Mid Episode. Great Ending? | The Acolyte Ep 1x4 Reaction & Review | Star Wars On Disney+
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To me the mask design looks like The Mother, Abeloth. Go look at pictures of her. The mouth on the mask is very reminiscent of her
For Mae switching sides, I'm imagining (or maybe just hoping at this point) that the Sith who found her told her those 4 were the ones that killed Osha, or that she did. Finding out she's alive and being used would have completely taken away the heart out of her revenge quest.
We should have been shown that internal conflict and it's resolution, though. That's a discussion she should have been having more significantly with Qimir working up to that decision.
@kirkdarling4120 Agreed. I'm not saying the way they went about it was great, just that I don't think it was a shock, or that she is even "good".
If her motivation for revenge was for the death of her twin (over the rest of the coven), and her twin turns out to be alive and with Sol. Then it's not hard to imagine she's begin to question what she is even doing.
The issue, to your point, is that we haven't been told that that was the case.
@@coreyschleder8418 Except for in the episode when Mae says something to the effect of, "That doesn't matter now that I know Osha's alive."
@@coreyschleder8418that explains the entire problem with this show. We have no idea why people are doing what they are doing. Or who we should be rooting for or against.
I think what Mae was most mad about was Osha's death, so with that no longer an issue, she has no more reason to seek revenge
This is the writer of the ep explaining the turn of Mae: "She’s not “good” in that moment she’s just super tired of this pointless (what she considers pointless) missions and errands her master is making her do. And I think the revenge that really fueled her just isn’t quite the same once she knows osha is alive"
But it’s too abrupt. And she has no remorse for the two she has already killed? And if she wants to see her sister why not go looking for her? Why go to the Jedi? It’s just rushed. It’s bad writing. It needs more lines. More substance.
Maybe she has remorse but she's got more important things to worry about at the moment.
But the 4 Jedi she was hunting have NOTHING to do with Osha's presumed death. She knows that the Jedi weren't the cause of her sister's death because she was there when Sol was saving Osha. So why does she hunt the Jedi?
@@tsheporabekane4172 good point tsheporsbekane. The writing makes no sense.
Mae clearly was just being coerced continue her deal. It's not just because she doesn't want to fight a Wookie. I thought it was clear that the reason she changed her mind is the one thing who can, seeing Osha alive. Remember she thought she was dead all this time and still love her to the point that she was willing to go to jail for her crimes just to see her again.
the thing is, they gave us a random flashback for an entire episode in the MIDDLE of Mae's character arc, instead of showing us Mae's character change, so it came out of nowhere. Literally to the audience it looks like she decided all of this while walking in a forest for like 5 minutes
But she thinks she isn’t going to jail. She thinks she can make a deal for two murders.
No she thinks she can get away scot free because she has "information". Her turn is so rushed it's crazy.
It feels like the story was crafted in outline form, with critical plot points paced to keep the flow smooth. Additionally, certain fan service items were sprinkled throughout to try to populate the story with immersive elements. The dangerous forest. The cutesy alien tracker. There must be a dark side haberdasher somewhere, "Helmets 'r' Us." But the story ended up shorter than the episode count, so the narrative gets padded.
Common sense thank you
I don't understand is how streaming services got so out of touch of how to make a weekly TV show. Up until 2010, all these companies had to create 44 minute shows with an A plot, a B plot, and a bit of season long continuity. You could jump in at any point and have a decent watch. Disney Plus is creating 4 hour movies that cost $250 million and cutting them into 8 pieces. It's ridiculously dumb and way too expensive.
I just watched the first season of 'White Collar'. You've got two leads with great chemistry. 4-5 secondary characters and I'm sure it cost a fraction of the $30 million per episode we've been seeing from Disney Plus. I don't get it. It shouldn't be hard to create compelling stories in Star Wars. They need to fire everyone making TV shows at this point because they clearly don't get it.
white collar? I think you answered your own question
Nerdy I love your content and feel you, but respectfully, please stop cutting off Clarus when she’s trying to get her thoughts out there! Brother, please let her speak uninterrupted. Besides this, wish you both the best and keep up the great work!
ha ha ha ... you are funny
Yeah why does he always cut her off? He cut her off and told her to stick to her cosplay. Damn that's fd up
They shot in The mountains of Wales and the forest of Wales. Just fyi. 👍
Stunning!
Looks beautiful accept for the obvious soundstage in the forest l.
The Jedi, when questioning who Mae is working with, don't even consider the Sith. It's possible the face a Sith but don't know it's a Sith, which would explain the Jedi later not thinking the Sith had been extinct for a long time during the prequel era.
Yeah just some powerful force user with a Red Saber lol they will find the dumbest way to cover this up. They already are in the show and wookiepedia.
@@crimsonjedi Well, the Jedi who were discussing who Mae was working with haven't seen the red lightsaber guy yet.
She only cares about her sister, but you wouldn't be able to come to that conclusion without 10 interpreters and a box of crayons.
It doesn't surprise me that Osha would be uninterested in tracking down Osha. Osha had always been a prick to her, and then tried to _set her on fire._ That's the only motivated action that make sense to me in this episode. I _could_ be interested in the emotional content, except that still requires genuinely good writing to do any more than just give emotion signals instead of showing the motivation for emotions.
Why did they have the unarmed (but highly important) civilian at the rear of the group? That was dumb.
I think that in some way putting Ki-Adi-Mundi in this episode is intended to mean something. He can't possibly have been inserted and named in the credit for no reason. It may be that the writers are just tweaking the noses of hardcore fans of the lore. Or it may be that they're giving a valid clue to those same hardcore fans that this villain will prove not to be the Sith...but that would take more competent writing than they've shown us so far.
Clarus is dead correct in how Disney+ fails to structure these programs for the medium. This isn't a new problem: Magazines figured out how to do this 'way back in Charles Dickens' days.
Helmet design looks inspired by Alien, even has jaws/fangs.
I thought it looked like Venom.
For me the helmet has a Venom vibe :p
I thought that, too.
Coneheads came to Earth from this galaxy far far away.
Random Theory: To completey throw everyone off. Torbin isn't dead. He's the real Sith. Think about how impenetrable his defense trance was. He was on Brendock to know about Mae and the rest, and his stooge, Quimir was perfectly prepared to supply Mae with that poison. Simillar in size to Quimir.
the only issues i have with pronouns is i feel like its just another point of contention for people. like when i was in high school i had long curly hair and i always kept myself well shave and unfortunately i have some large chest for a man. i worked at an old folks home for a bit and people mistook me for a woman many times... i never corrected them because why should i care? people have called me by the wrong name and i know they are talking to me so i just run with it im like why should i correct someone who im probably not very likely to interact with again? i just try to avoid confrontation at all cost and it seems like today people are just trying to find more and more ways to get offended by people so they can argue with them. imo the whole pronoun thing is people just wanting to force validation and acceptance. ive always been pretty open minded im just like you are who you are.... no one elses opinion should matter but now everyone feels they need others to validate them so they can ease their own doubt? i dunno
gonna mention nerdrotic again for clicks you shill?
I'm so wounded by your vile taunt. However will I survive 🙄
@@NerdyNightly so you are gonna mention nerdrotic again for clicks
It was SW Theory this time and that about rounds out the top three. It's a fair move though in internet land, The Clout Chase. It's like boxing promotion where the fighters just get pettier and pettier but never actually fight.
good convo, towards the end what you're saying about the trailers is why I selectively have refused trailers beyond maybe the 1st for some things. classic example is Bond movies, big action set pieces that 2.5 seconds in the trailer are unforgettable and you're waiting for it
Unsure about how to feel about this show. Mid definitely describes it; does that make it good Star Wars though considering the standards? Did Andor spoil everything?
One thing that keeps me from being invested is that Osha and Mae don’t really feel like distinct characters to me. Like, I know they’re twins so they would of course be similar and not like Mirror Mirror versions of each other, but we’ve spent barely any time with each of them to feel like either are unique characters. Like their major distinction is one is on the antagonist’s side and killed some Jedi and one is the protagonist who is likes the Jedi. Honestly they felt more distinct as children than they do after over a decade apart living completely different lives of Dark Sider training vs Jedi/space mechanic training
People already suspected Qimir, but if you look carefully, you can see him take his lightsaber out of the storage container and putting it in his backpack after they landed. (not in this cut)
I like the Padawan, she seems a bit arrogant as Anakin at times, but also smart and interesting.
Why is the episode that short? Come on at least they should have given us that fight...
I didn’t get the hate for this show until this episode. I guess I still had hope and now I’m like cool I’d rather watch something else now
When Needy cried out about the white Jedi, my mind immediately went to "those who can, do. Those who can't, teach. Those who can't teach, teach PE".
White PE teacher lol
As far as the Sith’s helmet, take a look at pictures of Abeloth
"Call Star Wars Theory there's a white jedi in the tv show!!" had me rolling 🤣
Love how they call him out of his stupidity 😂
sw theory never said that so they probably just watched someone else.
@@basicsimp8798 What stupidity?
@@WTFNoobProductions He is the poster child for toxic Star Wars fandom. Like, watch his reactions to this show. It's like watching a spoiled child open a present and realize it wasn't on their special list for Santa.
@@yetibeardson1168He genuinely enjoyed the first two episodes, as did I, than 3/4 were just *not* it. He may attract the worst of the fans but he is not a bad dude.
I feel like the motivations in the writing are poorly written and erratic. 1) Isn't childhood Mae going from I'm upset about you leaving to, I'm going to kill you pretty extreme? I suppose some will say, well she was just a kid and kids say crazy things without really understanding them or something, but child Mae almost immediately lit an actual fire. Perhaps it was just technically only the book itself and there's some perspective wizardry they are trying to pull, but as it stands right now its just nonsensical. 2) It seemed to me they were painting Mae as hell bent on revenge for deeply rooted personal reasons, not just about Osha but everything related to the homeworld incident. I feel like they also seemed to show her as having an extreme disdain for Jedi overall right from the start. Now seemingly all of a sudden, the homeworld incident was no biggie, and she must not have that much disdain for Jedi if she seemingly all of the sudden has no reservation about turning herself in to their custody. I could see the character deciding she was tired of following the sith characters lead, but just randomly and suddenly being all good with the Jedi? That makes no freakin' sense, especially not with a two second flip.
You say you don't think this show cares about the details and I whole-heartedly agree. I feel like that is the attitude that all Disney Star Wars has had unless Dave Filoni has been heavily involved.
Yeah, his Ahsoka series was great and have a lot of clever details....
Dave is just as bad
More cringe
so you enjoyed smiley poppins lol or smilo ren
This show makes no sense at all. I swear they intentionally cut out scenes that would have given us context. It feels SO rushed and lazy!
The show that is labeled as a mystery. Doesn’t have a lot of context scenes, what a shocker.
@@CheesySalmon A good mystery would have some mystery to it. This is just poorly written. No mystery so far, just intentionally frustrating presentation. Not once have I thought to myself, "Oooh, I wonder what's going on here?' in a positive way.
@@DrSpaceCapeTV The Sith and his master isn’t a mystery? What happened on Brendok between the witches and the Jedi isn’t a mystery????
@@CheesySalmon Its obvious the Jedi kill the witches man cmon… How are people actually intrigued by this “mystery”? It’s obvious that the Jedi were the ones responsible for the fire since ep 1. The specifics of how everything went down don’t matter anymore because we know already what the main reveal is and what consequences they have later on in the story. We know the Jedi either directly kill the witches or indirectly end up getting them killed and tried to cover it up. The bad thing that the show is trying to highlight is not just that the Jedi had a hand in the death of all these people, but that they also were willing to cover it up. That they were willing to throw away their code and all their morals to save their own ass’s , that’s where the whole “kill the dream” thing is going. People are going to loose faith in the Jedi or at the very least Osha is.
As for the sith thing, there is only two options for who it could be. It’s either going to be Mea’s boy toy or the zabrek witch. I’m hoping and praying that it’s not Mea’s friend because it’s way, way too obvious of a reveal even for this show. So unless they just completely pull something out of their ass, I think most people have a pretty good idea of who it can be
Edit: I just realized I kept misspelling Mae’s name
No I will not correct it lol
@CheesySalmon A mystery in film and literature should feel solvable, like a good puzzle. There's a major difference between a masterful puzzlebox and a porcelain vase that someone hit with a baseball bat and then hid a bunch of pieces at the bottom of the ocean. They're both mysteries, but only one is interesting. The other is trash.
Another good episode to me.(though too short. I think this and the next should have been dropped at the same time, since they are clearly 1 episode cut in half) I think all episodes so far have been good and I'm really enjoying the characters, but so far it hasn't had that omg that's amazing episode or sequence (apart from the end of this episode and the scene where Torbin kills himself willingly) But I have a feeling the next ep will deliver that.
This show has terrible writing. So they said in episode three that the planet was deserted. And now in episode four they said “Mae is going after the four Jedi stationed on her home planet” ?!?? What? Come on. How didn’t someone correct this? Why would four Jedi be stationed on a deserted planet? This makes no sense.
It's so weird that this is the halfway point of the show.
Also, it feels like the writers don’t know how to write a TV show. They don’t get pacing and don’t know how to close an ep. I’ve seen ppl call this a cliffhanger but it feels more like the ep got cut in half rather than a build-up to a Dun Dun Dun moment.
Smilo Ren. Kylo Grin.
no nerdy, the whole thing with Mundi just feels spiteful to hardcore fans, him being include was just unnecessary
unless we'r redifing what millienum means in Star Wars
One or two episodes ago, they were talking about how negative reviews make more money. And now here they are advertising in their title how "mid" the episode is. Do they do that for all episodes and films they dislike? No. They are joining the Grift verse. Sad. Wookiepedia received death threats for this episode, so they should be happy with themselves.
sadly i have really not enjoyed this show so far. at this point i feel more obligated to keep watching so i can talk to customers about it... ugh
Show is on the level of Boba Fett
DARTH GIMP
That guy is cosplaying as an alien
At this point, I'm kinda just watching it to see how it ends. Am I enjoying the show? Not really. Is it as terrible as internet says? No. I like yall being able to judge it honestly.
I jumped back like a youngling when that red saber came up. lmao
can't imagine how hard it must be to record a reaction to this show. I have the same reaction for most of this show, like a mediocre "huh"
It is a pleasure to see two people enjoying a television program and nothing more. I already love them
Thought it was still better than last episode. Was genuinely bored of my mind last episode except for laughing my ass off at that chant.
I think the show just should have been a 2 hour movie. We would get the same story with much better pacing.
Let's give something to the algorithm demon you always talk about, lol, it`s not perfect for sure but the series is not bad at all, have complains about the length of the chapters, maybe clumsy things like the times that everything happens, but let's wait 'till the end, my answer to Mae change of heart maybe is because her hate to the Jedi is caused to believe they killed her.. Mundi has no birth date in canon so that can be an answer to his appearance, keep rocking and stay safe!
_Mae_ was trying to kill her.
@@kirkdarling4120 I'm saying that maybe after that moment she's been having this more concrete hate to the Jedi cause she thinks they destroyed her family.. seeing Osha with them must make some conflicts in her beliefs
'HEY! *What's that White guy Jedi doing in this?!? And why isn't he the hero??*
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Star Wars Theory will probably call the character a *token.*
It's so refreshing to see people actually criticise the show for actual reasons and not just the starwars theory esc bullshit. Mae going from darksider to "😅 ooof y know what I'm gonna hand myself in to the jedi. I know they killed my family and clan but they will protect me"
Don't you watch other critics? Critical drinker and the EFAP crew tend to break stuff down on structural, character, and plot grounds. They rarely go after the political side of things and then its usually for comedy value rather than "its bad because its woke" its more "its bad AND it woke" the two being separate ways of creating a bad show.
Theory has a degree in star wars. Trust the science. This pettiness is a good ol fashion clout chase.
So.. you hate facts? And just watch idiots who know nothing of Star Wars?
@@BernsrdKnoll no I care more about people criticising the show for actual reasons and issues with the show instead of a man child who will bitch and moan about stuff in legends being not true in cannon such as ki adi mundis age. I get it it's frustrating when you love a franchise and now everything you learned about for that franchise isn't canon. It's not a fun experience but he complains and moans about stuff most of which isnt cannon and is misleading. The acolyte has actual issues and things to complain about instead your complaining about stuff that isn't cannons continuity being broken.
@@dominicsmalley9394 tell me you don’t actually listen to other criticisms without telling me.
I'm giving you a thumbs up just for that Star Wars Theory comment, lol!!! 😆😆😆 Thank you SO much for that!
Terrible writing.
The interesting thing about the mask, is its making me think of Aboleth, AKA The Mother. She's a Force Being trapped in the Maw, but the smile of the mask reminds me of her smile (if you search it on the wookiepedia you'll see what I mean.) Which actually makes me think it might be Koril, instead of Qimir, but I am also leaning into Qimir too.
I bet that ratio is just as depressing as having your significant other putting out for $5 on onlyfans
Dude does your wife's boyfriend you making her watch this dumpster fire?
Shut up
@@hoos3014 no
This show has the allowed the dark side to flow through me. I hated the last two episodes. The writing is just so haphazard. Then they have a short episode with a jump cut just as the first interesting thing happens. It's a cheap ploy for a show that costs this much. The cost of this show is ridiculous when you compare it to Godzilla minus one. I'd hoped Disney started to figure it out but they've lost their way. I'd hoped Dave Filoni might bring some emotional depth to Star Wars but his Ahsoka show had a lot of the same problems.
Filoni sadly is not the savoir of star wars. We have to stay steady and keep our voice high.
I very much had Qimir pegged as the master in the mask after ep 2, but this ep made it *so* obvious that now I think it’s a red herring
Its Bazil. Clearly.
@@plothole181I will give this show 3 points if that's correct. AngryJoeShow.
No Sith lord is going to knock down eight Jedi all at once.
Watching you two nearly break your backs jumping through hoops trying to justify watching this episode only to realize that none of it is redeemable is gold 😄 I really like the first two episodes, but 3 hurt my head with the lack of logic so bad that I woke up with a hangover the next day lol. I'm going to watch all of this though, for the same reason I watched Madam Web.
The wife actually said she's out. Can't take the woke communism anymore.. or something to that effect.
Also FYI Nerdy: This is the writer of the ep explaining the supposed sudden turn of Mae: "She’s not “good” in that moment she’s just super tired of this pointless (what she considers pointless) missions and errands her master is making her do. And I think the revenge that really fueled her just isn’t quite the same once she knows osha is alive"
It's a sign of poor writing when the writer has to explain motivations that should have been made evident by the writing. It's like explaining a joke.
@@kirkdarling4120 I mean I understood it more or less like that. But someone asked a question and she was nice enough to answer it.
@@kirkdarling4120 Mae literally said in this episode "I don't want to do this anymore because my sister is alive"
@@kirkdarling4120 A character shouldn't have to spell out their motivations for your benefit. The show isn't poorly written just because you couldn't pick up on the subtext.
Media literacy is dead, smh my head.
@@teipeu9033 Good lord. It's a weird thing you're upset with. I'd argue scientific literacy is far more important, bit I suppose it's a valid view to imagine "media literacy" to be important.
Ah, but your mother was too much of a coward to terminate you when she had the chance, and even now fails to correct her mistake and kill you.
This one Star Wars show proves that just because you can do something does not mean you should do it. The Acolyte is a complete dumpster fire. This is coming from someone who has watched all of the other Star Wars shows, and have loved them, if not appreciated the storyline. I wanted to like this, but after 4 episodes, I can say it is hot garbage, and I have lost all hope of it getting any better.
Maybe all the pieces start to click as the story progresses. Maybe its just a disjointed mess. Book of Boba Fett faltered in this way. It set up Boba Fett for these failures and never really brought his story arc back in to focus with a twist showing how the bounty hunter learned from his political flubs. There never felt like any payoff landed. So my faith in the ability to reign in new story tellers from wandering too much in the wilds is broken. It's as if George Lucas is still running the show.
I hope I'm wrong. Maybe the episodes where everything begins to click in place are coming. I'm ready for this to be a Jedi mystery - lightsabers out. Or maybe we're going to get more star vespas.
All I want to say is that the sudden cut at the end was lame. If you’re going to do the damn thing then do it in the same episode you set it up in; that’s called payoff.
My critique is that Disney needs to really work on the pacing of their shows because there’s no consistency in length and how well each episode stands on their own.
It's called a "cliffhanger".
George Lucas made Star Wars because he loved watching the old sci-fi serials like Buck Rodgers went he was young. Those serials did exactly this *every* week.
Im enjoying it so far, even though it's FAR, FAR AWAY...from being well written!
I like mysteries that take their time unfolding and this is that so far ! Not terrible,
Also: FCK Leslie Hylandoa whatever it's called
Thank you for letting your wife out the OnlyFan studio for a breather.
Hilarious that you think I have any control over what she does
@@NerdyNightly so you're not only being cucked, you don't even want to change this. Gotcha
@@NerdyNightlywell you are a douchebag to her so I get why she does what she does. She deserves better. Can't control her thoughts forever soooooo....
@@NerdyNightlygiving how you cut her opinions out of the video, probably.
@@spinosaurusstriker We didn't even edit the review at the end, it's a live to tape sequence. Are you dumb?
Definitely agree the writing is just so poor. It just makes no sense.
Even Vader couldn't do what the sith lord did at the end, one wave of hand everyone flies.🤣🤣🤣🤷♂ Bye Bye old Star Wars
Can we talk about how weird the idea that the tracker can pick up a scent a year later is? Do they not have weather in their rain forest? You can detect Kalnaka with the force or with technology (or something else) but scent is not going to work over many miles after a year, I don't care how good your nose is.
Fire in space dude. Star Wars has always had dumb things in it. You liked those dumb things . All of a sudden you don't like crap writing?
How do you know what Tynnans can track? Do you see the nose on that thing?
Why need the creature when you are master jedi that can sense the force of people like yourself? There was absolutely no need to have this creature. It's just for comedic moments and a awkward pronoun usage.
Canada?
I guess the Ki Adi Mundi thing can be explained by the the writers not realising that BBY works backwards like BC so a bigger number BBY is further back in time not closer to the present. They look around quickly for someone they can throw in that will be a key jangle for the fans and see oh KAM was born in 90 something BBY so in 130 something BBY he'll be in his 40s and then after thats been sent to the writers or directors or whatever no-one looked at it again and just assumed it was all good.
Run Polaris! Run and don't look back! 😅
I really appreciate your take that the show has problems, but not the ones the loud screaming part of the internet has. It's a shame that legitimate criticism is getting drowned out by people screaming about the show being 'woke,' when there are some real issues people are voicing with the writing, direction and acting.
Definitely the writing and pacing are terrible
I don't think anyone should tell a mother that her opinion on parenting doesn't matter because she didn't plant the seed, even if that inseminator is a strong black female. If that makes me an incel, then I don't even want to be part of the sexy group.
Funny enough, most criticism has had very little to do with being woke so...what r you on about?
Being woke isn't the problem so I agree with you. But you have two main characters you can't connect or understand because there background and actions are too much of a mystery. The media and the creator's and main actor makes everyone believe its racism and bigots are the only ones who hate it and I'm sick of that bullshit. I don't hate! I just PASSIONATELY dislike when things I love are done wrong by a billion dollar company. Over and over.
@@crimsonjedi Actually being woke is indeed a problem and a large contributor as to why the show is bad
I wonder where are all those people that said they wanted a Star Wars with new characters and ONCE AGAIN Disney proves that they have 0 creativity, using the same tropes as the movies
The helmet design appears clearly inspired by Abeloth, which is a pretty dope pull I think.
Bro saying SW theory is racist despite him never saying anything based off race
I’ve been watching you guys for a few months now and I can definitely understand how the people that are complaining about race when it comes to Star Wars are ridiculous and immature. I frequently watch the critical drinker, Star Wars theory, and occasionally even nerdrotic and listening to their analysis of this show, so far, very little of it has been about race, and I think both of you would be surprised at how many of the same criticisms you share with them.
Love you guys and can’t wait to watch the rest of your reactions!
"Mostly Uncharted" planet with overengineered bridge conveniently next to random woodland landing zone.... hmmmmm
Jecki seems TOO into things "becoming one with the Force"... put her on a list.
I will allow props to the Single "Good" Lore Deep Cut. They Canonized the Tynnan Species which has been overdue since first publication in 1979 in "Han Solo's Revenge" (Brian Daley).
The BAD news is, that if they can exert THIS much research, they should KNOW that KI ADI MUNDI was a KNIGHT in TPM who later attained Master by AOTC. (Yes, they are as dumb as Anakin for not catching that)... (Oh, yeah, and he also WAS NOT BORN YET.). If the KelDor on the mission wasn't obviously gonna get the Redshirt Treatment, they probably would have called him Plo Koon too.
Their options to address this screwup are
1. Edit the text of the Credits to ANY OTHER NAME and walk away. {Jedi Mind Trick} "You saw nothing".
2. Retcon the Cerean Species to a ludicrous degree and task a hack writer to explain his scandalous demotion between High Republic and TPM. (The Wookieepedia Edit is STRONG with this one)
3. Claim it is an Ancestor of the same Name. Ki Adi Mundi, Knight of the High Republic, Keeper of the Jedi Bootycall Pass, Sixth of His Name.
4. Claim that in addition to the Cerean near extinction birth rate problem, they have a culturally limited number of allowable Name sounds (Like Korea) and the odds of simple coincidence Name replication rise to plausibility.
Say nothing about the near dozen Jedi and civilian contractors that now ALL must die for being witness to Smilo Ren. (Probably Qmir) playing with his food. Master OR Apprentice, the Ro2 Cover is blown for this decade. Also, Apprentice or Master, a Ro2 Sith is ALWAYS looking for the next hotness to put on the warmup bench in case an Apprentice Rises, or one Falls.
But what REALLY happened was, the Acolyte serves not the Dark Jedi, the Sith or the Witches. The Spiral art on the wall gives it all away. Smilo Ren is a follower of JIGSAW, and he "wants to play a game", where the Jedi are not killed by a weapon, but by their choices. Kelnacca was researching the game and came too close.
Please if you are not going to do this together PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE WATCH FRIEREN! Pretty please you will not be disappointed! Thank you for your attention.
I cant believe something as special as Andor came from the same studio that made this stinking heap of garbage.
I agree with Clarus that this show feels lazy, it’s giving me a lot of the same vibes that Ashoka did. So much of this show has felt linear, it lacks the intrigue and tension that make a series interesting. Like what would Sol have done if Osha adamantly refused to go with him? Would he bend/break his Jedi code in order to get his way or would he let her go? But everything just falls neatly into place, the mystery of Smilo Ren is honestly laughable.
Also, on the lazy front, they tell us that forest was super deadly, and we know it’s super deadly because… one mid bug attacked 20 people in a world where there are blasters, lightsabers, and Force wilders. I want to give this show a chance but they make it so hard.
Why is Master KI-ADI-MUNDI there? I hope they're able to explain it well enough. Yes most jedi can sense animals, and some can influence them. I feel like the cut out the scene where Mae starts mulling over the idea of turning herself in? The helmet looks kinda cheap, maybe better lighting. Diologue is still clunky AF, though there are some decent ideas behind the clunky conversations. Vernestra is the bad guy. Sol and Jeki are the only ones that I find myself connecting with.
Star Wars doesn't need saving, it just needs the people who make it to actually have talent and give a crap about simple things like details and diologue and characters
I firmly believe this show should have been released all at once, it needs to be binged
In this ep so much did not work for me, the terrible plotting, short length, wild character shifts. It was a filler in a season of 8 eps, every ep needs to hit hard and move the story. This undid the story. I was very upset after watching. Besides Mae's baffling change of heart which I agree its not good, two other big things, first, tracking by scent is nonsense, there would be no trail to follow if Kelnacca went into the forest years ago. Plus Sol has a personal connection and can't get at least a read? Just no. Second Kelnacca being killed off camera, I was livid, no Wookiee battle rage Jedi battling Sith? Just no, total waste. But there was sometbing I thought you would pick up on as I yelled at the TV and on TwitterX about it, when the Jedi arrive and Jecki talks to the locals and gets the info that Kelnacca went into the forest, Sol then turns to the forest and says he went in there, his tone is not agreeing, it sounds like he is repeating what Jecki said as his own idea. I was like Jedi men are jerks that they steal women's work too? And you had the chocolate fondue/fountain thing at the start so I thought you would catch it too. Really, check that scene, listen to Sol's tone, maybe I am reading it wrong.
Hi Nerdy and Clarus, I really enjoyed your reaction to this episode, you 2 are always the best.😊😊 The tripping part was really hilarious when I saw you to laugh.😅😅people always trip on things Iol 😅 I do like the master in the end, with the red lights in blowing the giant backwards with a super force push❤
Its not like chocolate fountain because did anyone really love this show? The best reviews I've seen are "it's not that bad".
Ki adi mundi:
"The Sith have been extinct for a millennium"
You Were There! In the meeting! Talking about the Jedi killer's Master!
I guess this show doesn't care about canon, and think they can change stuff from the movies.
im just tied of them hiding Mea or hiding Osha when they are in the same freaking place if they didnt have the budget to hire someone that looks like her why even try this show at all its freaking goofy as hell still like the show and wish there were more episodes cause im a sucker for sci fi and fantasy shows and movies no matter how stupid somethings are in it
The show feels watered down. I like the concept and want to like the characters. It doesn't feel like something made to be big, just bland.
This show feels like the television version of Fast Fashion. Seems like they spent all the money on CGI and makeup.
4:44 Except that Ki-Adi-Mundi was at this meeting and *on* the Jedi council in Ep I. He's even the one who says the Sith have been extinct for over a millennia. Idk... maybe they'll hard commit to this guy not actually being a Sith or the Jedi refusing to believe he's one. Then it might possibly work.
They probably did spend a lot of money on the cgi tracker, her droid spitting, and the flying insect. Both didn’t really matter. The tracker could have been practical. The insect servers no purpose.
I agree with Clarus. I’m saddened that they are producing a bad product. It’s a great IP that they are wasting.
I agree they should have told in chronological order. I think we would have cared more about all of the characters! IE Jedi being sent after the witch’s - the twins and the incident then going to the first scene with the “Sith” scenes woven in.
“I guess what happened 16 years ago wasn’t that big of a deal?”
Three out of four Jedi would like to have a word. ;)
I totally agree: I want this show to win me over, buuuuuut…
I don't think it's Qimir... I think he's just an Acolyte like Mae. I think it's Indara
I'm thinking that Mae is slowly questioning Qimir's role in this. But, yeah - her quick turn around of purpose was just silly.
This show has terrible writing. So they said in episode three that the planet was deserted. And now in episode four they said “Mae is going after the four Jedi stationed on her home planet” ?!?? What? Come on. How didn’t someone correct this? Why would four Jedi be stationed on a deserted planet? This makes no sense
Yord both never knew she had a twin and that her twin was always her issue.
Have you watched Ep3 or did you just see clips? This question sounds like you didn't watch the episode because the answer is so obvious.
Have you watched Ep3 or did you just see clips? This question sounds like you didn't watch the episode because the answer is so obvious.
@@hoos3014 No mansplaining
Never knew she had a tein, but knew she was dealing with the loss of her family. Finding out she has a twin its an easy connection to make with hindsight@stevena.7022
I've got a feeling that the mysterious Sith is no other than the potion guy. He looks suspicious af!
It definitely feels to me like a chopped up TV movie.
Im pretty sure that the master is qimir, just a feeling i have
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Smile-o Ren? I've heard Darth Teeth.