nothing after that is Star Wars to me.

    • @crazyralph6386
      @crazyralph6386 7 місяців тому

      @@MarkMay-cr6bv same here! OT purist to the core.

    • @totallynormalclonewarsfan
      @totallynormalclonewarsfan 7 місяців тому

      @@MarkMay-cr6bv (Idk... I liked 2/3 prequels and rogue 1 as well.)

  • @slothomatic
    @slothomatic 7 місяців тому +32

    In this episode of "Ask Alan a question and then talk over his attempt to answer"...

    • @crazyralph6386
      @crazyralph6386 7 місяців тому +7

      Yep, that was getting annoying

  • @aaronhumphrey3514
    @aaronhumphrey3514 7 місяців тому +43

    They're just violating a corpse at this point.

    • @denroy3
      @denroy3 7 місяців тому

      Once they get pedophilia moved forward, necrophilia will be next.

  • @Khultan
    @Khultan 7 місяців тому +27

    Leslye Headland rescued no women she sent to her employer.

    • @sirg-had8821
      @sirg-had8821 7 місяців тому +10

      I'll bet she only sent the straight women to him

    • @Khultan
      @Khultan 7 місяців тому +4

      @@sirg-had8821 😅 ROTFLMAO

  • @sona_rium
    @sona_rium 7 місяців тому +36

    There will be no backlash because most fans stopped caring, only apathy.

    • @Nyet-Zdyes
      @Nyet-Zdyes 7 місяців тому +1

      Well, after TLJ, I enjoy seeing Disney throw more good money after bad...

    • @jhammer4919
      @jhammer4919 7 місяців тому +1

      There will be ridicule instead

    • @fundhund62
      @fundhund62 7 місяців тому

      I have yet to see a single Star Wars UA-camr stop caring lol
      They claim not to be interested anymore all the time, while continuing to make those silly videos 🤷🏼‍♀️

  • @InciniumVGC
    @InciniumVGC 7 місяців тому +5

    I doubt there will be more outrage than TLJ because there are hardly any fans left.

  • @christophernuzzi2780
    @christophernuzzi2780 7 місяців тому +9

    Felicity Jones never complained about "harassment", either, and her movie was made by Disney.

  • @DenverStarkey
    @DenverStarkey 7 місяців тому +1

    i honestly am convinced at this point KK is now just trying to actively ruin star wars to the point that no one can come in behind her and fix it. she bassically said "fuck it, i can't make the fanbase the fans i want , so i'll crash and burn the damn thing before im gone. If i can't have it , they won't either." that's what i think she is doing at this point.

  • @adammartin5866
    @adammartin5866 7 місяців тому +4

    People, the only way to stop Disney from making this crap is to stop watching it. Every new star wars show should have 0 viewers. Every new movie should make $0 at the box office. Have some self respect. Disney tells you they absolutely hate you at every chance they get. They actively make shows to spite you. Stop supporting them.

  • @BootheTempleton80
    @BootheTempleton80 7 місяців тому +6

    I’m reminded of the Simpsons episode where Homer is Krusty and beats dead the Hamburglar character: “Stop, he’s already dead.”

  • @MirandaSinistra
    @MirandaSinistra 7 місяців тому +55

    Comparing piles of turds is the perfect way to describe Disney SW.

    • @treystephens6166
      @treystephens6166 7 місяців тому +2

      Which one stinks the most⁉️
      💩 or 💩⁉️⁉️

    • @steve-0493
      @steve-0493 7 місяців тому +2

      This 1s... 🌽-y.. 🤣🤦‍♂️

  • @scottsmith4480
    @scottsmith4480 7 місяців тому +10

    Pro can’t help himself. Dude can’t let anyone speak without talking over them

  • @gilliebrand
    @gilliebrand 7 місяців тому +11

    Brand new audience = smaller audience. Big budgets don't get paid for by the the new smaller audience. A poor business model.

  • @blacksabre5343
    @blacksabre5343 7 місяців тому +42

    To quote a famous golden god "We're doomed!"

    • @muigokublack6487
      @muigokublack6487 7 місяців тому +3

      And to quote a famous foghatch grey robot: "Whelp, we're boned."

    • @NRG56
      @NRG56 7 місяців тому

      DOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO-

  • @Ghost-27X
    @Ghost-27X 7 місяців тому +8

    To get a "Real" Reset we have to completly stop spending money & watch time towards this content.
    Until then it will never change.

    • @w4tkn
      @w4tkn 7 місяців тому

      Yup, but a ton will rage watch in case they miss out

  • @MikearoniGrill
    @MikearoniGrill 7 місяців тому +1

    YES
    she mentions.... I think Jacen and Jaina? I read those books as a teen, they were awesome. Han and Leah have twins and Luke KINDA trains them. It was very good. Look up some of the 1990s books early 2000s, they're awesome

  • @avrivah1101
    @avrivah1101 7 місяців тому +30

    Disney is grooming generations of children to accept these shows/movies as a new kind of normal, which is obscene.

    • @jhammer4919
      @jhammer4919 7 місяців тому

      Disney is obscene. It’s not a family focussed company. It’s dangerous. Do not let any children anywhere near their poison. I unsubscribed from D+ years ago and haven’t given them a cent for anything since.

    • @paulemge9156
      @paulemge9156 7 місяців тому +1

      I’m not sure it’s working though

    • @sjdrifter72
      @sjdrifter72 7 місяців тому

      ​@@paulemge9156People, most notably the 'normie' kind, as easily gullible and stupid. Disney knows this and are targeting kids with their woke garbage. The younger you can corrupt them. the easier It is to control them.

    • @empirednw6624
      @empirednw6624 7 місяців тому

      @@paulemge9156it is

  • @joshallen3026
    @joshallen3026 7 місяців тому +1

    I am speechless..just watched ep 3...i will never watch another disney show ...canceled my subscription....i hope many read this and follow and stand up...

  • @TJ_ax
    @TJ_ax 7 місяців тому +12

    “How does it feel to live long enough to see all your favorite franchises go down in flames?”
    Feels great

    • @iceheart862
      @iceheart862 7 місяців тому

      lets hope Disney and kk and headland never touch Dragonball or any anime.

  • @stevestarscream5182
    @stevestarscream5182 7 місяців тому +13

    The backlash will not be worse because nobody cares anymore

    • @AbstractM0use
      @AbstractM0use 7 місяців тому

      Apathy is worse, because at least when we cared we'd still watch.

    • @braxxian
      @braxxian 7 місяців тому

      Indeed. I have been a Star Wars fan for 40 years and I coudnt give a crap anymore.

  • @DJWHITE_
    @DJWHITE_ 7 місяців тому +20

    TLJ killed Disney Star Wars. The end.

    • @philippealain-art
      @philippealain-art 7 місяців тому +2

      No, it's The Farce Awakens.

    • @DJWHITE_
      @DJWHITE_ 7 місяців тому +1

      @@philippealain-art I gave it the benefit of the doubt at the time. Don’t think I’ve watched it since tho! TLJ just ripped its heart out and ate it in front of me with a big smile on its face.

    • @philippealain-art
      @philippealain-art 7 місяців тому

      @@DJWHITE_ You shouldn't have given the benefit of the doubt to such a pathetic scam. You have a share of the responsibility.

  • @michaelfields7088
    @michaelfields7088 7 місяців тому +18

    Im sure ill find out about ep 3 from Disparu.

    • @JohnDoe-gg6kc
      @JohnDoe-gg6kc 7 місяців тому +6

      Lol im sure more of us will watch disparu than disney+

  • @chrono2959
    @chrono2959 7 місяців тому +2

    It can't be worse than the Last Jedi because that was the moment that lost them 75% of their star wars fans

  • @Lurker101Gaming
    @Lurker101Gaming 7 місяців тому +11

    No it doesn't. The Disneyverse isn't real and doesn't affect Legends continuity.

  • @andykaufman7620
    @andykaufman7620 7 місяців тому +1

    From what it looked like the Acolyte is more about introducing Paganism and the 'oppression of witches' to Star Wars with the Jedi as The Church, so if only the audience were mostly Pagans who love them some real life Witchcraft, and a goodly sprinkle sprinkle of Queer Folk, then the Acolyte would be blowing up with positive reviews. They would be enamored with the singing about the One and the Two and the Many like some big Sisterhood of Pants and Vagina Monologues rolled into one.

  • @libertarianeval6460
    @libertarianeval6460 7 місяців тому +21

    Remember how excited we all were when we heard Disney was going to make new Star Wars content? Crazy how quickly Disney destroyed that fan enthusiasm

    • @AbstractM0use
      @AbstractM0use 7 місяців тому +2

      I was actually worried because I didn't want to see Star Wars musicals. We already got a taste of that in the Holiday Special lol. I also thought it was a bad idea when they announced they were planning to release several Star Wars films and shows every year. I knew the quality would suffer. However, MCU was doing great at the time, then they dropped that deceptive trailer for Episode 7 on us and I got hopeful. I was worried about classic Disney and didn't foresee that they'd be pushing woke ideology rather than musicals.

    • @braxxian
      @braxxian 7 місяців тому

      Not really. Disney already had that “woke” vibe about them even then. What has happened since has only confirmed by suspicion.

  • @Reelglad
    @Reelglad 7 місяців тому +2

    How can none of you mention Andor!? It was PHENOMENAL

  • @kevinhardy8997
    @kevinhardy8997 7 місяців тому +2

    This is like parading a dead body around town…. Please stop Disney

  • @dennis1851
    @dennis1851 7 місяців тому +1

    I believe I need to correct Michelle on this point. Leia has 3 kids in the EU. Jacen, Jaina and Anakin. Without spoilers.. yes, there is a battle with all 3 kids between the lightside and darkside. However Michelle is most definitely correct by saying that particular storyline definitely would be been great to use! Not the BS we got!!

  • @akumaking1
    @akumaking1 7 місяців тому +6

    Krazy Kathleen Kennedy is absolutely determined to destroy Star Wars

  • @nathank2289
    @nathank2289 7 місяців тому +2

    It cant be as bad as Last Jedi because I actually watched Last Jedi. This crap wont get that privilege.

  • @areacode3816
    @areacode3816 7 місяців тому +4

    Please don't hate watch if you don't want a second season. Let it wither at the vine.

  • @Blacklighting24
    @Blacklighting24 7 місяців тому +1

    Disney has done some Star Wars right imo, Jedi Fallen Order and Jedi Survivor were great storylines and character development. Clone wars show was great, Bad Batch has been good too. But for the most part, Disney has dropped the ball big time on legends stories they chose not to tell.

  • @MrDamnLag
    @MrDamnLag 7 місяців тому +4

    Code of the Wokealyte
    There is no serenity, there is only chaos.
    There is no ignorance, only manipulation.
    There is no compassion, only power.
    There is no harmony, only dominance.
    There is no death, only eternal darkness.

  • @ryans1632
    @ryans1632 7 місяців тому +1

    Dont mean to pump this, but doomcock was right about this months ago. Asoka laid the groundwork for it and it looks like the force will only be magical girls from this point forward.
    The question that never gets asked, if this was such a great idea, why couldnt it stand on its own merits instead of coopting an incompatible fandom?

  • @michaelblackett8195
    @michaelblackett8195 7 місяців тому +4

    The knife turn for me was the last week in May 2024 while The Acolyte press tour was ongoing.
    They love to talk about the loud noisy star wars fans yet forget about the quiet ones who stuck it out from inception as a child (I was 5 when I saw Star Wars in 77) and through to now. When not only the press tour was disastrous but the outspoken disdain towards the fans and viewers was shocking. Personally I was appalled and insulted.
    I won't be watching The Acolyte because on Sunday I cancelled my subscription to Disney Plus. All I can say I adored Star Wars and the most painful thing is to walk away after it turned into something so ugly.

    • @jhammer4919
      @jhammer4919 7 місяців тому

      Congratulations on getting rid of D+ don’t give them anything just ridicule them as they are playing on our hate.

  • @_The_Captain
    @_The_Captain 7 місяців тому +1

    Star wars died A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. The Acolyte is tea bagging the dead corpse.

  • @waynestanley498
    @waynestanley498 7 місяців тому +5

    As far as I'm concerned , if it's George Lucas made , it's canon if it's Disney made , it's expensive fan fic.

  • @PCPAyLOAD
    @PCPAyLOAD 7 місяців тому +2

    One more nail in the coffin for KK. We'll get there eventually.

  • @newalchemy9742
    @newalchemy9742 7 місяців тому +5

    There used to be a concept of "target audience". A certain demographic liked Ru Paul's Drag Race. Another tacky rom-coms. Another liked the Barbershop movies and shows from the WB. Another liked things like Star Wars, Star Trek, and Doctor Who. Instead of crafting material geared toward the target audience to make money, Disney and modern Hollywood have tried to change the target audience of all their new material. Star Wars is liked mostly by white men, so let's make it gay and female. Star Trek is liked by middle aged white people? Let's erase that and make it gender fluid. Not only was changing it on a fundamental level enough, but they had to take the legacy heroes of these franchises and humiliate and degrade them on screen, typically at the hands of a "strong female", and make you know it. Not one more dime will be spent from me on anything Disney or from woke activist studios.

  • @jaegerbomb269
    @jaegerbomb269 7 місяців тому +2

    I said I'm not watching this show. You don't have to sell me on it.

  • @proxywargaming3017
    @proxywargaming3017 7 місяців тому +2

    I'm one of those jaded fans, and I will never watch anything new from Star Wars again. I'm now on the outside watching the dumpster fire from afar enjoying the old good content.

  • @dereklocke18
    @dereklocke18 7 місяців тому +2

    Die hard Star Wars fan here. I have tried all of the garbage they've given us in the last 12 years. I've finally had enough. I canceled disney plus 3 weeks ago and have no intention of watching Acolyte. I'm DONE.

  • @curtisshaw1370
    @curtisshaw1370 7 місяців тому +12

    I have a bad feeling about this.

    • @abdizur8765
      @abdizur8765 7 місяців тому

      I don't sense anything.

    • @4lackofbetter
      @4lackofbetter 7 місяців тому +1

      ​@@abdizur8765 That's the problem, The Acolyte makes you feel NOTHING.

  • @robertpatterson3536
    @robertpatterson3536 7 місяців тому +1

    EPISODE THREE is a flashback episode, it gives additional details to certain characters, but I didn’t observe ANYTHING that changed my whole opinion of the Star Wars universe, so I actually can’t wait to find out what the hell hes talking about.

  • @ancientoneyog-sothoth6112
    @ancientoneyog-sothoth6112 7 місяців тому +20

    I don't understand it's been dead since Last Jedi for me......

    • @philippealain-art
      @philippealain-art 7 місяців тому +2

      Dead since The Farce Awakens.

    • @_The_Captain
      @_The_Captain 7 місяців тому +1

      Dead since Return of the jedi.

    • @philippealain-art
      @philippealain-art 7 місяців тому

      @@_The_Captain no the prelogy is excellent, event more profound, rich, dark than the original trilogy, with different level of reading. Star Wars is dead since the Farce Awakens. Star Wars is and will remain what Lucas have done, the real Star Wars is episodes 1 to 6.

  • @originaldarkwater
    @originaldarkwater 7 місяців тому +1

    I have a feeling after Acolyte Ep.3, we're going to know the true depths of what Lucas meant when he said Disney doesn't understand the Force in that interview in Cannes.

  • @scottyb2846
    @scottyb2846 7 місяців тому +3

    Thank you for your courage Allen Being the royal food taster is a dangerous job

  • @fredhag
    @fredhag 7 місяців тому

    The part about not wanting anything out of Star Wars any longer because of lost trust due to what has come out in recent years, I suddenly realized what happened:
    Go back to the Get a Mac ads from the 2000's, Star Wars was "I'm a Mac" (Justin Long) and now it is "I'm a PC" (John Hodgman."

  • @bigfatbruce
    @bigfatbruce 7 місяців тому +3

    I think a lot of people are going to watch it, especially hate watchers, and then most of the fans will say it sucks. Because of the numbers though they'll say it's a huge success.

    • @jhammer4919
      @jhammer4919 7 місяців тому +1

      Yes. We are best to ignore it. Just ridicule them. Keep all children away from anything this poisonous company does.

  • @marineboy1964
    @marineboy1964 7 місяців тому +2

    He never got to the 4th episode
    As Alan was still picking himself of the floor after episode 3

  • @keeganhall8334
    @keeganhall8334 7 місяців тому +2

    I’m surprised that y’all are surprised. Did you expect anything other than horrible destructive crap?

  • @Yiyoman1
    @Yiyoman1 7 місяців тому +1

    Jesus …. This is going to suck soooo bad

  • @channelgeovanne
    @channelgeovanne 7 місяців тому +2

    Spolier Alert: Kathleen Kennedy is actually palpatine's clone 😂

  • @TheCrimsonRevenger
    @TheCrimsonRevenger 7 місяців тому +1

    Somebody broke this rumor during Ahsoka. Doomcock, I think. Might be wrong. But basically, they are indeed planning to LITERALLY make the Force female. Give it some sort of manifested identity and then make it so only women can tap into the TRUE power of the Force, and Men have to rely on the Dark Side for their power. I assume the excuse they'll use to justify why this doesn't change canon is that the Force was "sleeping" and while asleep everyone could tap in equally, more or less. But once...*dramatic pause*...The Force Awakens....it plays favorites with girls. Which I guess "explains" why Rey is such a mary sue. I was skeptical of this until Alan sort of confirmed they're about to irrevocably break lore in the third episode of this crap show. If this was another Doomcock rumor then I think the only part he got wrong is he thought they were gonna do this in Ahsoka. Not Acolyte.

  • @maxgoss5653
    @maxgoss5653 7 місяців тому +2

    Officially checked out, I am. I should’ve stopped watching after they somehow made the Kenobi show my favorite characters be the worst show I think I’ve ever seen. What pisses me off the most is that they had the script, from George Lucas himself. At least a rough outline, for the sequel trilogy. And they said nah and thought they knew better. It’s ok though, the real fans know that Star Wars is George Lucas and it’s not gatekeeping it’s just a fact. And that Star Wars is really 1-6 and clone wars, and EU approved by George.

    • @rubeniscool
      @rubeniscool 7 місяців тому +1

      George didn't "approve" any EU material. Just signed licenses. He never considered it canon. So if you're a Lucas purist, then it's literally just 6 movies, their associated novel adaptations and nothing else.

    • @maxgoss5653
      @maxgoss5653 7 місяців тому

      @@rubeniscool fair enough I was just tryna appease the eu fans. But I will have to say clone wars is canon too bc it ties perfectly into revenge of the sith

    • @rubeniscool
      @rubeniscool 7 місяців тому +1

      @@maxgoss5653 Oh yeah, Clone Wars as well, true lol my bad. Technically not EU though since Lucas was directly involved with that.

  • @UnknownAlien475
    @UnknownAlien475 7 місяців тому +1

    The Acolyte will likely be the final blow that ends Star Wars for good.

  • @dernvader6876
    @dernvader6876 7 місяців тому +2

    Does anyone even care about Star Wars anymore? I mean "Empire" blew my mind when I was 5 years old, but, I'm totally checked out now, I could care less, I will never watch the Acolyte, ever.

  • @fernandoquintero7433
    @fernandoquintero7433 7 місяців тому +2

    I have the same thought as Alan Ng, I reached a point where I do not care about Star Wars anymore because these gang of WOKE people killed oll the fantasy of the story that we grew up with. i do not like it, and I do not accept it.

  • @DukeSlystalker
    @DukeSlystalker 7 місяців тому +3

    It's all Bizarro philsophy. They are using fan backlash as the gauge to measure how correctly it was done. If the fans like something, that means it was done wrong. That's because the fans embody what is wrong with society, therefore a successful movie or TV show reflects that wrongness. When toxic fans say they like Leia, Ripley from Alien, and Sarah Connor, this indicates that those three characters were done wrong: aspects of those characters catored to things that need to be exorcized from society. Only when a character and movie is completely hated can it be seen as having been exorcized of the demons. :) :)

    • @Rezzanine
      @Rezzanine 7 місяців тому

      Yeah, pretty much. Such a weird mentality.

  • @Phantoma3
    @Phantoma3 7 місяців тому +1

    One reviewer said he thought the show was a CW production.

  • @michaelcarter9395
    @michaelcarter9395 7 місяців тому +2

    If girls and women don't like Star Wars, how is this blamed on boys and men?

  • @jamesmaloney8191
    @jamesmaloney8191 7 місяців тому +1

    Tell me this show is exactly what I thought without telling me it’s exactly what I thought. Thanks y’all

  • @CATAZTR0PHE
    @CATAZTR0PHE 7 місяців тому +9

    Doomcock said some months ago about rumors that Nightsisters (these dark Witches) will remove Force. [But I had an impression that it will occur later, after they will laid foundations for it in Ahsoka?]

    • @ghostprojekt
      @ghostprojekt 7 місяців тому +1

      Yup.

    • @gamedude412
      @gamedude412 7 місяців тому +4

      Its not a removal Its the force is now a 4th mortis god called the mother and the mother is a lamer verison of abeloth

    • @twentyfivemelody
      @twentyfivemelody 7 місяців тому +1

      @@gamedude412 It would explain the whole "The Force is female" thing. What a perversion of George's ideas. The Mortis Gods were not literally the Force if i remember well but beings who represented the parts of the Force, plus Lucas had this idea about the Whills...

    • @DarksideGmss0513
      @DarksideGmss0513 7 місяців тому

      They're saying Abeloth is the fourth mortis god. ​@@gamedude412

  • @Drawflyswim
    @Drawflyswim 7 місяців тому +1

    I don’t need to wait for The Acolyte to come out to know it stinks for the same reason I don’t need to wait for my sh!t to come out to know it stinks.
    Previous experience.

  • @stevepowden4560
    @stevepowden4560 7 місяців тому +2

    Like shooting a torpedo into a ship, that's already sitting on the bottom of the ocean.

  • @MissPerriwinkle
    @MissPerriwinkle 7 місяців тому +1

    flops, but someones pockets are getting fat....who?

  • @My_trashtalking_account
    @My_trashtalking_account 7 місяців тому +2

    So I guess Rey developed her own signature force power. The Palpsmear.

  • @philjones3824
    @philjones3824 7 місяців тому +1

    I don't even want to watch the reviews for Acolyte. Leslye Weinstein can go fly a kite.

  • @kennyjames4679
    @kennyjames4679 7 місяців тому +2

    This is the first star wars show/movie I will not watch since seeing the first movie back in the late 70s when I was in first grade. I would give it another shot once they finally fire Kennedy.

    • @seeerr5570
      @seeerr5570 7 місяців тому

      I'm with you. I will not watch a second.

  • @jadenkorr32
    @jadenkorr32 7 місяців тому +11

    It is utterly remarkable to me that there are any pre-Disney Star Wars fans left who’re still hopeful for Disney Star Wars.
    What exactly does it take for folks to wake up to the irrefutable fact that Disney has been trolling and actively trying to shed their core fanbase for 12 YEARS now? 🤷🏻‍♂️

    • @troypeterson2156
      @troypeterson2156 7 місяців тому +1

      utterly bewildering, isnt it!? if youre still around and holding out, youre wasting your time but go ahead... just quit whining or complaining about it. THIS IS SW now. THIS. so either get on board or get off with the rest of us. just stop complaining and or acting shocked etc.