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

[Condottiere]

It lacks jazz hands...

Everything's better when sung with and danced to jazz hands!

[KGatch113]

Think on this....when Osha becomes a Sith, she causes Sol's lightsabre blade to turn red, because her emotions were ones of anger, hate, and revenge.

When killing Younglings, Anakin's lightsabre stays blue, so he must have been pretty happy when doing it.

[Ogrob]

Turns out the showrunners did. She touches the crystal because Sol's hilt was damaged in the fight. Anakin does not as his saber us intact.

[nozza_uk]

I had to go online to find out who the character in the shadows is. Wonder if he'll be more prominent in series 2?

[Daeothar]

That was Darth Plagueis, right? Why the long face? 

Considering the timeline, it was pretty much a given that he would be involved in one capacity or another. I'm sort of chuffed to see I correctly predicted that at least.

With the last episode concluded, I can state the following; it was a Star Wars series. Was it good? Nah. Was it bearable? Definitely.

Mind; I am pretty easily amused, and I'm well aware of the fact that when lined up and compared, there will always be a best and a worst, and this one does dangle dangerously close to the lowest rank for me.

Still; easily amused and all that 

For comparisson; I have enjoyed (and actually still do) all the 63 Classic Battletech novels. And there is some pretty dire and formulaic stuff in that line-up. But I still enjoy all of them. Same goes for all the Star Wars films and series.

I remember when there were just three choices; ANH, TESB or ROTJ, and let's be honest; the effects were cutting edge, but the acting and storylines were not the strongest ever. Granted; they were probably better than The Acolyte, but in my opinion there should be only one criterium: were you entertained?

So; was I entertained? I suppose I was. Did I enjoy other SW content better? Absolutely. Will I watch a second season? Most likely. Because yeah; easily amused... 

[nozza_uk]

That was Darth Plagueis, right?

Correct and of course we had that other cameo at the end.

I think bearable is the right word to describe The Acolyte. My enthusiasm has definitely waned as the series progressed. Will I watch series 2, yes, am I looking forward to it, maybe not. Makes me worried about the Skeleton Crew later this year.

[Condottiere]

I had to go online to find out who the character in the shadows is. Wonder if he'll be more prominent in series 2?

Assuming there will be a second season, as it looks like Disney didn't get a decent financial return on it.

[OSHIROmodels]

Makes me worried about the Skeleton Crew later this year.

I reckon it’ll be fine. Jude Law is a very good supporting actor and as long as they don’t make it for too young an audience it should be ok.

[anevilgiraffe]

the poster has Ewok Adventure vibes though...

[OSHIROmodels]

I’m afraid to say, that for me, Ewoks (films & series) was better than The Acolyte 

[dwbullock]

So, the million dollar question:

Was Acolyte better than Boba Fett (which, honestly, I enjoyed, because I watched it with my 11 year old son who was crazy about the show)?

[Condottiere]

I’m afraid to say, that for me, Ewoks (films & series) was better than The Acolyte 

How about the Droids animated series?

[Daeothar]

So, the million dollar question:

Was Acolyte better than Boba Fett (which, honestly, I enjoyed, because I watched it with my 11 year old son who was crazy about the show)?

As far as I'm concerned Boba Fett was miles ahead. Especially the Sandpeople episodes...

[Redmao]

I really like the mix of Wusha style action and Star Wars, but overall, the writing feels like it was written by someone who won an online fanfiction contest.

[zemjw]

the writing feels like it was written by someone who won entered an online fanfiction contest.

FTFY