Star Wars: The Acolyte

[e30ernest]

This was ok for me too. Looks like the same people that hate on the current Star Wars (Andor excluded) tend to hate this too.

 

[Mandible]

After watching the first episode it became abundantly clear what is wrong with Star Wars. It’s so irreparably fractured that everyone has their own version of what makes Star Wars, Star Wars.

77-83 OT Version 1 – a singular self-contained vision

83-99 Books Version 2 – barely any input from George (just give me the money)

99-05 PT Version 3 – No Marcia Lucas and others to keep George in check

05-15 TCW Version 4 – George unleashed, fuelled on by Filoni – let’s do time travel, **** with the lore of the Force (even further) and bring back a character (that should have been the main antagonist for the entire PT) who had been chopped in half.

15-24 DSW Version 5 – Driven by someone who said, as she was handed the reins, there’s a treasure trove to play with, then did whatever she wanted driven by her own ego and agendas and turned it into an inconsistent mess.

Couple all that with video games, comic books, etc, etc, etc, and after nearly 5 decades… there’s far too many chefs in the kitchen.

As far as Acolyte goes… it was "okay." Same as everything else (except Andor).

Not enough meat on the bones to keep me interested in watching.

 

[wormlander]

These reactions are so typical and predictable. I enjoyed the first two episodes. I’m glad I’ve largely been able to tune out all the mindless hate.

It's not mindless though. It actually comes from a place of love. People helping their fellow SW fans avoid seeing stuff that can never again be unseen...

 

[wormlander]

If he didn't watch it people would say he's not allowed to have an opinion on it.

I'm not gonna see it but I'm definitely still posting in this thread...

 

[wormlander]

After watching the reviews and breakdowns of Ep's 1-4, George Lucas must be ecstatic about this show. He must've cheered when he watched his special preview and reached Ep3. Finally, someone figured out how to make the fans understand the Force. His explanation in ESB and introducing the midichlorains in TPM was just too difficult for people to understand.

Praise to Disney, KK & LH for fixing it, exactly what SW needed. A new perspective through the eyes of 2 strong women, one straight one gay. Balance and harmony, 2 sides of the same coin. Together, they fixed his incompetent writing and goofs. If only he had a strong women beside him when he wrote, filmed and edited the OT, none of this would've happened.

It's a proud time to be a SW fan. Especially those that have been faithful and supported the franchise for 47 years. Our dedication has finally paid off. Star Wars is saved.... Proper writing, casting, acting, directing, creativity, visualization.... The whole package

Good input, but I just noticed the last line is missing a monkey...

 

[jye4ever]

I love Mando S1 and S2.

I love Andor.

I liked but not loved Mando S3 and Ahsoka.

I disliked Obi-Wan and BOBF.

These 2 Acolyte episodes was absolute torture they are cheap looking and full of cringe dialogue and characters.

I will continue watching in hopes that it will improve I mean how can it not this is literally rock bottom lol

 

[BoosterGold06]

After watching the first episode it became abundantly clear what is wrong with Star Wars. It’s so irreparably fractured that everyone has their own version of what makes Star Wars, Star Wars.

77-83 OT Version 1 – a singular self-contained vision

83-99 Books Version 2 – barely any input from George (just give me the money)

99-05 PT Version 3 – No Marcia Lucas and others to keep George in check

05-15 TCW Version 4 – George unleashed, fuelled on by Filoni – let’s do time travel, **** with the lore of the Force (even further) and bring back a character (that should have been the main antagonist for the entire PT) who had been chopped in half.

15-24 DSW Version 5 – Driven by someone who said, as she was handed the reins, there’s a treasure trove to play with, then did whatever she wanted driven by her own ego and agendas and turned it into an inconsistent mess.

Couple all that with video games, comic books, etc, etc, etc, and after nearly 5 decades… there’s far too many chefs in the kitchen.

As far as Acolyte goes… it was "okay." Same as everything else (except Andor).

Not enough meat on the bones to keep me interested in watching.

This is why I have my own canon at this point. I just keep what I like and ignore the rest. I did this before Disney as there were some Legends books I didn’t like.

 

[𝘨⃨𝘭⃨𝘪⃨𝘵⃨𝘤⃨𝘩⃨10ᔦᔦ]

After watching both episodes 1 & 2, it surprisingly doesn't seem too bad (yet).
Honestly if there was one that thing bothered me, it was Osha/May's awful hair style. Lol And why do they both have the same exact hair stlye? Were hair stylists on strike during that time period?
I think Amanda's (the actress) friends really ought to tell her that **** ain't in style anymore. Its like watching a can of worms wriggle around on her head. Shame too, as shes a pretty cute looking gal. But enough of my hair rant! Lol

Other than the hair, the show is watchable so far. Nothing special either though. Kinda like the SW EA games. You play them, and then forget about it right after and then go rewatch the original trilogy instead.
One thing I noticed was that none of cast really seems to have much charisma. I don't like any of the characters enough to say "I want a figure of that one!". Osha and Sol are alright, but the others just seem blandly written.
But it's only the first two Eps. We'll see how it turns out I suppose. One thing is for sure though, it hasn't given me the same feeling of excitement that The Mandalorian did with it's first episodes.

 

[davejames]

After watching the first episode it became abundantly clear what is wrong with Star Wars. It’s so irreparably fractured that everyone has their own version of what makes Star Wars, Star Wars.

77-83 OT Version 1 – a singular self-contained vision

83-99 Books Version 2 – barely any input from George (just give me the money)

99-05 PT Version 3 – No Marcia Lucas and others to keep George in check

05-15 TCW Version 4 – George unleashed, fuelled on by Filoni – let’s do time travel, **** with the lore of the Force (even further) and bring back a character (that should have been the main antagonist for the entire PT) who had been chopped in half.

15-24 DSW Version 5 – Driven by someone who said, as she was handed the reins, there’s a treasure trove to play with, then did whatever she wanted driven by her own ego and agendas and turned it into an inconsistent mess.

Couple all that with video games, comic books, etc, etc, etc, and after nearly 5 decades… there’s far too many chefs in the kitchen.

As far as Acolyte goes… it was "okay." Same as everything else (except Andor).

Not enough meat on the bones to keep me interested in watching.

Man do I really miss Marcia Lucas and her fun, snappy dialogue. I think that's the ingredient I probably miss most from everything post-OT. Characters in modern SW just take themselves far too seriously, and most of the writing has no life or energy to it.

 

[jye4ever]

Man do I really miss Marcia Lucas and her fun, snappy dialogue. I think that's the ingredient I probably miss most from everything post-OT. Characters in modern SW just take themselves far too seriously, and most of the writing has no life or energy to it.

/\THIS/\

 

[ironwez20]

After watching the first episode it became abundantly clear what is wrong with Star Wars. It’s so irreparably fractured that everyone has their own version of what makes Star Wars, Star Wars.

77-83 OT Version 1 – a singular self-contained vision

83-99 Books Version 2 – barely any input from George (just give me the money)

99-05 PT Version 3 – No Marcia Lucas and others to keep George in check

05-15 TCW Version 4 – George unleashed, fuelled on by Filoni – let’s do time travel, **** with the lore of the Force (even further) and bring back a character (that should have been the main antagonist for the entire PT) who had been chopped in half.

15-24 DSW Version 5 – Driven by someone who said, as she was handed the reins, there’s a treasure trove to play with, then did whatever she wanted driven by her own ego and agendas and turned it into an inconsistent mess.

Couple all that with video games, comic books, etc, etc, etc, and after nearly 5 decades… there’s far too many chefs in the kitchen.

As far as Acolyte goes… it was "okay." Same as everything else (except Andor).

Not enough meat on the bones to keep me interested in watching.

Well yes. That was the problem with the older dudes who didn’t like the PT. They already had an idea what the characters and what anakin would be like. For some reason him being a happy child wasn’t what they thought he’d be.

 

[jye4ever]

That goofy jedi dude with the dreds is probably the goofy Sith lol

 

[Sassafras]

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Now the song is stuck in my head...if I ever watch this "she's super freaky, yeeoww.....!"

So thanks for that.

And I already know the big epi 3 *thing*

Spoiler

which IMO is just another example of un-original co-opting of something that was done far better in the PT,
with far more dignity.

 

[Johnny Utah]

Finished both episodes. I really liked it. Master Sol is the standout character, and the score was fantastic, very Williamsy.

 

[Sassafras]

Another channel for the ignore list, cringe AI big ****y Rey thumbnails tells you all you need to know about this guy.

Actually no, since a lot of is critic and viewer comments. The viewer comments are thoughtful.

I haven't trusted any critic comments since Black Panther 1. Although there was a case of a committed cast and director.

The more or less "split audience" is probably gonna be accurate. Maybe.

 

[The Buffinator]

That goofy jedi dude with the dreds is probably the goofy Sith lol

I was thinking that it's Manny Jacinto's character (i.e., Mae's "supplier"). He's definitely more sinister than he's letting on with the Jedi. Hiding in plain site (much like Palpatine did) kind of tracks for a SW big bad.

 

[meanstreak]

Eh, nothing special yet but entertaining enough. Certainly better than BOBFs first few episodes (though thats a low benchmark)

 

[Wor-Gar]

The ex-mod knows...

 

[Customikey]

Enjoyed the two episodes I saw. So far it looks like a police procedural set in Star Wars, which I can dig. I’ve never cared about this era, so I’m coming in without too many expectations.

 

[Sassafras]

Never mind, the video got deleted by the management.

It was just a collection of critic and audience reviews.

Posts relevant to the plot of The Acolyte also disappeared.




That's going to be a tough one since the show was created specifically to promote those very things.

I had to delete a lot of 'social commentary' from threads when I was a mod, to comply with the rules, but there was never a Star Wars series where it was pushed so out front as it is in The Acolyte.

Episode 3 is going to be a nightmare according to the critics who've already seen it.

Yeah, but it depends on how seriously you take a series that clearly, according the showrunner, was "her story" dressed up in SW robes with a healthy dose of Filoni-ism.

For me that crosses into self insert wishful thinking fan fiction, e.g. possibly interesting to watch at times, but forgotten the second I change channels. I had already forgotten Rebel Moon existed (IMO a wish fulfillment movie with innumerable takes on other, better productions).

I just don't understand how KK or any other executive handling millions of dollars would encourage anyone to "tell their personal story" unless there's a d*mn good reason to do a biography. The shame of it sounds like there might have been some interesting ideas to explore, but as one critic wrote, it's beyond the sophistication of the writers and showrunner to deal with effectively.