The Acolyte’s Real Lessons Can Finally Begin
The story of Star Wars’ dark side has long been defined by temptation—a temptation to power, a temptation to save people no matter the cost, a temptation for forces to…
You Just Gonna Leave Those Bodies There, Star Wars?
“It’s always an honor to get to witness anything or anyone transform into the Force,” young padawan Jecki Lon tells Osha in The Acolyte’s fourth episode, perhaps preparing us all…
What You Need to Know About The Acolyte’s Lightsaber-Shorting Metal
With a swing of a wrist gauntlet, and the head-butt of a sinister helmet, The Acolyte’s mysterious dark Stranger carved a path into Star Wars history this week with a…
Russell T Davies Says Doctor Who’s Big Finale Reveal Was a Response to Rise of Skywalker
It’s been nearly seven years since The Last Jedi sparked the flames of a culture war Star Wars still finds itself embroiled in, and nearly five since The Rise of…
Marvel’s Star Wars Comics Are Finally Moving on From the Most Unhinged Year in Canon
Since early 2020, many of Marvel’s primary Star Wars comics—the main Star Wars series, Darth Vader, and the already concluded Doctor Aphra and Bounty Hunters—shifted to a new period in…
Yes, That Was Who You Thought It Was in The Acolyte
For the most part, The Acolyte has set itself apart from the rest of Star Wars—both in terms of its placement in the timeline, a hundred years before the prequel…
This DIY Lightsaber Is a Star Wars Dream Come True
Sure, you’ll probably never get your hands on that infamous extending lightsaber last seen at the now-defunct Galactic Starcruiser hotel, but—like The Force—hope is always there for Star Wars fans…
Ahsoka’s Rosario Dawson and Hayden Christensen Are Glad People Love the Prequels Now
Rosario Dawson and Hayden Christensen met long before they crossed paths in Star Wars; though their careers have been mostly divergent (her breakout was 1995’s Kids; his was 2002’s Attack…
Star Wars Is at Its Most Interesting When It Trusts Us to Not Trust It
The third episode of The Acolyte is pretty incredible for a lot of reasons. It’s an episode that, in content, invites us to consider new perspectives on some of the…
The Acolyte’s Coven Has Evolved One of Star Wars’ Biggest Spiritual Ideas
There has never been a singular view of the Force in Star Wars. From the original movies introducing us to the framing of light and dark, and Jedi and Sith,…