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 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,…
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…
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…
On The Acolyte, All Paths Converge on a Phantom Menace
After last week’s episode of The Acolyte took us into the past for a fascinating story of the Force and perspective alike, things get back to the bigger mysteries of…
Say ‘Hi’ to The Acolyte’s New Little Guy
The creature work in Disney+ and Lucasfilm’s The Acolyte has expanded the Star Wars universe with new species and droids. Following fellas like Pip, Grogu, Babu Frik (my personal fave),…
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…