Star Wars: The Acolyte [Spoilers on the North Ridge!]

[Belligerentparrot]

I kind of agree, but there's still a not-zero percent chance that this was intentional.

After all, there's been talk many times of the Jedi temple having lost its way, turning inwards, becoming conservative and stagnant. And this ultimately lead to the Jedi temple's downfall.

At least; that's how I prefer to look at it for now

Sorry man, but how an institution has become inward-looking, conservative, and stagnant is best portrayed effectively through subtle and nuanced acting and dialogue. This isn't that. 

(I admit, much as I loved SW in my 1980s youth, I'm not such a fan that the world-building/eye candy outweighs poor acting/plot/script, but I don't want to take anything away from folk who are bigger fans than me).

[nozza_uk]

Got to say that I don't feel a connection to the show yet. If I'm asked, I'll say it's alright. Hopefully it will grow on me.

[aliensurfer]

So far I'm enjoying the scenery, outfits of non jedi, machinery, droids etc etc as ideas for star wars games. The storyline, so far is meh. The acting and writing is pretty awful. I've not found it as bad as the Tattoine '60's mod scooters look' in terms of really jarring and out of place (they ruined boba fett for me, totally not needed and out of style in every sense). I'm a star wars slut though and will lap it all up - even the shitty prequels and the terrible bits of episodes 7-9. More Andor and Mandalorian please, less of the other crap.

[Ninefingers]

Actually I can now reveal that the witches died of embarrassment, at that godawful song...

Sy Snootles and the Max Rebo Band want a word...

[Condottiere]

At least it's better than Kenobi...

[Dentatus]

'The power of one, the power of two, the power of maneeeeeee.'

Oh dear oh dear, shoot me now.

That was the death-knell for me.

And to think someone got paid to write that. And someone who gets paid more, said, 'yeah. go with that.'

[snitcythedog]

At least it's better than Kenobi...

That was not a high bar to start with. 

[Ninefingers]

That was the death-knell for me.

And to think someone got paid to write that. And someone who gets paid more, said, 'yeah. go with that.'

I hate sand

[AKULA]

So...Episode 4...

Well it was better than Ep 3... but then literally anything would be. At least there was no singing this time.

I'm going to be disappointed though if the green lady isn't the baddie in the mask, as they have the same lack of facial expressions...

[nozza_uk]

Got to say that Episode 4 is the first episode that has left me wanting more, although I'm not warming to the characters.

[zemjw]

Episode 4 was something like 35 minutes, a huge chunk of which seemed to be credits. The rest seemed to be filler, just to get to the cliff-hanger

I was actually enjoying it, but it felt like it could have included the fight without running too long, so seemed a bit contrived timing-wise.

Still, better than episode 3 (although, as noted, that wasn't difficult). The limited number of droids during this time period was unexpected, and suggests a lot happened in the intervening 100 years, when droids are everywhere.

[anevilgiraffe]

Mae needs to ask herself if she's seen her helper and her master in the same room at the same time...

[OSHIROmodels]

Shame the wookie died without really doing anything, I would’ve liked to have seen him kick some arse 

Still warm about this and would like some more pew pew pew but happy to wait until it’s complete and either binge it or not bother.

[Daeothar]

Mae needs to ask herself if she's seen her helper and her master in the same room at the same time...

Ooh, wiley... 

It's not excellent watching, but I do find it entertaining enough to start ignoring the avalanche of hate-reactions on Youtube that seem to be all the rage these days. You can be critical, but Star Wars film and series writing has never been award winning. Not even the original trilogy (I know; *gasp*) and this basically still is a TV-series after all. A TV-series just like Knightrider for instance...

So while this particular storyline has me kind of meh, I'm still enjoying some more Star Wars 

I do hope they will reveal that those 4 jedi slaughtered the entire coven, which will turn Osha away from them for good, or even into the arms of the Sith. Now that would be an interesting turn of events for sure...

[Condottiere]

What's everyone's take on Jedi High Councilperson Ki Adi Mundi's comment about the Sith not being seen for 1000 years in the prequels, yet he's in this series? A cover-up?