The Acolyte - Full Season Review

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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[TheWarmachine]

As Darth Plagueis is a banker, he's trying to get Qimir to pay back the loans he borrowed from him with interest.

[Solo]

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.

[RedMangabey]

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.

[Wild_Danimal]

Your access is worth more than your credibility.

[pepegallo]

The 8 season short episode format is definitely hurting SW and other shows

[kevoprezzo]

A point of correction, The Acolyte is Over

[Lr.Laecro.Lirus]

Sol may have survived the Squid Games but he couldn't survive Osha.

[corvus]

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

[raiden_c]

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

[Dass_Jennir]

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.

[negano]

"I'll give a 7 out of 10."

What large death sticks this guy been smoking 😂😂😂😂

[espenstoro]

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!

[emmanuelsilvera]

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?

[benjamintrejo]

5/10 for me. Andor and season 1 of Mando are just out of the realm of this one. Not even close.

[joegroves]

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.

[Tauer]

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 YouTubers on this one.

[briantxcattleskull]

I would love to see you, Generation Tech and Star Wars Meg have a round table discussion about Star Wars overall!

[PapaPalps]

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

[arrun]

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.

[Boba_Fett_Bounty_Hunter]

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