I feel so bad for Lee Jung Jae, he was a true Star Wars fan who took the time to watch previous movies, base his character off Qui Gon Jinn, and learn English specifically for this role. He was the only consistently great actor across the entire series, and he was mudered by an entitled little brat telling him to stop talking with an actress who was so bad at her roles that she never should have been cast in a production in the first place
Wait until the Disney emails, all 1.2 terabytes get released, and I'll bet you Slaughterhouse Five (I think I've gotten brain damage from this show, so idr the Korean series I watched him in) knew exactly what disney was, and how he was gonna die with a stunning and brave force choke handy j, before Vader did it. F' this show.
@@thestarisalie Star Wars hating has been going on since 1977. Look at all the bad reviews for the first movie. Some reviewers thought it was stupid and made for kids. The first 6 Star Wars has tons and tons of plot holes because George was adding stuff along the way for the Prequels which were then never mentioned in the Originals which happens years later like Qui-Gon Jinn and midi-chlorians which Obi-Wan and Yoda never speak about in the OGs. You would think Obi-Wan would mention his former master at least once in the OGs but he’s never mentioned. Not even in private with Yoda. And if you want to go even further, where the hell is Ahsoka in all of this? Never mentioned at all in any of the 9 movies. Filoni makes it seem she’s so significant. R2-D2 did more for the rebellion than Ahsoka did. Star Wars has tons of continuity issues. In 3 of the 9 films, they used the same planet killer Death Star plot. Two of those from the OGs. You should check The Acolyte subreddit with people liking the show. One person said it’s at least taking risks and killing off most of the main characters or at least the so-called good guys. But there’s an interesting discussion if Sol deserved to get killed or not? Was he more bad than how many of us perceive him? Bad as in doing bad things. Not necessarily evil. *Thank* *you,* *The* *Acolyte* www.reddit.com/r/StarWars/s/kb7vWMWtxF You might have a different opinion on it when reading some of the more positive comments for it. Could The Acolyte be misunderstood? Or could it be so hated now but be appreciated years later like what the Prequels became? I’ve seen positive comments for The Acolyte coming from Star Wars fans of at least 30-40 years. And thirsty females / shippers like this Oshamir stuff as their dark side Reylo. I still think The Acolyte sucks and is the worst thing that ever came out of Star Wars. But, I might compare it to when I owned an Atari Jaguar. I thought it was the worst video game console I ever had but I still have a soft spot for it. Sometimes being so bad can be looked upon as a cult classic years later. There are tons of people who love Godzilla movies and get a joy watching cheesy, campy fights with guys in rubber suits. Everybody processes information and media content differently. The few positive aspects that The Acolyte did give us are… - Qimir / The Stranger - Best lightsaber fights since the Prequels - Darth Plagueis Plagueis could lead us to a young Palpatine series someday. What Star Wars Meg needs to talk about next is Darth Plagueis possibly being in a Season 2 of The Acolyte if we do get one. It’s the big WTF/OMG moment from Ep. 8. Yoda is my second favorite SW character ever but I didn’t care about his appearance. And more Abeloth talk in Season 2 of Ahsoka. Star Wars Meg and Allen Xie of Generation Tech are at best when talking about Legends and stuff deeper into the lore. Shows like Ahsoka and The Acolyte are more like this providing more of the mystique of Star Wars than say Andor. Have the haters watched any actual SW shows? www.reddit.com/r/TheAcolyte/s/WIcQ64oXT2 I will admit The Acolyte did have superior fight choreography than Ahsoka. Not saying it was better than Ahsoka as an actual series, but it had far better fights. Does anybody remember when Maul kicks Obi-Wan to a lower floor? You can see zero contact. ua-cam.com/video/qo__6MZIg6U/v-deo.htmlsi=At6rA5Epw0aKJWbi My Disney+ SW Series Rankings 1. Andor 2. The Mandalorian 3. Ahsoka 4. Obi-Wan Kenobi 5. The Book of Boba Fett 6. The Acolyte ^ Or take the first two seasons of The Mandalorian and the first season of Andor and throw the rest in the trash.
I believe "The Acolyte" is an allegory through May and Osha's journey that parallels Leslye Headland's own experiences with Harvey Weinstein. The characters' choices suggest psychopathic tendencies such as manipulativeness, lack of empathy, cognitive dissonance, and moral detachment. Whether intentional or not, the series offers insight into the mind of a psychopath, raising questions about the nature of ambition and ethical compromise in the pursuit of success.
After the Empire took over and dissolved the Senate, Ex-Senator Jar Jar now out of a job, wracked with Grief and realization that he inadvertently helped Palpatine rise to power. Jar Jar now spends his days in a cantenna at the depths of Coruscant using Death sticks, High Octane Spice and copius amounts of Alcohol to tell stories from thousands of years ago that no one can verify but they like the funny way he talks so they help pay for his addiction just for 1 day longer poor Jar Jar...
Not only had the elevator been broken for 16 years… The ENTIRE power core had blown up! There shouldn’t be power at all! Hell, the fact that the elevator shaft didn’t take any damage is insane.
I'm glad that you're pointing out one of the largest logical flaws of this whole series and that's that every issue would have easily been overcome with simple communication. Instead of just coming out and talking to each other like normal people would, every single damn character hems and haws (or plot contrivances conveniently happen), or just straight up forgets or pivots, instead of having a simple conversation. It makes no sense.
It stinks of a writer who has a destination in mind without considering how their characters could get there organically. Rather than change the setting or the end point, they just have the characters do whatever is necessary at that moment regardless of if it makes any sense.
The communication problem you mention is what writing coaches call the „idiot plot,“ where an entire story hinges solely on some sort of idiotic behavior or silly misunderstanding. Any drama that could have been avoided through a quick WhatsApp message isn‘t worth engaging with.
No they were lying to them for 16 yrs and they killed their family and tried to frame Mae when she was a CHILD how is that ok in any way what amount of talking would allow you to see someone point of view who did those evil things like that ?
@@ashleybanks-wm4cg Nothing in my post implies that what the Jedi did to cover up the incident on Brendock was "okay". In fact, my post goes to the point that if the Jedi and witches had talked to each other more effectively or even at all in some instances. The incident on Brendock likely wouldn't have happened. If it did still happen for whatever reason, if the Jedi had just told the council what really happened, none of the events that followed 16 years later would have unfolded. Almost everyone that was there shares some responsibility for what happened and the main reason that events unfolded the way they did that night is because no one simply talked to each.
@@alannothnagle I was going go mention this in my other response but I didn't want to write a book lol. You're right though and this plot contrivance has become such a trope that it's immediately recognizable as soon as it happens. The most common I can think of off hand is the guy getting caught in a seemingly compromising position by his love interest that has a perfectly innocent explanation, but either he doesn't bother trying to explain, or she runs off before he can, creating artificial conflict where there doesn't need to be one, usually in the 2nd or 3rd act of the show or movie. It's just lazy script writing.
A morally ambiguous showrunner taking a universe created to teach kids about positive morals and help adults reflect on their own ethics, and using it to make a justification of her own moral failings... with a Reylo fantasy strapped on (imagery intended) to appeal to the toxic shipping crowd
The way the show deals with and manipulates guilt is something that I noticed as well. I'm glad you spotted it, too. That one issue alone would be a very interesting topic to investigate in the multiple ways that it appeared throughout the series. Having grown up in the midst of excessive guilt I'm fully aware of that anyone who uses it as a weapon is not psychologically sound or well-intentioned.
who'd figure that the woman who used guilt to keep a serial sexual predator out of jail, would use guilt as a weapon in a show to bludgeon otherwise innocent people.
Question: Did Vernestra blame Sol for every single Jedi and Witch death? There was an eye witness for Trinity death (the bar owner) and Sol was on Coruscant at the time. And when Torbin died, Sol was with the other Jedis, and the Jedi’s stationed at that temple could vouch for him.
That would require comedic acting skill which is actually the toughest kind of acting. She is the opposite of that, no ability to be funny whatsoever, has one mode of expression
Shouldn't Yoda look a tad bit younger in that shot he looks almost deathbed old as in when he trained Luke (or as Martie would say "Jesus did that guy ever had hair") Or is that done so we recognize freakin' Yoda more easily?
There are no breaches in the Star Wars canon, because nobody with two working brain cells would consider anything Disney did *to* Star Wars to be canon. To paraphrase Kreia: "Canon is a belief."
What gets me about that Senator's speech is that the thing about the Jedi he found most unbelievable was that they try to control their emotions. Really? The psychic powers and fighting off armies with glowing swords are fine, but being able to keep your cool under pressure is what strains belief? Also, he knows, for a fact, that Force users have real power. They exist with or without the Jedi. So why is he so terrified of a potential Jedi snapping when any random jerk out there with psychic powers and no restraint could become a massive threat? This is the sort of thing you get when an author thinks they're being smart and linking things to real world issues without taking a second to really consider the implications of the setting they're dealing with or if their criticism is truly applicable.
In general yes, the reason why I dislike all the crap about "Jedi are useless" pushed first in The Last Jedi is that even without the Jedi, there would still be countless Force users all around doing what they want and with a high risk of falling to the Dark Side and being a pain in the ass to everyone. So, yes, I'd pick the dogmatic but overall benevolent and controlled Jedi over a mass of uncontrolled Force users, scattared ans each with its own agenda and ideas
The Acoylte writing has been literally like "Let's just wing it and see what sticks" and then use the might of the mouse company to bend people into agreeing with us or brand the critics as incels and whiners.
Acolyte's writing resembles the fumbling of an amateur who knows what they wants to achieve but does not think about how it fits into worldbuilding or if it fits at all. They do not understand how things must be handled to reach the desired goal. They never read any sci-fi books and haven't seen many movies/shows. They do not understand the conventions of the genre and have never experienced good and bad examples. It is a total mess. And I am tired of people trying to find something good in it, mostly noticing only gimmicks and, at best, the cherries on the top. But the cherry on the top of a pile of shit doesn't change anything.
And the question still remains, what was the turning into dust? The other mother does it and you never see her again. I thought she would be the one behind the mask but they decided to turn this into a new Reylo opportunity.
@@ashleybanks-wm4cg I'm not watching it. I'm getting second hand knowledge of the trainwreck. If the second mother turned up later then it was a form of teleportation otherwise what was the point of it.
"Another starship crash in Star Wars, I wonder if she will be fine?" Super Easy, Barely an Inconvenience. But for real this quote summarizes the entirety of the Acolyte "Evil cannot create anything new, they can only corrupt and ruin what good forces have invented or made.” JRR Tolkien
"We so bored/ Don't fuck with your discourse" Anyone who drops a diss track complete with music video isn't bored and very much "fucks" with the "discourse"
"When you're looking up to heroes..." bro...be so for real right now. This is part of the problem -- it's like no one knows how to write heroes or appreciate things that are heroic.
they can show Yoda next making a plot with Darth Plagueis I just dont care. This is not Star Wars so they can not destroy original Star Wars. These are just some trash shows visually similar to Star Wars
The only good thing about The Acolyte is that it has allowed channels like yours to bloom. Really enjoying your insight and passion. Will be eager to hear what you have for us next ❤
Since a few years ago, we are in the DC Bizarro world... good things are bad, and bad things are good... You are 100% right saying this show is pure crap... All the good things we had with the original Star Wars, now are bad... CRAP!!!!
There is a 3D animation of Star Wars about two force user twins that is only like 4 minutes if not less, but it looks better and tells the same kind of story but so much better and more impactful than the Acolyte does. And it does so in under 5 minutes instead of dragging on for hours needlessly.
It's the swtor trailer called sacrifice. All of the swtor trailers are leagues better because they do such great job at show don't tell and leave you hype for more
Good Lord, there is never a glimmer of anything in Amandla's face. As either character. And someone put out a dis track to defend the performance. Precious.
The worst Show ever made YET! If Leslye Headland gets another star wars series for herself, maybe she can make it worse, like the acolyte episodes which got worse and worse.
@@craigjacks588 i heard that too. I hope if they make a kotor Film or series they just copy everything one to one. Kotor is woke enough, Jedis are doing Bad stuff, Meetra Surik is a strong female character, same as Kreia and any other female companion, no need to change anything
@@Elias-2004 You'd think so, but I have zero faith they wouldn't try and "update for modern audiences" and ruin an already good thing. I mean, just look at what they've done to Star Wars in general.
I was looking forward to your episode 8 review! Just made a cup of coffee and can't wait to watch! 11:00 😂😂😂😂 12:22 - 16:03 PLEASE (if you want to of course lol) edit this part where you're talking about the senator and make it into a clip because it's so perfectly stated and succinct! 👏 👏 👏 👏 I couldn't have said it better! I really love how you break down why this doesn’t work. This is by far my favorite bit of any review I've seen about the finale. 👏 If I had any social media account I would absolutely share it! You're absolutely spot on. She wants to destroy what the jedi stand for and it's appalling how Disney is letting her do this. Smh...
A big point I'd like to raise is that Jedi do not become Sith. You have to be raised BY a Sith and trained in the dark arts and in all forms of lightsaber combat. This discount Ezra Miller, Anakin and even Dooku were not real Sith. Palpatine and Maul were the last true Sith. This show means nothing.
I am NOT defending the atrociously bad tv series, but the common apologetic is as follows (from the Star Trek/Star Wars discord discussions): a. He wanted to use his Ion blasters to disable her ship, and shooting through the rocks would either cause more debris to hit him or her, and also be ineffective, plus his computer couldn't get a lock. b. He needed to keep an eye-line on her due to the rocks possibly becoming more dense or a potentially thick dust cloud could obscure her ship if she darted in another direction. - The counter to the apologetic that he knew she was headed for the planet anyway is that after she lost line of sight, she could just hide behind a large rock or dust cloud to wait him out (and he couldn't wait as the Jedi team was coming after him) c. If she decided to dip down out of the middle into the lower empty layer, that would further obscure his vision and mean he would need to go through 2 layers should he need to pursue her if she kept heading straight down d. His larger craft (mothership to the escape/fighter pod) has much more shields, power and hull durability than her small ship, so he could handle the hits until he disabled her ship. Trust me, there are far worse points to binge on to show the show is bad (just like people keep banging on Noah's Ark or the 6-day creation of the Earth in the Bible, when there are far easier ways to disprove God's existence). We're thinking way too much on the show than the scriptwriters ever did.
So they are telling me that Darth Plagueis is on a planet that has a massive vein of Cortosis on it that could make enough weapons and armor to kill the Jedi Temple easily and he did NOTHING WITH IT!? Fuck this shit!
Not to play the Devil's advocate, but I kinda like the idea of a powerful, proper Sith Lord refusing to depend on "trinkets and toys" like Cortosis armor and instead hone actual skills, Force and swordplay to the top. Anyone can kill a bunch of Jedi with a saber-proof armor, it takes a master (or an utter madman, admittedly) to accomplish this feat with skills alone. A villain can have pride too.
Wiz, when you were ranting in the Wizard's tower about 20 minutes in... could you go back and add clouds above your head. That was one of the BEST old man screams at clouds I have ever seen. This was a great takedown, I mean, review of the Acolyte. Thanks!
How are the two men the best characters and actors just dragged through this script as uneventful as possible? A universe that gave us Leia and Padme, now we get this… (oh wait not the same universe)
After the Empire took over and dissolved the Senate , Ex-Senator Jar Jar now out of a job, wracked with Grief and realization that he inadvertently helped Palpatine rise to power. Jar Jar now spends his days in a cantenna at the depths of Coruscant using Death sticks, High Octane Spice and copius amounts of Alcohol to tell stories from thousands of years ago that no one can verify but they like the funny way he talks so they help pay for his addiction just for 1 day longer poor Jar Jar...
heartbreaking is a good way to describe how this show made me feel as well. i'm 25 and Star Wars has been with me for as long as i can remember. my mother showed my the original trilogy when i was too young to even speak and i would re-watch those three movies constantly. And then i found out about the prequel trilogy and my grandma bought me those three on dvd. i have such fond memories of those silly prequel trilogy menu screens. one of my only memories of my father is him bringing me his old collection of Star Wars action figures when i was around 10 years old. i didn't have any lightsaber toys until i was already an adult and bought my own but back then all i needed was a straight stick or an old broom handle and in my mind i could be just like Luke or Obi Wan, or Mace Windu (one of my fav characters). those movies and eventually the clone wars series means so much to me. meditating on my problems and being mindful like a Jedi got me through a lot of tough times. all this to say, kids these days are growing up in a world where Star Wars means nothing and Disney is telling us that all your heroes are actually worthless and they will only let you down. i legitimately cant get my 16 year old brother or my 13 year old sister to watch ANYTHING Star Wars with me because they simply dont care anymore. a series like this comes out and just does even further damage and makes the new generation care less and less. ALL of this to say. i am heartbroken that this has happened and i really dont know is Star Wars can ever come back from this....
While you’re running through this, I remember a line that was weird and dumb. Wells there’s a lot of those, but as Mae is crashing, she yells “brace yourself Pip!”. One, why does she express feelings for a pip droid she reset to factory settings that would have no personality or connection to her. She solely used it as a tool for her personal gains. Second, how the eff is the Droid supposed to brace itself?! What?
So...a few weeks ago her force power was so weak she couldn't move a small inanimate object a few feet away. Now she can overpower a Jedi Knight and kill him with the force?
@@nxckz8759 I watched the first episode and half of the second, just out of morbid curiosity. Good God, where did the money go? The acting is called in by those who know how and everyone else is so bad. The sets and CGI looks like a "Hallmark TV Special" production.
What attachment or even conversation has he made to love her? That was part of Sol delusions and false self justification that led to his downfall him being desperate for a Padawan doesn't justify him being obsessed with an 8 year old girl to the point he would kill her family and kidnap her
@@ashleybanks-wm4cg Poor writing that doesnt explain any of it. They would have to write a novel just to explain all of that and make him deluded and shit. Then write backstory for Osha as a Padawan to give them this father daughter relationship when they should be having a padawan master relationship.
There's plenty of stuff in this show that doesn't make sense but the one lynchpin to the entire story that makes no sense: Why does Sol have some kind of force bond with Osha when he meets her for the first time and exclaims he feels she is meant to be his padawan if A: She doesn't complete her Jedi training and leaves the order to become a mechanic. And B: Ends up murdering Sol. So what was the force connection he felt? Obviously the force created that connection but to what end? To kill Sol? Why was he so compelled when she doesn't even end up becoming his padawan and kills him? Like the clear distinction that Headland has no fucking clue what she's doing. She's been seen saying her first film she had no idea what whe was doing. I can confidently say she still has no fucking clue what she's doing. She's clearly been influenced by KOTOR so the way the sisters end up actually kind of mirrors Revan and Malek but all that means is she doesn't even have an original thought or is in any way creative if she's just trying to copy/paste more competent stories. 🤷
Great points!! 👏 👏 👏 It makes no sense and she didn't even think it was important enough to explain or expand upon. So little care when into most parts of this show and then they over focused on other things that are dumb. She's out there working over time explaining her show on Mary Sue on YT and other interviews and it's like... if you have to explain SO much, it wasn't easy to understand and makes you wonder if this was the first effing draft and she ran with it. She straight up said she didn't have backup options for her actors as far as, if someone couldn't play the role she hadn't thought of another actor as a choice. And Amandla said that they'd had her in mind and it was all written for her before she even auditioned (which she would've gotten hired anyways so it's not really an audition) I wonder wtf made Leslye want Amandla in her lead role because she's as wooden in her acting a cardboard cut out. She's got like 3 facial expressions hahaha. It's just all so effed up and backwards.
@@OsloTime We all know why Amandla was propped up into this position. She's black, gay, and non-binary. That's like the trifecta of DEI hires. Even worse they gave her TWO starring roles as two different characters that she plays exactly the same even with the same hairstyle. I love how the sisters kept the exact same hairstyle since they were 8 years old clearly because Headland needed them to reasonably switch places and have no one notice. It's pretty clear how this story was structured that Leslye had an idea she liked and just wouldn't let it go no matter if it made sense to the story. This is the laziest written piece of garbage anyone involved should feel embarrassed to be associated with and even call yourselves professionals.
@@ashleybanks-wm4cg never in the history of Star Wars have I ever heard of Jedi masters who were desperate for padawans. That doesn't make any sense and it makes Sol an even worse Jedi if he didn't even have a force bond with Osha but instead just really believed that Osha was meant to be his padawan. Also no it was not explained that Sol was desperate for a padawan. At no point in episode 7 did Sol express desperation for a padawan. It was one line she said where she gloated about why she has a Padawan and he does not and it's only after she says that line when Sol starts claiming Osha is his padawan. Good lord even trying to have a serious debate on this show makes me feel stupid. What garbage writing and incredible misunderstanding of the Star Wars mythos.
You know there’s a part where sols lightsaber hits the ground and what I saw it looked like the focusing lens was cracked open am I only one noticed that. What happens to the lightsaber ignition when that happens ?
Hi. New sub. Enjoying what you're throwing down... I was born into Star wars It's shaped me into the adult I became... I passed in my love of SW to my son... Thanks to Disney that's where it ends. He's done, and I'm done. This was done on purpose you can't change my mind. What the purpose is, is another topic but this show was made to finally get rid of old school fans.. they won.
This would've all been explained/resolved with 6 more seasons and a movie, mystery box quantum mechanics/high intellectual/Shakespearian level writing takes billions of dollars and cannot be simply explained in one season *laughs and adjusts fedora*.
I imagine the series is intended to conclude with Mae and Osha fusing back into one superior being, integrating her dark and light sides in classic Jungian fashion. But, yes, that will take at least six seasons and another billion dollars. 😢
More precisely it is YA fanfiction. The writer doesn't have the true creativity to make art from whole cloth and must use the shortcuts available with an established franchise within which they insert themselves and their ideas, often williey nilley, as in The Acolyte.
@@RealLifeFakeWizardI'm starting to see your many points about the acolyte....you were slightly ahead of the curve ....I tell ppl : Don't sleep on the Fake Wizard.
The statement of the senator, you cant control your emotions. Maybe an out of control woman who never has self control with her emotions, says a lot about headland.
And not to mention that mofo saying they'll all fall if one jedi isn't good... what? Since when are the jedi a group that acts as one. Venestra who is such an awful character, whips her Palawan, Qimir and he's got scars. Whatever he did, it shows that clearly there have been jedi or Palawan who've 'gone to the dark side' before. That senator speech made me want to throw up my breakfast on Leslye's desk. 😂😂😂 I HATE Venestra's character so much. She's a bad actress and of course wife of Leslye gets the last word which is all lies, lies lies. Smh...
Watch Disney do a season 2 and be like the twins ends up on Tatooine after destroying most of the sith while the jedi sits on their hands, and then they were the ones who channeled their life force into Anakin's mom to create life aka being reborn as one being in Anakin.
This is a brilliant review. Disney Star Wars: they’ve diluted the juice, until it was so weak and lukewarm. Then poured it out, and this show was a refill of hot urine.
Used to be Star Wars was good. “Good times” I would say nodding my head at the fond memories. Currently I nod my head mumbling “Dark times”. It is telling that since Disney’s “The Last Jedi” I search for videos like this rather than what’s coming out of the studios themselves. Thank you and I thoroughly enjoyed this.
Star Wars hating has been going on since 1977. Look at all the bad reviews for the first movie. Some reviewers thought it was stupid and made for kids. The first 6 Star Wars has tons and tons of plot holes because George was adding stuff along the way for the Prequels which were then never mentioned in the Originals which happens years later like Qui-Gon Jinn and midi-chlorians which Obi-Wan and Yoda never speak about in the OGs. You would think Obi-Wan would mention his former master at least once in the OGs but he’s never mentioned. Not even in private with Yoda. And if you want to go even further, where the hell is Ahsoka in all of this? Never mentioned at all in any of the 9 movies. Filoni makes it seem she’s so significant. R2-D2 did more for the rebellion than Ahsoka did. Star Wars has tons of continuity issues. In 3 of the 9 films, they used the same planet killer Death Star plot. Two of those from the OGs. You should check The Acolyte subreddit with people liking the show. One person said it’s at least taking risks and killing off most of the main characters or at least the so-called good guys. But there’s an interesting discussion if Sol deserved to get killed or not? Was he more bad than how many of us perceive him? Bad as in doing bad things. Not necessarily evil. *Thank* *you,* *The* *Acolyte* www.reddit.com/r/StarWars/s/kb7vWMWtxF You might have a different opinion on it when reading some of the more positive comments for it. Could The Acolyte be misunderstood? Or could it be so hated now but be appreciated years later like what the Prequels became? I’ve seen positive comments for The Acolyte coming from Star Wars fans of at least 30-40 years. And thirsty females / shippers like this Oshamir stuff as their dark side Reylo. I still think The Acolyte sucks and is the worst thing that ever came out of Star Wars. But, I might compare it to when I owned an Atari Jaguar. I thought it was the worst video game console I ever had but I still have a soft spot for it. Sometimes being so bad can be looked upon as a cult classic years later. There are tons of people who love Godzilla movies and get a joy watching cheesy, campy fights with guys in rubber suits. Everybody processes information and media content differently. The few positive aspects that The Acolyte did give us are… - Qimir / The Stranger - Best lightsaber fights since the Prequels - Darth Plagueis Plagueis could lead us to a young Palpatine series someday. What Star Wars Meg needs to talk about next is Darth Plagueis possibly being in a Season 2 of The Acolyte if we do get one. It’s the big WTF/OMG moment from Ep. 8. Yoda is my second favorite SW character ever but I didn’t care about his appearance. And more Abeloth talk in Season 2 of Ahsoka. Star Wars Meg and Allen Xie of Generation Tech are at best when talking about Legends and stuff deeper into the lore. Shows like Ahsoka and The Acolyte are more like this providing more of the mystique of Star Wars than say Andor. Have the haters watched any actual SW shows? www.reddit.com/r/TheAcolyte/s/WIcQ64oXT2 I will admit The Acolyte did have superior fight choreography than Ahsoka. Not saying it was better than Ahsoka as an actual series, but it had far better fights. Does anybody remember when Maul kicks Obi-Wan to a lower floor? You can see zero contact. ua-cam.com/video/qo__6MZIg6U/v-deo.htmlsi=At6rA5Epw0aKJWbi My Disney+ SW Series Rankings 1. Andor 2. The Mandalorian 3. Ahsoka 4. Obi-Wan Kenobi 5. The Book of Boba Fett 6. The Acolyte ^ Or take the first two seasons of The Mandalorian and the first season of Andor and throw the rest in the trash.
Hi hello, quick idea, what if your "The Pondering" screen was a crystal ball on a cushion or something with the subject of the video written and slightly distorted inside the crystal?
@@ashleybanks-wm4cg I've read about and if you have too you would know from the Vader comics that its a difficult process and doesn't happen on the go. Comics BTW were put out by Disney and considered Canon
That was realy interesting. I like your psychological analisis of the characters and the writers/director and the interactions between them. This show is not just bad but malevolent. Best wishes with your grieving and may you achieve a piecfull detachment.
Anakin had a similar downfall wjere he turned to the darkside but it is seen as a bad thing because it is. Here, it's a good thing. These writers are morally and creatively bankrupt. Lord help us 🙄🙄🙄
I agree with what you said(AGAIN) 110%........STAR WARS HAS BEEN DEAD SINCE G.L. SOLD THE FRANCHISE TO disney & HAS NOT BEEN THE SAME EVER SINCE.........😤😤😤😤😤🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯😵😵😵😵😵☠☠☠☠.............
Leslie Hedland needs to watch ramis spiderman movies to learn about with great power (you know the rest) because that is a belief the Jedi try to uphold as well. It's probably so weird for these writers to contemplate the idea of sacrificing their own wants or desires for the greater good, and to put others first." If it feels good, then do it" , that's their motto. Probably a motto Leslie hedland learned from an old boss
Darth Vader redemption provided unexpected twist spicing already great story. Acolyte 8 episode nailed to coffin the bad story with even worse story. And... clif hanger is pointless as no further seasons will be founded
I have really enjoyed your breakdown of each of these episodes. I agree across the board though 1 point of order and because I made the same mistake myself while watching in thinking that the mind wipe was a new power but then I remembered that in KOTOR and Bastile Shawn wiped Revan's mind. Of course he regained his memory eventually. Considering how much they pulled from the high republic books I have no doubt she borrowed from games as well. Lets us all hope there is no season 2
I haven‘t watched the series, but I‘ve watched lots of reviews and I have yet to identify any actual story here. It just seems to be random characters moving around and getting into trouble, all the while „representing“ their respective „identities.“ It isn‘t just that there‘s no moral to the story, there isn‘t even a premise or common thread. I guess the overall message is „Sith happens.“ At least, that‘s all I ever got out of it. 😮
Palpatine is a redhead and the child of some high ranking politician from naboo. If they claim smilo is Palpatine they completely break canon. Especially since he shouldn't even be born for another 40 years or something, not even the Disney knights should be able to defend such a decision.
The way this show treats the lore, it would not surprise me. Palpatine was 50 to 60 during The Phantom Menace according to EU so he shouldn't have been born yet. With a few clicks on a keyboard, they can make him 150 easy as pie. Sadly I haven't cared about Star Wars for years, as far as I'm concerned the series ended on episode 6 with the occasional surprises like Rogue One and Andor.
It truly is mind-boggling. How can you make something that bad? With millions at your disposal, how does this make sense from a money-making perspective? They absolutely know how to make the money, they know where the money is at...(the 75 male audience), and their idea is to look to the 25% for the money? This isn't sexist. It's just facts. Boys like space ships, swords, and action just more overall. Why not make women awesome in stories that don't make it so obvious how much they hate men?? It's mind-boggling. Makes no sense what Kathleen Kennedy is doing. She could be a hero, but she chooses to be something else completely.
If someone asked me to describe this series in one word it would be CONFUSED!!! I don't understand why away things, why they do the things they do, and what their motivation is.... Everything changes on a dime... Its uncanny!! Why is Star Wars doing this " fill in the time line thing???!! Why don't they just do one overall storyline where every film connects to the next one??
Would be cool if plageius created them by murdering someone like Voldemort did with horcruxes. If he murdered a Jedi who was in balance light and dark that would be cool and the witches helped him do it. If he murders Jedi to make palpatine and Vader that would be an interesting twist and especially if he murders the green woman who it actually turns out is a Sith which explains why she lies all the time and why yoda can’t sense that the Sith have returned
I believe most people are missing the point there’s only 2 things that can be done either a reboot the whole thing or just continue the story with Rey.
Man I loving this vid of yours so far 15 mins in. My first time here and you’re saying so much with deep thought!! Man this show is so terrible. It’s so terrible what they did to George Lucas masterpiece
I feel so bad for Lee Jung Jae, he was a true Star Wars fan who took the time to watch previous movies, base his character off Qui Gon Jinn, and learn English specifically for this role. He was the only consistently great actor across the entire series, and he was mudered by an entitled little brat telling him to stop talking with an actress who was so bad at her roles that she never should have been cast in a production in the first place
Jedi Squid Game was a disappointment in every way.
Yeah, if I had learned a new language to play a character in a series that I care about and they did my character like this….
Wait until the Disney emails, all 1.2 terabytes get released, and I'll bet you Slaughterhouse Five (I think I've gotten brain damage from this show, so idr the Korean series I watched him in) knew exactly what disney was, and how he was gonna die with a stunning and brave force choke handy j, before Vader did it. F' this show.
Blah blah.
The dude read the script.
He knew what this was and frankly he wasnt good in the show.
@@thestarisalie
Star Wars hating has been going on since 1977. Look at all the bad reviews for the first movie. Some reviewers thought it was stupid and made for kids. The first 6 Star Wars has tons and tons of plot holes because George was adding stuff along the way for the Prequels which were then never mentioned in the Originals which happens years later like Qui-Gon Jinn and midi-chlorians which Obi-Wan and Yoda never speak about in the OGs.
You would think Obi-Wan would mention his former master at least once in the OGs but he’s never mentioned. Not even in private with Yoda. And if you want to go even further, where the hell is Ahsoka in all of this? Never mentioned at all in any of the 9 movies. Filoni makes it seem she’s so significant. R2-D2 did more for the rebellion than Ahsoka did. Star Wars has tons of continuity issues. In 3 of the 9 films, they used the same planet killer Death Star plot. Two of those from the OGs.
You should check The Acolyte subreddit with people liking the show. One person said it’s at least taking risks and killing off most of the main characters or at least the so-called good guys. But there’s an interesting discussion if Sol deserved to get killed or not? Was he more bad than how many of us perceive him? Bad as in doing bad things. Not necessarily evil.
*Thank* *you,* *The* *Acolyte*
www.reddit.com/r/StarWars/s/kb7vWMWtxF
You might have a different opinion on it when reading some of the more positive comments for it. Could The Acolyte be misunderstood? Or could it be so hated now but be appreciated years later like what the Prequels became? I’ve seen positive comments for The Acolyte coming from Star Wars fans of at least 30-40 years. And thirsty females / shippers like this Oshamir stuff as their dark side Reylo.
I still think The Acolyte sucks and is the worst thing that ever came out of Star Wars. But, I might compare it to when I owned an Atari Jaguar. I thought it was the worst video game console I ever had but I still have a soft spot for it. Sometimes being so bad can be looked upon as a cult classic years later. There are tons of people who love Godzilla movies and get a joy watching cheesy, campy fights with guys in rubber suits. Everybody processes information and media content differently.
The few positive aspects that The Acolyte did give us are…
- Qimir / The Stranger
- Best lightsaber fights since the Prequels
- Darth Plagueis
Plagueis could lead us to a young Palpatine series someday. What Star Wars Meg needs to talk about next is Darth Plagueis possibly being in a Season 2 of The Acolyte if we do get one. It’s the big WTF/OMG moment from Ep. 8. Yoda is my second favorite SW character ever but I didn’t care about his appearance. And more Abeloth talk in Season 2 of Ahsoka.
Star Wars Meg and Allen Xie of Generation Tech are at best when talking about Legends and stuff deeper into the lore. Shows like Ahsoka and The Acolyte are more like this providing more of the mystique of Star Wars than say Andor.
Have the haters watched any actual SW shows?
www.reddit.com/r/TheAcolyte/s/WIcQ64oXT2
I will admit The Acolyte did have superior fight choreography than Ahsoka. Not saying it was better than Ahsoka as an actual series, but it had far better fights.
Does anybody remember when Maul kicks Obi-Wan to a lower floor? You can see zero contact.
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My Disney+ SW Series Rankings
1. Andor
2. The Mandalorian
3. Ahsoka
4. Obi-Wan Kenobi
5. The Book of Boba Fett
6. The Acolyte
^ Or take the first two seasons of The Mandalorian and the first season of Andor and throw the rest in the trash.
I believe "The Acolyte" is an allegory through May and Osha's journey that parallels Leslye Headland's own experiences with Harvey Weinstein. The characters' choices suggest psychopathic tendencies such as manipulativeness, lack of empathy, cognitive dissonance, and moral detachment. Whether intentional or not, the series offers insight into the mind of a psychopath, raising questions about the nature of ambition and ethical compromise in the pursuit of success.
It’s probably would work just not in this franchise. Hara Kiri does an excellent job with some of those aspects with samurai and honor.
Leslye spreading the teaching of her old master Darth Weinstein.
😂😂😂😂😂😂 🤭 💀
@@OsloTime Hmm rule of two... the apprentice replaces the master? Oh my... so Leslye is the master now?
@@marhawkman303 😬😬😬 👀😶🌫️
@@marhawkman303only the master of evil.
@@jaranus597 But of course, what else would it be when replacing Weinstein?
Retconning this as a JarJar binge-fueled daydream is still a better story and makes more sense.
After the Empire took over and dissolved the Senate, Ex-Senator Jar Jar now out of a job, wracked with Grief and realization that he inadvertently helped Palpatine rise to power. Jar Jar now spends his days in a cantenna at the depths of Coruscant using Death sticks, High Octane Spice and copius amounts of Alcohol to tell stories from thousands of years ago that no one can verify but they like the funny way he talks so they help pay for his addiction just for 1 day longer
poor Jar Jar...
Feels more like a Rose Tico daydream to me.
That just proves that ANY random scenario is better than this series!!
I prefer the darth jar jar concept him and plageuis being one and the same
"The tragedy of Darth Plagueis the Wise is that he first appeared in The Acolyte" - I stole that line
Not only had the elevator been broken for 16 years… The ENTIRE power core had blown up! There shouldn’t be power at all! Hell, the fact that the elevator shaft didn’t take any damage is insane.
Osha powered it with her mind
I'm glad that you're pointing out one of the largest logical flaws of this whole series and that's that every issue would have easily been overcome with simple communication. Instead of just coming out and talking to each other like normal people would, every single damn character hems and haws (or plot contrivances conveniently happen), or just straight up forgets or pivots, instead of having a simple conversation. It makes no sense.
It stinks of a writer who has a destination in mind without considering how their characters could get there organically. Rather than change the setting or the end point, they just have the characters do whatever is necessary at that moment regardless of if it makes any sense.
The communication problem you mention is what writing coaches call the „idiot plot,“ where an entire story hinges solely on some sort of idiotic behavior or silly misunderstanding. Any drama that could have been avoided through a quick WhatsApp message isn‘t worth engaging with.
No they were lying to them for 16 yrs and they killed their family and tried to frame Mae when she was a CHILD how is that ok in any way what amount of talking would allow you to see someone point of view who did those evil things like that ?
@@ashleybanks-wm4cg Nothing in my post implies that what the Jedi did to cover up the incident on Brendock was "okay". In fact, my post goes to the point that if the Jedi and witches had talked to each other more effectively or even at all in some instances. The incident on Brendock likely wouldn't have happened. If it did still happen for whatever reason, if the Jedi had just told the council what really happened, none of the events that followed 16 years later would have unfolded. Almost everyone that was there shares some responsibility for what happened and the main reason that events unfolded the way they did that night is because no one simply talked to each.
@@alannothnagle I was going go mention this in my other response but I didn't want to write a book lol. You're right though and this plot contrivance has become such a trope that it's immediately recognizable as soon as it happens. The most common I can think of off hand is the guy getting caught in a seemingly compromising position by his love interest that has a perfectly innocent explanation, but either he doesn't bother trying to explain, or she runs off before he can, creating artificial conflict where there doesn't need to be one, usually in the 2nd or 3rd act of the show or movie. It's just lazy script writing.
Man, this Osha actress is so bad.
I disagree, I think the Mae actress is worse.
They both are abysmal.
I liked her character in hunger games. After this show, as bad as it sounds, i watch her demise in that movie smiling!
I doubt she cares because she don't fuck with your discourse. In fact she's probably bored of the whole thing.
Yep, she sure is a baddie.
A morally ambiguous showrunner taking a universe created to teach kids about positive morals and help adults reflect on their own ethics, and using it to make a justification of her own moral failings... with a Reylo fantasy strapped on (imagery intended) to appeal to the toxic shipping crowd
The way the show deals with and manipulates guilt is something that I noticed as well. I'm glad you spotted it, too. That one issue alone would be a very interesting topic to investigate in the multiple ways that it appeared throughout the series.
Having grown up in the midst of excessive guilt I'm fully aware of that anyone who uses it as a weapon is not psychologically sound or well-intentioned.
who'd figure that the woman who used guilt to keep a serial sexual predator out of jail, would use guilt as a weapon in a show to bludgeon otherwise innocent people.
NEVER FORGET... That Disney also ruined Doctor Who. The the British Star Wars. RIP to both shows.
It was bad before Disney touched it
and Marvel
@dam1lor not fully dead. In a coma. Agatha All Along looks good.
Question: Did Vernestra blame Sol for every single Jedi and Witch death? There was an eye witness for Trinity death (the bar owner) and Sol was on Coruscant at the time. And when Torbin died, Sol was with the other Jedis, and the Jedi’s stationed at that temple could vouch for him.
Answer:She the worst Jedi ever.
Yes. She did. Mundi “bought” it.
Amandla is a HILARIOUS actor! I can't take her serious for NOTHING. I think she would be great in a Mel Brooks movie or a Scary Movie sequel!😂
That would require comedic acting skill which is actually the toughest kind of acting. She is the opposite of that, no ability to be funny whatsoever, has one mode of expression
Oy! Please don't mention the great Mel Brooks alongside this modern crap
She can’t act, she can only overact…..atrocious
Every movie she's ever been in has been a success and an A list production with a lot of market you're just saying anything
To think Disney used to be a company which banked itself on the image of idealism and optimism.
Shouldn't Yoda look a tad bit younger in that shot he looks almost deathbed old as in when he trained Luke
(or as Martie would say "Jesus did that guy ever had hair")
Or is that done so we recognize freakin' Yoda more easily?
There are no breaches in the Star Wars canon, because nobody with two working brain cells would consider anything Disney did *to* Star Wars to be canon.
To paraphrase Kreia: "Canon is a belief."
What gets me about that Senator's speech is that the thing about the Jedi he found most unbelievable was that they try to control their emotions. Really? The psychic powers and fighting off armies with glowing swords are fine, but being able to keep your cool under pressure is what strains belief?
Also, he knows, for a fact, that Force users have real power. They exist with or without the Jedi. So why is he so terrified of a potential Jedi snapping when any random jerk out there with psychic powers and no restraint could become a massive threat?
This is the sort of thing you get when an author thinks they're being smart and linking things to real world issues without taking a second to really consider the implications of the setting they're dealing with or if their criticism is truly applicable.
In general yes, the reason why I dislike all the crap about "Jedi are useless" pushed first in The Last Jedi is that even without the Jedi, there would still be countless Force users all around doing what they want and with a high risk of falling to the Dark Side and being a pain in the ass to everyone. So, yes, I'd pick the dogmatic but overall benevolent and controlled Jedi over a mass of uncontrolled Force users, scattared ans each with its own agenda and ideas
The Acoylte writing has been literally like "Let's just wing it and see what sticks" and then use the might of the mouse company to bend people into agreeing with us or brand the critics as incels and whiners.
Acolyte's writing resembles the fumbling of an amateur who knows what they wants to achieve but does not think about how it fits into worldbuilding or if it fits at all. They do not understand how things must be handled to reach the desired goal. They never read any sci-fi books and haven't seen many movies/shows. They do not understand the conventions of the genre and have never experienced good and bad examples. It is a total mess.
And I am tired of people trying to find something good in it, mostly noticing only gimmicks and, at best, the cherries on the top. But the cherry on the top of a pile of shit doesn't change anything.
You teally think a former personal assistant to a monster has the ability to write a hero? Here is your answer 😅
And the question still remains, what was the turning into dust? The other mother does it and you never see her again. I thought she would be the one behind the mask but they decided to turn this into a new Reylo opportunity.
She is white and white people is evil
It was a respectful goodbye teleport. Why?
@@rosssoyka860Thats not what Leslie said.
Are you slow Sol clearly kills her did you just turn the show off while that was happening so you didn't see the scene afterwards holding her ?
@@ashleybanks-wm4cg I'm not watching it. I'm getting second hand knowledge of the trainwreck. If the second mother turned up later then it was a form of teleportation otherwise what was the point of it.
"Another starship crash in Star Wars, I wonder if she will be fine?" Super Easy, Barely an Inconvenience. But for real this quote summarizes the entirety of the Acolyte "Evil cannot create anything new, they can only corrupt and ruin what good forces have invented or made.” JRR Tolkien
Ugh...
So leslye headland wants us to believe adults dont control their emotions?!?!?!?!
I do it every day otherwise I would be in prison!
"We so bored/
Don't fuck with your discourse"
Anyone who drops a diss track complete with music video isn't bored and very much "fucks" with the "discourse"
"When you're looking up to heroes..." bro...be so for real right now. This is part of the problem -- it's like no one knows how to write heroes or appreciate things that are heroic.
they can show Yoda next making a plot with Darth Plagueis I just dont care. This is not Star Wars so they can not destroy original Star Wars. These are just some trash shows visually similar to Star Wars
The only good thing about The Acolyte is that it has allowed channels like yours to bloom. Really enjoying your insight and passion. Will be eager to hear what you have for us next ❤
Since a few years ago, we are in the DC Bizarro world... good things are bad, and bad things are good... You are 100% right saying this show is pure crap... All the good things we had with the original Star Wars, now are bad... CRAP!!!!
There is a 3D animation of Star Wars about two force user twins that is only like 4 minutes if not less, but it looks better and tells the same kind of story but so much better and more impactful than the Acolyte does. And it does so in under 5 minutes instead of dragging on for hours needlessly.
It's the swtor trailer called sacrifice. All of the swtor trailers are leagues better because they do such great job at show don't tell and leave you hype for more
good news, its worse than you think, she bleeds the lightsaber because it is stabbing her hand
Good Lord, there is never a glimmer of anything in Amandla's face.
As either character.
And someone put out a dis track to defend the performance.
Precious.
They muddy the waters, so that they can seem deep..
The worst Show ever made YET! If Leslye Headland gets another star wars series for herself, maybe she can make it worse, like the acolyte episodes which got worse and worse.
I don't remember where I heard it, but apparently she wants to do the Old Republic. Can't wait to see who gets to screw that one up.
They teased Yoda and Plageueus. So for season 2 promises to assassinate classic characters as well.
@@craigjacks588 i heard that too. I hope if they make a kotor Film or series they just copy everything one to one. Kotor is woke enough, Jedis are doing Bad stuff, Meetra Surik is a strong female character, same as Kreia and any other female companion, no need to change anything
@@Elias-2004 You'd think so, but I have zero faith they wouldn't try and "update for modern audiences" and ruin an already good thing. I mean, just look at what they've done to Star Wars in general.
@@craigjacks588 yeah, sadly you are probably right
I was looking forward to your episode 8 review! Just made a cup of coffee and can't wait to watch!
11:00 😂😂😂😂
12:22 - 16:03 PLEASE (if you want to of course lol) edit this part where you're talking about the senator and make it into a clip because it's so perfectly stated and succinct! 👏 👏 👏 👏 I couldn't have said it better! I really love how you break down why this doesn’t work. This is by far my favorite bit of any review I've seen about the finale. 👏 If I had any social media account I would absolutely share it! You're absolutely spot on. She wants to destroy what the jedi stand for and it's appalling how Disney is letting her do this. Smh...
A big point I'd like to raise is that Jedi do not become Sith. You have to be raised BY a Sith and trained in the dark arts and in all forms of lightsaber combat. This discount Ezra Miller, Anakin and even Dooku were not real Sith. Palpatine and Maul were the last true Sith. This show means nothing.
Sith don't take children and prefer users to be older than not so you're backwards and wrong
Disney said they cast directors.
They used to hire them.
Hire: to do a specific job
Cast: the play a specific role
Why didn‘t Sol just fly above the debris ring and follow Mae from there? Just why?
I am NOT defending the atrociously bad tv series, but the common apologetic is as follows (from the Star Trek/Star Wars discord discussions):
a. He wanted to use his Ion blasters to disable her ship, and shooting through the rocks would either cause more debris to hit him or her, and also be ineffective, plus his computer couldn't get a lock.
b. He needed to keep an eye-line on her due to the rocks possibly becoming more dense or a potentially thick dust cloud could obscure her ship if she darted in another direction.
- The counter to the apologetic that he knew she was headed for the planet anyway is that after she lost line of sight, she could just hide behind a large rock or dust cloud to wait him out (and he couldn't wait as the Jedi team was coming after him)
c. If she decided to dip down out of the middle into the lower empty layer, that would further obscure his vision and mean he would need to go through 2 layers should he need to pursue her if she kept heading straight down
d. His larger craft (mothership to the escape/fighter pod) has much more shields, power and hull durability than her small ship, so he could handle the hits until he disabled her ship.
Trust me, there are far worse points to binge on to show the show is bad (just like people keep banging on Noah's Ark or the 6-day creation of the Earth in the Bible, when there are far easier ways to disprove God's existence). We're thinking way too much on the show than the scriptwriters ever did.
So they are telling me that Darth Plagueis is on a planet that has a massive vein of Cortosis on it that could make enough weapons and armor to kill the Jedi Temple easily and he did NOTHING WITH IT!? Fuck this shit!
Not to play the Devil's advocate, but I kinda like the idea of a powerful, proper Sith Lord refusing to depend on "trinkets and toys" like Cortosis armor and instead hone actual skills, Force and swordplay to the top. Anyone can kill a bunch of Jedi with a saber-proof armor, it takes a master (or an utter madman, admittedly) to accomplish this feat with skills alone. A villain can have pride too.
@@dariovirga7711 But his plan was a Death Star twice. Not to mention the fleet of ships in RoS (ew), would that not count as trinkets/toys?
He came close enough
@@icecreamchief5417 one thing is himself, one thing is the Empire he wants to set up.
"who will stop him."
Non-force user predicted Anakin's rampage 100 years before he was even born.
"You can't use the force to solve all your problems."
Writers: Watch us.
Wiz, when you were ranting in the Wizard's tower about 20 minutes in... could you go back and add clouds above your head. That was one of the BEST old man screams at clouds I have ever seen. This was a great takedown, I mean, review of the Acolyte. Thanks!
How are the two men the best characters and actors just dragged through this script as uneventful as possible? A universe that gave us Leia and Padme, now we get this… (oh wait not the same universe)
That's not to forget all the women in Legends who mop the floor with the ones from this show.
And this lady also wants to do Kotor. 🤮🤮🤮
Best analysis of this “show” I’ve seen.
Cast fireball and keep boiling the cauldron
After the Empire took over and dissolved the Senate , Ex-Senator Jar Jar now out of a job, wracked with Grief and realization that he inadvertently helped Palpatine rise to power. Jar Jar now spends his days in a cantenna at the depths of Coruscant using Death sticks, High Octane Spice and copius amounts of Alcohol to tell stories from thousands of years ago that no one can verify but they like the funny way he talks so they help pay for his addiction just for 1 day longer
poor Jar Jar...
heartbreaking is a good way to describe how this show made me feel as well. i'm 25 and Star Wars has been with me for as long as i can remember. my mother showed my the original trilogy when i was too young to even speak and i would re-watch those three movies constantly. And then i found out about the prequel trilogy and my grandma bought me those three on dvd. i have such fond memories of those silly prequel trilogy menu screens. one of my only memories of my father is him bringing me his old collection of Star Wars action figures when i was around 10 years old. i didn't have any lightsaber toys until i was already an adult and bought my own but back then all i needed was a straight stick or an old broom handle and in my mind i could be just like Luke or Obi Wan, or Mace Windu (one of my fav characters). those movies and eventually the clone wars series means so much to me. meditating on my problems and being mindful like a Jedi got me through a lot of tough times.
all this to say, kids these days are growing up in a world where Star Wars means nothing and Disney is telling us that all your heroes are actually worthless and they will only let you down. i legitimately cant get my 16 year old brother or my 13 year old sister to watch ANYTHING Star Wars with me because they simply dont care anymore.
a series like this comes out and just does even further damage and makes the new generation care less and less.
ALL of this to say. i am heartbroken that this has happened and i really dont know is Star Wars can ever come back from this....
While you’re running through this, I remember a line that was weird and dumb. Wells there’s a lot of those, but as Mae is crashing, she yells “brace yourself Pip!”. One, why does she express feelings for a pip droid she reset to factory settings that would have no personality or connection to her. She solely used it as a tool for her personal gains. Second, how the eff is the Droid supposed to brace itself?! What?
Remember that this isn't really Star Wars, it's just Disney fan-fiction.
So...a few weeks ago her force power was so weak she couldn't move a small inanimate object a few feet away. Now she can overpower a Jedi Knight and kill him with the force?
A Jedi master 😭 this show is so painful
@@nxckz8759 I watched the first episode and half of the second, just out of morbid curiosity. Good God, where did the money go? The acting is called in by those who know how and everyone else is so bad. The sets and CGI looks like a "Hallmark TV Special" production.
Seoul was about to say he did everything he did because he Loved her.
Jedi admits to loving a girl he finds on a planet. Brilliant!
What attachment or even conversation has he made to love her? That was part of Sol delusions and false self justification that led to his downfall him being desperate for a Padawan doesn't justify him being obsessed with an 8 year old girl to the point he would kill her family and kidnap her
@@ashleybanks-wm4cg Poor writing that doesnt explain any of it. They would have to write a novel just to explain all of that and make him deluded and shit. Then write backstory for Osha as a Padawan to give them this father daughter relationship when they should be having a padawan master relationship.
What do you mean the space ship chase doesnt make sense. It does. That's where the millions of dollars went😂😂😂
I hope they don’t try to destroy Yoda’s good character
From my perspective; the jedi are evil.
There's plenty of stuff in this show that doesn't make sense but the one lynchpin to the entire story that makes no sense:
Why does Sol have some kind of force bond with Osha when he meets her for the first time and exclaims he feels she is meant to be his padawan if A:
She doesn't complete her Jedi training and leaves the order to become a mechanic. And B:
Ends up murdering Sol. So what was the force connection he felt? Obviously the force created that connection but to what end? To kill Sol? Why was he so compelled when she doesn't even end up becoming his padawan and kills him?
Like the clear distinction that Headland has no fucking clue what she's doing. She's been seen saying her first film she had no idea what whe was doing. I can confidently say she still has no fucking clue what she's doing.
She's clearly been influenced by KOTOR so the way the sisters end up actually kind of mirrors Revan and Malek but all that means is she doesn't even have an original thought or is in any way creative if she's just trying to copy/paste more competent stories. 🤷
Great points!! 👏 👏 👏 It makes no sense and she didn't even think it was important enough to explain or expand upon. So little care when into most parts of this show and then they over focused on other things that are dumb. She's out there working over time explaining her show on Mary Sue on YT and other interviews and it's like... if you have to explain SO much, it wasn't easy to understand and makes you wonder if this was the first effing draft and she ran with it. She straight up said she didn't have backup options for her actors as far as, if someone couldn't play the role she hadn't thought of another actor as a choice. And Amandla said that they'd had her in mind and it was all written for her before she even auditioned (which she would've gotten hired anyways so it's not really an audition) I wonder wtf made Leslye want Amandla in her lead role because she's as wooden in her acting a cardboard cut out. She's got like 3 facial expressions hahaha. It's just all so effed up and backwards.
@@OsloTime We all know why Amandla was propped up into this position. She's black, gay, and non-binary. That's like the trifecta of DEI hires. Even worse they gave her TWO starring roles as two different characters that she plays exactly the same even with the same hairstyle. I love how the sisters kept the exact same hairstyle since they were 8 years old clearly because Headland needed them to reasonably switch places and have no one notice. It's pretty clear how this story was structured that Leslye had an idea she liked and just wouldn't let it go no matter if it made sense to the story. This is the laziest written piece of garbage anyone involved should feel embarrassed to be associated with and even call yourselves professionals.
Sol was desperate for a Padawan This is explained in episode 7 when Indara chastised him not o let emotions get in the way of clear thinking
@@ashleybanks-wm4cg never in the history of Star Wars have I ever heard of Jedi masters who were desperate for padawans. That doesn't make any sense and it makes Sol an even worse Jedi if he didn't even have a force bond with Osha but instead just really believed that Osha was meant to be his padawan.
Also no it was not explained that Sol was desperate for a padawan. At no point in episode 7 did Sol express desperation for a padawan. It was one line she said where she gloated about why she has a Padawan and he does not and it's only after she says that line when Sol starts claiming Osha is his padawan.
Good lord even trying to have a serious debate on this show makes me feel stupid. What garbage writing and incredible misunderstanding of the Star Wars mythos.
@@Lockn3s5 it was clearly shown and implied that he was desperate for a Padawan
I can only imagine where this Rey movie is going since she will be rebuilding the Jedi.
Disney Star Wars satire couldn't even be consistent with their own canon 😂😂😂
You know there’s a part where sols lightsaber hits the ground and what I saw it looked like the focusing lens was cracked open am I only one noticed that. What happens to the lightsaber ignition when that happens ?
Hi. New sub. Enjoying what you're throwing down... I was born into Star wars It's shaped me into the adult I became... I passed in my love of SW to my son... Thanks to Disney that's where it ends. He's done, and I'm done. This was done on purpose you can't change my mind. What the purpose is, is another topic but this show was made to finally get rid of old school fans.. they won.
This would've all been explained/resolved with 6 more seasons and a movie, mystery box quantum mechanics/high intellectual/Shakespearian level writing takes billions of dollars and cannot be simply explained in one season *laughs and adjusts fedora*.
I imagine the series is intended to conclude with Mae and Osha fusing back into one superior being, integrating her dark and light sides in classic Jungian fashion. But, yes, that will take at least six seasons and another billion dollars. 😢
This is the first Star Wars TV series I skipped entirely. Sorry, no disrespect but, it's not even good hate content anymore.
They could still redeem it if season 2 has many flashbacks of a torrid affair between Mother Koril and Jecki.
Jar Jar Binks at a cantina getting sloshed while telling a tall tell would get more views than the Acolyte.
The whole show is just a YA novel
And it's repulsive!
If it was, it would be an insult to YA novels.
More precisely it is YA fanfiction. The writer doesn't have the true creativity to make art from whole cloth and must use the shortcuts available with an established franchise within which they insert themselves and their ideas, often williey nilley, as in The Acolyte.
Fifth grade fan fiction. Bad fan fiction.
@@RealLifeFakeWizardI'm starting to see your many points about the acolyte....you were slightly ahead of the curve ....I tell ppl : Don't sleep on the Fake Wizard.
The statement of the senator, you cant control your emotions. Maybe an out of control woman who never has self control with her emotions, says a lot about headland.
And not to mention that mofo saying they'll all fall if one jedi isn't good... what? Since when are the jedi a group that acts as one. Venestra who is such an awful character, whips her Palawan, Qimir and he's got scars. Whatever he did, it shows that clearly there have been jedi or Palawan who've 'gone to the dark side' before. That senator speech made me want to throw up my breakfast on Leslye's desk. 😂😂😂 I HATE Venestra's character so much. She's a bad actress and of course wife of Leslye gets the last word which is all lies, lies lies. Smh...
Watch Disney do a season 2 and be like the twins ends up on Tatooine after destroying most of the sith while the jedi sits on their hands, and then they were the ones who channeled their life force into Anakin's mom to create life aka being reborn as one being in Anakin.
Does not seem too far fetched considering the "logic" of the first season.
You're stuck in 2001
They forgot, “…and we never heard from them again. The End” 😉👍
This is a brilliant review.
Disney Star Wars: they’ve diluted the juice, until it was so weak and lukewarm. Then poured it out, and this show was a refill of hot urine.
Solid review, solid video.
The first film that I saw was The Empire. Left the cinema in awe. The only mystery is how this crime to SW has happened?
Used to be Star Wars was good. “Good times” I would say nodding my head at the fond memories. Currently I nod my head mumbling “Dark times”. It is telling that since Disney’s “The Last Jedi” I search for videos like this rather than what’s coming out of the studios themselves. Thank you and I thoroughly enjoyed this.
The whole reason for this show was to destroy Mr. Lucas' creation
Star Wars hating has been going on since 1977. Look at all the bad reviews for the first movie. Some reviewers thought it was stupid and made for kids. The first 6 Star Wars has tons and tons of plot holes because George was adding stuff along the way for the Prequels which were then never mentioned in the Originals which happens years later like Qui-Gon Jinn and midi-chlorians which Obi-Wan and Yoda never speak about in the OGs.
You would think Obi-Wan would mention his former master at least once in the OGs but he’s never mentioned. Not even in private with Yoda. And if you want to go even further, where the hell is Ahsoka in all of this? Never mentioned at all in any of the 9 movies. Filoni makes it seem she’s so significant. R2-D2 did more for the rebellion than Ahsoka did. Star Wars has tons of continuity issues. In 3 of the 9 films, they used the same planet killer Death Star plot. Two of those from the OGs.
You should check The Acolyte subreddit with people liking the show. One person said it’s at least taking risks and killing off most of the main characters or at least the so-called good guys. But there’s an interesting discussion if Sol deserved to get killed or not? Was he more bad than how many of us perceive him? Bad as in doing bad things. Not necessarily evil.
*Thank* *you,* *The* *Acolyte*
www.reddit.com/r/StarWars/s/kb7vWMWtxF
You might have a different opinion on it when reading some of the more positive comments for it. Could The Acolyte be misunderstood? Or could it be so hated now but be appreciated years later like what the Prequels became? I’ve seen positive comments for The Acolyte coming from Star Wars fans of at least 30-40 years. And thirsty females / shippers like this Oshamir stuff as their dark side Reylo.
I still think The Acolyte sucks and is the worst thing that ever came out of Star Wars. But, I might compare it to when I owned an Atari Jaguar. I thought it was the worst video game console I ever had but I still have a soft spot for it. Sometimes being so bad can be looked upon as a cult classic years later. There are tons of people who love Godzilla movies and get a joy watching cheesy, campy fights with guys in rubber suits. Everybody processes information and media content differently.
The few positive aspects that The Acolyte did give us are…
- Qimir / The Stranger
- Best lightsaber fights since the Prequels
- Darth Plagueis
Plagueis could lead us to a young Palpatine series someday. What Star Wars Meg needs to talk about next is Darth Plagueis possibly being in a Season 2 of The Acolyte if we do get one. It’s the big WTF/OMG moment from Ep. 8. Yoda is my second favorite SW character ever but I didn’t care about his appearance. And more Abeloth talk in Season 2 of Ahsoka.
Star Wars Meg and Allen Xie of Generation Tech are at best when talking about Legends and stuff deeper into the lore. Shows like Ahsoka and The Acolyte are more like this providing more of the mystique of Star Wars than say Andor.
Have the haters watched any actual SW shows?
www.reddit.com/r/TheAcolyte/s/WIcQ64oXT2
I will admit The Acolyte did have superior fight choreography than Ahsoka. Not saying it was better than Ahsoka as an actual series, but it had far better fights.
Does anybody remember when Maul kicks Obi-Wan to a lower floor? You can see zero contact.
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My Disney+ SW Series Rankings
1. Andor
2. The Mandalorian
3. Ahsoka
4. Obi-Wan Kenobi
5. The Book of Boba Fett
6. The Acolyte
^ Or take the first two seasons of The Mandalorian and the first season of Andor and throw the rest in the trash.
Hi hello, quick idea, what if your "The Pondering" screen was a crystal ball on a cushion or something with the subject of the video written and slightly distorted inside the crystal?
One person said interesting characters, I said name one. Still waiting
Basil's cute I guess. Does that count?
They turned lights sabers into mood rings 😑
Never read about lightsaber bleed yet you're a star wars fan? I doubt it
@@ashleybanks-wm4cg I've read about and if you have too you would know from the Vader comics that its a difficult process and doesn't happen on the go. Comics BTW were put out by Disney and considered Canon
@@accursiusx13 it happens based on how close what side you are on That's why some non Jedi have orange sabers
Headland admitted the show is based on issues with her sister, father, and religion.
Nice title, but no. In my head, this is a fever dream of some 7 year old padawan. They’ll wake up in a few minutes
You had me at WTF 😂
KARENS IN SPACE: THE MOTION PICTURE
Her hatred of her sister isnt why she didnt become a jedi.
Her inability to check herself is why.
How does a grown adult writer not understand this...
That was realy interesting. I like your psychological analisis of the characters and the writers/director and the interactions between them. This show is not just bad but malevolent. Best wishes with your grieving and may you achieve a piecfull detachment.
To be fair venestra is morally bankrupt so she can be Sith
Anakin had a similar downfall wjere he turned to the darkside but it is seen as a bad thing because it is. Here, it's a good thing. These writers are morally and creatively bankrupt. Lord help us 🙄🙄🙄
I agree with what you said(AGAIN) 110%........STAR WARS HAS BEEN DEAD SINCE G.L. SOLD THE FRANCHISE TO disney & HAS NOT BEEN THE SAME EVER SINCE.........😤😤😤😤😤🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯🤯😵😵😵😵😵☠☠☠☠.............
Leslie Hedland needs to watch ramis spiderman movies to learn about with great power (you know the rest) because that is a belief the Jedi try to uphold as well. It's probably so weird for these writers to contemplate the idea of sacrificing their own wants or desires for the greater good, and to put others first." If it feels good, then do it" , that's their motto. Probably a motto Leslie hedland learned from an old boss
"You little mother FBEEPP.." I died at that line. Great video too.
Deep in me, I kept hoping that the final episode will turn all the mess into magnificent story that no one expected. Now I'm doubly disappointed ☹️
Darth Vader redemption provided unexpected twist spicing already great story. Acolyte 8 episode nailed to coffin the bad story with even worse story. And... clif hanger is pointless as no further seasons will be founded
The is looking to be a villain AU fanfic
I have really enjoyed your breakdown of each of these episodes. I agree across the board though 1 point of order and because I made the same mistake myself while watching in thinking that the mind wipe was a new power but then I remembered that in KOTOR and Bastile Shawn wiped Revan's mind. Of course he regained his memory eventually. Considering how much they pulled from the high republic books I have no doubt she borrowed from games as well. Lets us all hope there is no season 2
I haven‘t watched the series, but I‘ve watched lots of reviews and I have yet to identify any actual story here. It just seems to be random characters moving around and getting into trouble, all the while „representing“ their respective „identities.“ It isn‘t just that there‘s no moral to the story, there isn‘t even a premise or common thread. I guess the overall message is „Sith happens.“ At least, that‘s all I ever got out of it. 😮
Just found your channel yesterday. Great analysis of this dumpster fire.
btw - Basel is actually Plaugeus's master, Tenebrous. In season two he's killed by Yoda after a 20 minute fight scene.
for this alone will I greenlight a season 2. and the budget is 90 mill and it has to be done in 12 months max.
You know I predicted after episode 6 that Smilo Ren was a young Palpatine… now I am scared I was correct.
Palpatine is a redhead and the child of some high ranking politician from naboo.
If they claim smilo is Palpatine they completely break canon. Especially since he shouldn't even be born for another 40 years or something, not even the Disney knights should be able to defend such a decision.
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All of that information, except for the Naboo part, is from the EU if I’m not mistaken. Disney threw that out a long time ago.
The way this show treats the lore, it would not surprise me. Palpatine was 50 to 60 during The Phantom Menace according to EU so he shouldn't have been born yet. With a few clicks on a keyboard, they can make him 150 easy as pie. Sadly I haven't cared about Star Wars for years, as far as I'm concerned the series ended on episode 6 with the occasional surprises like Rogue One and Andor.
@@MashoneNBKAndor is the most boring show😂You're stuck in 2003
Love your reviews. Keep up the great work!
It truly is mind-boggling. How can you make something that bad? With millions at your disposal, how does this make sense from a money-making perspective? They absolutely know how to make the money, they know where the money is at...(the 75 male audience), and their idea is to look to the 25% for the money? This isn't sexist. It's just facts. Boys like space ships, swords, and action just more overall. Why not make women awesome in stories that don't make it so obvious how much they hate men?? It's mind-boggling. Makes no sense what Kathleen Kennedy is doing. She could be a hero, but she chooses to be something else completely.
Its kind of funny that Headland have her wife the role of the worst piece of shit character of the show.
If someone asked me to describe this series in one word it would be CONFUSED!!! I don't understand why away things, why they do the things they do, and what their motivation is.... Everything changes on a dime... Its uncanny!! Why is Star Wars doing this " fill in the time line thing???!! Why don't they just do one overall storyline where every film connects to the next one??
Would be cool if plageius created them by murdering someone like Voldemort did with horcruxes. If he murdered a Jedi who was in balance light and dark that would be cool and the witches helped him do it. If he murders Jedi to make palpatine and Vader that would be an interesting twist and especially if he murders the green woman who it actually turns out is a Sith which explains why she lies all the time and why yoda can’t sense that the Sith have returned
I believe most people are missing the point there’s only 2 things that can be done either a reboot the whole thing or just continue the story with Rey.
Great critical review Fake Wizard, thank you for highlighting the toxicity.
Squid man was the best actor out of all of them. Sorry he signed on to the Titanic.
Man I loving this vid of yours so far 15 mins in. My first time here and you’re saying so much with deep thought!! Man this show is so terrible. It’s so terrible what they did to George Lucas masterpiece