The Acolyte (Disney+)

[McMetal]

Not bad, I can see why some people might like this and also why other people might not so much.

It will be interesting to see where they go with the Big Bad since 100 years before the rise of the Empire would put him/her squarely during the reign of Plagueis’ master Darth Tenebrous. Doubt we will get to see him but it would be insanely cool.

[Matt_Fury]

So far I'm enjoying it.

[Rob]

I feel like whoever wrote this was like, 'I love Star Wars, and Parent Trap.'

[Dave]

I feel like whoever wrote this was like, 'I love Star Wars, and Parent Trap.'

Ha!  Agreed.

Some good, some bad (hated the first fight sequence).  I guess we'll see where this goes.

[GrandMoffNick]

Two episodes in, I won't be surprised if this turns out really good or really bad.

[tmanthegreat]

I guess I’m kind of sharing the mixed feelings on The Acolyte as everyone else seems to be. It is not quite hooking me in the same way The Mandolorian did in its first episodes - or even the way the Andor, Ashoka, Obi Wan, even Boba Fett shows did. Granted the show is not bad so far - good characters, decent story, etc. but I think it says something that I’ve not been able to make it through the 2nd episode yet without falling asleep

I agree that this will either be really good or really bad when all is said and done.

[Rob]

I’m almost done watching the third episode and can’t shake the thought that this show so far is incredibly generic and offers nothing new beyond being set 100 years earlier.

I’m finding this one to be incredibly boring, with dialogue barely better than The Phantom Menace. 

[McMetal]

Yeah, the whole thing is starting to feel like a big waste of time and unfulfilled promise. And the dialogue is BAD. 

[Matt_Fury]

Last night's episode was fairly weak.  All flashback and not even the whole story.  Obviously the fire did not kill the coven, and we still need to see what caused Osha to walk away from the Jedi.

I expect another flashback episode next week.  So while we might get the motivations of some characters, we're not going to see the main story progress for a second week.

[Jeff]

Obviously the fire did not kill the coven, and we still need to see what caused Osha to walk away from the Jedi.

SPOILERS for anyone who has not seen it yet...


I kind of keyed in on Jedi Master Tommen Baratheon.  He drank that poison pretty willingly in Ep2, so he had to feel bad about something.  In that temple, his face was all scarred and his eye was messed up.  In the flashback episode, at the start, we see Jedi Padawan Tommen get possessed by the witches and his face is fine.  Taking blood from Osha, face still fine.  Later in the episode, when Osha is waking up on the Jedi ship, you can see Jedi Tommen in the background next to Jedi Master Trinity and his face seems to be wounded in the same pattern as the scars we'd see in Ep2.

My guess is that the witches got into some kind of disagreement about Mother Mama wanting to let Osha go with the Jedi and Mother Lady-Maul wanting Osha to stay with the witches.  There was some kind of throw-down, Mother Lady-Maul kills Mother Mama.  Jedi showed up (maybe to collect the girls or sensing the danger?).  Mother Lady-Maul attacks the Jedi in an attempt to stop Osha from leaving, Padawan Tommen gets his pretty face messed up, some portion of the Jedi take out the witches, they blame it on the fire.

I'll agree with you guys that this show's pacing and excitement level is not setting the world on fire, but I'm willing to see this ride to the end and judge then.

[Matt_Fury]

I'll agree with you guys that this show's pacing and excitement level is not setting the world on fire, but I'm willing to see this ride to the end and judge then.

Same here.  It's like these series were originally thought of as movies, they take the director's cut and divide it into 8 parts.

[Morgbug]

I’m almost done watching the third episode and can’t shake the thought that this show so far is incredibly generic and offers nothing new beyond being set 100 years earlier.

I’m finding this one to be incredibly boring, with dialogue barely better than The Phantom Menace.

Sweet Jeebus.  Another "there is no father".  I hated that with Phantom Menace and I equally hate it now.  Just a bloody stupid take regardless of who wrote it.   

[Rob]

Holy ****.  Hi Brent!


As for this episode, I honestly think it’s the worst single episode of Star Wars since Disney took over, and it’s not close. 

The jury is out as to whether this will be the worst series yet, but it’s got a good head start as far as I’m concerned.

[Matt_Fury]

Wow...an episode so bad it brought Brent back!

Good to see you dude!

[Dave]

The jury is out as to whether this will be the worst series yet, but it’s got a good head start as far as I’m concerned.

I mostly find this series boring and uninteresting so far.  Devoting the entirety of episode 3 to a backstory element that didn't really even clarify anything meaningful is super weak.

TBoBF had a lot of that same stuff, but I also found some of The Book of Boba Fett to be totally nonsensical and kind of cringy. 

I think The Acolyte still has a ways to go to reach the depths of TBoBF, but its certainly not anything I would recommend that any casual fan watches.