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Great reaction! You ask all the right questions, lol

As for the connection between Osha and Mae, it is an example of a Force Dyad-a very strong bond. They can subconsciously or even unconsciously communicate, but if there was a belief in death, the Dyad would have been weak and nearly disappeared because of that belief. It reappeared when Osha realized that Mae was alive. This makes sense. It's also worth mentioning that we're dealing with a mini Jedi temple here, something that doesn’t appear in the prequels. At this time, Jedi were everywhere and were accessible to the people-their buildings were literally within cities. Under the influence of the Republic and possibly other reasons (meybe even including a potential schism in the Order, with some Jedi who somehow altered their path), the Jedi would eventually abandon decentralization and centralize themselves in the Jedi Temple on Coruscant. What Qimir says: "Peace is a lie"-the first words of the Sith Code. The full Sith Code: Peace is a lie. There is only Passion. Through Passion, I gain Strength. Through Strength, I gain Power. Through Power, I gain Victory. Through Victory my chains are Broken. The Force shall free me. The entire code speaks of finding limitations and breaking them to become more powerful. The philosophy of the Sith aims for the Sith to ultimately become the Master of the Force, to become the balance. An example are the words of Valkorion, basically the most powerful Sith, who was the only one able to cheat death multiple times: "The Force is mine, I command it." "I am endless!" Or another quotes: "There is no death, there is only the Force, and I am its master." "You presume the limits to my Power. There are none." Later, Qimir mentions memory wiping. This is a reference that terrifies me-Revan. Telling his whole story is impossible because he is probably the most complex character, so I’ll just say this: Revan was a Sith, but after being betrayed by his apprentice Malak, he was forced to fight against several Jedi (including his future wife). Revan was captured, his memory was wiped, and he was recruited into the Jedi Order. (This is only the foundation of Revan's story, later is total chaos.) (I know that the director is interested in doing something with the Old Republic, and she has emphasized several times that she was inspired by one character (which I’ll mention later because I don't see that inspiration). Well, all I’ll say is to watch the Old Republic links that I gave you after finishing Acolyte. Then you'll understand my fear because the Old Republic is even better than the Clone Wars. If this director is going to handle it, I don't even want to imagine what she’ll do with those characters because Acolyte only shows incompetence and wasted potential.) And now my favorite, Torbin: Mae comes to him. She tries to kill him, struggles - Torbin levitates. The next day, Mae returns with poison. Torbin: "I’ve been waiting for you, Mae." Seriously? He was waiting for her? Somehow, the day before, his levitating meditation showed that he wasn't waiting for anyone. This isn't stupid. This is just funny. Additionally, the term "Barash Vow" is mentioned. What is it? This is a trial of finding a path back to the light, a path of redemption. In this way, Jedi who have used the dark side show remorse and shame for their actions. But here’s the problem: For you, these are empty words because you didn’t know what it meant. I knew what it meant, but the Barash Vow looks different. It’s not levitating for years. It involves isolation but also traveling, understanding yours mistake, and working on yourself. From what I've seen in this episode, I can describe Torbin in one word-coward. But still if he’s a coward, why did he kill himself, and why was he levitating earlier? A better example of the Barash Vow could have been Barriss, who reflected in prison and found her way back to the light. What’s important is that there we don’t deal with it because Barriss did not take the Vow. But still that is beter example than Torbin. (Additionally, we don’t know the reason in these two episodes, which is fine. The cards should be revealed gradually.) My suggestion: Remove the scene where Mae tries to kill the levitating Torbin and go straight to the scene where she gives him the poison. In this way, she would show that she perfectly understands and can use her opponents' emotions to achieve her goal. (Meybe a ruthless manipulator) We could even add a more extensive dialogue where Torbin would ask what she wants, referring to that traumatic event, and Mae could say something like, "You’ve waited here for so long, so I’ll give you what you took from me-choice. If you seek my forgiveness and your redemption, this is your chance." It took me literally 5 minutes. It could have been much better.

Truth be told it does have a little bit of Intel😊

Jecki is Sol's padawan, not Yord's. We saw Yord's padawan, Tasli (a Zygerian, same as those cat-people slavers from The Clone Wars story arc) in the first episode.

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SPOILER WARNING!!! I am watching all Star Wars in Chronological order; I have seen the Original Trilogy but nothing else beyond the Bad Batch so please be careful of spoilers in the comments.

Great! It is very interesting to see your joint detailed reaction to the film Robocop 1987. This is a cool movie 🦾🤖🔥 Do you have any plans to do it?

I almost forgot this series existed, lol. There's a few decent moments throughout it (won't spoil anything), but overall, it's not the best. I normally say a lot, but I don't really have much to say about any episode, so good luck getting through it. 😅

This show is absolutely terrible. But the fight scenes are some of the best I've ever seen.

You low-key look like young snape🥲

At the end when he's talking about killing a jedi, it's not about killing a jedi, it's about killing the jedi reputation and "dream". Killing the jedi without a weapon will be explained later but it's not about literally killing a jedi is not possible with those things.

Acolyte? Well, I wouldn't recommend it, of course. I have long been accustomed to the fact that among Star Wars fans there are some very unpretentious individuals who like what Disney is doing with the franchise... Many people like Obi-Wan (people simply cannot understand logic), some even Acolyte. Even here in the comments there are already those who say “Acolyte is good, I want season 2.”(meh) The Acolyte is the quintessential downfall of the Disney-led series.

This will make you hate star wars.

It feels like a fan film with a high budget to me

As always, a highly enjoyable reaction! I'm glad you're tackling "The Acolyte" and I hope the comment section will remain respectful as you go along. There's an interesting setup but I agree that the writing is deeply flawed. It took me a few episodes for the series to grab my attention and to feel invested in the story. Sol was the standout character for me as well.

I’m glad you’re watching this. I really enjoyed it. Just so you know - not a spoiler - Jedi were stationed at different places during the High Republic time. They were kind of on-site keepers of the law and protectors of the people in their community. Indara was hanging out at a noodle joint with the townspeople. Hope you enjoy the show. Also, the show is set up to keep you asking what’s going on and doesn’t tell the story in a traditional way.

"There's air in outer space, when I want it" - George Lucas

Fair warning friend, this show is going to be extremely awful and filled with beyond terrible writing. Be prepared for further disappointments

Here comes something positve about this show coming from me (There may only be a few) The fight choreography is top tier. Fantastic.

Argh, I was looking forward to whatever you were reacting to next but not this show. It’s my least favorite and maybe if it came back a year or so down the road, I would not feel so ick from it but here it is. At least it’s short. Let’s see what you think about it.

This show was not for me, definitely. Main complaint: The inconsistency of the characters, i.e., their motivation. I'll reserve the rest for later, after you finish it.

Alright, let's start with the facts: Who is a Sith now? Plagueis is 15 years old and has probably not yet become a Sith. The Sith Master at this time is Darth Tenebrous (He looked different so it wasn't him) or perhaps even his master (we don’t know his/her name; potentially Twi-Lek but we realy know nothing). I’ll say right away that I’m not a specialist in this era, but I do know some things, so I might be wrong. As for what’s happening in the Republic during this time, well, it’s a period of relative peace. I say "relative" because the Jedi and the Republic are recovering from a war with an anarchist group called the Nihils. (100 years before "The Acolyte") The Nihils weren’t super large organized group, but they used very unconventional and radical methods. For example, blowing up a giant ship while it was in hyperspace and then watching as it collides with other ships and debris randomly destroyed entire live on planets. The Jedi had a problem, and in the Republic, there began to be a thought: Do we need the Jedi if they can’t defend peace and allow chaos to happend? Why do they consider themselves the defenders of peace? Well, public opinion and politics became important and it was the Republic that had more say in this war, not the Jedi who allowed themselves to be politically subjugated in the name of peace or defense of opinion about the order. This war led to the Jedi becoming not just defenders of peace but a political organization - they became dependent on the Senate and slowly turned into what we saw in the prequels. (There will be minor references to this war.) The Jedi robes are a nod to the transition from the Golden Age (High Republic) white-and-gold to the more prequel-like "yellow-brown." Regarding Vernestra, she is a character from the books (so she’s over 100 years old, but Mirialans can live up to 200 years). Well, the only thing I can say is that Vern has changed a lot over the years. I’ll provide details later. 16:13 The planet where Ahsoka and Lux had a meeting with the Death Watch. 21:08 Red lightsaber My reaction: Please, not a Sith, let it be one of the first of the Rens - also dark side users but not seeking power or knowledge. They cared most about their personal strength - especially physical strength Power too, but less, we still know very little about them. Now I can tell you that what he says is more his personal philosophy and not a tutorial on how to kill Jedi. Now to the bad things: Regarding the changes I would make to make this more sensible, I will be rewriting "The Acolyte" with friends. Maybe we’ll finish and share our conclusions with you. I can already say that this episode could be the first, but a short flashback should be added, and episode 3 should be entirely removed, as I do not consider it canon but rather very bad fan fiction. I don’t know if revealing the identity of the killer was a good solution. Maybe it would have been more interesting if we didn’t have Mae in the first episode at all and only observed Osha. That way, we would share something with the main character - not knowing what’s going on and trying to figure it out together. Mae could appear in the last scene. That would be better. Additionally, Mae as a POV character just doesn’t work. A POV character is someone you should sympathize with and understand. The problem with Mae is that you can’t sympathize with her in the first few episodes, and you don’t understand her at all, and by episode 3, you consider her a psychopath. Additionally, the writing seems to force you to like this psychopath. “She has a reason for killing the Jedi - what reason?” “She found out her sister is alive - so?” “She just wanted to live with her family so she try to kill her sister.” Why doesn’t it work? Well, the answer: To sympathize with her, I need to understand her. Mae is not understandable, so she’s not sympathetic, and her actions only provoke cold antipathy. I’ll say it now, just now, introduce Mae like Azula in Avatar. Azula isn’t a POV character but still perfectly shows her perspective and isn’t portrayed as a victim. As a villain, she earns your respect or even more. There she isn’t presented as a victim, but you know she is one, and you can decide for yourself whether to even sympathize with her. I’m not saying to make her a copy of Azula (We already have it and in my opinion it's the best written character in all of SW) but to present her as a huge threat to the main characters rather than a lost victim. (The very concept of revenge often involves the victim becoming the perpetrator, which means you don't treat Mae as a villain/threat.) To emphasize: When did we really start to sympathize with Azula and we even considered her a victim? Not after the first episodes, but the episode on the beach was the most important in this case - the next season. Previously, we considered her a dangerous villain, and it should be the same with Mae - we should slowly receive new information and not be forced to like her, as she is still the antagonist. And you, as a viewer, would have the choice to try to understand Mae and delve deeper or hate her for her actions or like her as a villain/anti-villain. Characters like this evoke every possible emotion at the same time and I really saw wasted potential after these episodes. 16:43 Well, this scene is the most primitive way to gain viewer sympathy for a character. It’s a psychological game - show a half-naked, attractive man. Then the viewer will believe he’s right/gain sympathy for the character. I’ve seen other reactions, and it works; people liked Yord and didn’t even know why. Well, if instead of showing it this way, they showed his actions and decisions and the real chance for this character to grow in the eyes of the viewer, then maybe he’d be a much better character. Yord was supposed to be like Windu - a Jedi who does everything by the book. Windu didn’t have to undress - he showed us through his actions something that aroused our sympathy and hatred. Well, the writing is a literal disaster, and I’ll quote the best villain from SW, which I will quote again in the final episode because it fits perfectly: “I do not know which I hate more, cowardice or incompetence.” - Valkorion

Carlac was the planet Ahsoka and Lux met Bo Katan.

Acolyte is way over hated! it’s far from perfect but I enjoyed it enough to be looking forward to season 2.

Btw I think you should plan to watch episodes 4 and 5 together‼️

24:32 The contradictions are supposed to be what makes you think about it.. and you are.

21:03 Once again, that’s also the point. She failed. The master is also talking about the idea of the Jedi, steel and laser are no threat to the Jedi’s existence. You must destroy their belief, their dream. You have to kill someone unarmed as that’s the antithesis of what the Jedi believe in. This is why Mae tries to take Indara’s weapon before she kills her and leaves it after she failed to.

19:55 No, Mae was right. This is meant to show that even though Yord usually sticks to the rules, he kind of leans towards acting as a sort of police which leads to him escalating situations instead of what he should be doing.

The Jedi don't use their lightsabres unless they're ready to kill. But Sith are not Jedi!

16:37 Ceremonial temple robes vs. mission robes. Notice that the mission robes become the only robes the Jedi wear during the Clone Wars. The point of Yord being caught ironing his robes is that he’s a bit superficial and a rule follower… usually.

Hey, Ben! Give this series a chance. It got a lot of hate, but I loved it! Now, to put that into context.... I studied many different religions when I was about your age (guessing early 20s), including witchcraft. So, there is a LOT going on in this series that a lot of people don't understand because "witchcraft is evil" based on their limited perspective. But no spoilers... but you might want to write down the names, as they can get confusing at times. I'll do my best to answer any questions you have, because this show gets complicated. 3:35 - At this time, Jedi were "stationed" at various places around the galaxy. As what would amount to a small police force. Master Indara was in the pub just hanging with the locals when "the assassin" showed up. I'll wait to drop names until they've been revealed, because "spoilers". Also, this is what is referred to as "The High Republic" era, and something a lot of people miss is that this isn't 100 years before Phantom Menace, but 100 years before "Operation Nightfall", aka "Order 66", so, tracking back, Phantom Menace was 14 years before that, so this would be 86 years (give or take) before Episode I. It's a minor detail, but that's the thing... the smallest details have a habit of being the most important. 6:25 - Yeah, pay attention to details like this. You THINK she's "the bad guy", yet she doesn't kill a parent/witness in front of his child. A Sith (or even a true villain) wouldn't hesitate to. 7:10 - "Mechniks" = Mechanics. Except that non-droids working on the outside of space craft is illegal (Republic law) because it's so dangerous. But when have the Trade Federation ever given a damn about laws? ;) 7:50 - Yeah, that was people's first complaint... that fire "in space"... but never stopped to think that it is being fueled by something escaping the ship..... (I mean, WE have rockets that work in space, because the oxygen required for it comes from within the engine). 10:20 - "I'm confused", that's okay, Ben. The pieces of this puzzle get revealed rather slowly. But very little is as it first seems. 12:20 - Heh.... Have you ever seen the movie Braveheart? There was a relevant line in that movie that applies to the question you just asked: "The dead cost nothing." Meaning that (in this context) "droids are expensive. Why risk losing a droid when we can pay a person to do the same job, and if they die... can be replaced much more cheaply." That's actually a corporate mentality, these days. Not to get political, but why else do you think manufacturing jobs went to places like China? The labor costs are minimal (if not absolutely abysmal), robots doing that job would be expensive, and first world countries have that pesky thing called "minimum (or worse, a "competitive") wage", as well things like "benefits", "unions"... and other things that cut into the almighty profit margin. 16:05 - I don't think Sol believes Osha committed the murder, which is why he wants to go himself. He's to take a "small team", because the Jedi really don't want this story to get out. Sending a small team for this will not look suspicious or even likely to be noticed, and Sol DOES have a connection with Osha. 17:00 - It's a subtle hint that Yord is displaying a level of "Vanity", by wanting his robes properly pressed, and presentable. You're basically getting to see some of the flaws of individual Jedi. 17:35 - Correct. I'm only confirming that because all of the clues were there, and you put them together quite well. 18:50 - Why, indeed. 20:25 - Osha is putting the pieces together, and it only looks like she's "flip flopping" about trusting the Jedi. There's a lot that hasn't been revealed yet, that Osha knows. At this point, she now knows that Mae is alive and is the one who killed Indara. But how can she prove it, if Sol and the other Jedi believe Mae is dead? Also, consider this: Mae wasn't rescued by Sol from the fire, only Osha was. So, Mae saying things like "The Jedi only draw their lightsabers when they intend to kill" obviously didn't come from being trained as a Jedi. So, where would she hear something like that? 21:10 - Listen to what that modulated voice said more than once. That is a very important piece of information. You might even want to write that down. Okay, I'm going to leave this tab open, and I'll get back to you on your "post episode" thoughts, and see how I can help you along. But I have something to do that will take about an hour.... See ya in a bit.

11:15 Vernestra is a character from the High Republic novels, she became the youngest knight at 15 and used a special lightsaber that required lots of skill, but she hid it as a child do to the negative association with the lightsaber she wielded, it was more commonly used by dark siders. At the time of The Acolyte, she’s over 110 years old. She’s also a Mirialan just like Barriss and Luminara.

8:41 Labor from people is cheaper, that’s why there’s still slaves in Star Wars. (Speaking of slaves, Yord’s padawan is a Zygerrian, from the Zygerrian slave empire we see in Clone Wars) It’s a bit like that scene of Ahsoka and the Martez sisters on Kessel, they think they’re using droids until Ahsoka points out that they’re people.

Lot of current material has a obsession with male character randomly having their shirts off during a serious moment.

7:48 To reference something George Lucas said when talking about fire in Star Wars, there’s air in space when it’s needed.

We need to talk about the war crime commited by Jecki in this episode. She told Yord to put his clothes on.

I’m just gonna copy paste what I said to one of the comments to address all the negativity coming at this show left and right: “Well then maybe the Star Wars incels should stop making all their “criticism” about race, gender, sexuality… and claim they’re talking about the “story.” Like even when they are discussing the story, they disregard things that have already been in George Lucas’ Star Wars that they’d never judged before but only judge in the context of this show. Even fire in space.. a staple in Star Wars. They’ll even complain about witches as if that’s new.” People are saying this show is woke and political since it features a diverse cast, despite the fact that Star Wars is inherently woke because it was designed to be political and aware of the real world. Yes there are issues, my only real issue is with the editing that has made some moments feel abrupt and I feel like the episode schedule should’ve dropped eps 4 and 5 together, but complaining about female leads and people of color is just stupid.