THE ACOLYTE EPISODE 5 BREAKDOWN & REVIEW! Ending Explained & Everything You Missed!
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- Опубликовано: 25 июн 2024
- Star Wars The Acolyte Episode 5 'Night' breakdown and review with easter eggs and ending explained. Sol vs Qimir and the truth about the Sith and Jedi. Kylo Ren references, a Star Wars theory and more!
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What did YOU think of Episode 5? 👇
Better than all previous episodes
I thought it was pretty good thanks Meg.
What about you?
Oh, I'll watch the vid to find out
I loved it, the final confrontation between the twins was only so so, the dialogue was pretty weak. Buuuuuuut everything was so cool, what a fucking battle.
I love that you were right
7/10
The fight was great
Cortosis was a ingenious card to have up his sleeve
Scar and the hyaenas (would have been cool if Qimir used force lightning on the moths instead)
Qimir's splint hilt similar to cal kestis' lightsaber was cool
Yeah i think Bazil can smell the difference between Mae and Osha
I was shocked at Jecki’s death, BRUTAL
I was glad to see it happened. She was super annoying. As were the rest of them.
she could be a new Ahsoka. sad!
Honestly, she shouldve died sooner... I cant help but to feel like Qimir dragged that fight out intentionally.
@@ICU1337 Or Headland did.
Ne too. And Yord’s.
I feel the reason Qimir says “Jedi like you would call me… Sith” was him saying yes I’m a dark side user but I’m no sith. He is the very first Ren!!!
i kind of agree, I feel like maybe he was calling out their narrow view of the force.
Has nothing to do with Ren people, y'all looking idiotic
@@cadaverouspawn he’s pretty much saying that the Jedi only see in black and white good or bad. To them any force user that isn’t in the order is a sith
I think its possible that Qimir isn't really a Sith, just a dark side user who maybe found a holocron and wants something to belong to. He may have just used the word "Sith" because he's read about them, and is aspiring to be one. If so, he's likely unaware that the actual Sith still exists, and they'll have to deal with Qimir for his antics possibly exposing them. Or maybe he's an actual Sith apprentice stepping out behind his master's back. I can't wait to see.
Yeah my money is on him also thinking the sith are gone and either trying to start his own order or just thinks the jedi call any dark-sider "sith"
I can't really see this, because he was so powerful to tackle all those jedi and come out unscathed.
He's the apprentice. He's seeking an acolyte so he can finally succeed his master.
Darth Plagueis's or Darth Tenebrous's pupil maybe? or maybe just a mere tool.
@@jasonmiller6273 Not all Jedi are good fighters. They die all of the time.
Manny Jacinto already a better Ren than the Rise of Skywalker NPC's
He’s a Sith, not a knight of ren, if that’s what you meant.
@@mustardeater5162 Na, I reckon he's a Ren.
He just thinks Jedi would call him Sith.
@@PaletteWIngs I suppose that's not impossible, but I don't think the writers would pay enough attention to detail to attempt to mislead the audience with such a small detail in his dialogue
@PaletteWIngs you're waffling
I mean, he has a personality and he's actually done something. The Knights of Ren literally did nothing then got their butts kicked by Kylo. Absolute waste of a good wardrobe! lol Apparently they have done some stuff in the books n comics but who cares really, they retcon the books fairly regularly.
Quimir executing Jackie with the 3 point triangle using his dagger saber was very dark. Big connections with the witches.
Bingo! I'm glad I'm not the only one who caught that. Also, while Qimir (however it's spelled) used the word "Sith", that doesn't mean that he IS one. Only that the Jedi might call him one. I think he has very strong ties to the witches we saw in episode 3. Osha even said that "My mother had that ability. I saw it once." again, referring back to episode 3. We're getting a lot of subtle hints about things, and it's kinda fun looking for them and putting them together. But also, we don't know the full story yet.
Something else, there are still scenes from the trailers that we haven't seen yet, particularly the "Light Whip", which looked like the same terrain as what we saw in this episode. So, I'm thinking the Jedi Master with that weapon (I really should take notes on their names) will head to this planet and find all the bodies, as well as Qimir and Osha before they leave. I could be wrong about that, I'd have to go look at it all again.
@@IggyStardust1967 when the little Osha say " we are the Only Child here" the Witches behind them glance each other🫨
@@gabrieleguasti5503 Yes, and there was a lot to unpack in that statement, and those looks. It's that subtle stuff that I love. It makes you think.
@@IggyStardust1967 " you are not , there is also Master Sol's Son" 😯
Finally a great episode
I wish each episode was an hour long. 30 minute episodes are just too short. It’s like, right when I’m getting into the episodes’s zone, it’s over
LOL! With an $180 million budget this series is a total disappointment, cheap writers, mediocre acting, and below average CGI...The short episodes point to the lack on content and writing.
That's what movie edits are for. Already got one in the works, fixes most of the HORRENDOUS pacing issues this slop has
lol the Knights of Ren were such an inconsequential let down it doesn't really matter where they came from, they never did anything but get their asses kicked by Kylo.
Clearly you haven't been keeping up with canon.
bro you obviously haven’t read a book in your life. also this dude if meg is right would be the main ren so basically ren prime
Even if we get a Knights of Ren movie, like JJ Abrams wants to do someday, I can't see it redeeming those characters. They were misused terribly. One of the few criticisms of the Sequel Trilogy that I agree with.
@@dvaltmeme5046 "you obviously haven’t read a book in your life". I have a Bachelor of Arts degree in English Literature and Philosophy. I read a few books lol.
I just don't read Star Wars books that get retconned by bad TV shows and only exist to justify the existence of wasted characters in bad movies.Any badassery that they did in the book should have been on the screen. And anything they do in a book will probably just get retconned anyway, they don't care about the novels.
@@kevthepoet fair fair for not reading the books except as an english major you must understand that literature has no limitations where as cinematography definitely does. most of the good star wars content is in the books and has thousands of characters that never have seen the big screen. if you are looking for good star wars content and are frustrated with what disney is pushing out then try the booms
Meg....I thought the episode was awesome. Best lightsaber duels I've seen since the prequels and Qimir is a straight savage. I can't wait for episode 6. We just need more than 30 mins of these shows. They are literally as long as The Bad Batch. Not sure why they couldn't consolidate to one hour long episode but again, I enjoyed and plan on watching this particular episode numerous times this week.
@@bloun003 Many of us would prefer one hour episodes like the first one. Do they break it into shorter segments to get higher ratings longer? What do you all think?
@@davidmathis4926 I'm not sure why they use that format. It's disappointing because the time they're cutting back could be used for character development among other things. I think these short episodes and abrupt endings have hurt Lucasfilm.
The short time is my only gripe. Nothing else bothers me about the show. After 5 episodes, these new characters have grown on us and now they're gone. We barely got to know them. I don't consider that bad writing, but I would've liked more scenes with them.
@@MeanMrMustard1 I'm with you. Like you said more scenes with them would've helped our understanding of the characters even more. I love the show. I love all the episodes. I'm having a blast right now. I just don't see the benefit of having 30 min live action shows on a streaming service.
Qimir is a Sith and he has a master. 100%.
Osha told Yord that her mother knew how to get inside the head of a Jedi. Also the witches were force push/pull experts, just like Qimir. Who tought Qimir how to get inside the head of a Jedi? His master did.
When Qimir said, "Was that it's name?" it is in the same spirit as when Blue Duck says, "was that his name?" on the mini-series 'Lonesome Dove.' The delivery was almost exactly the same. ... cold blooded.
Qi'mir isn't saying the Jedi are hypocrites, just Sol.
I like them making his helmet cortosis because it explains the damage to it.
Man Quimir was freaking ruthless in this episode! I kinda loved it. I also agree that while Yord and Jeckie’s deaths were really sad, it shows that Disney have learned from Tech’s death and are willing to kill off important characters. Yord is definitely dead. It’s not completely impossible that Jeckie is still alive, but I doubt it. Also it also crossed my mind that Sol was the main perpretrator if whatever happened on Brendock and Osha will find that out and fight him. But man that would be so sad. It’d be even sadder as well as a shock if he was a secret sith. Though if anything I think it’s more likely that maybe he turned temporarily to the dark side in his youth and still wrestles with that now. I feel a lot of trepidation about the situation with May and Osha now. I definitely think there’s a strong poibility of Osha turning to the dark side. I have a sneaking suspicion that Sol doesn’t know it’s May. But he will soon. But the action was so cool! And the light saber! That was cool. The sith revealing himself definitely made the jedi look rather incompetent. But him revealing himself didn’t bother me that much. Though maybe the big big bad will get mad at him and kill him. The dialogue about the jedi making the rules was cool too. Much stronger episode this week.
Yes a strong episode!
"Disney... are willing to kill off important characters."
Entire cast of Rogue One: "We died for nothing. We are forgotten."
@@alexpkeaton4471 I haven’t forgotten. I’m talking more recently.
It also feels like the whole Thread concept of pairs displayed in the third episode will appear again, when Osha and Mae finally work together and have stronger abilities in doing so.
Ben Solo was an important character, too. They treated him bad.
If we have to be honest in The Phantom Menace Sidious revealed himself and Maul in front of Nute Gunray using the word Sith, so...
That's a good point.
In all fairness, he’s nute gunray, who’s not very smart, nor has much of a spine, so maybe palps just didn’t see him as any sort of threat.
@@pckrichards7980 You do realize that hologram messages are recorded, right?
"He twated all the jedi..." 😂😂 he sure did!
😆😆😆
"Twatting" is truly a lost martial art.
I’m glad I’m not the only one who heard that 😂
Speaking of "twatting" - can anyone explain why, when Sol is about the cut Qimir's head off, Osha stops him, and then instead places the light on his back so he gets carried away by bugs? Huh?
@bsmithhammer because a jedi doesn't kill in cold blood and Qimir was unarmed
He didn’t say he IS a Sith. He said the Jedi MIGHT CALL him a Sith. That is a huge difference. And I don’t believe Sol makes it back alive to tell anyone. And even if he does, I don’t think Venestra lives to tell the high council. We know she uses her light whip. So she may go to that planet to investigate the Jedi deaths and she FAFO.
Could Venrstra mind wipe the other council members? So they'd have no memory of the incident and the deaths?
Qimir and Sol are keeping me invested. Got to give credit to the standouts.🤣
I was very shocked at Jecki’s and Yord’s death. Holy crap!! 😱😭
I'm trying to stay out of the culture-war. But I absolutely loved this episode. Qimir was such a freaking badass, and we've *needed* a badass sith doing cool sith stuff like this. The last 'sith' we had was Reva, and she was mostly just rage and murder. This guy. He was tactical.
Yea. She was kinda mid, but seeing an Uber calculating sith like palps is just awesome.
That “you tell me” line likely centers around what Sol did and knows regarding the death of Osha and Mae’s parents and coven
The show hasnt been amazing, but credit where it's due the lightsaber choreography in this episode was the best ive seen since episode III. No more baseball bats
Never thought about WHY Rey and Ben did not want to kill each other? Of course their combats had to be different!
@@officermurdoch4120What were they doing then? What was the point of them even fighting then? Stop trying to find excuses lol
I think that one Sith apprentice shooting off his mouth is not against anything, but rather a plot device, as in a reason to have his master kill him off for botching this whole thing and is a good way to open up and expand the story into something else and to continue this use of ruses, which dramatically ties into the execution of themes of failure, presented in The Last Jedi (as you mentioned, big references to Reylo and/or specifically Kylo Ren here...and potentially Snoke(s) (aka Sith who pretended not be Sith and/or didn't "know" they were being manipulated by Sith...) In addition he also mentions now that everyone saw his face, they all have to die, which might be why he revealed that he is a Sith, because he was planning on killing everyone...
It was seriously brutal episode, but I did kind of expect this, as I think the super heavy promotional campaign and reveal of character traits and how limited the actors were on providing info, felt like a red heariing, and if you are going to tell a story about how the Sith infiltrate (and seriously curode) the Jedi Order, then you have to have villains that bite! I also think if you were worried about saturation of the prequels, then that worry shouldn't come from one Sith (apprentice??) potentially revealing themself, but rather what do the Sith want with these twin force users, ulitmately, and how is that they are never refered to again by the Jedi?? I think its stilll likely that there will be a cover up too, even if a lot of the Jedi also die...even if Sol and others try to tell order, there is **already fear instilled in the Order from the nameless and the Jedi's ties to the republic...the scene with Ki-Mundi and Vernestra cements these ideas that the Jedi are already scared and already in denial, despite their numbers and fancy attaire.
I don't think this is about the Jedi being villains per say, but rather mistakes were made and it gets twisted out of proportion by the Sith, but I think it is very clear that Sol is trying to right what ever wrongs were commited and that matters in terms of the narrative trying to frame them as all out bad. But I also think its true that the Jedi are arleady fearful at this point. We don't know how Phase III of the High Republic book/comic series will end and what happens to the Nameless and what kind of long lasting pyschological or physiological impact that comes to have on the Jedi Order, but I think it needs to be considered here too, when we try to line this up with what the Jedi say or believe in the prequels.
I loved the coreography of the fight scenes (one of the best in all of SW) and how it had a really strong sequel vibe from Rey/Finn/Kylo fighting in the snow forest to other Reylo scenes in TROS). I'm very curious what Mae is going to do now and/or how the tables are going to turn before the season 1 finale!!
PS: just don't kill Basil! I can't take anymore! :p
Most entertaining episode so far, but maybe that is because nearly everyone dies.
Like watching a Sith Master cut through a bunch of Jedi Novices. Pure uselessness.
Qimir is bad ass. Osha will definitely become his apprentice
I'm hoping for Sol... there is a lot of dark side in him
Yeah makes sense and all. He did brutally just kill her lover Jecki and Yord. Prob has no problem joining he dark side.
@@Sevenfold120 so you're basically an idiot?
If nothing else, this show pushing forward the careers of Manny Jacinto and Lee Jung Jae is something to celebrate.
It definitely is! Both are awesome!
I thought Jodie Turner-Smith was amazing.
It was a fantastic episode. They canonized the legends armor….. it was great to see the initial reaction of some of the Star Wars haters. They claimed to know everything Star Wars but criticized the lightsabers going out without realizing this was a part of legends that they frequently whine about being sidelined. LoL.
Do hairdressers use Lightsabers in the Legends-EU??😂
@@autecheeebro wtf are you talking about
@@FloodSandwich Mae using it on her dreads! LOL
Theory not ever bringing it up is telling
@@autecheee Ok?? Sooo how is this relevant to anything talked about here? Its about EU/lore whiners not even recognizing a very famous lore thing functioning exactly like it does in lore
I don’t think this lessens what Plageuis and Palpatine did. Look at it this way. Death by 1000 cuts. Anakin is peak, but before, so many machinations, plans, schemes. This story will ultimately be about true Sith Master taking out Vernestra. She was one of the Jedi that had extreme foresight like Yoda. The plot is removing her from the board. All of this, Qimir, the Jedi, Mae, is really to draw her out. Like the Queen in chess.
Jecki was almost Obiwan basically , a young student clearly gifted, shows Obiwan truly had what it took to defeat a sith apprentice himself on his own
Plausible theory. I'm not fond of theories, but this one ain't bad at all.
Awesome analysis and predictions.
This was the strongest episode by far. Qimir and Sol is carrying the show. The lightsaber fight was good and I was impressed that Jecki held her own. I think the Sith Master will take out the apprentice(Qimir), but Qimir will survive and become the first Ren.
When a psychopathic "Sith Lord" is kabobbing your collegues and breaking their necks and his motivation is merely, 'I want the freedom of weilding my power the way I like and not having hide in the shadows because the Jedi don't want me to exist," he is not to be trifled with. 😂😂😂
Meg, the theme played at the beginning and the end of the episode! Definitely a Ren connection.
The Jedi are "idiots" ... they cause their own downfall. Palpatines speech to Anakin, in his office about the jedi and their dogmatic views... they refuse to see things in front of their face... they become warriors, and they are supposed to be peace keepers... they allow themselves to be check mated. If you are telling the truth you will have earned my trust... who says something like that.. if the sith returned we would have felt it... well they never left. Ki Adi being there doesnt ruin anything it helps illustrate why the jedi fall in 100 years.
I was thinking the same thing. The story line seems to point to the hubris of the Jedi and their unwillingness to expose themselves to criticism by outside powers. I think the main reason they seem to be acting foolishly is their overreach of claiming to be all knowing, and admitting the Sith are hiding under their noses would break the illusion.
Exactly
@@charlessingleton5576 Also wasn't Vernestra specifically wanting to quietly sweep this whole incident under the rug and not bother the high council with any of it?
I quite enjoyed episodes one and two, didn’t like three, thought four was good but five was absolutely outstanding 👍 I can’t see any reason for fans or casual watchers to dislike this one. But then again, the Internet seems to be all about complaints and outrage these days 🤔
The bad sword choreography (let's take turns fighting), the OP cortosis armor which just makes lightsabers obsolete at this point, Mae resisting arrest after deciding to turn herself in, the clunky exposition, Smylo exposing the Sith to the Jedi so the audience could hear him say the thing, the insane sister swap at the end (Sol is a mind reader and she has a giant tattoo on her forehead), Sol letting Smylo float away with the moths instead of simply executing him for murdering countless Jedi. I really can't with these writers.
It’s not perfect, there are some fair criticisms, and I can see some understandable reasons for disliking it, but yea. It’s overall good tv and I can’t wait for the next episode.
I actually really liked this one. Also looked visually the best so far
And the sith was really cool and liked the twist
Jekki was the only character I was routing for......
I really liked her character. She was a great fighter. Fearless, too.
@@thesbg92 Agreed, I would have loved to see more of her.
Thanks for explaining the sabers shorting out, i didn't know what was happening there.
I was waiting for this review ❤
For a minute I thought when osha grabbed her droid and broke a piece off it was going to be a lightsaber lol
First of Quimir says "You might call me Sith", which very much plays into the Jedi way of seeing things from a certain point of view. Secondly: why should the Sith not have tried or risked revealing themselves before? They don't know (as we do) that the Masterplan will take another 100 years to come about. In that time they might have thought they already had a plan, which then didn't pan out. I actually like those changes and I really hope Qumir's master is someone new, someone fresh. Thirdly, about the Jedi: their main flaw was ignoring what was under their noses. And that's what we are seeing here in epic proportion. Most of the Jedi are dead already and Sol... he too might die, or he might get turned to the dark side, the potential is there. The whole plot might be a set-up to allow Mae to infiltrate the order, lure the Jedi out, give them some danger, kill Sol's padawan, and when he is vulnerable, sneak in mae as Osha. In the worst, Sith-twisted plan, Quimir too might be a distraction, and when he is caught, the goofy, idiotic apothecary, Sol will get laughed out of the Jedi-Council for claiming he is a Sith. I see so many opportunities how this plan could work, and I am surprised you don't see them too.
Here's a possible twist I never thought of before: Everybody assumes that Mae or Osha is the Acolyte. What if Sol turns and becomes the Acolyte?
@@scottharrop6720 Now that would be one cool twist in the myth. Love the idea.
Not really sure why this is so hard for people to understand, Headland has flat out said he is a Rule of Two Sith. He likely is just an Apprentice that hasn't either been given his Darth name yet, or Qimir just didn't feel like telling him what it is, and lied.
Osha's dead I do believe, Qimir covered her with his cloak in some semblance of respect, maybe he was hoping to replace mae with her, but I think that option has passed. And I think he knows it's Osha, otherwise he'd not have given her his cloak, seeing as how displeased he is with Mae right now, rightfully so. But Mae kept her word to Osha that if they weren't going to be together, Mae would kill her. She just finally succeeded.
Everyone except Qimir dies in this show, is my prediction.
@@tw19771 He healed her wounds and will try to convert her while Sol brings Mae back.
@@briandoty769 Yeah, I just re-watched that scene and that wound in particular, it does seem like he healed her, so I'll retract my previous statement on that.
I wonder if what has just occurred will spawn either a second season of The Acolyte (possibly using same or different Acolytes), or spawn more development of Sith based shows…and inform us of how twisted, evil, and maniacal they are.
You can’t just have people thinking the Sith were misunderstood….
Sol will quickly learn he has Mae with him now…. Qimir may not yet know he has Osha in his ranks-if she is still alive.
He know the twins he found is Osha
Pretty certain Qimir knows. She saw the tattoo on her arm. That's why he very tenderly covered her
This show is really good. I just dont see why some of these negative nancys hate it. It fits in really well with the over all Star Wars aesthetic
The writing is nonsensical that’s why. One cool
Fight doesn’t make up for 5 episodes where nothing flows. We have one character that changes her mind from good to bad several times a show😂.
Yord knew Qimir. When he saw his face, he said, "You."
Well yes. Yord kept him under surveillance as he was the 'apothecary'. They were watching for Maevto appear
If you watch clone wars and read the old comics, Ki Adi Mundi is a douche, so it's not beyond him to ignore the signs in favour of saving face.
Love your accent, you know more about Star Wars than the majority of these youtube reviewers do. Good insight.
When Smilo Ren had his helmet off, Sol still did not read his mind, just asked a bunch of questions.
I assumed it was implied that he no longer needed to after his identity was revealed?
Reading minds doesn’t always work with strong force users. We saw little Leia lie while interrogated by the Inquisitors in Oniwan.
What took Sol so long to join the fight? They all got pushed together
Sssooo one of the mothers (the Zabrak) is probably the main sith.
Reason I watch you vs SWT, is you stay calm and give decent theories. Appreciate your break down.
They brought in Ki-Adi-Mundi ESPECIALLY because of his line about Sith later. Emphasizing how Jedi willfully bury their heads for a century.
This series is getting better!
I am thinking Qimir is the first Knight of Ren personally. It would be sweet to see a Darth Plagius at the end, even if it's a quick scene. RIP to my man York & Jecki...their end was savage.
He looks very similar to the Ren before Kylo, which makes sense if the successor takes the lightsaber(the ren), cape, and modified their mask from the one they replaced.
The Acolyte looks so goofy.
Very insightful points that others did not mention.
You're one of my favorites! Great job, you go girl! ❤🎉
Thank you Meg 🙏🏼💜🙏🏼
They had to bring Ki-Adi-Mundi being brought in really shows the arrogance of the Jedi, that Master Yoda did not address or stop which brought the fall of the Jedi
I thought this episode was much better, I loved Quimir as the sith and I agree he must be the apprentice of a bigger bad. I also liked that people actually died from lightsaber wounds. However, Mae seems to change her motivation with the wind. She was going to turn herself in to the Jedi anyway so why does she fight Jecki when Jecki arrests her? She could have tried to explain but she seems to be trying to kill her. Then she tells Osha she loves her, but when she realizes that Osha believes the Jedi version of whatever happened on Brendok, she knocks her out, steals her identity and leaves her unconscious on the planet WITH QUIMIR! I don't buy that Sol does not sense its Mae (unless he does) I mean the tracker rodent seems to know. Still a lot of questions.
I think Mae is unstable mentally. Displaying wide emotional swings, as you say, as the wind blows
I agree with you. They're making Mae seem like a nut case!
Thanks Meg! 🙏🏼
Great episode 👏
The first Ren!! I didn't think about that, but now you point it out I totally agree.
I think the twist that Master Sol is hiding, is that the fire in the temple was put by Osha...that is why Qimir feels closer to her, he sees the darkness inside her.
THIS IS THE BEST STAR WARS CHANNEL EVER!!!! THANK YOU MEG FOR NOT BASHING THE EPISODE.
Sol is the Twins Father😂😂😂😂
was absolute fire. loved it
Meg! I didn’t even consider that he could be a Ren. Especially how he said that the Jedi “might” call him a sith. I love this channel. I love your take on things. Thank you!
It was SUPERB!! Hold the tension and my attention the whole time!! I don't think the jedi looked silly...compared to the failed attack to Palpatine in Episode III ;P . The death of Jecki was really unpredictible. Good? Not sure. The character was a bit wasted, but her death could be a psicological bomb over Sol. I'm sure will be critics about the identity of the sith, being so easy to discover. Yes, it was really easy, but I think it is not the great mistery of the series and it was not pretended to be that way. The big misteries are: who is the real master, and what happened at Brendok. For me it was positive to see the face of the sith, such a good actor must be seen!! even more with that amazing conversation with Sol. And finally, they showed us Sol perhaps is not the perfect jedi he appeared to be. The shadow of doubt is sown... 9,5/10
Definitely one of the better episodes so far. I was more shocked by Jecki and Yord's deaths than I was at Qimir being the "sith". RIP Jecki and Yord. Given some of Leslye Hedland's comments I'm not surprised this show is making the Jedi "look like idiots" - she seems like the type of SW fan who believes the Jedi deserved the be massacred in Order 66 because ***checks notes*** they wouldn't let Anakin get married and that the Sith actions are all justified (sighs) 😑 Totally agree the Sith wouldn't reveal themselves to the Jedi (unless, overconfidence and Qirim was having a James Bond villain moment because he assumed none of the Jedi would survive) so it throws into doubt whether Qirim is a true Sith. It'll be interesting to see where the next 3 episodes go.
Really good episode. Great fighting and moved the story on significantly.
I would say the show is framing the Jedi as naive and a bit full of themselves as opposed to idiots 😊
I cannot believe they killed Jecki is tho!
I loved this episode. I have no problem with Space Jason saying he's a Sith. He could be lying or I like the idea that he's Palagus’s first apprentice and at the end we see Palagus cleaning up Qumirs mess. Including Qumir, Sol, and the rest who know of the Sith's existence. Easy answer. It shouldn't bother you yet as it's not a contradiction. Seriously I just don’t think SW fans can be flexible with their headcanon. They want answers now, women en though the originals are fraught with a new movie that retains the lore. Vader is Luke's father. “What I was telling you is true from a certain point of view.” most of what you do say is at odds with Obi-Wan and Luke in the originals. All of this could be levied as a breaking can in, but we liked SW and read between the lines. Why can't we do that with the Acolyte?
My favorite episode so far. The reveal of who the “sith” was was a little too obvious, but I feel like there’s way more to that part of the story left to be told. Saber action was great! The pace was nice and made a 30 minute episode feel full.
Easily the best episode, so far.
If he has not faced all the trials, why would he be sooooooo powerful? He handled at least 5 Jedi at once. He killed at least 5 Jedi. His powers are off the charts! Still unsure where this is all going. Hope things start wrapping up and making sense. I agree with you, they are painting the Jedi in a very bad light. BUT if you think about it, the Jedi order is always going to be a reflection of its members at a certain time. Maybe we are seeing a portion of time when the Jedi were at a low point? Does not mean they are always like that. It does not reflect them collectively. Any government, any organization, any company... that has existed over a long period of time will have its peaks and valleys. Apparently this is a 'valley time'
"You either die a hero or you live long enough to see yourself become the villain."
@@viclavar9298 Well summarized :)
Him and count Doku are the only sith I know that don't have the sith eyes Anakin ended up having
Episode blew my mind, absolutely loved it, watched it twice back to back.
I'm finding all the criticism confusing. I'm really, really enjoying this show.
how did Yoda not sense this massacre?
Sense them, he did. Know what happened, he does not. Clouded the dark side is.
Apart from a disturbance in the force these Jedis are all lost and don't return. Nothing but a strong Sith can kill several Jedi instantly so they would surely know whats up...
lets see if the series can explain this. On the other hand the Jedi are not portrayed in the best way in this series so who knows... (too dumb to solve the murder mystery)
How did yoda not sense a sithlord literally in the same room by this logic, use your brain dude
6 is very different to over 9000, maybe he just thought it was a bad headache.
@@Crocthunder Sith are able to disguise their presence to the jedi, best example is Senator/Emperor Palpatine who navigated in close proximity to the most powerful Jedi without detection. However, the killing of a group of 6 Jedi by a Sith is something completely different, think about that my dude ;)
I love this Episode. I still hope, that he is a knight of Ren.
Some fun moments in isolation. The shish kebab-ing was cool. The 80’s action movie neck snap (didn’t see that coming). Qimir being jacked helped make him look formidable.
Doesn’t save this show from the myriad of problems it has, but those were some cool things 👍
You missed the fact that the story at the very beginning straight up says that he "risks discovery for revenge" meaning that the sith do not really reveal themselves but he did anyways and that him simply being sith does not mean that he can't or won't reveal himself, it just means that he is not SUPPOSED to.
We needed more Jecki. For a palawan she had mad skills. "Was that it's name? " Brutal
So what if Qimir is a force potential that The fake "Darth" Venamis was teaching as his next apprentice. After Plaguies kills Venamis he finds qimir and kills him as well for revealing the sith to soon. Leading Darth Plaguies to osha and mea learning their history and background helping him uncover secrets to force conception and further his research into medi-cholrian manipulation. Plaguies was able to create other "Things" using the force.
Anyone else get the feeling the twins swapped identities though one doesn't know it as she's knocked out. I think Maye swapped clothes maybe to infiltrate jedi order?
definitley!
Was sad to see Jecki die already. Honestly her fight scenes were the best so far in the series (love the duel wielding reminds me of ahsoka). Funny how a Padawan can hold her own better than her master LOL
Thanks for mentioning the fantastic Bane trilogy (this would be a serie i would love to see) and Darth Plagueis. Sometimes when reading the comments online i had the feeling i was the only one who had read these great books. Banes rule of the two combined with the importance to stay hidden contradicts this behaviour completely.
I really thought Mae was boutta bleed that crystal for a second before she cut off her braids
Awesome episode
*The* *Acolyte’s* *Ep.* *5* *=* *The* *Phantom* *Menace*
Only the lightsaber duels saved this episode just like the Darth Maul vs. Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan fight saved that mid movie. I was 18 when I first saw TPM, so I don’t have childhood nostalgia for it since I was already old enough to know what’s cool or not. And I was spoiled by Jackie Chan movies that year as I collected about 30 of them on VHS and I still think Jackie is the GOAT action star. Sorry, Tom Cruise.
The greatest lightsaber fight happened in Revenge of the Sith as it had more emotion to it. We finally saw the Battle on Mustafar that we waited for years and that would turn Anakin truly into Darth Vader with an asthma problem, decapitated with third-degree burns. But from a technical standpoint, the Maul vs. Qui-Gon and Obi-Wan fight was actually superior. All the Trade Federation and droid army crap from TPM didn’t matter to me. Or that long pod racing scene.
Similar to Jet Li, Ray Park was a wushu champion. He’s a martial artist, one of TPM’s fight choreographer, and stuntman ala Jackie Chan. He knew his stuff. The coolest sequence was when we first see Obi-Wan go after Maul after Maul stabs Qui-Gon. It only lasts 10 seconds but it’s a cooler sequence than Hayden twirling the lightsaber behind his back when fighting Obi-Wan.
Adam Driver did a similar move that Hayden did in The Rise of Skywalker when fighting the Knights of Ren. Based on characters, Vader would destroy his grandson in Kylo Ren. But in real life, Adam Driver could probably kick Hayden Christensen’s ass since he was an ex-Marine. Just like Ray Park can probably kick all their asses including Liam Neeson when he did Taken.
Characters
Vader > Maul > Smilo > Kylo
In real life
Ray > Adam > Hayden > Manny?
I was surprised how cut Manny was in this series. Now he isn’t chiseled as say a Sly Stallone and Arnold who needs steroids to get that big, but he’s not scrawny that most of us assumed he was. I don’t get the comparisons to Ezra Miller or why he’s being called Ezra. They kinda look alike but not really. But I guess people keep calling him Ezra because of the similar haircut separated at the middle.
Pacquiao who? This is the Manny we’ve been waiting for! I’ve never seen The Good Place. I first saw Manny Jacinto in Top Gun: Maverick as Fritz. He barely had any lines or scenes in it. Basically, only a background character and this was only 2 years ago. Smilo Ren (or unnamed Sith) and Sol are carrying this show. A Filipino guy and a Korean guy. Without them, this show deserves a 0% or sub-zero with the audience score.
This is another attempt to make a lead female character (or characters in this case) only for her or them to be the worse part of the show.
- Rey in the Sequel Trilogy.
- Ahsoka in Ahsoka. Can add Sabine.
- Mae and Osha in The Acolyte.
Then all the complaints of other female characters like Rose, Holdo, Reva, young Leia, and so forth. Why couldn’t we just focused on Qimir/nameless Sith? Baylan and Shin carried the first part of Ahsoka prior to Thrawn’s introduction while Rosario Dawson delivered some of the most boring lines and reactions with arms crossed as if she’s high on weed.
Felicity Jones got first billing in Rogue One but Jyn Erso didn’t come off annoying like Rey, Rose, Vice-Admiral Holdo, Reva, live action Ahsoka, Sabine, Hera, and these Aniseya twins all did. And many of the female characters in Andor were standouts and didn’t take anything away from how good Andor is.
Mon Mothma
Maarva
Bix
Dedra
Vel
Eedy
The Armorer and Peli are two of my favorites from The Mandalorian, so I can enjoy female characters just as much as the males. The Acolyte is another Disney project focusing on female characters who happens to be the worst part of it. They should’ve just focused on Sol and Qimir in the first place. We don’t need all this lesbian witch coven crap.
Amandla Stenberg is this year’s Brie Larson and Rachel Zegler. She’s going to be the most hated actress in Hollywood this year. She’s not making it better for herself by responding with a music video. Qimir and Sol are all people care about. Who really cares what happens to Mae and Osha? Bad acting and terrible dialogue which is worse if we know Star Wars lacks high standards for dialogue.
Best lightsaber duels (live action only)
1. Anakin vs. Obi-Wan in ROTS
2. Maul vs. QGJ and OWK in TPM
3. Smilo vs. 8 Jedis?
Minus all the cartoons, you can argue Smilo vs. 8 Jedis is NOT even in the top 5. What about Mace vs. Sidious, Vader vs. Obi-Wan in ANH, and Luke vs. Vader in ROTJ? Even Kylo and Rey in that throne room scene after he kills Snoke was pretty cool. Same when Kylo or Ben fights the rest of the Knights of Ren in TRoS.
But from a technical standpoint, this fight, while labeled “all style no substance”, might already be up there as one of the best. Smilo turned two Jedis into a human kebob. Then how he kills Jecki was pretty sick. I kinda wish we got another episode with Jecki. But I guess this time, they weren’t afraid to kill off characters unlike Grand Inquisitor, Reva, and Sabine still being alive after a lightsaber stab wound.
What if The Acolyte’s final 3 episodes kicks so much ass, where would you rank it? Would it rank over Andor or the first two seasons of The Mandalorian? I highly doubt it. Mae and Osha killed this series before it started getting good because Amandla is doing her best Rachel Zegler impression. This Night episode is considered the best of The Acolyte but I still preferred Fallen Jedi and Far, Far Away from Ahsoka more and I didn’t personally love Ahsoka as a whole.
Ahsoka’s Ep. 1-3 were slow, Ep. 4-6 is when it peaked, and then a drop off by Ep. 7 and 8. I gave Ahsoka a 7.5/10 overall while The Acolyte is at a 6.5. Still worse than The Book of Boba Fett and Obi-Wan Kenobi and Ep. 5 didn’t change anything. Ahsoka also had one of the best characters ever in Baylan Skoll. While we get Yord over here.
I think they killed off Jecki way too soon. She was a badass underneath it all. I love Shin Hati but Dafne showed way more badass in Jecki than what Ivanna showed with Shin and what Natasha showed with Sabine. And yeah, better than Rosario’s slow ass moves in Ahsoka. Qimir and Jecki were the highlights of this episode.
I’m still hesitant watching next week’s episode. Maybe I will wait for some spoiler-free reviews. Just say right away if Ep. 6 is better than Ep. 5. Because if it is, then I will check it out. Don’t need to make a 20-minute vid getting to that point. Watch Qimir die from a very cheap death. Girl power! The ladies wins again and so easily. While the Mission Impossible movies have added so many females, but it doesn’t act WOKE like The Acolyte does by weakening the male character for the female character to triumph over him.
Tyrone Magnus is questioning if this Episode 5 was a FLUKE or not? Because if it is, then things will not get better from here. If this the peak episode for The Acolyte, then the show is in trouble. Remember, we’ve been spoiled by recent episodes from The Boys and House of the Dragon which were very good. No bad acting or clunky af dialogue. We better hope the quality keeps improving.
Similar to House of the Dragon, many of these Jedis during the High Republic are not battle experienced. They’re kinda soft and weak asses. But I was surprised how well Jecki could fight. When I first saw her fight Mae, I was like, I see you, girl! You go, girl in Martin Lawrence’s 90s voice. I think killing her off was too soon because I think she’s more skilled and quicker than Sol.
Jecki was the Jedi’s best chance at killing Qimir. She moved better than the amateurish hits from Shin Hati attacking Ahsoka. But I guess that’s what Mae or Osha are for and they finally killed some characters unlike bringing them back after every stab wound. Expect another Rey beating Kylo TFA scene. Girl power, right Kathleen? More untrained women winning over highly trained male characters.
The Acolyte needs to get better after this but I’m not sure it will. Manny’s character might be everyone’s new favorite but he’s not a character people are going to run out and buy his action figure. He still lacks the intimidating presence of Homelander and charisma of Daemon Targaryen. The Acolyte might only be remembered for being so bad and igniting this culture war between grifters vs. shills where the grifters rely on fake outrage for views while the shills calls the grifters racists and sexists.
Anti-WOKE crowd: “It’s WOKE and it sucks about space lesbians! This is not Star Wars! Power of one, power of two, power of many! F this Wokelyte/Acodyke shit! Star Wars is dead! F you, shills!”
WOKE crowd: “Well, you’re a racist and a sexist grifter! You’re a narrow-minded, media-illiterate, *conservative-valued,* *culture-war-obsessed* loser! Now watch me make a music video about it responding to you racist/sexist haters.
Just make us good effing content. Don’t listen to the extremists from either side where one side’s point is to piss off white people and the other side’s point does have some underlying racism and misogyny. We watch to be ENTERTAINED. Not have extreme left or right wing politics shoved down our throats.
Excellent breakdown
If Sol is the only jedi to know of the "Sith" he is either not going to live to tell anyone or he is a Sith himself or the Jedi cover everything up to hide their weakness....
Sol is a sith who went undercover as a jedi and then forgot his original sith identity. Qimir was his apprentice.
The spirit of mother Anysea inhabits the body of Mae, this how she escaped the fire in the coven.
This is arguably the best episode from The Acolyte and I still didn’t feel completely satisfied from it. I think I’m DONE watching the rest of it. I gave it 5 episodes too many when I should’ve kept it at zero. We’re now left with another mystery regarding Sol and what really happened in Brendok? What’s Sol hiding?
The reveal will be bashed because we all saw it coming from a smilo away. It actually makes Mae look more of a dumbass that she didn’t know who her master was all this time and treated him like a fool when she was the fool. I’m fine if Qimir happened to be Smilo Ren but I thought it would’ve been better off if he was only a red herring and it was a character we hadn’t seen yet. Make it a complete surprise.
So the convenience having similar hairstyle after 16 years is for Mae to do an Arryk Cargyll did in House of the Dragon? Do a Parent Trap? All Mae had to do was cut the longer part from the back of her hair and she will look exactly like Osha. Why doesn’t Sol not sense that’s Mae? Does Qimir know that’s Osha? Why not kill her since she already knows his identity? Why would Osha turn to the Sith when she’s been pro-Jedi since she was a child?
Wasn’t Mae the one who fell in Brendok? Who told her Osha was dead? Who has been sheltering Mae all these years? She couldn’t find out after 16 years that Osha trained to be a Jedi since that’s what she wanted the last time they saw each other? The writers turned Mae into the biggest dumbass in this story. She wasn’t aware of her master who stood right next to her all this time. It’s like Vader not checking in on his home planet. That maybe he should try to attempt to find the man who decapitated him. But yeah, he hates sand.
Props to Jecki. She handled the fights better than Yord did, a Jedi Master. 🤦🏻 Yord was frickin’ WEAK! You see one scene with his lightsaber against Smilo Ren/Darth Venom’s and then it took only 2 seconds for unmasked Qimir to twist his neck to death. Yord sucks! Only Qimir, Sol and Jecki showed any real skills in these fights. The lightsabers that kept going out was a bit annoying and I didn’t like how the trees were obscuring the early fight scenes.
Too bad Jecki had to die in it. She was becoming a more interesting character than the Aniseya twins and Rey. Better moves than Shin Hati from last year and I was loving Shin Hati. Better moves than Rey in any of the Sequel Trilogy movies. Props to Daphne Keen. The slipping out of a second lightsaber from her was pretty cool only for Jecki to die that way.
The real MVP is Qimir as he was able to kill 7 of the 8 Jedis. We know 5 of them were redshirts but I didn’t expect Yord and Jecki to die in it this soon. But then the ridiculous scene when Osha put Pip on Qimir’s back to attract those giant moths. He probably would’ve killed Mae and Sol had Osha didn’t do that. But for story purposes, Mae and Sol needs to wear their plot armor.
I still felt dissatisfied from this episode. I don’t think I will continue it any further. Maybe I will watch the final three episodes like half a year later on a random day. I can already predict how this unfolds. Osha will kill Qimir at the end. Maybe we will get some fan service that Qimir was serving under Tenebrous but I don’t find this story and this mystery very interesting. It’s just a BAD show and Amandla can go ahead and call me a racist and sexist for it. Make another music video for us, you narcissist.
June 2025: Andor Season 2
^ My most anticipated for anything next year.
For 2020: The Last Dance
My favorite from 2020 being a big Michael Jordan fan with The Mandalorian Season 2 a close 2nd.
For 2021: Spider-Man: No Way Home
Lived up to it’s hype and remains my favorite Spider-Man movie ever made. Yeah, it can be overrated and the story is pretty awful. But it was MCU’s last very good movie/event. I don’t think Deadpool & Wolverine will surpass No Way Home for me because I don’t care about the people that Deadpool cares about. No Way Home gave us the ultimate fan service of Tobey, Andrew, and Tom together at last!
For 2022: The Batman
Became one of my top 5 favs of 2022 behind Elvis, Top Gun: Maverick, House of the Dragon S1, and Andor S1. I didn’t initially like Andor but it’s become my favorite thing that Disney has ever done for Star Wars. Andor had no lightsabers and it still surpassed Revenge of the Sith which has an idiotic story on how Anakin turned so fast. Anakin spent 13 years with the Jedis and then decides to kill his Jedi brothers and sisters because he wants to save Padmé. That’s stupid.
For 2023: Loki Season 2
Became my favorite for all of 2023 while Air was my favorite movie. Loki only had 12 episodes but it was consistently good. I think Loki’s worst episodes are better than any episode from The Acolyte. Oppenheimer is in my top 5 but it wasn’t exactly my favorite and neither was MI7: Dead Reckoning Part I.
For 2024: House of the Dragon S2
After two episodes, is currently living up to the hype. Should surpass Season 1 easily since there’s more action in it. More war. I still can’t believe Episode 2 made the two most hated characters for book readers and made them likable! Aegon and Otto’s scenes were the chef’s kiss. 😘 Give Tom and Rhys their Emmy noms. My most anticipated was never Deadpool 3. I think that movie can reach my top 5 but I’m not as psyched about it as others. Just more of Ryan Reynold’s shtick that gets tiresome.
For 2025: Andor S2
I believe it’s going to live up to my expectations like Loki S2 did and what HOT D is currently doing. I believe Andor S2 easily surpasses that Rey movie and The Mandalorian and Grogu movie. I’m more interested in the Dawn of the Jedi than I am for a Rey or Mando movie. After Mando Season 3, I don’t seem to care much about The Mandalorian. The finale of The Book of Boba Fett and Mando S3 ruined The Mandalorian for me. We all know Grogu was created to sell toys.
Best Disney Star Wars (only live action)
1. Andor S1 (2022)
2. The Mandalorian S1 (2019)
3. The Mandalorian S2 (2020)
4. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
5. The Force Awakens (2015)
6. Ahsoka (2023)
7. The Mandalorian S3 (2023)
8. Obi-Wan Kenobi (2022)
9. The Last Jedi (2017)
10. The Rise of Skywalker (2019)
11. The Book of Boba Fett (2021)
12. Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)
13. The Acolyte (2024)
After Rogue One, everything after is pretty mid or awful. I may need to rewatch Solo again. Some folks seems to love it. I only saw it once and while I didn’t hate it, I don’t remember much from it. Han Solo remains one of my favorite SW characters but I wasn’t feeling that movie because Harrison Ford wasn’t portraying him.
The Acolyte is without a doubt the worst Star Wars project I have ever seen. Shame too because I was very intrigued by it when I read the synopsis for it about 4-5 years ago. I’ve tried playing both sides trying to defend it and then objectively criticize it. Weak story, weak dialogue, and weak acting. It’s going absolutely nowhere. I’m done. Y’all can finish the rest.
I will be more focused in House of the Dragon S2 and The Boys S4. Much better shows than The Crapolyte. Love to Sol but the rest can all die and I wouldn’t care. I expect the ending is Osha kills Qimir and she, Mae, and Sol live happily ever after. Such a predictable and pointless story.
Smilo Ren >> Kylo Ren
Manny Jacinto still can’t save this shit show. Although Smilo Ren is cooler than Kylo Ren as he did kill 7 Jedis by himself while Kylo lost to an untrained girl, I still wouldn’t buy an action figure of Smilo. The story should’ve focused on Qimir and how he became a Sith. Not on Tia and Tamera from Sister, Sister.
The way I interpret them, Qimir's words about "Sith" and not having a name are connected. He's not saying he has no name but that there is no name for what he is. I.e., he is NOT a Sith. He merely adds the line about "a Jedi like you might call me a Sith" to convey that he is similar to a Sith in certain relevant aspects.
I felt the action was…. Ok? It reminded me of when the Jedi tried to arrest Palpatine and most of them lasted a second, it was the same with this show, but then you have the padawan, Jecki, put up a much longer and harder fight than all of them, that’s just one of the things that I thought was flawed about this episode
I said this on other YT pages, and I think it rings true: "Critics need to be patient" should be the absolute motto for the Star Wars fandom. It annoyed me seeing people complain about things that could be answered in the next episode or, you know, THE REST OF THE SERIES. And I hate to say it, but sometimes the big YT channels are just as much to blame (not naming specific ones, but just saying overall)! If you're going to hate this series, hate it once it's over. This episode was great!
im watching this now this is OUTSTANDING my mind is truly blown this Character is MENACING has to be the best Sith yet TERIFYING.. what a GENIUS of a Writer this is.. WOW!
Yeah, he's only control of a galaxy away from topping Palpatine. 7 movies, the best part of 3 tv shows, and the opinion of 8B people from Vader, and a John Williams score from Maul.
I loved this episode, been enjoying the series. That said, its probably because I haven't read the books and don't know all this extra, from my point of view, material. I loved that this wasn't a who done it, but what happened, what really happened all those years ago. You are right, those of us in isolation will think less of the Jedi, but that was already there from the prequels, this just sets that stage. Thank you for all those extra information sources that I would not have known and can now put things into a different perspective. I am sorry this series has been disappointing to you. I miss the upbeat Meg of the Bad Batch finale, but no fan needs to like everything and these discussions are great to bring other perspectives to the fan table. Thank you for those. Best to you.
Meg, the Jedi have always been idiots in some way. Ki-Adi-Mundi proves that. Wasn't he the one that told Padme that Dooku was not a murderer? Wasn't he one of the ones that dismissed Qui-Gon-Jinn about Darth Maul? The Jedi can be full of themselves at times. They are their own worst enemy. So, I am probably one of the few fans that can believe that Jedi can be idiots. That Jedi can do wrong things. That Jedi are their own worst enemy when they close their minds. Also, the Sith had many in their ranks in the beginning before they became the "Rule of Two". I hope the show goes more into that. I think Qimir is a dark user who wants to be a Sith. There is a Master out there who will not like what he is doing (I hope that is a twist) and that he revealed them when they were not ready. As for Mae, Sol will figure it out when he discovers that she has no tattoo. I give the episode a 9. I deducted a point for the loss of Jecki and Yord (it was too soon). I loved the fight scenes, the darkness, the easter eggs...every thing.
This episode shut a lot of people up!
You sure about that? The SW channels with the most viewers though it did not, people don’t like it when you mess with legends content just saying.
@@extrojan22mess with legends content? The entire point is that it’s not canon and they can use elements that they want
@@cael4065 just because you can doesn’t mean you should especially if you know your gonna make a part of the OG fan base angry.
Meg, you've been right about this show and I should trust your extensive Star Wars knowledge... I was not liking this show after last week, but we needed the info from last week for this week. I liked the show. Maybe it was because questions were answered.