The Acolyte - Full Season Review
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 7 ก.ย. 2024
- Now that the first season of The Acolyte is over, I wanted to take a step back and look at the entire story. What worked for me, what didn't, and what I hope to see in the series' possible future.
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As Darth Plagueis is a banker, he's trying to get Qimir to pay back the loans he borrowed from him with interest.
Right? That cortosis and spaceship didn’t pay for themselves.
What are his interest rates like?
@@varunvijay9293unnatural
Qimir turned to the dark side as soon as he was billed for his student loans from the Jedi Academy
@@enbym1793 those student loans will get you. What do u think his masters was
Sol may have survived the Squid Games but he couldn't survive Osha.
😂😂 the hardest game they had
I wonder if this show can survive Osha
Intentionally went down because he was in a belief that he did wrong back in the days. At end he did says: "It's okay Osha" 😒 R.I.P. Sol the great Duelist who beat Qimir twice & used Force Repulse at rematch ✅ [Renew The Acolyte] 🤞 - Forever D+ subber who Dislikes Kenobi after big expectations for it. Likes The Acolyte S01, Mostly likes BOBF & Mandalorian. Loves Ahsoka S01 ✅ Dislikes ST & loves PT + OT. Always streams content in a dark room with good audio & visual gear - 🧘♂
Hate in one character and guilt in the other. He wanted to be punished is my guess.
Shame I really love how he plays a jedi.
Absolutely agree that Senator Rayencourt should've popped up earlier. David Harewood is a phenomenal actor and I really hope he gets more to do in potential future seasons. For those of you who are gamers I highly suggest checking out Alan Wake 2 as his performance in that game is incredibly fun and chilling when he needs to be.
@@Solo13508 he added an element that I thought the show was missing. I wanted to see more of the politics in the republic at this time. Like what would an external review consist of etc
I think is a sith
Check out his game awards performance too just iconic
Would’ve helped Vernestra’s character too. And the episodes should’ve been longer
Not only earlier, he should have had multiple appearances throughout the show putting pressure on the jedis to really make us feel something big was as stake for the jedi
The 8 season short episode format is definitely hurting SW and other shows
that and the bad writing. weould argue its the bad writing more tahn anything.
It's hurting Marvel and Lucasfilm
Kenobi should’ve just been a movie
@@taddad2641 What was bad in the writing according to you? I found it an interesting story and I did understand most or all of it.
I just think the show completely failed in its biggest job, making the twins compelling and making us care about them. As sisters we never see their bond, they share 1 episode where they are actually sisters, it’s insane to me why so little screen time was dedicated to showing us them as sisters. As individuals it’s even worse, OSHA basically is an empty vessel with no character traits, motivations or agency, she is literally dragged along through the entire season, never once making a decision for herself, she is first arrested, then she is taken to the temple, then she is forced to go look for Mae and then she is knocked unconscious and kidnapped by Qimir. Mae at least starts out wanting to kill the Jedi but she quickly abandons that motivation and from then on it’s unclear why she is doing what she’s doing and what she wants. She betrays Qimir to be with her sister, she wants to turn herself into the Jedi, she then instead fights against the Jedi and then she abandons her sisters unconscious body on a planet with a Sith walking around… her motivations are back and forth and she changes her mind constantly. Too many plot contrivances happen to get the characters where the script needs them…. It’s just so frustrating
I completely agree about the format. The 8 episodes of 30 minutes is not enough to let things rest, characters barely talk to each other and the plot just kicks them to the next story beat. The development is shallow and rushed and situations are forced and not convincing. Ahsoka suffered from that, Mandalorian S03 and now The Acolyte.
I actually preferred Ashoka more than the acolyte like I always had a smile on my face watching Ashoka but I also think it helps that I care about these characters from rebels, like I have a preestablished connection to them but I do agree with the time thing. I wish episodes were longer
I 100% agree having read the comics and novels as well. I felt the same way about Ahsoka. I wanted to feel the same way about Plageous and Vanestra Roh. What we knew about Reven. Destroyed. Yoda knew about all of this? It just felt like an "I did that" stamp just because she had $186M to do so. I'm not trashing it, but with what I see she wanted to do, it should have been different and better.
Mando S03...? What because Mando S01 wasnt painfully short and rinse and repeat on a different backwater world week-to-week?
I had this issue more with Obi-Wan than Ahsoka and Mando. It makes an environment of really great highs & low lows.
I do think pacing was Acolyte's biggest flaw. A lot of stuff moved way too quickly. Longer episodes and giving it a couple more episodes i feel would have benefitted the series more then not
I don't know, two of the episodes were 'flash back' episodes. There wasn't enough content to fill the minutes they had.
This is a really big problem with recent streaming shows. Hazbin Hotel is a great example of a show that had good (ish) potential, but had to have everything be super rushed due to the fact that it had to be an 8 minute long season (and apparently the studio also weren't sure if a second season was coming, so they had to make sure that *a* story was finished by the end of the 8 episodes).
Nah, I'd say it's the writing.
Now, THIS was the video I was waiting for! I appreciate the honest criticism.
The Power of Maaaaaannnnyyyyyyy!!!! 🤣
I don't understand what Mother Aniseya was trying to do when she turned to a black mist.
I'm guessing Sol attacked Mother because he felt Osha was in danger, trying to save her.
I don't like the direction the story went as Osha didn't understand that he was trying to protect Mae and had killed Mother in what to me seemed to be out of confusion and fear on Sol's part. Mae could have explained the circumstances but she simply told Osha that Sol killed their mother. Sol also admitted without explanation, which caused Osha to kill him in rage and anger.
I don't like Osha for who she's become. Osha knows the kind of person Sol is. That he is compassionate and caring. She should have shown insight and discern there may have been extenuating circumstances that Sol had no choice but to kill Aniseya (At least that's what Sol thought at that time). Instead, Osha flew into rage and showed no forgiveness although there was basis to do so.
Very true
I did feel like there were so many opportunities for Sol or Mae to clear the air, but this also a story of a tragedy, which is the trademark of Star Wars .
"I'll give a 7 out of 10."
What large death sticks this guy been smoking 😂😂😂😂
@@negano5654 Some content creators choose to be more forgiving when they’ve got access.
I think I have three pretty big issues with the series, though I enjoyed it overall:
- Mae and Osha are sort of the weakest part of their own series. Their mystery is central, but they as characters feel almost tagged on to this story of Qimir and the Order. So they feel almost disjointed with the rest of the action going on.
- The Jedi's actions at the Coven weren't extreme enough or didn't have enough time to really *feel* extreme. I feel like they needed to really spend more time on the Coven attack, more time on showing the Jedi messing up, and more time on their disagreements.
- Too many of the character motivations or events of the show required Leslie interviews. We needed more runtime per episode to really dive deeper into them.
The show didn’t work for me overall. I actually really disliked it. But! I’m glad others enjoyed it. Just cuz I disliked it doesn’t mean I gotta be toxic 😂🤷🏼♂️
Funny enough despite my dislike, I’d be down for a second season to see what happens as long as some of the writing improves
This is how I wish every Star Wars fan was 😅
THIS. Most reasonable star wars fan here:
>Didn’t enjoy something.
>Doesn’t make it their mission to try and put others down for liking it.
You my friend are the example they need to learn from.
As always, thank you for a thoughtful and eloquent video. It's refreshing to see someone who can articulate and not just give a braindead and ignorant rant.
Osha teaming up with the guy that murders her friends right in front of her is so unbelievable no matter which way you slice it. Her being seduced by Darth abs seemed so half-baked and weird to me. Sure, he leaves her alive and doesn't harm her, but he just killed everyone she's been in contact with since she was accused and exonerated.
I love these videos. As a non reader, there are so many things that I miss, and these videos explain everything that I don't know about
yeah, and i love this channel because it looks like the owner doesn't want any bias in his videos
The world building was absolutely atrocious. There are certain elements newcomers won't understand, the best example is Plagueis. The senate's influence over the Order was also quite a drastic jump from phase 1 of THR, where the Jedi had autonomy.
Sol was the only reason I kept watching the show, and my favorite thing about it. It was very frustrating seeing how the plot kept trying really hard to picture the only likeable character as a bad guy, but I still agree he did the right thing; if the writers wanted to picture him murdering the cult leader as something evil, they shouldn't have shown her trying to disintegrate a child with dark magic. But I guess this was unavoidable if the endgame was to have Osha fall to the darkside. It just wasn't a satisfying or believable journey for me as a viewer.
I would love to see you, Generation Tech and Star Wars Meg have a round table discussion about Star Wars overall!
PLEASE. Alex is the giga nerd , Tech is really good at media literacy stuff and Megs just fun but also a womans POV helps
I think one thing that would have upped the stakes and made Reincourt more threatening is if he had a meeting with Hugo Damask. Have Damask feed his paranoia about the Jedi and then turn around and have him act supportive to Vernestra and her investigation.
Man after everything was said and done, I had so much fun with this show.
Imagine this. The Acolyte written by Tony Gilroy. The writing on this show was not good. I say the "savior" of Star Wars is not Filoni, it should be Gilroy. Rogue One and Andor have been the best SW projects in recent memory.
Imagine this, any competent writer was hired to write the acolyte.
5/10 for me. Andor and season 1 of Mando are just out of the realm of this one. Not even close.
I think the flashbacks and mystery honestly held this show back. It’s not really structured like a mystery, the audience doesn’t follow a character as they uncover the truth. Instead, the viewer is just shown what happened in flashbacks that are completely disconnected from the main plot and then Osha, who wasn’t even aware that this was a mystery, just overhears Sol saying what actually happened. It’s really unsatisfying as a mystery while also taking away time from the main plot.
I agree. Flashing back so many times from so many POVs really slowed the momentum.
This show didn't work for me for many reasons but the main reason is they advertised this as Sith focused. It really didn't have much Sith content at all. Mae and Osha weren't interesting characters imo either. Yoda and Plagueis felt very shoehorned in. But it was cool to see them. If I'm not interested in your characters or their motivations how can I be invested in what's happening?
Yup this 💯
I'm sadly not very satisfied with this show. Once again, this format of short episodes doesn't help. At the same time we have shows like House of the Dragon, or even The Boys, delivering an hour every week, letting the story breathe, spending time with moments and characters. Star Wars can benefit from that. It always ends when we feel like we're getting somewhere. The greatest IP in the industry deserves to be treated as such, and elevate the story.
Mostly, I just don't think it was a very well told story. Shame, because this was maybe my most anticipated show, based on what they pitched us years ago. I feel that has changed substantially since then.
But the fighting is by far the best I've seen in years. It's absolutely amazing!
Well said, the potential was there. What they said the show would be, it wasn’t. I can get past that if I could get invested in some of the characters. I did think Qimir, Mother Aniseya were characters portrayed well. There were other characters I might have appreciated more (Jecki, Indara, Kelnacca, Yord and Senator Rayencourt) if we got to see more of them onscreen ….. but I didn’t like Mae/Osha (young or older) , Venestra or Sol’s actors choices at all. I like the actor who played Sol when he was in Squid Game, but his thick accent was big distraction for me. Mae/Osha’s quick flip flopping of actions didn’t feel legit or earned. I’m disappointed ….. I really wanted to like this show. 😕
I agree, more a 6/10. Enjoyed it but I don't think the mystery was as deep as they claimed, or maybe they just telegraphed everything too much for things to feel like a twist. The themes were really really cool but they didn't do enough depth to make it really pay off.
Literally my same criticism about the execution
@@joegroves2517 6/10 really? This is the only place where I see people actually liking this show.
@@trainfan998 TH-cam can turn into an echo chamber where people use legitimate criticisms to launder regressive culture warrior agendas. The channels I watch generally find it interesting but all think it has some problems. Still fun, but also kind of disappointing in some ways.
Didn't hate this series, but not my favourite. To have to watch each episode at least twice and having the showrunner having to explain things after each episode is a big weakness that shouldn't be needed. Really liked Sol, and how we are seeing the beginnings of the fall of the Jedi. Felt the mystery was pretty much solved too early on and not enough focus on the Sith which is what this show was sold on. Action was great. Can't see it getting a second season due to reaction to the show, which is a shame
The mystery was how Sol was a scapegoat for the first potential Sith spotting in 100 years. It was there but swept under the rug
What I don't understand about this show is how it was billed as a "mystery thriller" but there was very little real mystery and certainly no "big reveals". Everything just ... happened... as expected.
I had a problem with the main actress, her acting was just mediocre at best, seriously replace her and the series would have been much better
And I do like the Acolyte otherwise
If 1 Jedi cannot speak for all of the Jedi in their defense- then how can the actions of a single Jedi condemn the entire Jedi sect through his actions alone when anyone else in that position could have interacted with the witches differently?
Where does your "if" part of the statement come from?
I think those are totally unrelated things. One jedi explaining to the senate delegation what happened is simply a matter of practicality. Most jedi don't even know what happened on Brendok, and most that did are dead. There wouldn't be some kind of insight gained by adding 10 random knights to the proceedings.
On the other hand, one jedi inadvertently causing the deaths of dozens of people is matter for concern because it could happen again. Jedi are all over the galaxy involved with highly complex and contentious issues, often specifically to solve conflicts. If a group of jedi basically created one themselves, it puts the institution into question.
Great to see actual story analysis not just rants about lore
sorry but all real fans know Ki-Adi-Mundi was born in 93 BBY. The Phantom Menace insider guide is the true canon source!
@@user-cy2gy7zk1i ofc
@@user-cy2gy7zk1iThat guide also said he had a purple lightsaber. Lucas never beheld himself to guides or literally anything outside of his movies lol. Another example: Eeth Koth was said to have died in AotC according to an “official” guide at the time, but Lucas brought him back in the Clone Wars.
Ki Adi’s birth date was never mentioned in any official material that remained unchanged at the time, and definitely hasn’t been mentioned in any canon sources post-Disney wiping the slate clean in 2014. Ergo, he can be as old as the writers wish lol.
What do you mean, even the story sucked imo. Like SW Explained said: "Writing had some issues" Definitely sucked in writing. Execution was horribly done with such great potential.
@@newmnsilver I didnt say anything about the quality of the writing
I'm just glad there's ONE Star Wars reviewer out there that isn't biased by hate. It's insanely hard to find a channel that hasn't already decided that each piece of Star Wars media is going to be bad before they even give it a chance. Thanks for being optimistic and enjoying the shows with love and joy for the franchise instead of hate. A true Jedi!
Andor really ruined Star Wars in terms of how every show to come will be undeservedly measured up to Andor by plenty of people in and out of the fanbase.
I absolutely agree. There are both criticisms and praises. He doesn't attack the creators or performers personally for the work. He is so fair. I truly love his show. He is my go to star wars show.
@@aprilnewell5434 I just hate how none of this good feedback gets to the top of anything, youtube rewards such nasty people with views
Red Letter Media did a video recently about Acolyte and all the controversy, and how the show is actually kind of ok. I recommend to check it out!
@@TimLSimacolyte is bad even to sequel standards.
I think some people wanted to gatekeep the Legends and Old Republic stories many fans aren't aware of which led to the negative discourse. Some folks legitimately didn't like it, but some people didn't like it and made sure not to miss one episode
The majority of viewers have no idea what "Legends of the Old Republic" is. I think people just want good stories.
@@StarshipYorktown The term "good stories" has become meaningless at this point. People use it every time they don't like something, yet they're never able to elaborate on what a good story means to them. Like, give examples of good stories then. Otherwise this just seems like empty talking points.
@@Lr.Laecro.Lirus3445 Andor
@@Lr.Laecro.Lirus3445 Let me put it this way: "The Acolyte" is a poorly written show on all levels. "Star Wars: Andor" is a well written show, and has a good story that resonates with audiences. The main message of "Andor" is how fascism is unnatural and poisons everything it touches. In 12 well-written episodes, it shows the gradual formation of the rebellion against the empire, and why a man like Cassian Andor would be inspired to join. As a series, what is the main message of "The Acolyte"? That good and evil are irrelevant, and all that really matters is who has the power? To me, that makes for a very boring story.
@@StarshipYorktown That people and institutions widely seen as “good” (e.g. the Jedi Order, Sol) are still capable of making grave mistakes and that, while this doesn’t make them “evil,” those mistakes still carry negative consequences? That was the main takeaway for me, anyway. 🤷🏻♀️
Am I the only one that found myself siding with Sol, more or less? Most of his actions were totally justifiable in my opinion, aside from lying to Osha. I’m not so sure we’re meant to totally sympathize with the witches, who begin every encounter with hostility, are always cagey about the girls and give the appearance of harmful intention towards them (even the girls talk about sacrificing themselves). Were that a real life scenario, it would be the duty of any outsider to try to take the girls away from what has all the signs of child abuse.
I think the intention of the show was to portray the tragedy of Sol, that he goes through all these efforts to save Osha from darkness, but that ultimately, he didn’t have the “courage to tell the truth,” and that led to the very thing he tried to prevent.
Loved Sol
Me too bro.
You missed the entire point of the show, and that is absolutely terrifying.
@@jj3665 You may be right, and if so that's a critique of the show. Care to enlighten me?
Edit: didn't think so, lol. Don't dump on someone else's opinion if you're not willing to contribute to the conversation. I'm fully aware that the show wants us to blame the Jedi for meddling, and in my opinion it does a pretty poor job persuading the viewer of this.
Jeremy jahns called qimir darth thirsttrap and i cant see him as anything else now
I stopped watching him years ago. He seems more interested in pandering to those that watch the grifters than he does giving any reasonable critique.
@@EightThreeEight Yup he became a crybaby
Why we watching Jeremy Jahns bro he fell off 😭
Hence forth you will be known as darth daddy
@@EightThreeEightJeremy Jahns: (Makes a silly joke about the main villain)
Obsessed SW fans: Ugh, he's such a grifter. He never likes anything.
I think the writing would have been better if we had different writers. Sol and Jecki and Qimir would have made a better story than the twins
I've neve watched a show with more indecipherable and inconsistent character motivations and arcs in my life.
Too me Osha and Mae, seemed like half characters and it clicked during episode 8 that made sense when we got told they were the same person.
I feel like this show would have been better if it focused on Qimir.
They seem like half characters because there is very little actual development beyond their weak motivations that are solely based on the flashbacks that take place 16 years in the past. Everything they do stems from that and their decisions towards the end start to fall apart as they flip flop constantly with seemingly no reason.
@jacos133 the more I actually think about the show, the more incomplete it feels, and if I think about it not as a "star wars show" I like it more. But as a "star was show" I don't like it at all.
I’m really thankful for you Alex and Molly. I really appreciate you two having large voices in the community and being so positive and open minded. True Star Wars fans.
Power of maaaannyyyy
7/10 is fair. It was good, not great. "Night" was one of the best things produced by theStar Wars franchise in recent memory. The Stranger is a top-tier villain. I hope there's a 2nd season to see how this plays out.
@@M_B_J tell that to the fanbase.
Agree completely. Both your and Alex’s assessment line up with mine. I was entertained every week and want to see more from this era
The acting was pretty non-charismatic/wooden with the exception of Qimir, Sol, and the Witches (although that “Power of 1, 2, many, etc.” thing was corny af, but whatever SW is goofy sometimes), but yea - I really disliked the acting outside of those characters, especially Amandla’s/Vernestra’s work, and all the weird unnamed Jedi. The episodes also seemed really disconnected (especially on a rewatch), and so many of the character decisions made no sense (ie. Basil being the obvious one, but there were many), also don’t understand why they had to stomp all over the lore so much. I think it’s very telling Leslye Headland had to do so much explaining in between episodes - if you have to do the explaining your show should be doing… that’s a problem. Ultimately…. I just don’t think it was well directed/acted - the concept was great, just should have gone more of an Andor route in terms of its maturity, writing, and acting quality. This was a cute concept, but a hard miss and should be struck from the canon imo. 💯
Omg, an Actual review! Thank you so much! This is why I watch reviews, to get further understanding of a series or things I could've missed or didn't understand. There are too many people reviewing online giving their take on why they didn't like the series and it always felt like it was coming from a personal place. You're professional and your critique had so much depth, again thank you for giving an actual review 💖
Right?! It took so long to find an ACTUAL REVIEW.
one hour ish/ten episode long seasons is the way to go imo
The series did an interesting job at depicting how everyone has flaws... And even if small flaws that might seem insignificant, they nonetheless all can have repercussions, which could happen to be very much significant...
The way Indara was too passive at critical moments and tried to fix things but when it was too late... Or the way Sol was trying too hard to do something significantly and concretely good...
Yeah, the right way at the right time... But also, sometimes, doing more and/or doing good, is doing less or even doing strictly nothing.
Also, the trajectory/arc of the main characters lead them to reveal their true face and intentions, down the line...
Funny how Mae only killed Indara, Torbin killed himself, The Stranger killed Kelnacca, and Osha killed Sol (without a weapon)... Mae slowly was not an active dark side player anymore ; apparently not believing that much in what she was doing and only doing it to begin with because she wanted to reconnect with Osha ! So yeah, Osha, who always wanted "something more" (adventures and discovery of her powers) is the worthy pupil, whereas The Stranger got owned by Sol ; therefore he might not be his master's favorite student anymore...
...Especially because the 'creating life with the Force' thingy, is a power this particular dark lord is quite interested about...
So yeah, about Osha ?... Darth Plagueis will watch her career with great interest !...
The only problem will most likely be that her commitment and faithfulness to the dark side is yet to be proven and might very much tend to fluctuate ! Dilemma. Because The Stranger seems to know who he is and what he wants to do with his life ; whereas Osha ended up in that position without even knowing why, and basically because she gave in to her hatred + offered herself in exchange for Mae's freedom... But that doesn't mean she can't switch back to the other side of the Force at some point (Mae is out there and their next meeting is probably gonna change the game).
Of course, Osha & The Stranger won't survive all that... The question is, in what order are they gonna perish, and who is gonna kill 'em... It's likely they're gonna fight each other (Darth Plagueis probably won't do the dirty job and will appreciate to see them trying to kill each other), but there's also a big change they're gonna unsuccessfully try to get rid of Plagueis... This being said, I'd love to see Vernestra fight Plagueis ; and we know that he doesn't die by her hands, so...
Fantastic post! Thanks for sharing your thoughts! Your speculation makes me really sad about the cancelation!
@@BrittnyShrub Aww... Thank you very much :)
And yes, the cancellation is sad in many ways... :/
This series is the victim of this modern era ; whether it is the current business model of movies and series, but also very much the sociopolitical vibe that's going on at the moment, in which the container makes people talk and debate more than the quality of the content itself... This all overshadows so many things about quality stuffs that unfortunately are misinterpreted and down the line misunderstood, hence unappreciated.
This! 100% this! I had all the same thoughts. Some good, some bad, but thoughts and ideas, and nuances. Thank you for being a great voice in the Star Wars fandom!
I pretty much love all things Star Wars and have been surprised by the hate thrown at shows like Boba Fett, Mando S3 and Ashoka. But this one was a head scratcher and the first one I didn’t fully enjoy. The writing was poor and the Character development was almost nonexistent.
After hearing yor thoughts which I mostly agree with, 7/10 seems rather generous. A lot of the things you criticize are very fundamental for a show to work at all and albeit a lot of ideas and concepts are good, which are most of your positives, the execution lacks overall, and this is where the series breaks for me, and even two good episodes cannot make the difference, sinse a lot is not earned, especially many character beats and developements. So "good idea, but not well done" would be a 4-5/10 for me.
The show is perfect but I wouldn’t call it the worst Star Wars show since it has its moments mainly Sol and Qimir, EU stuff, good settings, and the fights. I think my issues are the episode structure, some writing hiccups on the characters, and some writers that aren’t the same page. Well I’m gonna take a month break on Star Wars after all of the rage baiting mainly StarWarsTheory who is getting worst at that point, oh well I guess watching Pixar movies will make me feel happy.
You can’t be a legends fan and like this show
My opinion on the whole series was that it was just okay, not outstanding, but not terrible. 6/10, deserves a season 2.
Glad its finished, hope disney are back tracking like they are doing with marvel , getting rid of "the message" and concentrate on entertainment
The fact that people genuinely enjoy this show is proof we are in a simulation.
yeah in a real world everyone would agree with you on everything all the time.
7:03 I liked that he even said to Mae "You really didn't know it was me?" Just made it that much funnier
I would be interested in a second season if Disney/Lucasfilm goes with a different creative team. This show focused entirely on serving its showrunner instead of the audience.
That’s just one of the many appropriate reasons why people are rejecting it.
It was strange to see Hego Damask as a creep in a cave when he’s actually stately gentleman/xenobiologist who rubs elbows with the galaxy’s elite.
Whos this Plagoose guy ? Hego Damask is a honest man with nothing to hide
I mean it wasn’t like he was a stranger to being in Cortosis-filled caves in Legends lol. The caves of Bal’demnic were a very important location in his novel
And he’s also a Sith Lord, he’s gotta spend some of his time hiding and (presumably) investigating his Sith underlings from the shadows lol. Hego Damask was his public persona that I hope we will see in the future
What I honestly don’t understand is how so many writing issues can fall through the cracks with such a large writing team. It’s not like a single author who perhaps misses connecting some things together or maybe fails articulating a character’s arc correctly. These things should be caught in such a large team. I guess it’s just too much of a bubble…
The whole story is kind of underwhelming. And that's what is often lacking in those series (not always).
But as a whole it was an enjoyable season.
It's not epic, but it's fun, and in the end, That's all sw is all about imo.
Huh, I've had that problem with every other SW series so far, but I thought Acolyte finally got the story and scope right. Tight, personal closed loop with just enough political intrigue sprinkled throughout.
2/10 sol is the only redeeming quality and that’s solely because of the actor lol
When Qimir went for a walk, the Jedi told him to get on his knees and he said that he's not their mother last night.
The Jedi took exception to that.
He also just wanted to know what their healthcare was like
Apparently it’s great
They better check their privilege.
Ah the references
@@TheWarmachine375 he just likes to go on long walks. You want to know why he became a sith?
Someone destroyed his six inch plasma screen tv
With Netflix @@varunvijay9293
Nice to see a review that isn't blindly hating. Good video!
Your access is worth more than your credibility.
The Acolyte Season 2 is cancelled Disney bosses don't seem confident to go ahead with making a second season.
I think the show was good. It’s better than mando S3 and BOBF But the show focusing on the mystery element for a majority of the episode just didn’t land for me it wasn’t satisfying with the build up and the Landing fell flat.
Action scenes were top quality, Sol and Qimir carried the show.
Great review!! I actually loved the show. But I hate all the immature blanketed hate it gets.
You are great
It's ok to love something that most others don't, but labeling the hate as immature is...just that. It is arguably the worst Star Wars IP ever produced, from the writing, to acting, to plot choices, to lack of character development. I tried. I watched all 8 episodes. It was atrocious and I hope we get anything else besides a season 2, especially if they try and tarnish Yoda in some way.
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At least some you tubers are objective and professional. Not just nit picking and hating on every little thing that they would normally just enjoy.
@@user-kj6jd3uy8e ya cause they would normally enjoy contrived nonsense.. no dude, let me give u some examples. Sol knows bout the sith but Leslye can't have him tell the Jedi so how does she avoid that? the comms jus happen to go out, then the power just happens to go out, then when its working he decides he doesn't have 1 second to yell "sith" on the comms cause he has to runaway to tell a story.. to someone who is currently unconscious..
There's the bridge scene where sol could just carry the little girls but instead he's trying to carry the bridge and he lets a child fall to what he believes is her death..
There's OSHA hanging out with and joining the guy who just yesterday tried to kill her and her sister, killed her friends, and took her in her sleep. But then she learns sol killed her mom 16 years ago and instantly goes full darkside and kills him.. then Mae tells her she's sorry she started the fire which as far as osha knows is how the rest of the witches died... But she's fine with that..
Only kills sol, which btw he (for reasons) didn't try telling OSHA her mom turned to a demon and Mae started dissolving. He just says he did the right thing u guys are 1 person as if that somehow matters..
The bazil scene where he sabotaged sol for no reason, he could only see sols back so don't say he was stopping sol from killing Mae cause he couldn't even see anything.. and why would sol suddenly be going to kill her even?
I could go on and on everything in this show was done in the laziest way.
@@user-kj6jd3uy8e my counter point would be that this channel overlooks the glaringly bad acting and writing a little too much, but I definitely agree that the optimism is a breath of fresh air. My flame of love for all things Star Wars could use some optimism, for sure.
@@logangrzesiek8749Sean Chandler and Supercuts Delight give easily the best criticisms of the show, and I wish people would look at their critiques instead of rage baiters like Nerdrotic.
I’m an OT fan, having seen Star Wars on release age 6. I like the sequels more than the prequels. I love most of Mando and Andor. I didn’t really know what to make of The Acolyte; some of it was great, some was confusing and a bit dull. What I liked most was a story I felt I could get invested in and some of the scenes and characters felt like ‘my’ Star Wars. It did seem flawed in some way but I still cared more about it than Ashoka, which currently ranks as my least favourite Disney Star Wars.
Glad somebody liked it lol
I disliked the third trilogy, didn't bother finishing Kenobi or the Mandelorian, but I was able to finish this show and quite enjoy it despite its flaws. The negative reaction surrounding this show is far too over the top and blown out of proportion. People need to chill.
I really tried to watch it and I have seen everything SW. But I could not get through more than 2 episodes. The writing and motivation of the characters was not exiting to watch. 3/10
You know what really bothers me? The double cover up could be undone not just by the fact that it doesn't make sense but because BAZIL KNOWS WHO KILLED ALL THE JEDI ON KHOFAR*!
@xStarWarsExplained I'm not claiming anything, just stating an observation
I think the show stated through Yord and Osha’s interaction that Bazil’s language isn’t learned by many ppl. So there’s a language barrier there. And then I’m sure Vernestra will find a way to keep Bazil occupied so he doesn’t go around telling senators and such about the craziness he saw haha
@@williamshepherd5990 I would hope so for the Jedi because if Bazil starts to feel conflicted about everything that happened all it would take is for one morally righteous Jedi who isn't a part of the situation to feel the conflict in him and want to investigate then uncover some of or all of the truth.
The mystery and Carrie Anne Moss (one of my favs) kept me interested enough to finish the series. But overall, it was a weak series, not crap, but weak. The motivation of Sol felt disengious, or maybe the actor couldn't pull it off. Nor was there indications the Witches were placing the twins in danger. Mostly I hated how the Jedi's are now made to be GOT political. A simple as Lucas' black & white perspective of the Jedi, it added to the mystery of the force, etc.
I wish there was more people like Alex that looked at both the good and the bad about a series and is able to talk about it without one overshadowing the other. I would probably also give it a 7 maybe a 7.5 out of 10 because I can agree that there was some things that I wish was done differently. But I still really enjoyed the Acolyte as a whole.
I felt that this was a perfect middle-level series for me: half of the episodes (mainly those focused on the mystery) and the pacing/episode length didn’t work for me, but the other half with the flashbacks and Qimir in action were really great. The mix of martial arts with fast lightsaber combat was so great to see, and it’s something I wanna see more often in future shows. I did actually like the Witches of Brendok as a look at other Force users in the galaxy (I’m also a bit biased to them after playing Hades 2). And that finale was really solid as well!
I definitely agree that we’ve been getting WAY TOO MANY “Reign of the Empire” stories lately. I want to see some more stories or shows that explore stuff in other eras (cough cough the sequels). And yes, I think that while the finale was a great cap, the Acolyte could definitely have a great spot to start a second season from.
I used to watch every video on this channel but you're just not being honest at this point. 7/10 ...gimme a break. You know it's not that good. More like 4 or 5 out of 10
POV: person forgets opinions exist
joke of a review
After listening to your review the 7/10 seems generous.
Show was way too inconsistent. Too many poorly ambiguous scenes. Ambiguity can be done really well. This did not. Also, the twins performances were mid af. Dafne and Lee were excellent and they're dead so no season 2 for them which will make that season less quality as a result. Vernestra was not an interesting character in S1 at all. I hope for better in S2, but don't expect anything other than what we got already: Inconsistency.
Probably the worst Star Wars since The Last Jedi. Possibly even worse. Very little of it made sense.
I have a hard time understanding the rave reviews from major TH-camrs on this one.
I think it suffers from much of the same things as both old Star Wars & the new Obi-Wan show. Some scenes are goofy and feel out of place. The dialogue is at times good, then sometimes wonky.
I'm at a 6/10 right now on a single watch.
I really want more of it, hoping it gets a second season.
What I don't see mentioned a lot is how well the show depicts an earlier era of Star Wars. It was always jarring how flashy and advanced the prequels looked against the OT, similar to Prometheus and Covenant. This show actually looked like it took place before the OT.
I do appreciate your opinion, however I just don’t want to see another season I don’t feel it was written well and some of the actors ( not roles) were very bland and unappealing .
4/10 at most, 5/10 would be a stretch but ok, but 7/10? Impossible. I am watching clone wars cartoons (never watched before) and the story, pace, voice acting is much better, even more, makes me feel at home again, a thing that acolyte never did. It's a pity because with 180 million dollars they could have done something memorable. But for that you have to hire the best not your friends. Hope Disney learns something.
I'm just really sick and tired of all the general hate and bad faith criticisms. I really wish a majority of the fandom would at least be consistent. You can like or dislike what you want but it's really frustrating when people just blatantly parrot other people's opinions and go on about bad acting and writing, etc. while also propping up the prequels just to put down the Acolyte or anything new for that matter. They say we were too harsh to the prequels, which I believe is true to an extent, but then dish out the same negative treatment to anything new and wonder why people call them out for being toxic.
7/10 is wild for this show
Didn't like Osha killing Sol or how twins" magic origins wad nevet fully explained.
How much did Disney pay you for this? 7/10? 😂😂😂😂😂😂
Absolutely terrible show!
If Season 2 includes Mandalorians, that would be huge.
But I cant wait to see what develops in the future seasons.
I pretty much agree. I really enjoyed the show but I wish we had gotten more. I think the biggest flaw is that the show gets too caught up in pretending to be a mystery when its really more of a tension heavy thriller. The need to keep certain key plot points hidden from the audience made a lot of things unclear. I wish we had gotten more of the Stranger in the first half of the series, since his perspective on the flaws of the Jedi order would have provided something new to the conversation about the fall of the organization. I did enjoy the pacing and design and I thought the acting, music and choregography all worked well. I have a feeling that like Rogue One, (a movie I had a similar response to the first couple of times I watched it) that this will improve with multiple viewings. My fingers are crossed for a second season, especially after the Plaguis cameo.
Yeah, more from The Stranger earlier on would have been good. I think the show kind of fell into the trap of being more Jedi-centric. They are an important part of the story, but I think if the show was more from Mae and The Stranger's perspective, it could have been an even more unique story.
That said, I still enjoyed the show as it is, I just want more Sith focus because there are some very interesting themes and powers to explore
I think Alex is right that his initial characterization as Qimir is a throwback to Yoda trolling Luke in ESB... But Yoda only does that for one scene and reveals that he's a Jedi master before what would have been the end of the episode if it had been a TV show.
The biggest mistake was doing the flashback as two episodes and nesting them in the middle of the series. I would have done a single flashback with all that information as a double episode right off the bat, then introduced Mae killing Indara.
@@joncarroll2040or pull a lost / bobf, do flashback scenes interspersed during certain episodes. Then the jedi pov flashback episode, but have cuts back to the present for reactions from mae and osha
Yeah, the mystery aspect of the show really fell flat because there wasn't much mystery left after they revealed a lot within the first two episodes. They really dangled what actually happened on the night of the fire nearly throughout the entire series.
I wish i felt how you felt
This was dreadful for me to watch. And im a sequel/prequel trilogy enjoyer....this Disney plus stuff fell off a cliff.....i loved mando s1&s2, obi wan and parts of boba fett...
The rest i could live without and as an ahsoka fan... that kills me....disney is even losing ppl like me now...they should be VERY worried
can you really compare it to episode 1 when there's no final epic 2v1 battle on a John Williams sound track and no pod racing?
I had so much fun watching it that it's beyond me how people can see watching this show as "suffering". Especially how disrespectful that is to people who have actually suffered in their past or are suffering right now on Earth. If you would ask them, the writing of a Star Wars show would be the least of their problems.
The whole seires for me was just bizzare, sol just determined to take children away from there parents for some unknown reason what is the point of the twins why were they made? What was the whole acending supposed to be about? The whole series i was just scratching my head thinking what is the point of this? The twins actors children and teenages for me were just very poor actors. The constant zig zagging of may being good then bad then good, osha being good and then all of a sudden shes now a sith? Sol killed a witch who was clearly evil, who was turning into some kind of ghost about to disintegrate may, surely he did his job as a jedi, but he's made to look like a bad guy? Makes no sense, trinity seemed quite cool yet she gets killed off in the first 5 mins? The sith stranger with the mask forgot his name but he was a hightlight for me. A cool new take on a sith that I'm here for, I'm always open for new things and I watched the whole show but this didn't land for me, again I come back to what is the point of the twins, so there basicly like anakain, he was to bring balance to the force. Which he eventually did, what are these twins supposed to do they can't decide if there good or bad depending what day it is.
Yes this. Plot contrivances and character inconsistencies
Sol didn't kill a "clearly evil witch who was disintegrating Mae."
Sol killed a mother who was using her force magic to protect her daughter.
Sol was wrong. That was literally the entire story. Sol was wrong and his insistence in doubling down on his wrongness created so many issues and deaths.
@@phoebemcneece9273 didn't look like she was protecting mae at all
@@darkwa456 The same thing she was doing was happening to herself too. Do you think she was also killing herself? To what end?
We don't know what the smoke might have done, but given the nature of smoke, I assumed it would allow them to float out of harms way.
Sol murdered her before we got to see what would happen.
Mother Aniseya loved her daughters and did not want harm to come to them.
That people are misreading this scene to somehow justify Sol's crime makes me want to bleed a light saber too. 🙃
@@phoebemcneece9273people are "misreading" that scene because the way it was shot and edited left it too open to interpretation, not to mention we've never seen that whole smoke power prior to this scene and therefore don't know at all what it does. Was Aniseya turning into a smoke demon and disintegrating Mae, or was she just transporting her and Mae from danger? The fact that there's disagreement shows a failure in the show's writing and directing.
The Acolyte is everything I've always wanted in a live action star wars film tv thing. I desperately hope that Disney will renew it for a second season!
I just finished watching the Acolyte last night and I love it! The Jedi weren't using their lightsabers much in the first few episodes and to be honest, I was quite fine with that. The reveal of who the Sith lord was was something that I saw coming, though I later grew compelled to him as a character.
The lightsaber fights were great and the rest of the show was pretty interesting.
Episodic breakdowns 10 mins plus for the acolyte, but the entire seasons 8 mins says alot.
I give it a 1.5 out of 10. If a season 2 happens they better make good because this was a poodoo shows.
And I have gripes from directions,plot, dialogue, editing, special effects, acting was all subpar. Smileo Ren an Sol Carried the show.
Fav parts the dark side stuff an some of the saber fights an cortosis. Rest of it is bargin basement bin.
Do I want a 2nd season now, no I'd rather they didn't. I'd rather they didn't touch yoda...and having re the plagues stuff why is he a creep hiding in the shadows? Thought he was ment to be smart and powerfull an rich and not to be messed with yet is just a creep in a cave.
But I'm interested in seeing your updated canon time line video now plus any video you made prior to this that need retconing because of the ones they did.
If hadn’t seen Plaguise I wouldn’t want a second season. Don’t even understand why he was there.
So that u want a second season for this crap 😆
Mae: im sad my mom is dead
Osha: *fake laugh hiding real pain*
I liked the fight scenes, lightsaber handling was well done, I liked Sol, and was intrigued by the mystery at first, but the finale fell kinda flat for me. Overall it was good, not great
7:29 what wouldn’t want to have happen for a season 2 is what happened to the story in The Mandalorian season 3 where the main characters were already know, end up taking over the story, and the story veers away from the personal story and into a story that focuses too much on trying to set up The Last Jedi and other stories we already know. That said, if season 2 is good, and it changes the focus on to how the Sith are manipulating the Jedi setting up The Phantom Menace and The Skywalker Saga, I’m here for it, and will love it if it’s good.
The Jedi didn't just assume. They sensed the dark side in these witches and YES, the witches were indeed using some aspects of the dark side power. It doesn't mean they were evil. It meant their culture didn't recognize the inherent dangers of using the Force with the passions. But the Jedi there went way overboard in their reaction, due to not knowing how to handle a vengeance, legitimate concerns about how the girls were made, reasonable but ignorant concerns about the well being of the kids, and Sol's feeling of a connection to Osha. The Jedi made mistakes, but they were not totally the only fault here.