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 Can Now Own Sci-Fi’s Most Iconic Bikini
Screenshot: Lucasfilm Star Wars is well-known for its iconic costumes, but neither Padmé’s gowns nor Han Solo’s blue/brown jacket are as infamous as maybe the skimpiest garment worn on-screen in…
The Acolyte Will Incorporate More Star Wars Legends
With three episodes left in the first season of The Acolyte, show creator Leslye Headland admits she isn’t quite done incorporating pieces of old-school Star Wars mythology from the Expanded…
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…
All the Ways Jedi Got Got on The Acolyte This Week, Ranked
Gif: Lucasfilm Ithia Paan is basically the only other named Jedi of the cadre we meet here outside of The Acolyte’s main trio of Sol, Yord, and Jecki. That, however,…
The Acolyte’s Dark Side Fighting Style Has Some Old, Expanded Universe Connections
Thought cortosis was the only thing with roots from Star Wars’ expanded universe that showed up on The Acolyte this week? Turns out, another old concept was hiding in plain…
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…
One of The Acolyte’s Stars Perfectly Explains Why It’s So Good
So, uh, that happened. And that happened. And THAT happened as well. The fifth episode of The Acolyte brought a whole new level of action and chaos to the Star…
On The Acolyte, Sith Has Really Hit the Fan
There’s a lot of violence in Star Wars. But a lot of Star Wars’ violence, and its approach to it, is rooted in the abstract—whole planets gone in the blink…
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…