Star Wars: The Acolyte Is Here! (2024)

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Why are people upset about The Acolyte? ›

It feels organic and earned, in line with the concept of Dark Side seduction, which has ample Star Wars precedent. So what of the hate? Apart from trolling (Episode 7 had 3/10 on IMDb before it even premiered), some of it is the usual — sexism, racism hom*ophobia — while some hides behind the mask of nostalgia.

The Acolyte is part of Lucasfilm's franchise and takes place at the end of the High Republic era before the events of the main Star Wars movies. The sci-fi series explores how an esteemed organization like the Jedi Order could be at its peak and on the brink of turmoil as seen during the Skywalker saga.

With episode 8 now on Disney+, The Acolyte's complete first season tells the story of a mysterious assassin plaguing the Jedi Order, the rise of the Stranger, and a dark secret haunting several characters over the course of 16 years. It's a gripping exploration of the gray area between light and dark, good and evil.

The Stranger in THE ACOLYTE Could Be the Link Between the Sith and Knights of Ren. The final episode of The Acolyte teased several things we know are playing an important part in Star Wars lore. The biggest was the reveal of who is almost certainly Darth Plagueis, the Sith master of the future Emperor Palpatine.

Leslye Headland's new Star Wars show is getting positive reviews from critics and being trashed by audiences.

Some Star Wars viewers believed that The Acolyte's creator and showrunner Leslye Headland would make the show “woke” because she is queer. However, Headland set out to tell a compelling story that integrated many little aspects of Legneds back into canon.

Yoda is still alive during the Star Wars prequel era – he, like many of his fellow council members of that time, finds it hard to believe that the Sith have returned, or indeed been in hiding the whole time.

Darth Plagueis Is The Acolyte's True Sith Lord

As a result, The Acolyte has seemingly confirmed that Plagueis is indeed a Muun in the official canon as well.

We have seen Darth Plagueis is the Acolyte finale and many people think that this breaks the rule of 2 but it doesnt!

Known in some circles as Darth Plagueis the Wise, the Sith Lord Plagueis was once the mentor and Master of Darth Sidious. According to legend, Plagueis was so powerful he could use the Force to influence midi-chlorians to create life and possessed the knowledge to even evade death.

Who slept with Palpatine? ›

In Legends, Palpatine had several concubines - one of them, Roganda Ismaren, even ended up being a fairly major character in the Expanded Universe, making a play to put her son Irek (not actually Palpatine's son, but that of another of his courtiers whom she'd also slept with) on the Empire's throne after Palpatine's ...

While Darth Bane himself would not be alive during the timeline of The Acolyte, his influence could still be felt. The series could explore how his teachings and the Rule of Two continued to shape the actions and strategies of the Sith.

The premise for “The Acolyte” is simple: A former Jedi padawan reunites with her old master to investigate a series of murders, but they soon realize that the belligerent forces they attempt to confront are far more sinister than they could have ever imagined.

“Acolyte” derives from a Greek term, akolouthos, which means “server,” “companion,” or “follower.” In the Roman Catholic Church, a person is installed in the ministry of Acolyte in order to assist the deacon and the priest in liturgical celebrations, especially the Eucharistic Liturgy.

I think that what Mae is doing and what killing without a lightsaber is alluding to is that it's a psychological fight. It's trying to bait the Jedi into breaking their code." It's a unique set-up for a "Star Wars" show, especially considering how "The Acolyte" teaser suggested the Jedi would be portrayed as villains.

Mae (Amandla Stenberg), a powerful Force-wielder on a mission of vengeance against the Jedi she believes slaughtered the entire community in which she was raised, certainly fit the profile of previous Star Wars villains drawn to the dark side by their overwhelming rage—except for the fact that when she caught up with ...