The Acolyte Critical - Tumblr Posts

In light of the recent lore breaking in the Acolyte, in addition to the braindead characterization as well as the nonsensical plot, false advertizing (where's the mystery thriller factor Headland??) AND filler episodes, I have decided that this is all just a figment of my imagination. Acolyte is not canon. It is, at best, a fan's very expensive yet poorly written fanfic that they should not have charged money for. I feel sorry for all the actors in this, especially Squid Game (who was really excited to be part of Star Wars) and the 2 kids that played young Mae and Osha. Hopefully, the more rabid fans won't come after them, and everyone would forget they were part of this shitshow in the next few years.

Btw, to the corpo bootlicker that told me to that real fan would stick around to the end and that I'm "arguing with bad faith" : it is not the audiences job to give countless chances to the show. It is the producers job to catch and keep the audiences attention. Headcanons are fun and all but are not a suitable subitution. If they do a shit job, no one should feel obligated to stick around til the end. When i watch anime, I don't stick around in hopes that it'll get better or that the plot would finally make sense. No, I give it 2 episodes before moving on.

☝️☝️☝️

Spoilers for the Acolyte Finale: (spicy)

-

-

-

-

-

-

Maybe this is me being picky, a bitch, or just using braincells but this didn't make sense on so many points???????!!!!!! You want me to believe Osha, who witnessed the deaths of the Jedi, INCLUDING HER FRIENDS JECKI AND YORD, right in front of her in the most BRUTAL WAYS, realized her sister had been/was being manipulated by Qimir, who got basically kidnapped by him, THIS OSHA, would go hand in hand off into the sunset with the man who murdered her friends right after she choked her master to death and they wiped the memory of her twin sister after finally finding her after years thinking she lost everyone and leave said AMNESIC sister into the hands of people she thinks are awful ?????

AM I GENUINELY TRIPPING ???????!!!

Don't even get me started on the Vernestra stuff because- Sol was not the only one on Brendok. They were 4. 4 damn people. One went into exile, one took the vow of silence, one didn't seem that affected by it (hello she was the one saying they should cover it up) and Sol did his very best to train Osha for YEARS. He wanted her and Mae to be safe. He tried to save them both and it backfired. Did he go about it the right way ? No. Did he deserve to die for it ? Definitely not.

Sol did try to redeem himself, tried to be the best teacher and parental figure he could be for Osha, taught younglings to not be like him (visible in the lesson he's giving, also he was the only one back to teaching, JUST SAYING) and there's no point in denying that. He thought Mother Aniseya was going to kill Mae. His heart got the best of him and he acted without knowing what was happening. But don't you dare try to say they went there to "steal children" because this wasn't the damn point of the MISSION. They have been seent to EXPLORE the planet, not to STEAL CHILDREN, or MURDER PEOPLE.

Their actions were not the best, yes, but there is no need to make it seems like it was part of a "grand plan" or even more messed up.

What happened was a kid tired of spending time on a planet for god knows what was starting to get restless and a man worried about two CHILDREN, thinking something terrible was about to happen with two other people trying to shut them down messed up big time.

The miscommunication caused all of this, this could have been avoided if everyone involved TALKED.

And what was the point of making the "twins" reunite only to wipe Mae's memory and do ANOTHER cover up??? Like my sister in the Force, WHAT THE HELL ????

Mae's character, the growth, realizing he should go and be judged for his crimes, her character was beautifully written and to just end this like that: this disminish her character, Sol's character, Jecki's, Yord's and all the others.

Osha snapping after learning the truth, I can understand it, but would she just go like this? Full darkside and believe the man who manipulated her twin, killed her friends and all to just run off into the sunset with him? Would she go that easily with him????

This genuinely feels like a fanfiction someone wanted to end quickly, no matter how far off the ending and characters seemed. But, with Leslye saying she loves "enemies to lovers", I'm not surprised she did this, just heavily disappointed.

If the Jedi are this bad... Why leave an amnesic Mae with them then?

Mae, Sol, Yord, Jecki, Torbin... They all didn't deserve this. If you have to kill two potential love interests (Jecki & Yord) + downplay the villain's actions to make sure your ship (Oshamir) happens, then there is an issue here.

How in the Hell becoming a Sith and going on a rampage is liberating? Genuinely, how is that good and freeing?

Haven't you guys watched the prequels??? And Anakin's downfall???

This series was so good, genuinely great with beautiful decors, scenes, fighting choreography etc and it just... It feels like an empty ending. Idk what she thought she did with this but this ain't it.

Again, this is just my rant about it, you don't have to like it. If you loved this episode, then good for you! Congrats!! I loved the show, I really did. Until episode 5. Then it just went downhill.

I have never felt more weirded out by a Star Wars interview in my life

Dafne Keen and Charlie Barnett getting credited for their bodies being in a scene is actually the most evil thing that fucking show ever did

I might be more focused on this than the average viewer, but I find it strange that there are no memorable music themes for the characters and locations in The Acolyte.

I hope Lucasfilm isn't trying to quietly go cheap on the music thinking people won't notice. When Mandalorian Season 3 was dropped, it was obvious to me that Ludwig Göransson was no longer the composer because it only had his recycled themes with very few new pieces added in.

Now this. I'm concerned.