Cool little detail: Qimir proved this episode that killing a Jedi without a weapon is entirely possible. He murdered Yord with his bare hands and then just tossed the body like it was nothing
@@rogersjgregory They are constantly implying that Mae is a bad Acolyte and Sol mind wiped Osha after the witch massacre. Qimir is clearly going to undo the mind wipe and tell Osha what's up. Osha will be the Acolyte not Mae.
@@jiffypoo5029 we don't know what Qimir's going to do yet, so no, it's not clear. If anything, if Mother Koril is his teacher (my theory), he might bring Osha to her, and she will reveal what happened, because Qimir was not there when it all went down on Brendok, but Koril was. When Osha meantioned that what Qimir was doing, by getting inside the Jedi's minds, was something Osha's mother could do, does imply that Qimir learned the trick from one of the witches on Brendok.
@@pend_deletedavidmurphy8379 it was also in The newer Thrawn novel series and either the Vader or Dr Aphra comic (can't remember which, I just remember Aphra swinging an old sith cortosis sword)
@@ChrisHaar Oh that's neat, I haven't had the time to read too many of the comics yet and I'm not as interested in Thrawn as I used to be, but that's cool to see.
@@DecSteele You have to understand George Lucas isn't a great writer. His villains with exception of Darth Vader are more like cartoon villains. They are Jedi dress in dark robes and red lightsabers. He did not do enough research to really flesh out what the Sith are. He turn the Emperor into somekind of Witch/Sorcerer.
This is really leaning into his side being Force ninja. Someone make that game please. I want to play a Force ninja game Ubisoft! Assassins Creed this up!
11:39 Osha stops Sol from killing Darth Lifts here, because Sol is almost fully embracing the Dark Side for a moment. He's clearly enraged and unstable as he starts fist fighting the guy and kicking his ass. He was about to pull an Anakin decapitating Dooku, or Luke becoming enraged and nearly killing Vader. Qimir seemed really intent on pushing Sol over the edge, the entire fight. Like he was trying to get him to cross that bridge and fall to the Dark Side completely. Which would also answer his riddle: "Kill a Jedi, without a weapon...by making them fall so they are no longer a Jedi."
@@TotalKarenage-vj4ocWill you cry like this if Jecki was a man? I swear you people would cry just seeing a competent female character. 😂 I'm sorry to hear you can't see this show free from your Antisjws lense.
Sidious himself had used his power to conceal his presence. Only the very powerful can do this: May and her sister are far too weak and untrained to deceive a master
While I think he knows that is Osha, Qimir did try and kill Osha as well for shooting him. Interesting to see what his motives are for sparing Osha at this point.
That was the other way round, Osha doesn't seem as deceptive. But yeah he knows and he'll take either of them. Might even be easier to turn Osha than win her sister back
I don't think that Qimir is a Sith. When he says, "I am no one, but you Jedi would call me Sith," he's saying that the Jedi call anyone that doesn't align with them, Sith. It's the thing of when people call themselves good, then anyone that disagrees with them is evil. It fits into the theme of the Jedi not allowing anyone but themselves to practice the Force.
they kind of wrote themselves an Out there lore wise so that its still true that the Sith have not been seen in a thousand years. But Yeah Jedi only seem to see in Black and White jedi or Sith no body else Us or them.
I don't know if this is correct, but I do agree that it is still vague whether he is Sith or not. I lean towards him being Sith. But it's not settled in my mind.
It's not really a problem. Sol is the only loose end. Everyone else is either dead. Osha kills Sol for mind wiping her and massacring her coven. Sith Secret is safe.
@krissmith8851 Yeah it showcases how the jedi order is essentially a violent religious cult that dominates others to their will under the guise of keeping order. Look at what they did to ashoka. the jedi really aren't the good guys
@@jiffypoo5029 I wonder if the inverse is true and Mae was "mind controlled" by one of the witches. Mother Koril and Mae projecting on the Jedi a something the witches actually do.
@@brettholcomb3763 All I know for sure is this show is supposed to have a Dark Side ending and Sol will die. Koril might be the Master and Qimir could be a pawn similar to the nightbrothers.
Ki Adi Mundi’s line was a statement to show the hubris and ignorance of the Jedi, the Sith were never extinct they went to the rule of two and manipulated things from the shadows
I've talked to experts in Star Wars lore and they have said that because Star Wars has a light and dark side of the force, the Sith will always come back to rebalance itself that just the Star Wars universe. So they where never extinct. It's just that the Jedi where not aware of them.
@@Madame702 The Dark side is the Force being corrupted. Lucas has repeatedly reaffirmed this. He has also outright stated Balance was fulfilled with the Siths destruction at the end of RotJ. Light and Dark are diametrically opposed. They can't really coexist as one seeks to keep balance and the other opposes it. Those lore experts are wrong.
@@SuperSirius11 What are you talking about? Snoke confirmed that when Kylo Ren rose to become a dark side force user, the light side rose again and Rey became it's champion. Just remember when Darth Plagueis and Darth Sidious tampered with the force it created Anakin Skywalker.
@@SuperSirius11 This is the reason why Snoke is hell bent on finding Luke Skywalker because he knows the light side of the force will rise again to defeat them.
The time of the republic wasn’t the “height of their power” it’s actually high republic which is height of the jedis power. The reason yoda couldn’t sense Sidious was because the Jedi temple on Coruscant was literally built on top of a Sith temple masking Sidious’ identity
It's so cool they added cortosis into the live-action and we finally get to see it in action. For those of us who don't know what it is, it's a rare material that is super energy-resistant, and causes a feedback loop when a lightsaber blade connects with it, causing the lightsabers to basically short out. It's energy resistant properties also allow it to absorb blaster fire, which is why the stun blast did nothing. It's pretty brittle, and any sustained attack can cause it to break and shatter. In Legends it was introduced back in the novel "I, Jedi" which released in 1998.
It'll be interesting to see how the switch actually plays out, given that Mae has that big ol' symbol on her forehead that Osha lacks, and Qimir just saw Osha's tattoo that Mae wouldn't have. Seems like maybe both parties don't actually believe the switch. Even Sol asked where her sister was, not where Mae was. We shall see.
Qimir did say "you have darkness in you" to Sol So there is something, beneath the surface. Sol has stories, another life. Maybe he was on the other side as well. Then found a way to atone, and become a teacher
Looking at the directors will tell you how the next 3 episodes will go. There were 4 directors, each doing a pair of episodes. Day and Night were both by Alex Garcia Lopez for example. Of the last 3 episodes, 2 are directed by Hanelle Culpepper and 1 is directed by Kogonada who directed episode 3. I won’t spoil which ones in case people see it as a spoiler, you can IMDB it, but I think it’s safe to assume the remaining Kogonada episode is about what really happened 16 years ago
im still not a fan of the writing on this show but man… that was some of the best lightsaber action we’ve ever gotten so props to that entire team and the incredible work the actors did as well, im sure there were some stunt doubles involved but you could not tell at all, they did an amazing job selling it and the director did a really good job using the action as a tool to move the narrative forward again, with better writing and more time with these characters this could’ve hit a lot harder but still, im glad i got to see that, it was dope! its okay to be critical, i certainly am, but its also important to give credit where its due
I personally think most of the writing in this show is fine, but I do agree that the show could have benefited with a lot more time. If they'd added 4 more episodes to flesh things out more then I think this could easily be my second favorite Disney + show
If you're talking about the dialogue, have you never seen anything Star Wars before this? Star Wars has always been about moving the narrative forward and terrible dialogue.
@@jinxie712 problem is that this narrative never gets moved forward, multiple meaningless times characters have the exact same conversation with each other. And the characters in past installments are actually likable, and you can remember their names…but like the original guy said, I thought the action was good. But unfortunately everything else is total meh to terrible, which ultimately brings everything down. And it’s a shame because the choreography for the hand-to-hand combat and dual scenes is pretty good.
The material of Qimir's helmet and bracelet is Cortosis, I think we never have seen it except from comics. Basically it absorbs many kinds of energy, if you look closer specially in the cold opening fight, you can see the lightsabers energy dissipating through the helmet and the bracelet
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Thanks to Adam, Hector and Agustin! 🌑 It's great to see the energy absorption metal *cortosis* brought into live-action. 🔸 Did you notice a bit of the 'Kylo Ren' theme played as 'Qimir' knelt and covered 'Osha' with his cloak, near the end?
He does know its Osha, he tried killing Mae repeatedly. And she has a tattoo on her arm Maes is on her head. Qimir told Mae she could learn something from Jecki on how to be a good pupil. Qimir is gonna train Osha. I think the witches did something to fuck with the Jedi's head. Remember her mom could do that. What if they controlled the Jedi, and sacrificed themselves, by making the Jedi kill them to give Mae there power, becasuse Mae told them the Jedi started the fire. Just a theory.
One thing that was cool to notice is that jecki had it under control at least before when she was first fighting qmir but when she let the anger control her and consume her repeatedly bashing is when she got beat easily
I would argue that the Jedi WEREN'T at the height of their powers during the prequels, due to Palpatine deliberately using the dark side to cloud their vision. In episode II, Mace consults with Yoda over whether they should inform the senate that their "ability to use the Force has diminished."
Yea, the helmet and bracelet is made from cortosis weave, a mineral capable of temporarily shut down lightsabers. In the lore it was first used in 4000 bby I think.
Christopher Clark Cowan, the action designer (and often the camera operator) for this series also did Shang Chi, Wonder Woman, the Witcher, Solo, and the Kingsman sequels. He's a genius with the camera; his style pulls a lot from Anime. He got started on TH-cam, too! Some of the best fighting shorts I've ever seen.
The helmet and gauntlet has Cortosis in it. It can deflect and disrupt the energy of a lightsaber. It was first in the Legends novel “I, Jedi’” but has popped up here and there. It’s in one of the post Disney canon novels, but can’t remember which one
Something to remember about Sol is that in the records of Osha`s incident 16 years ago, they hide that she had a twin sister, Jecky said that, so it wouldn't be crazy for Sol to not say the complete story when/if he gets back, a really good episode, it leaves too many open windows.. mothers, side turns, secrets, even a final quick cameo of Qymir Master.. i have faith that everything will lead to something cool at the end.... keep rocking and stay safe!
he helmet and bracer are made of cortosis. It's a brittle metal but is capable of shorting out lightsabers. Was used in starship hulls in legends. Darth bane actually worked in a cortosis mine before joining the sith brotherhood
Glad to see all three here for my favorite episode of the show so far. Seriously great saber fights in this one and definitely amongst one of my favorite saber battles next to the Ahsoka duels. Also the gauntlet and helmet is made of cortosis which is a metal that absorbs energy and can disable lightsabers temporarily.
Such a great episode!! I can't wait to figure out Qimir's backstory. And I'm also wondering if Mae noticed the tattoo on Osha's arm. I think Qimir knew the difference, that's why he didn't kill her at the end. He may try to turn Osha into his Acolyte next.
Ah, but you forget Osha was once Sol's Padawan and Master and Student have a bond and Sol would be able to sense that lack of bond between him and his former Padawan knowing that Osha isn't who she says she is.
Love your reaction to this awesome episode! Lets bet the guilt Sol feels is of a similar sort like we saw Yoda, Obi-Wan and Luke experience- not having been able to prevent something bad from happening or having done something that set of bad things in motion.
Love love love your genuine reaction and approach to discussing reviewing and speculating about The Acolyte! There are some TH-camrs who consider this approach the “everything is awesome” kind of channel; y’all just enjoying Star Wars. Thank you!
He's likely wearing cortosis bracers and helmet - from Legends, a metal more brittle than beskar but has the ability to short out sabres and mess with blaster bolts and stuff. But yeah, doesn't take physical hits very well, hence the elbow shots taking it out.
This was the most exciting episode for sure. There are two big issues that remain for me: 1. Mae and Osha are the main characters, but they're also the worst and least interesting characters in the show. I'd trade both of them multiple times over to get either Jecki or Yord back. 2. The logic of the plot doesn't make sense. Qimir literally said everyone had to die, but then went out of his way to save multiple people. Osha stopped Sol from killing an evil "Sith" lord...but for what reason? Mae is clearly 100% wrong and there's no reason for us to believe her in any way, unless we were shown a false version of events...but the show didn't set it up that way, so it's just frustrating.
it certainly SEEMED like Qimir was the big bad looking for his Acolyte, but there's plenty of room for another shadowy figure pulling the strings like maybe the Zabrak Mother Koril!
Now that was a great episode! I need this type of energy for the rest of the season because this was the best episode yet. The action continues to be the best part if this show. I'm glad they revealed the Sith guy the way they did now rather than later because if they waited for the end of the season I don't think I'd be as a warm to it, mainly because it was kind of obvious. So many characters deaths episode that kept shocking me because honestly I wasn't expecting so much of our main cast to bite the dust like that but in the end I'm glad they made this decision because it may be entire episode feel way more intense and suspenseful and like every action actually had consequences which is a problem a lot of shows struggle with. 9/10 episode this week. Hopefully, they can ride this really strong momentum all the way to the finale of this season.
Hard agree. From reading a lot of legends growing up I always had the impression a single sith was an absolute force (heh) of devastation, rage and brutality. This episode gave us that in spades.
The whole claim that it violates Canon to have Siths in this show has no merits. The whole point in the Prequels was that the Jedi were blind and arrogant even when presented with actual evidence of Maul existing. None of the Jedi sensed Palpatine - with all of their vision powers. In a huge universe, of course that dark force users always existed. It’s obvious. What is Canon is that the Jedi were blind, not that there were no Siths at all, which is impossible. Here, they brought Kiadi Mundi to show that he’s consistently dumb.
When I tell you that I’ve been waiting on this reaction…my jaw was on the floor for all 43 minutes of episode 5 and I know these gents loved this episode. Star Wars is freaking DOPE!
Such an absolute banger of an ep. Cortosis weave! Also, the writers of this show are not at all getting enough credit for how they’re weaponizing the audience’s bias towards tropes against us. Just a really, really good show so far. Can’t wait for next week!
This episode felt a bit like a slasher movie. His costume was pretty 'scary', looked like damn Jason slaughtering teens in the forest. Loved it. Also I dunno, but Qimir's lines were so... natural. And sarcastic. "Why risk discovery?" "I wore a mask..." I dunno, gave me the feeling of Scream's ending sequence or something.
metal with Cortosis a ancient material or rare that can withstand the blow of a lightsaber and briefly short out its lightsaber or allow even the energy of a blaster bolt to be dissipated upon contact .
Those Jedi definitely did something shady on Brendok, Mae's true motives haven't been revealed yet but I doubt that was the last we saw of the witches, especially Mother Koril. They went out their way to make her the harsher of the two parents but she's also fiercly protective of her children. I would not be surprised if she's somehow behind this whole thing.
I'm guessing we'll get another flashback, like Hector was saying, of that night, maybe with Kelnaca and Torbyn, and I'm curious if Vernestra will come into the picture in a more significant way in the last two, three episodes.
I'm pretty sure Osha is going to kill Sol and he's the only lose end. Sol probably mind wiped Osha after they destoyed the witch coven. The Jedi didn't believe Qui-Gon about the Sith, they definitely aren't going to believe two Jedi killing witch sisters.
One thing too about how Qimir would know that it was Osha: The Tattoo. Mae doesn't have it. Also a good opportunity for Sol to find out his Osha is really Mae.
Said this in a few other comments sections, too, but Sith logic, "You won't let me murder at will or run amok causing chaos through the galaxy? How dare you, Jedi! I just have a different point of view!"
If Sol mind wiped Osha about that night and Qimir unlocks her memory, I could see the resulting situation, depending on if the Jedi were at fault at the coven, leaving Osha feeling betrayed and more likely to fall to the Dark Side and making that switch.
I have mixed feelings about this series, but IMO this episode has the best action in any Star Wars I've seen. This show has consistently had amazing gritty combat, great use of environments, creative use of the Force. Just... wow.
The tattoo will give Mae away. Unless she’s smart enough to note it on her sisters arm and get a copy of it. Because they made a point of Sol noticing the tattoo earlier in the season.
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Cool little detail: Qimir proved this episode that killing a Jedi without a weapon is entirely possible. He murdered Yord with his bare hands and then just tossed the body like it was nothing
I'm pretty sure Osha is going to kill Sol without a weapon. They are strongly hinting that Sol mind wiped her.
@@jiffypoo5029 don't you mean Mae. Osha is still on that planet, with Qimir.
@@rogersjgregory They are constantly implying that Mae is a bad Acolyte and Sol mind wiped Osha after the witch massacre. Qimir is clearly going to undo the mind wipe and tell Osha what's up. Osha will be the Acolyte not Mae.
@@jiffypoo5029 we don't know what Qimir's going to do yet, so no, it's not clear. If anything, if Mother Koril is his teacher (my theory), he might bring Osha to her, and she will reveal what happened, because Qimir was not there when it all went down on Brendok, but Koril was. When Osha meantioned that what Qimir was doing, by getting inside the Jedi's minds, was something Osha's mother could do, does imply that Qimir learned the trick from one of the witches on Brendok.
I REALLY wanted a line from Qimir to Mea "See...not impossible." *smiles*
So glad they're finally introducing Cortosis to live action and used it in a cool way. The helmet and bracelet is smart use of the material.
Cortosis has been around a lot longer than the Acolyte, it was introduced in many Legends books and in games like KOTOR.
@@StillSaber Yeah, but they're introducing it here in Canon now too. I'm hoping this is a sign other Legends stuff will be incorporated.
@@pend_deletedavidmurphy8379 it was also in The newer Thrawn novel series and either the Vader or Dr Aphra comic (can't remember which, I just remember Aphra swinging an old sith cortosis sword)
@@ChrisHaar Oh that's neat, I haven't had the time to read too many of the comics yet and I'm not as interested in Thrawn as I used to be, but that's cool to see.
@@pend_deletedavidmurphy8379 Correct
Seeing a Jedi getting his neck snapped is kinda crazy 😂 so used to people getting sabred but when it’s hand to hand like that it’s weirdly more brutal
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The battle scene where incredible. The "cortosis" armor was a nice to the lightsaber dueling.
Vader did it with a kid in Obi-Wan! 😳
@@Madame702 as if fighting a sith master isn’t hard enough, he’s got armor that can stop/short out your sabre. 😂
@@DecSteele You have to understand George Lucas isn't a great writer. His villains with exception of Darth Vader are more like cartoon villains. They are Jedi dress in dark robes and red lightsabers. He did not do enough research to really flesh out what the Sith are. He turn the Emperor into somekind of Witch/Sorcerer.
The Stranger disconnecting the end of his lightsaber to create two sabers was pretty cool.
This is really leaning into his side being Force ninja. Someone make that game please. I want to play a Force ninja game Ubisoft! Assassins Creed this up!
@@jinxie712 I would absolutely love a game where you play as a Sith assassin having to stealth around and leave no trace.
Ninja Gaiden with lightsabers.. sounds legit 😂
Cal kestis uses a lightsaber similar to the stranger which is cool
Idk if you said it but the material is cortosis, this metal is known for dissabling lightsabers for a short period of time.
And absorbing any kind of energy in general. Blasters too which is why the stun gun didn’t work.
11:39
Osha stops Sol from killing Darth Lifts here, because Sol is almost fully embracing the Dark Side for a moment. He's clearly enraged and unstable as he starts fist fighting the guy and kicking his ass. He was about to pull an Anakin decapitating Dooku, or Luke becoming enraged and nearly killing Vader.
Qimir seemed really intent on pushing Sol over the edge, the entire fight. Like he was trying to get him to cross that bridge and fall to the Dark Side completely. Which would also answer his riddle: "Kill a Jedi, without a weapon...by making them fall so they are no longer a Jedi."
Jecki fought incredibly well for someone so young. She could have been a powerhouse if she survived
Yes, might've turned into a great jedi. Obi Won's feat of killing Darth Maul as a padawon comes to mind.
@@TotalKarenage-vj4oc Really? He surprised Yord with a neck snap. That's not something Jedi train for.
@@TotalKarenage-vj4oc 🤓
@@TotalKarenage-vj4ocWill you cry like this if Jecki was a man? I swear you people would cry just seeing a competent female character. 😂 I'm sorry to hear you can't see this show free from your Antisjws lense.
@@TotalKarenage-vj4oc Go touch some grass bro, its not that deep .-.
Wasnt expecting to see a Jedi kebab in this episode.
Well now I'm hungry and it's the middle of the afternoon.
Jedi Al Pastor
@@marjoe32😂😂😂
@@marjoe32 oh now we’re talking! Yes!
I think you mean Sith-Kebab
As to Sol being able to force sense the Mae/Osha swap, Yoda said it himself: "Hard to see, the dark side is"
Sidious himself had used his power to conceal his presence. Only the very powerful can do this: May and her sister are far too weak and untrained to deceive a master
Yord also said that Qimir stayed in his head after he faught him and Qimir played WAY more mindgames with Sol.
@@Flettwin You'd have thought the witches stamp on Mae's forehead would have been the giveaway!!
He also looked insanely rattled and preoccupied after the fight with qimir and getting blasted, Im not shocked he didnt notice
@@terinwalker699 I think the death of a few Jedi and Qimir mind games are a good excuse to him not be able to sense it.
Why does Yord referring to Osha as a “civilian” remind me SOOOO MUCH of when Windu called Ahsoka “citizen”?
He has to know its Osha because he was trying to kill Mae the whole episode.
I agree with you..he knows this is not Mae
plus they make a point of showing her tattoo (shoulder) at the time which he would also know she didnt have
He was able to tell them apart before. He definitely knows that's Osha.
Also Osha has short hair. Mae had to cut hers and Qimir didn't know that.
While I think he knows that is Osha, Qimir did try and kill Osha as well for shooting him. Interesting to see what his motives are for sparing Osha at this point.
I think Qimir would definitely know. He recognised her difference when she visited him in his store in episode 2
He 100% knows and wants the Acolyte trade-in twin upgrade.
That was the other way round, Osha doesn't seem as deceptive.
But yeah he knows and he'll take either of them. Might even be easier to turn Osha than win her sister back
Or simply 1. she doesn't have long hair 2. she doesn't have a tattoo
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Sol hit him with that Mace Windu pop pop pop punch from Gendy Clone Wars
I don't think that Qimir is a Sith. When he says, "I am no one, but you Jedi would call me Sith," he's saying that the Jedi call anyone that doesn't align with them, Sith. It's the thing of when people call themselves good, then anyone that disagrees with them is evil. It fits into the theme of the Jedi not allowing anyone but themselves to practice the Force.
they kind of wrote themselves an Out there lore wise so that its still true that the Sith have not been seen in a thousand years. But Yeah Jedi only seem to see in Black and White jedi or Sith no body else Us or them.
I don't know if this is correct, but I do agree that it is still vague whether he is Sith or not. I lean towards him being Sith. But it's not settled in my mind.
It's not really a problem. Sol is the only loose end. Everyone else is either dead. Osha kills Sol for mind wiping her and massacring her coven. Sith Secret is safe.
@@brettholcomb3763 It feels like he was a Sith Apprentice that just killed his Master and now he wants his own Apprentice.
@krissmith8851 Yeah it showcases how the jedi order is essentially a violent religious cult that dominates others to their will under the guise of keeping order. Look at what they did to ashoka. the jedi really aren't the good guys
After Carrie in the 1st Ep, we SHOULD'VE KNOWN everyone else wasn't safe😢
The best line of the episode. "I've embraced/accepted my darkness. What did you do with yours"
Osha beat him without a weapon, maybe he realizes this Acolyte is better.
Interesting...
Osha might be the one to kill Sol. They are heavily implying that Sol mind wiped Osha after the massacre.
@@jiffypoo5029 I wonder if the inverse is true and Mae was "mind controlled" by one of the witches. Mother Koril and Mae projecting on the Jedi a something the witches actually do.
@@brettholcomb3763 All I know for sure is this show is supposed to have a Dark Side ending and Sol will die. Koril might be the Master and Qimir could be a pawn similar to the nightbrothers.
@@jiffypoo5029 if ,koril is qimirs master then neither would be sith. . atleast not main lineage sith
Ki Adi Mundi’s line was a statement to show the hubris and ignorance of the Jedi, the Sith were never extinct they went to the rule of two and manipulated things from the shadows
I've talked to experts in Star Wars lore and they have said that because Star Wars has a light and dark side of the force, the Sith will always come back to rebalance itself that just the Star Wars universe. So they where never extinct. It's just that the Jedi where not aware of them.
@@Madame702 The Dark side is the Force being corrupted. Lucas has repeatedly reaffirmed this. He has also outright stated Balance was fulfilled with the Siths destruction at the end of RotJ. Light and Dark are diametrically opposed. They can't really coexist as one seeks to keep balance and the other opposes it. Those lore experts are wrong.
@@SuperSirius11 What are you talking about? Snoke confirmed that when Kylo Ren rose to become a dark side force user, the light side rose again and Rey became it's champion. Just remember when Darth Plagueis and Darth Sidious tampered with the force it created Anakin Skywalker.
@@SuperSirius11 This is the reason why Snoke is hell bent on finding Luke Skywalker because he knows the light side of the force will rise again to defeat them.
@@Madame702 Snoke, the sequel trilogy, and most of Disney Star Wars fan fiction isn't canon and never will be
The choreography was breaking its SPINE carrying the show, it was crazyy
Cool little detail: Kylo Ren's theme played twice for Qimir this episode
The time of the republic wasn’t the “height of their power” it’s actually high republic which is height of the jedis power. The reason yoda couldn’t sense Sidious was because the Jedi temple on Coruscant was literally built on top of a Sith temple masking Sidious’ identity
Qimir is so brutal and scary wow. Absolutely ruthless.
It's so cool they added cortosis into the live-action and we finally get to see it in action. For those of us who don't know what it is, it's a rare material that is super energy-resistant, and causes a feedback loop when a lightsaber blade connects with it, causing the lightsabers to basically short out. It's energy resistant properties also allow it to absorb blaster fire, which is why the stun blast did nothing. It's pretty brittle, and any sustained attack can cause it to break and shatter. In Legends it was introduced back in the novel "I, Jedi" which released in 1998.
Yord Horde is in shambles
It'll be interesting to see how the switch actually plays out, given that Mae has that big ol' symbol on her forehead that Osha lacks, and Qimir just saw Osha's tattoo that Mae wouldn't have. Seems like maybe both parties don't actually believe the switch. Even Sol asked where her sister was, not where Mae was. We shall see.
I have a feeling Sol's dark past is going to somehow cause the Sith's appearance to be buried.
Qimir did say "you have darkness in you" to Sol
So there is something, beneath the surface. Sol has stories, another life. Maybe he was on the other side as well. Then found a way to atone, and become a teacher
I think that Master Sol may turn to the dark side. Remember "For once you start down the dark path, forever will it dominate your destiny".
Every episode is proof that the haters are wrong. Love this show, and this episode is fire 🔥
Looking at the directors will tell you how the next 3 episodes will go. There were 4 directors, each doing a pair of episodes. Day and Night were both by Alex Garcia Lopez for example. Of the last 3 episodes, 2 are directed by Hanelle Culpepper and 1 is directed by Kogonada who directed episode 3. I won’t spoil which ones in case people see it as a spoiler, you can IMDB it, but I think it’s safe to assume the remaining Kogonada episode is about what really happened 16 years ago
This is the first time I've started a Star Wars tv show episode with nervous excitement!
That was true High Republic style writing in that episode. High Republic content has never been afraid of killing off main/favorable characters.
The Walking Dead approach lol
im still not a fan of the writing on this show but man… that was some of the best lightsaber action we’ve ever gotten so props to that entire team and the incredible work the actors did as well, im sure there were some stunt doubles involved but you could not tell at all, they did an amazing job selling it and the director did a really good job using the action as a tool to move the narrative forward
again, with better writing and more time with these characters this could’ve hit a lot harder but still, im glad i got to see that, it was dope! its okay to be critical, i certainly am, but its also important to give credit where its due
Couldn't have said it better myself!
yeah but they killed my jecki :/
I personally think most of the writing in this show is fine, but I do agree that the show could have benefited with a lot more time. If they'd added 4 more episodes to flesh things out more then I think this could easily be my second favorite Disney + show
If you're talking about the dialogue, have you never seen anything Star Wars before this? Star Wars has always been about moving the narrative forward and terrible dialogue.
@@jinxie712 problem is that this narrative never gets moved forward, multiple meaningless times characters have the exact same conversation with each other. And the characters in past installments are actually likable, and you can remember their names…but like the original guy said, I thought the action was good. But unfortunately everything else is total meh to terrible, which ultimately brings everything down. And it’s a shame because the choreography for the hand-to-hand combat and dual scenes is pretty good.
The material of Qimir's helmet and bracelet is Cortosis, I think we never have seen it except from comics. Basically it absorbs many kinds of energy, if you look closer specially in the cold opening fight, you can see the lightsabers energy dissipating through the helmet and the bracelet
"Sol should know""Yoda couldn't" THANK YOU! Why does everyone think the Force works like x-ray glasses?
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Thanks to Adam, Hector and Agustin! 🌑 It's great to see the energy absorption metal *cortosis* brought into live-action. 🔸 Did you notice a bit of the 'Kylo Ren' theme played as 'Qimir' knelt and covered 'Osha' with his cloak, near the end?
He does know its Osha, he tried killing Mae repeatedly. And she has a tattoo on her arm Maes is on her head. Qimir told Mae she could learn something from Jecki on how to be a good pupil. Qimir is gonna train Osha. I think the witches did something to fuck with the Jedi's head. Remember her mom could do that. What if they controlled the Jedi, and sacrificed themselves, by making the Jedi kill them to give Mae there power, becasuse Mae told them the Jedi started the fire. Just a theory.
One thing that was cool to notice is that jecki had it under control at least before when she was first fighting qmir but when she let the anger control her and consume her repeatedly bashing is when she got beat easily
I would argue that the Jedi WEREN'T at the height of their powers during the prequels, due to Palpatine deliberately using the dark side to cloud their vision. In episode II, Mace consults with Yoda over whether they should inform the senate that their "ability to use the Force has diminished."
Yea, the helmet and bracelet is made from cortosis weave, a mineral capable of temporarily shut down lightsabers. In the lore it was first used in 4000 bby I think.
This is the EP that Pushed the show from a 5 to a 7. If the Next 2 ep keep up the momentum, this season could end as a 8!
Christopher Clark Cowan, the action designer (and often the camera operator) for this series also did Shang Chi, Wonder Woman, the Witcher, Solo, and the Kingsman sequels. He's a genius with the camera; his style pulls a lot from Anime. He got started on TH-cam, too! Some of the best fighting shorts I've ever seen.
I think both Sol knew right away that wasn’t Osha. This is going to be an interesting game of cat and mouse to end the season.
Will have to watch this later. Love your reactions and know you're going to be hype about this one.
The helmet and gauntlet has Cortosis in it. It can deflect and disrupt the energy of a lightsaber. It was first in the Legends novel “I, Jedi’” but has popped up here and there. It’s in one of the post Disney canon novels, but can’t remember which one
Something to remember about Sol is that in the records of Osha`s incident 16 years ago, they hide that she had a twin sister, Jecky said that, so it wouldn't be crazy for Sol to not say the complete story when/if he gets back, a really good episode, it leaves too many open windows.. mothers, side turns, secrets, even a final quick cameo of Qymir Master.. i have faith that everything will lead to something cool at the end.... keep rocking and stay safe!
As a fellow Filipino, just politely letting you know Manny Jacinto's last is pronounced like jalapeno 😊
Hell yeah haha! Sobrang badass ni Manny Jacinto lol. Lakas ng sigaw ko ng putangina hahaha!
he helmet and bracer are made of cortosis. It's a brittle metal but is capable of shorting out lightsabers. Was used in starship hulls in legends. Darth bane actually worked in a cortosis mine before joining the sith brotherhood
Yord going back to help and stop being a rule following good soldier is what ends up getting him killed.
Sad day for the Yord Hoard 😢
Glad to see all three here for my favorite episode of the show so far. Seriously great saber fights in this one and definitely amongst one of my favorite saber battles next to the Ahsoka duels.
Also the gauntlet and helmet is made of cortosis which is a metal that absorbs energy and can disable lightsabers temporarily.
Such a great episode!! I can't wait to figure out Qimir's backstory. And I'm also wondering if Mae noticed the tattoo on Osha's arm.
I think Qimir knew the difference, that's why he didn't kill her at the end. He may try to turn Osha into his Acolyte next.
The only way Osha joins Quimir is if Quimir tells her the Jedi's role in the annihilation of her family.
@HeroesReforged Another channel said it's possibly Cortosis that his gauntlet and helmet are made out of and shorting out the lightsabers temporarily.
I think he does know because when she was trying to be Mae in episode 2 or 3, he knew it was Osha when they came face to face.
The amount of blue balls the show is giving you guys is hilarious 🤣
Ah, but you forget Osha was once Sol's Padawan and Master and Student have a bond and Sol would be able to sense that lack of bond between him and his former Padawan knowing that Osha isn't who she says she is.
To be fair to the situation though, he is quite distressed at that point and might not exactly have his head in the game.
@@Arcaneblush Exactly.
@@dmajorx when has he been inaccurate with the Force?
The helmet and bracer are made of a material called cortosis. The metal temporarily discharges the lightsaber's energy.
just reacted!!! bro best duel since sith!
Lesley Headland has talked multiple times about wanting a season 2.
The direction this series can take, expanding the universe. Let's go!!
I'd love an expansion to this time period, but because of the insane negative audience reaction online, I don't think Disney will want to do an S2
Love your reaction to this awesome episode!
Lets bet the guilt Sol feels is of a similar sort like we saw Yoda, Obi-Wan and Luke experience- not having been able to prevent something bad from happening or having done something that set of bad things in motion.
Love love love your genuine reaction and approach to discussing reviewing and speculating about The Acolyte! There are some TH-camrs who consider this approach the “everything is awesome” kind of channel; y’all just enjoying Star Wars. Thank you!
Great reaction, calm and cool. I think this episod was amazing, there is more under the surface. Can´t wait for the next one, love from Sweden.
He's likely wearing cortosis bracers and helmet - from Legends, a metal more brittle than beskar but has the ability to short out sabres and mess with blaster bolts and stuff. But yeah, doesn't take physical hits very well, hence the elbow shots taking it out.
This was the most exciting episode for sure. There are two big issues that remain for me:
1. Mae and Osha are the main characters, but they're also the worst and least interesting characters in the show. I'd trade both of them multiple times over to get either Jecki or Yord back.
2. The logic of the plot doesn't make sense. Qimir literally said everyone had to die, but then went out of his way to save multiple people. Osha stopped Sol from killing an evil "Sith" lord...but for what reason? Mae is clearly 100% wrong and there's no reason for us to believe her in any way, unless we were shown a false version of events...but the show didn't set it up that way, so it's just frustrating.
Spocko has a history of keeping relatives a secret. Uh, Sybok.
Exactly!
it certainly SEEMED like Qimir was the big bad looking for his Acolyte, but there's plenty of room for another shadowy figure pulling the strings like maybe the Zabrak Mother Koril!
No one we have seen cause the line Darth Palguies has to be least the Padwan and We doby Asian Ezra is a Padwan. He is just another Pawn
He doesn't claim to be Sith, he said the Jedi would assume he is Sith. Either way the secret is safe once Osha kills Sol.
@jiffypoo5029 if ,koril is qimirs master then neither would be sith. . atleast not main lineage sith
Dafne Keen is so good
It's cool to see an idea from Visions season 1 pop up in live-action: the red lightsaber inside another lightsaber was in the episode called The Duel.
Now that was a great episode! I need this type of energy for the rest of the season because this was the best episode yet. The action continues to be the best part if this show. I'm glad they revealed the Sith guy the way they did now rather than later because if they waited for the end of the season I don't think I'd be as a warm to it, mainly because it was kind of obvious. So many characters deaths episode that kept shocking me because honestly I wasn't expecting so much of our main cast to bite the dust like that but in the end I'm glad they made this decision because it may be entire episode feel way more intense and suspenseful and like every action actually had consequences which is a problem a lot of shows struggle with. 9/10 episode this week. Hopefully, they can ride this really strong momentum all the way to the finale of this season.
Hard agree. From reading a lot of legends growing up I always had the impression a single sith was an absolute force (heh) of devastation, rage and brutality. This episode gave us that in spades.
Loved the fight choreography in this. Great villain and true stakes with likable characters dying.
Yord as in Yordead 🤣
Those jedi got Sith-kebab'd
The Parent Trap maneuver feels mighty phony.
Theory, Qimir is the Acolyte that is trying to become a master. One cannot become a master without an apprentice.
hearing kylo’s theme play makes me think this is origin’s for knights of ren
The whole claim that it violates Canon to have Siths in this show has no merits. The whole point in the Prequels was that the Jedi were blind and arrogant even when presented with actual evidence of Maul existing. None of the Jedi sensed Palpatine - with all of their vision powers. In a huge universe, of course that dark force users always existed. It’s obvious. What is Canon is that the Jedi were blind, not that there were no Siths at all, which is impossible. Here, they brought Kiadi Mundi to show that he’s consistently dumb.
Surprised I haven't seen anyone mention them playing Kylo Ren's theme at the very end there when Qymir was talking to an unconscious Osha.
Wave Squadron (Blind Wave) were the only reactors I’ve seen who noticed it and talked about it.
This episode was ⚡
When I tell you that I’ve been waiting on this reaction…my jaw was on the floor for all 43 minutes of episode 5 and I know these gents loved this episode. Star Wars is freaking DOPE!
43 minutes?!?! Did you watch it? It’s like 28!!!
@@atari1994 it was 34. 43 was a typo. But the sentiment remains.
@@faillingUppwards it was 28… don’t count the credits or the “previously on”
@@atari1994 this feels exceptionally pedantic for no reason. Thanks though.
@@faillingUppwards just ignore nitpickers
He wants to train Ocea, thats why he forced pushed her out of the way in the beginning.
Such an absolute banger of an ep. Cortosis weave! Also, the writers of this show are not at all getting enough credit for how they’re weaponizing the audience’s bias towards tropes against us. Just a really, really good show so far. Can’t wait for next week!
This episode felt a bit like a slasher movie. His costume was pretty 'scary', looked like damn Jason slaughtering teens in the forest. Loved it.
Also I dunno, but Qimir's lines were so... natural. And sarcastic.
"Why risk discovery?"
"I wore a mask..."
I dunno, gave me the feeling of Scream's ending sequence or something.
metal with Cortosis a ancient material or rare that can withstand the blow of a lightsaber and briefly short out its lightsaber or allow even the energy of a blaster bolt to be dissipated upon contact .
Last dialogue, Kyle ren’s theme plays… first knight of Ren confirmed ?
Narrative thought - maybe Osha can have her force powers unlocked through dark side training, when Jedi training failed.
Those Jedi definitely did something shady on Brendok, Mae's true motives haven't been revealed yet but I doubt that was the last we saw of the witches, especially Mother Koril. They went out their way to make her the harsher of the two parents but she's also fiercly protective of her children. I would not be surprised if she's somehow behind this whole thing.
I'm guessing we'll get another flashback, like Hector was saying, of that night, maybe with Kelnaca and Torbyn, and I'm curious if Vernestra will come into the picture in a more significant way in the last two, three episodes.
Loving the show.
I'm pretty sure Osha is going to kill Sol and he's the only lose end. Sol probably mind wiped Osha after they destoyed the witch coven. The Jedi didn't believe Qui-Gon about the Sith, they definitely aren't going to believe two Jedi killing witch sisters.
remember Yoda said hard to see the Dark Side is. But I think Yoda had to deal with lots Mace Windu s who stuck to the rule book
Yord, the "ethernal lamp guy" 😂😂😂😂
One thing too about how Qimir would know that it was Osha: The Tattoo. Mae doesn't have it. Also a good opportunity for Sol to find out his Osha is really Mae.
The in sync "Mmmmm" lol
Mae can't hide her forehead tattoo
Said this in a few other comments sections, too, but Sith logic, "You won't let me murder at will or run amok causing chaos through the galaxy? How dare you, Jedi! I just have a different point of view!"
I think Qimir knows it's Osha. She doesn't have the long hair, she has the wound in the side and has that tattoo on her arm that Mae doesn't.
If Sol mind wiped Osha about that night and Qimir unlocks her memory, I could see the resulting situation, depending on if the Jedi were at fault at the coven, leaving Osha feeling betrayed and more likely to fall to the Dark Side and making that switch.
I have mixed feelings about this series, but IMO this episode has the best action in any Star Wars I've seen.
This show has consistently had amazing gritty combat, great use of environments, creative use of the Force. Just... wow.
"no one's surviving"... Yep, kind of reminds you of another popular Lee Jung-Jae show, huh?
The tattoo will give Mae away. Unless she’s smart enough to note it on her sisters arm and get a copy of it. Because they made a point of Sol noticing the tattoo earlier in the season.