The Acolyte: Star Wars Fans React to New Series, New Characters & Same Old Hate
The Acolyte has premiered its first two episodes on Disney+, and as usual, Star Wars fans have some things to say about it. As you can see in our sampling of fan reactions to The Acolyte, the show is getting a pretty even mix of praise for its novelty, criticism for its story, and hate […]
The Acolyte Makes a Dark Reveal About the Jedi’s Control of the Force
Star Wars: The Acolyte transports viewers to the era of The High Republic, 100 years before the events of Star Wars: The Phantom Menace. While the series starts by immediately getting into the murder mystery surrounding a group of Jedi and a Force-user assassin, there was a certain amount of world-building that showrunner Leslye Headland […]
Star Wars: The Acolyte: Who Is Mae’s Master?
Star Wars: The Acolyte‘s two-episode premiere set a thrilling Star Wars mystery into motion. Four Jedi and a tragic fire that claimed an entire community is the incident that sent twin sisters Osha and Mae (both played by Amandla Stenberg) down very different paths of light and darkness. However, while the sisters are at the […]
Star Wars: Is The Acolyte Hiding A Second Sith Lord?
Star Wars: The Acolyte has The Jedi Order of the High Republic era facing the threat of Force-user assassin Mae and her dark side master. There are already theories about the true identity of The Acolyte’s “Master” character; however, there are also theories that this Master is just a red herring and that the villain […]
Star Wars: The Acolyte Fans Are Already Obsessed With New Jedi
Star Wars: The Acolyte is finally here, and it’s reigniting our love for Star Wars Twitter. The first two episodes of the series were released on Disney+ yesterday, and the show takes place in the High Republic era and features existing book characters in addition to brand-new characters. Star Wars fans have been taking to […]
Star Wars: The Acolyte’s Wookiee Jedi, Explained
[Warning: This article contains spoilers for Star Wars: The Acolyte episodes 1 and 2.] “Hrrarrarghhr?!” If you don’t speak Shyriiwook, the language of the Wookiees, that roughly translates to: “Who is the Wookiee Jedi in The Acolyte?” That was the question raised at the end of “Revenge / Justice,” part two of Tuesday’s two-episode series […]
Star Wars: The Acolyte Showrunner Opens Up About That Shocking Premiere Death
With Star Wars TV series like The Mandalorian, Star Wars: The Book of Boba Fett, Star Wars: Obi-Wan Kenobi, Star Wars: Andor, and Star Wars: Ahsoka featuring characters that connect to established corners of franchise lore, we know the fate of many of these figures based on ancillary appearances. In Star Wars: The Acolyte, however, […]
Star Wars: The Acolyte Creator Addresses Using That Iconic Franchise Line in Series
The new TV series Star Wars: The Acolyte marks the first time the galaxy far, far away has brought to life the era of The High Republic in live-action, as it takes place more than a century before Star Wars: The Phantom Menace. Even though there’s a lot of narrative distance between the series and […]
Star Wars: The Acolyte: Manny Jacinto Breaks Down “Selfish” New Character Qimir
Manny Jacinto says the Jedi character he plays in Star Wars: The Acolyte comes with a “selfish” perspective. The newest Star Wars show on Disney+ officially premiered Tuesday night with two episodes, taking fans back to the High Republic era of Star Wars history, over 100s of years before the Skywalker Saga begins. Jedi serve […]
Star Wars: The Acolyte: Who Is Vernestra Rwoh?
The first two episodes of Star Wars: The Acolyte are now out into the world, delivering a really interesting and unpredictable take on the galaxy far, far away. As The Acolyte begins to weave its thrilling story, it is already encompassing a lot of elements from the established High Republic lore, including Vernestra Rwoh (Rebecca […]
