This Show Thinks You’re Dumb | The Acolyte

The man in black is finally revealed and something actually happens in this boring show. Episode 5 is the best yet, but that doesn't say much.

[gregowen]

I had to cut "what's in the cup" because I became overly passionate and it got away from me. In my other Buc-ee's mug today is some Barry's Gold, recommended by a chubby Irish fella on Instagram called Garron_Music, and it's delicious, just as he himself claims to be.

My fellow Americans, we're being lied to by The Islanders™️. They appear to still be a little butt hurt over the "harbor incident" and have decided to ship us garbage tea in retaliation. Your local grocer is full of trash tea. Bigelow? Twinings? Yogi? The wool has been pulled over our eyes for too long! I've been outside the cave, friends, and there are delicious teas out there waiting to meet your sweet American lips. If you want it to be, it's LITERALLY a land of milk and honey. Whole milk, though, don't use skim, you are fearfully and wonderfully made and you don't deserve skim milk under any circumstance.

[omnianimator]

"Increase your defense without need to strike."

He literally just discribed blocking.

[benjaminmccoy]

Bingo. Disney doesn’t want to appeal to a modern audience; they want to create one

[s.dervision]

Knowing who this show is actually for makes Disney's agenda even more deplorable and unforgivable.

[cpdreyer]

"This show is actually hypercompetently produced and acted if you consider the core demographic to be kids 10 and younger who want Clue Jr but with occasional light sabers." - Greg's wife, paraphrased

This is probably the sickest burn I've heard of this show to date.

[vonsowards]

My rule is that my kids aren’t allowed to watch the Star Wars sequels until they are old enough to understand they are terrible movies

[senttonull]

This is the most insightful review of this show I've ever seen. This guy's wife is a freaking genius!

[orange_turtle]

The deaths in episode 5 were so damn funny to me. Leslye was trying to make it all tragic and emotional, but she forgot to make the audience care about the characters first.

[theanimeunderworld]

Greg, your wife is a genius because that's all Star Wars and Marvel has been feeling
Disney is turning these franchises into ONE OF THEIR SHOWS
The Disney channel show formula is growing on them like a tumor

[breakthecycle]

Big brain move by disney: make a kids show disguised as a show for adults and while the adults are arguing with each about how terrible it is, slip in that agenda. 😳

[GLJosh]

My 10yo daughter, directly mentioned that, Mae; has a tattoo on her forehead, acts differently, the Jedi Master should easily detect a difference with the Force, and the tracker knows that she smells different. Then we talked about the 'master' stating you can't kill a Jedi with lasers or steel but is fully aware that Mae used a dagger and poison, while he used a lightsaber. We started to guess that 'master' was that other character, I halfheartedly wanted it to be the green skin Jedi Master because 'swerve'.

[TheiLUMInatedOne]

Holy crap… your wife is a genius. It doesn’t make the show any better, but still. Good on you Greg, you really lucked out.

Shame we can’t say the same about the show’s writers.

[RunKnitCoffee]

As a kid I thought Hulk Hogan's Rock 'n' Wrestling was high quality content. My parents loathed it. This all tracks with the Acolyte.

[DRiveraNat]

A diss track to the fans is unforgivable. Gina Carano was fired for much much less...

[DerrickMims]

That “he’s from one of the movies!” was perfect Pitch Meeting 😂

[Mark-vrpt]

OR maybe writers and directors have the same mental age. 10 years old.

Though 10 years old will grow, those people are already done growing.

[yapper]

I get your points about this show. I took my grandson to see the last Hobbit movie when he was about ten years old and he was amazed at that scene where Legolas actually runs up the individual stones of a falling wall, defying gravity as he does. He stared at me when I laughed out loud. He thought it was so cool. I found it silly and laughable. I couldn't take the story seriously after that, but he was engrossed.

[MarklovesAngels]

I'm not being insulting when I say that none of the DisWars shows are written for anyone above the intellectual age of 12. They're purposefully not! The company's TV divisions across the board are geared towards the "I'm so Raven iCarly" crowd.

[TARMHeLL]

Greg has actually fresh takes on media that all the usual guys miss. I like it.

[davegibson]

That makes sense when applied to Doctor Who. The musical numbers, hyseterical over-reacting, cute monsters and nonsensical plotting and script suggests it's made for 12 year olds rather than a general audience.