Why Vernestra Rwoh is So Important to The Acolyte

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  • Опубликовано: 18 дек 2024

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  • @Ross-Ross-Ross
    @Ross-Ross-Ross 6 месяцев назад +86

    Vernestra was so surprisingly judgmental toward Elzar Mann at the end of Defy the Storm-a Jedi she believed had wrongly killed someone-that I found her reaction to the situation in the first episode of The Acolyte to be right in character for her. Or at least not outside the scope of how she might react to hearing a seemingly believable report that a former padawan had murdered someone.

  • @mitchellradspinner4491
    @mitchellradspinner4491 6 месяцев назад +374

    Man I love this channel. I’m exhausted of the cynicism around Star Wars and rejuvenated by the enthusiasm and love (all with critical thought) thank you!

    • @CapricornOnTheCob
      @CapricornOnTheCob 6 месяцев назад +73

      I entirely agree. It feels like the fandom has been overrun, at least online, by bitter, angry culture warriors who go into every new thing looking for reasons to hate it. I read so many comments and am left wondering why these people continue to engage so passionately with a franchise that clearly brings them no joy. I love that this channel fundamentally approaches Star Wars from a positive angle, as a thing we all love, despite (and still acknowledging) it's flaws.

    • @myriadmediamusings
      @myriadmediamusings 6 месяцев назад +35

      I also do appreciate that they have gone on the offensive the moment acolyte came out, modding the comment sections and getting rid of all the vicous and hateful comments that provide nothing but useless spite.

    • @SubSonicBulge
      @SubSonicBulge 6 месяцев назад +13

      weird I prefer over critical people over simple minded mouth breather, who will watch and praise ang slop like this that's thrown their way. At least the people being critical have a spine.

    • @amdi8966
      @amdi8966 6 месяцев назад

      @@SubSonicBulgeyeah, but you’re a lifeless weirdo 🤷🏻‍♂️😂

    • @VicodinElmo
      @VicodinElmo 6 месяцев назад +24

      This is why I watch. Star Wars Explained just keeps it real and positive. It’s so damn refreshing. Honestly, if I had to pick a Star Wars RUclipsr who I could go for a pint and a chat with, he would be the top of the list by a country mile.

  • @kito-
    @kito- 6 месяцев назад +46

    Thank you for making consistently excellent star wars content. So many channels produce trash, but y'all are amazing

  • @Noxx55
    @Noxx55 6 месяцев назад +42

    She was very concerned with OSHA violations in the first episode. Refreshing to see some Jedi are concerned with occupational safety.

    • @rexepic7567
      @rexepic7567 6 месяцев назад +6

      Can't blame her the jedi order is a lawsuit waiting to happen

  • @nuclearwinter391
    @nuclearwinter391 5 месяцев назад +2

    The Sherminator shaved his head, sprayed himself with green paint and became Vernestra.

  • @FoolsGil
    @FoolsGil 6 месяцев назад +34

    Light Whip sounds like a terrifying weapon to face. Imho it's a perfect Sith Weapon

    • @rubenballesteros-so2zi
      @rubenballesteros-so2zi 6 месяцев назад +11

      In Legends, Darth Bane’s Sith girlfriend, Githny yielded a light whip,

    • @cptsteele91
      @cptsteele91 5 месяцев назад +2

      ​​@@rubenballesteros-so2zi yeah, the lightwhip is another one of those star wars fan selective memory things where its dumb when the new canon does it but was fine in legends.
      I do wonder how you practice that without decapitating yourself though, I mean the obvious would be practice with a regular whip but that seems about as daft as practicing to use a lightsaber using a stick or a regular sword, the technique for a weapon that has no weight anywhere but the end you're holding must be a whole different beast

    • @rubenballesteros-so2zi
      @rubenballesteros-so2zi 5 месяцев назад

      @@cptsteele91 In the recent High Republic novel Defy the Storm, Venestra Rwoh while in solitude at the start of the book, has as her everyday morning routine practicing with her light whip.

  • @MrInfinity418
    @MrInfinity418 6 месяцев назад +41

    She’s meant to illustrate how the Jedi have become focused on the wrong things. I appreciate her purpose in the story. Because she’s doing well at her roll I hate her.

    • @JBTriple8
      @JBTriple8 6 месяцев назад +5

      Yord is an example of that as well moreso he has stick up his exhaust port.

    • @MrInfinity418
      @MrInfinity418 6 месяцев назад +8

      @@JBTriple8 yea he is. They’re really doing a good job of making it clear that Mae isn’t successful because she’s cunning but more so the Jedi have become inept. Too ridged and focused on the wrong things. Good people but foolish thus allowing the sith and a novice acolyte to create such trouble.

    • @Axle0Bullitt019
      @Axle0Bullitt019 6 месяцев назад

      Indeed good stories need good antagonists.

  • @myriadmediamusings
    @myriadmediamusings 6 месяцев назад +29

    Ive been seeing some comments of disappointment regarding Vern being far from what she used to be and so different, not a complete 1:1 transition from book to show.
    While its understandably frustrating, I think many forget that its intentional and is like what happened with Mando Ahsoka VS TCW/Rebels Ahsoka. Not only has a lot of time passed, but she has undergone massive upheaval as of Defy the Storm, with Temptation of the Force and the next century likely doing more before she becomes what we see in the Acolyte.
    If they want to bring book Vern to the screen, they can always do so in Young Jedi Adventures. Preferably voiced by Noel Wells (Tendi in Star Trek Lower Decks & Lord Dominator in Wander Over Yonder).

    • @JBTriple8
      @JBTriple8 6 месяцев назад +4

      Its same way Vice Admiral Holdo from The Last Jedi time has passed for people

    • @Hello-bi1pm
      @Hello-bi1pm 6 месяцев назад +2

      Can they just once take a cynic from the books and show them being better in live-action? The constant optimistic character -> depressed pipeline is stupid and uncreative. I thought this was a franchise about happiness and joy, not doom and gloom all the time.

    • @myriadmediamusings
      @myriadmediamusings 6 месяцев назад

      @@Hello-bi1pmI agree it would be amazing if someone can remain an optimist throughout their whole life.
      Real world sadly has shown this is never the case.

    • @Hello-bi1pm
      @Hello-bi1pm 6 месяцев назад +2

      @@myriadmediamusings this is a fairy tale franchise for 12-year olds, not a real world

  • @ItsMeMattCarter
    @ItsMeMattCarter 6 месяцев назад +29

    I can't believe my 3 favorite Jedis are in live action/had shows now. Ahsoka Tano, Vernestra Rwoh, and Obi-wan had his show.

  • @joakimvasiliadiskatedralsk2871
    @joakimvasiliadiskatedralsk2871 6 месяцев назад +2

    Great video as always. Good to pin-point a character like that and give her the credit she deserves.

  • @fugduckly5393
    @fugduckly5393 6 месяцев назад +35

    Was so excited to see her appear in love action, and can’t wait to see her use the light whip.
    Also need to know more about what seemingly changed her attitude to where it is in The Acolyte!

  • @muhammadhabibieamiro3639
    @muhammadhabibieamiro3639 6 месяцев назад +10

    Is cool to see her in live action

    • @Wright805
      @Wright805 5 месяцев назад

      It WOULD have been cool if it was book Vernestra.

  • @jeffmiller6025
    @jeffmiller6025 6 месяцев назад +7

    On dogma and political enemies: Being concerned about “political enemies” is not necessarily any different than being concerned about “physical enemies.” That is, they are threats, and it does not mean one is dogmatic for being aware of them.
    Real world example: The Iranian government, as we all know, if functionally ruled by a fundamentalist faction within Twelver Shi’i Islam. The Sufi Orders that remain in Iran are under constant *political* threat from the government, which can sometimes boil over into violence. The Sufis in Iran being aware of this, and taking steps to do their due diligence to avoid harm is not a sign of dogmatism or corruption.
    So, in the case of Vernestra being aware of political enemies, and wanting to take steps to avoid giving them ammunition, is not necessarily a sign of dogmatism or corruption. To be sure, the Jedi in this period are not a persecuted minority (yet!), but that doesn’t change the actual existential danger represented by political enemies. Particularly given that the Jedi Order is nearly and primarily completely destroyed *politically* before it is nearly destroyed existentially (the Sith nearly “killed the dream”), Vernestra’s concern is actually rather astute and even prescient.

    • @karl-niclas_burner
      @karl-niclas_burner 6 месяцев назад

      Vernestra worried about if it became known that a former jedi killer anoter jedi. Its master Sol that speaks about "political enemies", but Vernestra is more into saving face and make an exampel, of the suspect. (The very weak evidence is either weak writing of the show or subtext.)

    • @jeffmiller6025
      @jeffmiller6025 6 месяцев назад

      @@karl-niclas_burner Fair point. But it doesn’t change the heart of what I mean: Vernestra is responding in a perfectly strategic way to a very real threat. And an eye witness, such as the barkeep (and all of the other folks who could corroborate his story), is not weak evidence. So bringing Osha in is a perfectly reasonable response in context. Vernestra is not saying Osha is for sure guilty, only 1) that there is enough evidence to bring Osha in, and 2) that there is a very real existential threat to the Jedi in the form of political enemies (again, something, as SW fans, we know she is not only correct about, both rather prescient).

    • @karl-niclas_burner
      @karl-niclas_burner 6 месяцев назад

      @@jeffmiller6025 I got stuck with how she didnt say anything about finding out the truth, but the importance of making an exampel. As for the weakness of one eye withness, I how hard it would be to identify an individual from another species like Mon Calamari or Twi'leks. They all do sorta look alike.

    • @jeffmiller6025
      @jeffmiller6025 6 месяцев назад

      @@karl-niclas_burner I suspect that if you’ve lived your whole life surrounded by various species of folks, you can probably tell the difference fairly easily. And this is probably doubly true for non-humans identifying humans, given that humans are far and away the most represented species in the galaxy. Besides, there were other humans in the bar when she attacked. So I doubt it would be hard to find corroborating witnesses from various specifies. They just showed the bartender since 1) his evidence was the strongest and 2) he’s easily recognizable to the audience for obvious reasons.
      And you’re right about what Vernestra didn’t say. And she could be assuming guilt given the heavy strength of the eyewitness(es) account(s). But as the second episode showed, she was also totally fine when even stronger counter-evidence presented itself.

    • @karl-niclas_burner
      @karl-niclas_burner 6 месяцев назад

      @@jeffmiller6025 IDK if I agree about the species, but then again I had a hard time finding my japanese coworker in a crowd when we visited Japan for work.

  • @AStupidID
    @AStupidID 6 месяцев назад +4

    Loveee this channel so much.

  • @herodaresfire4512
    @herodaresfire4512 6 месяцев назад +6

    I love Vernestra in the books. Not so much in the Acolyte. She seems more concerned about image and politics. Such a shame.

  • @brandontidwell9531
    @brandontidwell9531 6 месяцев назад +4

    Do you think she’s going to ask to talk to the manager

  • @StarkSideReview
    @StarkSideReview 6 месяцев назад +5

    I think it’s (Vernestra and Osha) similar to how the council was ready to blame Ahsoka for the bombing of the Jedi temple…

  • @matheusfernandes2102
    @matheusfernandes2102 6 месяцев назад +28

    As someone who listened to the audiobooks I love the actress perfomance, she really sounded like Vern. I see some comments complaining about her personality changing a bit and I think that's totally on purpose. The events of THR are supposed to show how the Jedi changed from their golden age to how we see them in the prequels. And this show takes place 100 years after those events, of course Vern is not going to be the same from when she was a teenager. Not only did she grew up but those events changed her and the Jedi as a whole

  • @ralphieboy9596
    @ralphieboy9596 6 месяцев назад +3

    Thank always for filling in the blanks!

  • @joshswain6495
    @joshswain6495 6 месяцев назад +2

    I feel like a lot of people that don't like the Acolyte aren't high republic fans. I've read the phase one comics and I'm reading light of the jedi, I'm really invested in the show because it feels like the high republic. I think people love to hate star wars nowadays. A lot of it is bad but the high republic is some of the best storytelling we have got in a while.

  • @vjdj8086
    @vjdj8086 6 месяцев назад +11

    I enjoy the channel, Disney bought star wars, and produce new content, some are good, some are not, I am always happy to have a open view on new stories.

  • @nicolassanchez9803
    @nicolassanchez9803 6 месяцев назад +1

    So I'm saying this without having read anything from phase 3 of the High Republic yet. But I get the sense that maybe she went through something similar like Stellan, they were both prodigies and became poster figures of the Jedi Order. And I can see how that pressure overwhelmed them and made them lose a little of that free-thinking nature. And I can also understand that the Jedi are very cautious with this matter, where already two members have been killed and that it is related to some choices they may have made in the past.

  • @RayOfTruth
    @RayOfTruth 6 месяцев назад +25

    The High Republic books have been good, glad to see someone from the books make it into live action.

    • @Dramn_
      @Dramn_ 5 месяцев назад

      yes very glad

  • @onlyzach1
    @onlyzach1 6 месяцев назад +2

    They should have kept the purple hair for the show. Great backstory recap.

  • @BretMuckdogs
    @BretMuckdogs 6 месяцев назад

    Thank you for this video.

  • @penpointred
    @penpointred 6 месяцев назад

    Cheers and thanks for diving in 💚🖤

  • @Iceskyguy
    @Iceskyguy 6 месяцев назад +10

    I think this is being WAY too hard on Vernestra and the Jedi in general. The've been presented as very human and understandable in this show, something I'm grateful for. For Vernestra specifically, we haven't seen a lot of her so we don't really have a proper grip on how she has changed over the years but we have seen that she isn't rigid and inflexible. She isn't being dogmatic, she's being realistic. Just because she has expressed some concerns over how it might look to have a former Padawan killing Jedi for the Order, which is a valid concern because the Jedi need people to trust them in order to do their jobs but that doesn't mean her priority isn't also getting real justice for Indara and Torbin and getting to the truth. That's a very black and white lens to look at her with TBH. These are things she has to consider in her new role within the Jedi. She isn't a Knight taking instructions anymore, she has to give them now and look at all the angles. You can't approach those two roles the same way. She's grown up and is now acting accordingly. That's really all there is to her
    I don't think so far that the Jedi have been presented in a way that is anti institution so to take up that mindset to go into the rest of the show with doesn't seem like a good idea to me

  • @seanpatrickcain2
    @seanpatrickcain2 6 месяцев назад +2

    Rebecca Henderson was also in season 2 of Westworld

  • @fliplife67
    @fliplife67 6 месяцев назад +7

    Are we sure she ain’t the traitor that feed May the inside scoop.

  • @puffyshirt8406
    @puffyshirt8406 6 месяцев назад +2

    I think she is going to be the reason why the Jedi do not know about sith

  • @matthewwilliams2916
    @matthewwilliams2916 6 месяцев назад +1

    Q&A I might sound crazy but what do you think happened to all the imps that we didn’t see die in the bad batch I would like a whole video on this and your head cannon on what happened to them and if they where present in any big cannon events 🙏 I’m begging for you to answer this

  • @Stablemable2
    @Stablemable2 6 месяцев назад

    I never knew Miralans can only live under 70 yrs unless theyre tuned in the force and can live past over a century.

  • @brandontidwell9531
    @brandontidwell9531 6 месяцев назад +1

    Having now seen the episodes I can see why Justina is distancing herself from this version of Vern, she’s always seemed like a Karen in the making imo, but I don’t think Justina wants to look at it that way.

  • @joaomachado2553
    @joaomachado2553 6 месяцев назад

    She's probably the Dark Jedi,
    or Sith, that' why the jedi covered these events up to the time of the phantom menace... :)

  • @Iron_Blood_Enjoyer1933
    @Iron_Blood_Enjoyer1933 6 месяцев назад +1

    So what's confusing me is this, is Vernestra Rwoh a Mirialan like Lumanara Unduli & the 7th Sister?

    • @Wright805
      @Wright805 5 месяцев назад +1

      Yes, she's a Mirialan.

  • @heerogundam
    @heerogundam 6 месяцев назад +1

    I was abit let down seeing her in the acolyte....I felt she wasn't the character i knew from book's. But alot must have happened in 100 years... But am still hopeful she hasn't had much screen time and there is still a few episodes to go! 🤟

  • @auntvesuvi3872
    @auntvesuvi3872 6 месяцев назад

    Thank you, Alex! 📖

  • @MatthewPalanca
    @MatthewPalanca 6 месяцев назад +1

    Never really liked Vernestra in the books/comics. And I really don't like her in Acolyte lol. I was hoping the show would turn me around on her, but the opposite happened.

  • @אלכסנדרהברעקוסטי
    @אלכסנדרהברעקוסטי 2 месяца назад

    There something that I do not understand. I haven't read the High Republic books, so maybe someone who has can answer this for me. How does Vernestra Rwoh look so young in the Acolyte? Is she not supposed to be a century old? From my understanding, Mirialans age the same as humans (this was reinforced by Barriss Offee visibly aging in Tales of the Empire), and in early material, such as "the Approaching Storm", Mirialans were referred to as humans due to their biological similarity and shared origins. (I know the Approaching Storm is no longer canon, but still, I cannot find any canon sources that state that Mirialans are different from humans in any way besides skin colour and dexterity/flexibility.)
    TL;DR - Why does Vernestra Rwoh look like she's forty when she's supposed to be a century old, and when Barriss is supposed to be in her forties, she very much looks the part and doesn't say, look twenty or something.

  • @TheWhills
    @TheWhills 6 месяцев назад +1

    This channel is a safe place for fans. Please dont change

  • @joncarroll2040
    @joncarroll2040 6 месяцев назад +1

    I'm curious as to her position within the order. Is she part of the council or is she more of a middle manager?

    • @karl-niclas_burner
      @karl-niclas_burner 6 месяцев назад +1

      Would she not be in the upper echelon of the order, if she worries about political enemies, send master Sol on an investigation and can direct the ongoing investigation as it develops?

  • @barbwyer5322
    @barbwyer5322 6 месяцев назад +2

    YAY

  • @Jedi_Spartan
    @Jedi_Spartan 6 месяцев назад +8

    Anyone else find it weird that someone on the crew (not sure if it's concept artists, designers etc) decided to make her bald?

    • @myriadmediamusings
      @myriadmediamusings 6 месяцев назад +14

      Either they mandated or it was following the books, because as the books progressed, she slowly starting cutting her hair until the most recent book where it's almost a pixie cut.

    • @Mollie_Damon
      @Mollie_Damon 6 месяцев назад +11

      after living that long I'd be sick of dealing with my hair too

    • @amaranthpaean
      @amaranthpaean 6 месяцев назад +1

      @@Mollie_DamonTruth! 🤣 All it took was a bad hair day for me to shave my head, and I was only 20! (I quickly realized the error of my ways, as it was January in Wisconsin.)

    • @Wright805
      @Wright805 5 месяцев назад

      Not really. Modern Hollywood hates women being feminine.

  • @eastsaexe
    @eastsaexe 6 месяцев назад +8

    The make up in this show is so bad. They all look like cosplayers.

  • @nix9583
    @nix9583 3 месяца назад +2

    Not so important anymore....is she? LOL

  • @EMygind
    @EMygind 6 месяцев назад

    Quality content. Thank you!❤

  • @matthewslates
    @matthewslates 6 месяцев назад +5

    I get the feeling she is going to be quite annoying and stubborn in this series.

  • @thedawninglight41
    @thedawninglight41 6 месяцев назад +3

    Or, maybe they could write her character to better reflect her true spirit.

  • @mkhud50n
    @mkhud50n 6 месяцев назад +2

    she's a cross between Mace and Yoda.
    "it's like poetry. it rhymes."

  • @lightspeedbear
    @lightspeedbear 6 месяцев назад +5

    It's a shame she's gone stoic and totally unable to use gramatical contractions. There are a LOT of stoic characters in the Disney+ shows, personally I prefer characters with a personality, or even a hint of emotion.

  • @ryangraves9664
    @ryangraves9664 6 месяцев назад +3

    I hope you're right, she felt very off in THE ACOLYTE, Star Wars has been pretty good these days in showing us characters from different eras in different shows to show how they've changed, so maybe we're getting a strong hint that Vernestra is headed for some drastic character development in pre-acolyte stories. If not then it's just bad writing.

  • @jezcartner4104
    @jezcartner4104 6 месяцев назад +1

    I love this channel! Just star wars content without the so called agenda

  • @deanthemachine8879
    @deanthemachine8879 6 месяцев назад +6

    Is she as flat, bland, and humorless in the books and comics?

  • @TheSmartCinema
    @TheSmartCinema 6 месяцев назад +2

    She is important because she's the partner of the R2-me2 director, that's all

  • @lincolnb2244
    @lincolnb2244 6 месяцев назад +4

    They should cast someone who actually looks good bald…

  • @joshpeck9266
    @joshpeck9266 6 месяцев назад

    Honestly, I wasn’t disgusted by this or anything like most of the stuff these days but it was pretty mediocre which I guess means it wasn’t that bad, but it wasn’t really that great either

  • @laashedden1675
    @laashedden1675 6 месяцев назад +2

    “she”?

  • @krisballard541
    @krisballard541 4 месяца назад

    The Acolyte is a good TV series.

  • @nodatastored684
    @nodatastored684 6 месяцев назад +1

    She's the Sith

  • @VictorIV0310
    @VictorIV0310 6 месяцев назад

    Balam Industries sponsored field trip.

  • @boltthrower8103
    @boltthrower8103 6 месяцев назад +4

    Acolyte blows I won’t bother watching going forward

  • @G1Grimlock94
    @G1Grimlock94 6 месяцев назад

    According to Canon

  • @boltthrower8103
    @boltthrower8103 6 месяцев назад +3

    Who gives a sht

  • @FlintG
    @FlintG 6 месяцев назад +8

    Still a cringe show though one the worst rated one even worse than last jedi.

    • @amdi8966
      @amdi8966 6 месяцев назад +7

      Few things on earth matter less than a Star Wars fan’s opinion 🤷🏻‍♂️

  • @TBgunsandbutter
    @TBgunsandbutter 4 месяца назад

    WiTCH
    you knew " known only as The Master " was your old Padawan !
    using the twins, Sol, and all those Jedi as bait to find him 🤔

  • @LoveThisRealWoman
    @LoveThisRealWoman 6 месяцев назад +13

    Too bad the person playing the character got the role due to nepotism, being the significant other of harvey weinstein’s right hand woman.

    • @amdi8966
      @amdi8966 6 месяцев назад +4

      Can’t imagine how sad your life is 😂