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…
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…
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…
Of Course Lego’s New Star Wars Sets Come With Darth Jar Jar
Earlier this year, Lego and Lucasfilm lifted the lid on Lego Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy, a what-if style Lego series that takes the already high-zaniness of many of the…
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…
The Acolyte Just Blew Star Wars Wide Open, From a Certain Point of View
Star Wars is filled with half-truths. Even as its fans crave the reliability of a rigorously defined canon, the saga has always played in the realm of mythologizing itself, and…
The Acolyte Finds Great Light in Star Wars’ Shadows
For the past few years, Star Wars has been fascinated with the question of how we came to the status quo of its original trilogy of movies. Across books, comics,…
Five Years On, Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge Is Still Thriving
Disney Parks’ first venture into making one of their lands immersive opened five years ago today—May 31, 2019—inviting guests to live out their own Star Wars adventures at Disneyland’s Galaxy’s…
Our First Taste of Star Wars’ Post-Rise of Skywalker Vision Comes From Disneyland
When audiences last saw Rey Skywalker, she announced her new name and the credits rolled. What specifically she’d do next, how she was feeling, and all that kind of stuff was…