So, going in, we KNEW that it was going to be a mystery, a whodunit, full of twists and turns, and feature Sith. Then, as a cherry on top, Leslye gave us something like, "Everything you think this show is about, it's not." Good mystery? Every episode should leave us wanting more. (Pretty much accomplished) Whodunit? 6 episodes in and we're STILL speculating who the BIG bad might be. Twists and turns? Some might argue too many. This many in short episodes makes for a convoluted story. BUT, accomplished. I've never had the show below a 7/10. It's new, it's bold, and it's told in a different time period. All pluses for me.
The story dictates episode length. Not... episode length dictates the story. Basically, the episodes are the perfect length (in their eyes), for the story they want to tell. Personally, I am not bothered by the episode length at all.
I don’t understand the trolls who have been trying to tear this show down by making it seem that nobody likes it but I think it is a good show and the hater’s opinion means nothing to me.
For those that don't like the supposed grifters & troll channels on RUclips, stop watching those videos. You can tell RUclips to stop recommending those channels.
Noticed this detail as well - also how the second Neimoidian quickly steps in when Yord is about to use the mind trick to make the other one speak the truth (and possibly revealing more than intended). There absolutely are little things here and there that will be more obvious on a rewatch, some tied to the main arc of this season, some to the larger plot. Really love the series - quickly giving answers to some things, adding more questions, having some things that are heavily foreshadowed, but also some things that aren't that easily guessed. Makes one really intrigued. Can't wait for the last two episodes.
This entire story seems like it’s going to be largely useless if it doesn’t get a Season 2. Which is pretty disappointing, because that’s a big if at this point.
For a show that is so controversial, it would be a real miracle if they got a second season. Which even if they get one, I don't think it would really help the overall state of the Star Wars community.
Disneys dead and gone live action remakes failed snow whites on its 3rd reshoot already lost cash before release, failed marvel phase 4 slop, pixar on their last legs sadly starwars too the only thing that's been consistent with Disney is Japanese anime they have purchased drop this and go watch their "go go loser ranger" probably because they have Japanese producing it
The Acolyte: D Ep. 1: C- Ep. 2: C- Ep. 3: D+ Ep. 4: D Ep. 5: B- Ep. 6: D The Boys S4: C+ Ep. 1: C+ Ep. 2: A- Ep. 3: B Ep. 4: A- Ep. 5: C- Ep. 6: D+ House of the Dragon S2: B+ Ep. 1: B Ep. 2: A- Ep. 3: C+ Ep. 4: A I was almost giving up on House of the Dragon after last week’s episode, The Burning Mill, failed to impress on top of the controversial changes with Blood & Cheese that George R.R. Martin wasn’t happy about. Ready to put Andor above it. The problem with HOT D is it’s based from a book. Any slight deviation can piss off readers. Andor doesn’t rely on books as a source. It’s free to do anything. HOT D has higher preset expectations. After HOT D’s Ep 4, my favs of the 2020s 1. Loki (2021-2023) 2. House of the Dragon (2022-Present) 3. Andor (2022-Present) All three are better than The Mandalorian and The Boys. Let’s hope HOT D wins an Emmy for this episode or for 2x8.
I'd like to believe the show is doing better then social media is reporting. A lot of the people I talk to at my job, about Star Wars, are all waiting for everything to drop on one fell swoop to watch it all.
Does anyone else remember "Paul"? A couple of years ago I read a few interviews from the Acolyte producers were they said that there was a major legacy character code named Paul that would appear in the show. I interpreted it to mean Plagueis, but it could have been Ki Adi Mundy or even Yoda.
I don't know why people (even Meg) keep "predicting" the Sith will be Tenebrous and Plagueis, the timing is way off. That is nothing but people wishing it was Plagueis... Acolyte is around 132 BBY. If Leslye is canonizing things from the Plagueis novel, then the two Sith at that time should be the unnamed Twi'lek Master, and Tenebrous as the apprentice. Wookipedia places the Twi'lek Master's death between 167-124 BBY, and the Acolyte show is right in that timeframe. From the Plagueis novel, Tenebrous and his Master "created a hole in the Force that allowed the Jedi to feel the Darkside for the first time in over 8 centuries since the last battle of the New Sith Wars" (1000 BBY). That would place the ritual they do to be in between 199-101 BBY (again, same timeframe), but to our knowledge the Jedi have not yet been able to feel the Darkside in the Acolyte show. As evident by none of them being able to feel the Darkside in Qimir. That said, my prediction now is that the Sith we will see in episode 8 will be Tenebrous (as an apprentice) when he finds Qimir (their cast off Acolyte who wants to start his own Rule of Two) on Bal'demnic and discovers the cortosis veins for the first time. Or we'll see the Twi'lek Master and Tenebrous, since Leslye said there are two Sith in the show and Qimir already admitted he's not a Sith... Acolytes aren't Sith, just the Master and Apprentice are given that title.
The characters feel a little too secondary to some perceived "cool" story forcing itself forward without adequate regard for it's world and characters. I don't know that it's good Star Wars. However, the show draws interest in trying to figure out the mess that is going on. Might still be an adequate to interesting story depending on if the last two episodes can bring it home. Thanks for covering it.
Still enjoying it, looking forward to the final episodes. It is at this point a bit sad and annoying that so many people can't get past their own expectations of what they thought this show and this era would be like. They're letting their own ideas about how it should have been written, preformed directed and films stand in the way of just sitting back and letting the show tell it's story. They've done this with every non-animated show Disney has put out, and yet they still don't get that these shows won't ever cater to what they want 100% of the time. Real waste of energy.
I think The Acolyte has been a very exciting journey by touching on witchcraft, views of the force from the Sith perspective and utilizing more martial art combat skill. I also think the Acolyte's Sith theme of killing a Jedi without a weapon really means seducing a Jedi to join the dark side and abandoning the Jedi philosophy of maintaining peace and justice throughout the galaxy. I also think Osha will turn to the dark side and will be wearing the Cortosis helmet more and more. I think she will ultimately overpower Qimir and kill him in front of Mae and Sol as a mere demonstration of her renewed connection with the force. I also think the final fight will be Mae and Sol teaming up against a very dark side Osha resulting in the death of Sol and Mae running away and hiding for fear of her life. I think with the Cortosis helmet on, Osha will be this series version of Darth Tenebrous. I feel that if Lesley Hedlund decides to create a season 2 of the Acolyte, I feel that Darth Osha will seduce Venestra Rwo's apprentice, Mog and Mog will eventually become this series version of Darth Plagueis (Mog already has the physique to be a human equivalent to Plagueis). I feel Darth Osha will order her new dark side apprentice to find and kill Mae because even with tremendous dark side strength, Osha still can't bring herself to kill Mae. Mog may very well end up killing both Mae and Osha and in his later years discover a very young and disgruntled youth named Palpatine.
Some other reporters are trying to convey that Sol will be killed-off by Osha, as Sol finds Qimir and her on the unknown planet, through Mae. But the actor playing Sol has been a goldmine for the series… so losing Sol would not be wise. Instead, we need to figure out who the cloaked unknown figure was at the Ascension from E3. Why did that figure suddenly disappear once the Jedi arrived at the ceremony? Why did Mother Cora see something was wrong in the energy sector of their fortress soon after? Did the Sith actually destroy the Brendok fortress, but leaving blame on the Jedi? Yes, the Jedi and Brendok witches didn’t get along…. this would allow any Sith to manipulate their killings of the witches, and blame the Jedi… who, themselves, may have sensed the Sith and sought to confront the Sith character…
So glad to find a Star Wars channel that is balanced and fair. I enjoy Star Wars Meg’s videos. She doesn’t just look to appease the haters. I have enjoyed the series. Some episodes more than others but I’m invested and really looking forward to the last 2 after listening to this video!
I've been trying to give this show a chance, BUTT, I shouldn't have to work this hard to enjoy a show. For some strange reason I want to go back and watch Ahsoka now...
Ahsoka as limited as it was, was much better than this. At least the villians were compelling. Baylan was very interesting to watch. Such a pity the actor passed away.
I'm so glad you're doing better Meg!!! When he's getting in the water, stripping away his dark clothes, he's being transparent and vulnerable to Osha. Mae has never known her master's face and he's trying to do it "right" this time. He was carrying his white clothes. He set them down offscreen. We'll find out what happened to the coven. Koril probably controlled both sides of the battle so the Jedi look bad. The helmet will show Osha the truth and Sol will tell Mae his truth. Sol is not weak-minded so maybe he knows the truth and went along with [whatever Koril did] to get Osha out. Vernestra doesn't know the whole truth and Sol's biggest secret will [probably] die with him, without telling her. The other three Jedi think they did something bad. There's one thing that will change everything for me. If the witches are revealed to survive in the end, there will be speculation for years about whether they ever died or if Koril brought them back. Koril might be the big boss-ness and a tie to the Sith returning. Her ties with. However, there are two robed figures at the Ascension party. We can appreciate this coven for what it is and keep the Witches of Dathomir in their own niche. If it were me, I'd end the series with Osha and Mae testifying to Vernestra that it was Sol, but leaving her with no way to capture them, and Mae earning her redemption with Qimir (Darth Guns) showing how she learned from her weakness, how to kill the dream. They plant the seed of doubt that grows dogma within the Jedi Order beyond recovery and have them fade into obscurity without anyone else knowing about Qimir. That's my perspective and theories.
So here are my thoughts on this... Qimir is Darth Venomis. I believe Qimir was Vernestra's apprentice. Vernestra tried to kill Qimir for whatever reason and it did not work out. I believe Vernestra is going to be Darth Tenebrous. As such, I think she found Plaguies and thought he was a better apprentice than Venomis. So she tries to kill him. I think that is part of the reason why she lays low on Coruscant. Next, I don't think Mae, Osha, Qimir, Vernestra are the Acolyte. I believe there will be 2 Acolytes by the end of the series serving different purposes. I will explain. I think Qimir intentionally withheld killing Mae. I think he intends to use their Force Dyad Power to make himself younger, thereby attempting to kill both of the twins. However, I believe Mae will try and redeem herself and sacrifice herself to prevent this from happening so that Osha is not killed in the process. I strongly believe that Osha will kill Qimir at this point. Next, after hearing from Qimir his take on whatever Sol did, Osha will turn against him. I think Vernestra and her team will also turn against Sol and possibly have him expelled or on the run as a fugitive. When all is said and done, Vernestra will be killed. Later on, Osha, having lost her sister and feeling betrayed by Qimir, Sol and the Jedi will leave and form the Knights of Ren. Similarly... I think that Senator mentioned in Episode 6 will be David Harewood who will turn out to be playing Darth Plagues, who I also tend to believe was working with Vernestra as her apprentice. With her dead, he now is the new Sith Lord. With Sol on the outs and clearly having dark side tendency's... I believe Plagues will recruit Sol as his new Dark Side apprentice, making Sol the Titular Acolyte all along.
I think going back in time and starting over with a fresh batch of characters and concepts was always going to be a risky move. But its the one they made. I think Disney already has alot invested in this whole High Republic story arch and with all the books, comics, games and toys out or in production its way to late to change course now. Not that Id like that, Im really enjoying the show. It's new and after 30+years of seeing the same story kinda run into the ground, that's what Im into seeing.
@5:30 Watching it to see how bad it is doesn't mean its successful. lasting the test of time and still being revered as something special is what success actually looks like.
I have a off topic question. I love your show. I watch every upload you release... but I have always been wondering... Is this your real voice narrating the show or a very good AI driven voice. I mean no offence in my question. I am just very curious.
I think the show's pretty good, but episode 3 sure left a really bad taste in my mouth. My "Star Wars Friend" at work says she didn't watch the show yet because she heard it was really bad, so maybe negative word of mouth is also causing a decline in viewership.
I like your theory, might happen. Haven't read CoD but will try to det it. Then I'm not sure Leslye knows about it, but she might. I'm quite sure Venestra is a Sith master. She might be Tenebrous master, or she is on her own. I mean why wouldn't another dark side user try to use their power. Why can't there be another sith or dark side user withvan apprentice. Maybe Tenebrous will kill all others in later seasons if they want to throw some more money on this
Cortosis is just too OP, even if it was in Legends. It would be a game changer for Jedi and Sith in Prequel Era. Lightsaber with Cortosis cross-guard and Cortosis hilt coating = insta-win! Just nerf it… makes no sense.
It’s extremely rare and brittle, which is why Jecki easily broke the mask. Wouldn’t be very good on lightsabers as the metal would interfere with the blade.
I am still convinced Mae and Osha are going to merge into 1 person. I think the ceremony in episode 3 was meant to bring them together, but was interrupted. I think episode 8 both will be defeated, the complete the ritual. And use the Power of 2 to win out the episode. For those who think this is crazy, I agree but if you stomach through episode 3 there is foreshadowing all over the episode. At least 9 different scenes shadowing their convergence. Lol
At this point I’m just watching to see whether or not they finish off the last two episodes good. Idk so many questions still left to be answered I feel like two episodes is not enough to answer them all.
I have a theory on why the finale episode is called doom it’s because the show is doom to only have one season because the show is so bad there is no way it will ever ever have a season two no way
I just wish they wouldn’t take so long or be so slow to develop shows with the thought of having the big “finale”. What makes SW great is great stories that have great action going on all the time. Rogue One for example. Pump up the action like episode 5!!!
I am 64 year old white male😮 been watching starwars from the start. I think this show has been slow but it keeps me coming back every week. So it going to be the next 2 episodes that is going to make or break it.
I believe I am fair and I hope everything in the Star Wars world is brilliant. The six episodes so far have been mixed. Episodes 5 and 6 have been good, 5 was excellent. The earlier episodes were poor and have coloured the perspective of viewers. There is hope and potential the series will be saved by Episodes 5 -8.
Well, why did Maul then not use Cortosis to deflect Obi and Qui Gon Jinn´s lightsaber ? As more they put in the story the more it does not work any more !
You do know that Cortosis is a reference to the much beloved Legends novel "Darth Plagueis", right? It's not something new that the show just made up, it's been a part of Star Wars lore for decades
@@cael4065 Well, he did not know anakin neither as a potential apprentice until the end of ep 1, right ? I have to watch it again so i can be sure ! Well he also had Count Dooku.
honestly, i think the acting is great, and it hasnt been afraid to throw in a few moments that surprised(episode 5), i think production has been great value, as well as new locations and not too much CGI, they have introduced and developed new characters and new storylines that in the long run could help develop the lore. I myself have been watching star wars since the 80s and i like this series like them all they have negatives, but nothing like the clear hate its getting, Andor was great mando was formulaic but helped to introduce different ideas of this galaxy created. Only thing i dont like is the hate for hating sake, following the leader without actual individual and credible criticism and being worried others will hate on you for not following 👍
I'm enjoying the Acolyte. I look forward to seeing the next episode. I hope Lucas films and Disney green light season 2. Forget the ones who are hating on this show. Like they can do better. And remember how so called fans gave Hayden flake for his role until later on. If this show can put the missing pieces together with the last two episodes. I believe it will score much higher in the overall ratings 🎉😊
4 hours wasted just to see some words on a box? Think you could have just gotten something better then this same story. Could have just gotten a show about the sith working in the shadows.
@@-cgranty2954 A Plagueis tease would be awesome. My fear, however, is that we won't see it go anywhere series-wise: who knows if we'll get a second season or a show/movie playing off Plagueis anytime soon.
@@johngroom669 The Plagueis novel makes for the perfect series, the only minor issue is how it butts up into Phantom Menace, but recast at that point. Heck, a young Palpatine's rise to power is a great series idea.
Yeah g'day, Prep to make it through the acolite, 2x slabs of beer, Gin, and snacks. TBH I am struggling to make it to the end, finding it worse than the recent DW. It's a goodnight from you and it's a goodnight from the broken, cantankerous, belligerent, obnoxious, obstinate, obstreperous, cynical Old Fart.
Not sure...that seems like a reach and I'm not really sure this director could pull off something like that, with that much forethought, and that quality. This show has suffered from scant info per episode wanting us to wet ourselves while not giving us much to go by, and weak connective tissue. Just not great, and barely good IMHO
I can be satisfied with a Star Wars story if it's swinging-for-the-fences, a swing-and-a-miss is just life, but I won't take much playing-it-safe or just giving-them-what-they-want. Also, I am still in disbelief how seriously we are all taking the people upset by the fantasy-space-witches' chanting sounding like a hokey-religion. If that took you out of it, were you honestly ever into it?
The one black big actor talll that hast been seen yet bet I think I think I really think is a plagues bomb towards the end obviously using the facility and witches in his grasp … This show willl unfortunately probably get granted another season if they do that and bring him in
Unpopular opinion here, but The Acolyte is a good show that just had a slow start, and anyone that doesn’t like the show are whats wrong with Star Wars fanbase nowadays. I have been a Star Wars fan for 35 years (legends and canon) and know Star Wars and am annoyed at all the Gen Y and Millennial whiners online.
Personally I hope they end it with out ruining anymore of the Star Wars lore. I also hope that Leslie Headland stays at least 100 miles away from any Star Wars project.
I wouldn't care if she does non-canon stuff like Visions and she could do a What If show like Marvel. Actually I wouldn't care if she does rey stuff as that lore is already a not star wars mess so she can do disturbing sith twilight romance then all she wants. In the maybe unlikely chance this show ends without tainting the High Republic era into something like the sequel era that doesn't work with GL Star Wars, I will revise my opinion maybe slightly.
"Me too" This episode can only come from the "me too" personal assistant of harvey weinstein. Feels like a casting couch episode. Why isn't she in jail for something instead of directing a Disney show?
Hi Meg, awesome news update, I am looking forward to seeing the new episode flashbacks, I want to find out who killed the witches and all about Qimir, i think at the moment it is the worst show so far, and it needs to get better, thank you SWM
I wish the creators if this show would give it as much thought as its fans do. Most of the fan theories were actually cool. Too bad the show is so stupid.
I think you're thinking too much in terms of a story being that good. It'd make for a great story if something said "Property of Demask Holdings" or something like that. But I just don't believe the writing would be that good. When these two actors say "lots of jaw dropping moments to come," I'm a little hesitant because after 6 episodes not much has happened. They'll have to pack a hell of a lot of story in 2 40 minute episodes. Which I unfortunately can't see happening. Based on the series so far 3/4 of the way through, I don't see the writing being that good. Even if it did have jaw dropping moments in the last episode, my question would be why waste 7 episodes of not much for this to happen now?
Just curious, why do all the people that hate the show have such a problem with people liking it. WE LIKE IT!!! Quit trying to get it cancled. If it's too woke for you go watch something else, dont like the writing, go watch something else! I just dont get this whole, "I don't like it so Im gonna do everything I can to get it cancled, fuck everyone else!" attitude.
Also Actor That played Jedi Yord that got neck snapped thought Anakin Skywalker blew up Deathstar not Luke Skywalker this not show not even half of viewership os Ashoka
At $22500000 an episode , I expect so much more, the script is appalling. The action scenes were clunky at best and the actors are wooden. So where did the money go?
One should ask... "How much of the constant complaining of the content ( by reviewers like you ) are the cause of the reduction in viewership. Guys we are not discussing world peace or the next coming. It JUST entertainment.
don't get the feeling that those behind the show are that deep into the history of the SW universe. afraid you may be giving this project a lot of credit it doesn't deserve. its been mostly abysmal so far
I like the theory about the cargo being Sith related!
So, going in, we KNEW that it was going to be a mystery, a whodunit, full of twists and turns, and feature Sith. Then, as a cherry on top, Leslye gave us something like, "Everything you think this show is about, it's not."
Good mystery? Every episode should leave us wanting more. (Pretty much accomplished)
Whodunit? 6 episodes in and we're STILL speculating who the BIG bad might be.
Twists and turns? Some might argue too many. This many in short episodes makes for a convoluted story. BUT, accomplished.
I've never had the show below a 7/10. It's new, it's bold, and it's told in a different time period. All pluses for me.
The best thing about the acolyte is I found this RUclips channel.
Disney needs to step up their series. 40 minutes is weak unless there are NO filler episodes.
The story dictates episode length. Not... episode length dictates the story.
Basically, the episodes are the perfect length (in their eyes), for the story they want to tell.
Personally, I am not bothered by the episode length at all.
Agreed, that always been the problem with shows. Just be glad it's not locked in at 22min like in the old days.
It's down to Lesley headland NOT Disney. She wrote the show.
6:10 Meg, PLEASE… 🤣
I’m curious if they will make the Pip droid as a merchandise? It would be nice if they add Bluetooth to it
I don’t understand the trolls who have been trying to tear this show down by making it seem that nobody likes it but I think it is a good show and the hater’s opinion means nothing to me.
Obviously it does mean something to you. Otherwise, you wouldn't be here complaining about the supposed "trolls"
@@BigMan.270ironic name. Go.
For sure, those who don't like the Acolyte why do you keep watching it ? Perhaps watch something else, just a suggestion 😅
For those that don't like the supposed grifters & troll channels on RUclips, stop watching those videos. You can tell RUclips to stop recommending those channels.
Yep, i think "It's doing well despite the backlash" shows that the haters are a very noisy but very small minority. I'm loving this show!!
Noticed this detail as well - also how the second Neimoidian quickly steps in when Yord is about to use the mind trick to make the other one speak the truth (and possibly revealing more than intended). There absolutely are little things here and there that will be more obvious on a rewatch, some tied to the main arc of this season, some to the larger plot. Really love the series - quickly giving answers to some things, adding more questions, having some things that are heavily foreshadowed, but also some things that aren't that easily guessed. Makes one really intrigued. Can't wait for the last two episodes.
thanks for the coverage, meg😸
The "viewers & engagement" metrics are so meaningless. People tweeting about a show doesn't mean they like it. All that matters is viewership.
This entire story seems like it’s going to be largely useless if it doesn’t get a Season 2. Which is pretty disappointing, because that’s a big if at this point.
For a show that is so controversial, it would be a real miracle if they got a second season. Which even if they get one, I don't think it would really help the overall state of the Star Wars community.
Disneys dead and gone live action remakes failed snow whites on its 3rd reshoot already lost cash before release, failed marvel phase 4 slop, pixar on their last legs sadly starwars too the only thing that's been consistent with Disney is Japanese anime they have purchased drop this and go watch their "go go loser ranger" probably because they have Japanese producing it
Agreed! We might be taking for granted future shows. However, there might be a future movie, who knows.
@dontkave2641 it’s worth far more now than when Lucas bought it lol
There will be no season 2....
The Acolyte: D
Ep. 1: C-
Ep. 2: C-
Ep. 3: D+
Ep. 4: D
Ep. 5: B-
Ep. 6: D
The Boys S4: C+
Ep. 1: C+
Ep. 2: A-
Ep. 3: B
Ep. 4: A-
Ep. 5: C-
Ep. 6: D+
House of the Dragon S2: B+
Ep. 1: B
Ep. 2: A-
Ep. 3: C+
Ep. 4: A
I was almost giving up on House of the Dragon after last week’s episode, The Burning Mill, failed to impress on top of the controversial changes with Blood & Cheese that George R.R. Martin wasn’t happy about. Ready to put Andor above it. The problem with HOT D is it’s based from a book. Any slight deviation can piss off readers. Andor doesn’t rely on books as a source. It’s free to do anything. HOT D has higher preset expectations.
After HOT D’s Ep 4, my favs of the 2020s
1. Loki (2021-2023)
2. House of the Dragon (2022-Present)
3. Andor (2022-Present)
All three are better than The Mandalorian and The Boys. Let’s hope HOT D wins an Emmy for this episode or for 2x8.
I'd like to believe the show is doing better then social media is reporting. A lot of the people I talk to at my job, about Star Wars, are all waiting for everything to drop on one fell swoop to watch it all.
Based upon the overall slow pacing alone, this in not a show I would want to binge watch.
@@MrGruug why? The slow burn until the Khofar massacre and lack of proper episode endings make it seem like its made to binge watch.
@@MrGruug Andor to me was very slow at times, and for me it benefited greatly with binge watching,
@@Croakin You think it would have been received better if Disney had dropped it in one go?
@@WesesaAbioye yeah absolutely, most *legitimate* gripes are coming from editing choices but I prefer the weekly speculation over episodes 100%
43 minutes = 32 minutes of content
Meg, thanks for your updates.😊
Does anyone else remember "Paul"? A couple of years ago I read a few interviews from the Acolyte producers were they said that there was a major legacy character code named Paul that would appear in the show. I interpreted it to mean Plagueis, but it could have been Ki Adi Mundy or even Yoda.
I don't know why people (even Meg) keep "predicting" the Sith will be Tenebrous and Plagueis, the timing is way off. That is nothing but people wishing it was Plagueis... Acolyte is around 132 BBY. If Leslye is canonizing things from the Plagueis novel, then the two Sith at that time should be the unnamed Twi'lek Master, and Tenebrous as the apprentice. Wookipedia places the Twi'lek Master's death between 167-124 BBY, and the Acolyte show is right in that timeframe. From the Plagueis novel, Tenebrous and his Master "created a hole in the Force that allowed the Jedi to feel the Darkside for the first time in over 8 centuries since the last battle of the New Sith Wars" (1000 BBY). That would place the ritual they do to be in between 199-101 BBY (again, same timeframe), but to our knowledge the Jedi have not yet been able to feel the Darkside in the Acolyte show. As evident by none of them being able to feel the Darkside in Qimir. That said, my prediction now is that the Sith we will see in episode 8 will be Tenebrous (as an apprentice) when he finds Qimir (their cast off Acolyte who wants to start his own Rule of Two) on Bal'demnic and discovers the cortosis veins for the first time. Or we'll see the Twi'lek Master and Tenebrous, since Leslye said there are two Sith in the show and Qimir already admitted he's not a Sith... Acolytes aren't Sith, just the Master and Apprentice are given that title.
The only good thing about the acolyte is the end credit.
Thanks Meg! 🙏🏼
The characters feel a little too secondary to some perceived "cool" story forcing itself forward without adequate regard for it's world and characters.
I don't know that it's good Star Wars. However, the show draws interest in trying to figure out the mess that is going on. Might still be an adequate to interesting story depending on if the last two episodes can bring it home.
Thanks for covering it.
Mae the Thread be away from you
lol
Still enjoying it, looking forward to the final episodes.
It is at this point a bit sad and annoying that so many people can't get past their own expectations of what they thought this show and this era would be like.
They're letting their own ideas about how it should have been written, preformed directed and films stand in the way of just sitting back and letting the show tell it's story. They've done this with every non-animated show Disney has put out, and yet they still don't get that these shows won't ever cater to what they want 100% of the time. Real waste of energy.
Love your content Meg! Keep on keeping on
*6 episodes in*
"I think I know what this show is about!"
lmao @ the butt
I think The Acolyte has been a very exciting journey by touching on witchcraft, views of the force from the Sith perspective and utilizing more martial art combat skill. I also think the Acolyte's Sith theme of killing a Jedi without a weapon really means seducing a Jedi to join the dark side and abandoning the Jedi philosophy of maintaining peace and justice throughout the galaxy. I also think Osha will turn to the dark side and will be wearing the Cortosis helmet more and more. I think she will ultimately overpower Qimir and kill him in front of Mae and Sol as a mere demonstration of her renewed connection with the force. I also think the final fight will be Mae and Sol teaming up against a very dark side Osha resulting in the death of Sol and Mae running away and hiding for fear of her life. I think with the Cortosis helmet on, Osha will be this series version of Darth Tenebrous. I feel that if Lesley Hedlund decides to create a season 2 of the Acolyte, I feel that Darth Osha will seduce Venestra Rwo's apprentice, Mog and Mog will eventually become this series version of Darth Plagueis (Mog already has the physique to be a human equivalent to Plagueis). I feel Darth Osha will order her new dark side apprentice to find and kill Mae because even with tremendous dark side strength, Osha still can't bring herself to kill Mae. Mog may very well end up killing both Mae and Osha and in his later years discover a very young and disgruntled youth named Palpatine.
I bet people will wait to watch when the whole thing comes out
Those people don't contribute to the data used by the industry to determine engagement and success.
@@deadmeat8754 🤷♂️
Some other reporters are trying to convey that Sol will be killed-off by Osha, as Sol finds Qimir and her on the unknown planet, through Mae.
But the actor playing Sol has been a goldmine for the series… so losing Sol would not be wise.
Instead, we need to figure out who the cloaked unknown figure was at the Ascension from E3. Why did that figure suddenly disappear once the Jedi arrived at the ceremony? Why did Mother Cora see something was wrong in the energy sector of their fortress soon after?
Did the Sith actually destroy the Brendok fortress, but leaving blame on the Jedi?
Yes, the Jedi and Brendok witches didn’t get along…. this would allow any Sith to manipulate their killings of the witches, and blame the Jedi… who, themselves, may have sensed the Sith and sought to confront the Sith character…
Thanks Meg 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🌹
So glad to find a Star Wars channel that is balanced and fair. I enjoy Star Wars Meg’s videos. She doesn’t just look to appease the haters. I have enjoyed the series. Some episodes more than others but I’m invested and really looking forward to the last 2 after listening to this video!
Jaws are indeed dropping... and tears...
I've been trying to give this show a chance, BUTT, I shouldn't have to work this hard to enjoy a show.
For some strange reason I want to go back and watch Ahsoka now...
I’m just curious to see where all this plot is going
Ahsoka as limited as it was, was much better than this. At least the villians were compelling. Baylan was very interesting to watch. Such a pity the actor passed away.
@@isaackim7675that the Jedi are bad and that Osha will turn to the dark side
I'm so glad you're doing better Meg!!!
When he's getting in the water, stripping away his dark clothes, he's being transparent and vulnerable to Osha. Mae has never known her master's face and he's trying to do it "right" this time. He was carrying his white clothes. He set them down offscreen.
We'll find out what happened to the coven. Koril probably controlled both sides of the battle so the Jedi look bad. The helmet will show Osha the truth and Sol will tell Mae his truth. Sol is not weak-minded so maybe he knows the truth and went along with [whatever Koril did] to get Osha out.
Vernestra doesn't know the whole truth and Sol's biggest secret will [probably] die with him, without telling her. The other three Jedi think they did something bad.
There's one thing that will change everything for me. If the witches are revealed to survive in the end, there will be speculation for years about whether they ever died or if Koril brought them back. Koril might be the big boss-ness and a tie to the Sith returning. Her ties with. However, there are two robed figures at the Ascension party. We can appreciate this coven for what it is and keep the Witches of Dathomir in their own niche.
If it were me, I'd end the series with Osha and Mae testifying to Vernestra that it was Sol, but leaving her with no way to capture them, and Mae earning her redemption with Qimir (Darth Guns) showing how she learned from her weakness, how to kill the dream. They plant the seed of doubt that grows dogma within the Jedi Order beyond recovery and have them fade into obscurity without anyone else knowing about Qimir.
That's my perspective and theories.
So here are my thoughts on this... Qimir is Darth Venomis. I believe Qimir was Vernestra's apprentice. Vernestra tried to kill Qimir for whatever reason and it did not work out. I believe Vernestra is going to be Darth Tenebrous. As such, I think she found Plaguies and thought he was a better apprentice than Venomis. So she tries to kill him. I think that is part of the reason why she lays low on Coruscant.
Next, I don't think Mae, Osha, Qimir, Vernestra are the Acolyte. I believe there will be 2 Acolytes by the end of the series serving different purposes. I will explain.
I think Qimir intentionally withheld killing Mae. I think he intends to use their Force Dyad Power to make himself younger, thereby attempting to kill both of the twins. However, I believe Mae will try and redeem herself and sacrifice herself to prevent this from happening so that Osha is not killed in the process. I strongly believe that Osha will kill Qimir at this point.
Next, after hearing from Qimir his take on whatever Sol did, Osha will turn against him. I think Vernestra and her team will also turn against Sol and possibly have him expelled or on the run as a fugitive. When all is said and done, Vernestra will be killed.
Later on, Osha, having lost her sister and feeling betrayed by Qimir, Sol and the Jedi will leave and form the Knights of Ren.
Similarly... I think that Senator mentioned in Episode 6 will be David Harewood who will turn out to be playing Darth Plagues, who I also tend to believe was working with Vernestra as her apprentice. With her dead, he now is the new Sith Lord. With Sol on the outs and clearly having dark side tendency's... I believe Plagues will recruit Sol as his new Dark Side apprentice, making Sol the Titular Acolyte all along.
I recently finished Cloak of Deception about a month ago.
I think going back in time and starting over with a fresh batch of characters and concepts was always going to be a risky move.
But its the one they made. I think Disney already has alot invested in this whole High Republic story arch and with all the books, comics, games and toys out or in production its way to late to change course now.
Not that Id like that, Im really enjoying the show. It's new and after 30+years of seeing the same story kinda run into the ground, that's what Im into seeing.
@5:30 Watching it to see how bad it is doesn't mean its successful. lasting the test of time and still being revered as something special is what success actually looks like.
I have a off topic question. I love your show. I watch every upload you release... but I have always been wondering... Is this your real voice narrating the show or a very good AI driven voice. I mean no offence in my question. I am just very curious.
Using social media engagement as a metric for success is just ridiculous
I think the show's pretty good, but episode 3 sure left a really bad taste in my mouth.
My "Star Wars Friend" at work says she didn't watch the show yet because she heard it was really bad, so maybe negative word of mouth is also causing a decline in viewership.
I like your theory, might happen. Haven't read CoD but will try to det it. Then I'm not sure Leslye knows about it, but she might. I'm quite sure Venestra is a Sith master. She might be Tenebrous master, or she is on her own. I mean why wouldn't another dark side user try to use their power. Why can't there be another sith or dark side user withvan apprentice. Maybe Tenebrous will kill all others in later seasons if they want to throw some more money on this
Cortosis is just too OP, even if it was in Legends. It would be a game changer for Jedi and Sith in Prequel Era.
Lightsaber with Cortosis cross-guard and Cortosis hilt coating = insta-win!
Just nerf it… makes no sense.
It’s extremely rare and brittle, which is why Jecki easily broke the mask. Wouldn’t be very good on lightsabers as the metal would interfere with the blade.
@@franeruyt but as a cross-guard it would be perfect, as it doesn’t need to move nor clash with the blade.
I'm up for a 2nd season.
"Damask Holdings" would be a great tease!!!
I am still convinced Mae and Osha are going to merge into 1 person. I think the ceremony in episode 3 was meant to bring them together, but was interrupted. I think episode 8 both will be defeated, the complete the ritual. And use the Power of 2 to win out the episode.
For those who think this is crazy, I agree but if you stomach through episode 3 there is foreshadowing all over the episode. At least 9 different scenes shadowing their convergence. Lol
Maeosha
Are they going to use the Potara fusion or the Metamoran Fusion Dance?
I think the two of them together would still not be enough to make one character… perhaps if they merge MANY?
Thanks Meg! I Have Been Watching Star Wars Since 1978. Not Interested in Acolyte its Bantha Poodoo
At this point I’m just watching to see whether or not they finish off the last two episodes good. Idk so many questions still left to be answered I feel like two episodes is not enough to answer them all.
I have a theory on why the finale episode is called doom it’s because the show is doom to only have one season because the show is so bad there is no way it will ever ever have a season two no way
The showrunners for the Acolyte need to choose every single running minute wisely for these next two episodes.
I just wish they wouldn’t take so long or be so slow to develop shows with the thought of having the big “finale”. What makes SW great is great stories that have great action going on all the time. Rogue One for example. Pump up the action like episode 5!!!
I am 64 year old white male😮 been watching starwars from the start. I think this show has been slow but it keeps me coming back every week. So it going to be the next 2 episodes that is going to make or break it.
I believe I am fair and I hope everything in the Star Wars world is brilliant. The six episodes so far have been mixed. Episodes 5 and 6 have been good, 5 was excellent.
The earlier episodes were poor and have coloured the perspective of viewers.
There is hope and potential the series will be saved by Episodes 5 -8.
Well, why did Maul then not use Cortosis to deflect Obi and Qui Gon Jinn´s lightsaber ?
As more they put in the story the more it does not work any more !
You do know that Cortosis is a reference to the much beloved Legends novel "Darth Plagueis", right? It's not something new that the show just made up, it's been a part of Star Wars lore for decades
It’s extremely rare and Palpatine wasn’t planning on Maul’s survival
Maul was a throwaway just like Dooku.
@@cael4065 Well, he did not know anakin neither as a potential apprentice until the end of ep 1, right ? I have to watch it again so i can be sure ! Well he also had Count Dooku.
@@ThomasBuchwinkler487 yeah he had dooku, Maul was always just a tool
I’d love to see how Yord’s padawan reacts to his death. It seems she should have been there with them
Hot take from a 47-year Star Wars fan: "The Acolyte" is excellent, and the last two episodes will not let me down. ❤😊👍
Honestly curious, what about it specifically is excellent?
The writing is absolutely terrible
Yeah I'd like to know too
@@StitchFC I guess, naked Siths
honestly, i think the acting is great, and it hasnt been afraid to throw in a few moments that surprised(episode 5), i think production has been great value, as well as new locations and not too much CGI, they have introduced and developed new characters and new storylines that in the long run could help develop the lore. I myself have been watching star wars since the 80s and i like this series like them all they have negatives, but nothing like the clear hate its getting, Andor was great mando was formulaic but helped to introduce different ideas of this galaxy created. Only thing i dont like is the hate for hating sake, following the leader without actual individual and credible criticism and being worried others will hate on you for not following 👍
Off topic a bit, but I'm still hopeing for a little appearance by Yoda.
He was confirmed to not be in the show
@@cael4065 I guess its a logisicle hurdge getting Frank Oz involved.
Boom let’s do it!!!
I'm enjoying the Acolyte. I look forward to seeing the next episode. I hope Lucas films and Disney green light season 2. Forget the ones who are hating on this show. Like they can do better. And remember how so called fans gave Hayden flake for his role until later on. If this show can put the missing pieces together with the last two episodes. I believe it will score much higher in the overall ratings 🎉😊
Honestly if we get live action Plagueis or even as you suggested just a reference to Damask Holdings I will lose my mind and it will all be worth it
4 hours wasted just to see some words on a box? Think you could have just gotten something better then this same story. Could have just gotten a show about the sith working in the shadows.
@@-cgranty2954 A Plagueis tease would be awesome. My fear, however, is that we won't see it go anywhere series-wise: who knows if we'll get a second season or a show/movie playing off Plagueis anytime soon.
@@-cgranty2954 agreed to a certain extent but it’s not like I haven’t enjoyed it (for all the nity gritty problems)
@@samthesham4684 I’m really hoping we will get a live action version of the Plagueis novel
@@johngroom669 The Plagueis novel makes for the perfect series, the only minor issue is how it butts up into Phantom Menace, but recast at that point. Heck, a young Palpatine's rise to power is a great series idea.
You're almost right... Sentient life forms can't work OUTSIDE of a cargo ship .. not on it ..
Yeah g'day,
Prep to make it through the acolite, 2x slabs of beer, Gin, and snacks.
TBH I am struggling to make it to the end, finding it worse than the recent DW.
It's a goodnight from you and it's a goodnight from the broken, cantankerous, belligerent, obnoxious, obstinate, obstreperous, cynical Old Fart.
Not sure...that seems like a reach and I'm not really sure this director could pull off something like that, with that much forethought, and that quality. This show has suffered from scant info per episode wanting us to wet ourselves while not giving us much to go by, and weak connective tissue. Just not great, and barely good IMHO
Opinion are like assholes, we all have them...mine smells like roses though.
I can be satisfied with a Star Wars story if it's swinging-for-the-fences, a swing-and-a-miss is just life, but I won't take much playing-it-safe or just giving-them-what-they-want.
Also, I am still in disbelief how seriously we are all taking the people upset by the fantasy-space-witches' chanting sounding like a hokey-religion. If that took you out of it, were you honestly ever into it?
Great mass murder mystery...... Who dunn!t! 😮
Do you think The Acolyte will get a second season?
I agree w this. Would explain why the female spoke up before the Jedi could read his mind.
The one black big actor talll that hast been seen yet bet I think I think I really think is a plagues bomb towards the end obviously using the facility and witches in his grasp …
This show willl unfortunately probably get granted another season if they do that and bring him in
I don’t think the green light was given to this show to introduce a big bad.
I have a bad feeling about this.
I stopped watching when that Jedi took poison.
"We would honored if you join us" are you echoing Vader?😮. 🤓😎✌🏼Luv ya Meg fir a couple years now. 🥰
Unpopular opinion here, but The Acolyte is a good show that just had a slow start, and anyone that doesn’t like the show are whats wrong with Star Wars fanbase nowadays. I have been a Star Wars fan for 35 years (legends and canon) and know Star Wars and am annoyed at all the Gen Y and Millennial whiners online.
I m not a native speaker but I got the but joke ahahahah
"...and it is a pretty big butt"🥰
Personally I hope they end it with out ruining anymore of the Star Wars lore. I also hope that Leslie Headland stays at least 100 miles away from any Star Wars project.
I wouldn't care if she does non-canon stuff like Visions and she could do a What If show like Marvel. Actually I wouldn't care if she does rey stuff as that lore is already a not star wars mess so she can do disturbing sith twilight romance then all she wants.
In the maybe unlikely chance this show ends without tainting the High Republic era into something like the sequel era that doesn't work with GL Star Wars, I will revise my opinion maybe slightly.
"Me too"
This episode can only come from the "me too" personal assistant of harvey weinstein.
Feels like a casting couch episode.
Why isn't she in jail for something instead of directing a Disney show?
A good show should piss ppl off then make them believers..
Hi Meg, awesome news update, I am looking forward to seeing the new episode flashbacks, I want to find out who killed the witches and all about Qimir, i think at the moment it is the worst show so far, and it needs to get better, thank you SWM
At 6:10 -"Butt and it is a pretty big butt " as thers a nice round butt on screen... nice bit of editing.
I wish the creators if this show would give it as much thought as its fans do. Most of the fan theories were actually cool. Too bad the show is so stupid.
I'm only a fan of episode 6 eo far. Otherwise the other eps were boring
But, I love your jibber jabber!
love the acolyte!
I think you're thinking too much in terms of a story being that good. It'd make for a great story if something said "Property of Demask Holdings" or something like that. But I just don't believe the writing would be that good. When these two actors say "lots of jaw dropping moments to come," I'm a little hesitant because after 6 episodes not much has happened. They'll have to pack a hell of a lot of story in 2 40 minute episodes. Which I unfortunately can't see happening. Based on the series so far 3/4 of the way through, I don't see the writing being that good. Even if it did have jaw dropping moments in the last episode, my question would be why waste 7 episodes of not much for this to happen now?
All these “what if” or “my theory” are so much better ideas than what the show is actually giving us. It’s a shame really.
Just curious, why do all the people that hate the show have such a problem with people liking it.
WE LIKE IT!!! Quit trying to get it cancled. If it's too woke for you go watch something else, dont like the writing, go watch something else!
I just dont get this whole, "I don't like it so Im gonna do everything I can to get it cancled, fuck everyone else!" attitude.
I’m just going to consider this show “Legends” and move on.
I can't remember the last time you said something positive about Star Wars.
Meg is probably one of the only few nonbiased Star Wars yt channels that doesn’t give into ragebaiting for views.
@@jibril2473 Over recent months she has been almost exclusively negative about all things Disney Star Wars.
What the **** are you on about, mate?
I love your channel Meg but I am sick and tired of all these stupid negative people on here tucking their crap
Also Actor That played Jedi Yord that got neck snapped thought Anakin Skywalker blew up Deathstar not Luke Skywalker this not show not even half of viewership os Ashoka
heyyy, early gang
I love the show
May I ask, what is it you love about it?
At $22500000 an episode , I expect so much more, the script is appalling. The action scenes were clunky at best and the actors are wooden. So where did the money go?
Ditto
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One should ask... "How much of the constant complaining of the content ( by reviewers like you ) are the cause of the reduction in viewership. Guys we are not discussing world peace or the next coming. It JUST entertainment.
I, like you, Meg, will complete the show. It has not been well done. The falling viewership, if true is on the show.
Pretty lame theory. Cortosis should not be there in such huge masses so that they have to transport it in a cargo ship
Reaching
don't get the feeling that those behind the show are that deep into the history of the SW universe. afraid you may be giving this project a lot of credit it doesn't deserve. its been mostly abysmal so far