‘The Acolyte’ Wasn’t As Bad As Everyone Said and 229 Other Thoughts I Had Binging The Season

The Acolyte has been a divisive show since it premiered on Disney+ — with some people loving the take on a pre-prequel trilogy story and others lukewarm or outright disliking it.

Well, as a lifelong Star Wars fan, I saw the disagreements and knew there was exactly one way to get to the bottom of things. So, like any reasonable Disney+ subscriber, I binged the entire show and gathered my thoughts.

Here are the 230 thoughts I had during my binge-watch. Caution: Spoilers ahead!

1. I LOVE STAR WARS.
2. Immediate hand to hand combat…I’m sat.
3. This is sick.
4. Who knew Rue from The Hunger Games would grow up to be this cool?
5. LIGHTSABER OUT!
6. Wait, who is the good guy and who is the bad guy?
7. ??? What??? Immediate Jedi death??
8. I should have looked up when this is set but I’m guessing around prequel time?
9. It is in fact 100 years before prequel time.
10. NO, ALIEN BABY!
11. Ayeee Pip! New lil droid dropped.
12. Osha’s hair is so good.
13. Ok so Osha’s job would not pass OSHA standards.
14. Are the Jedi the bad guys??
15. ? Her backstory
16. LOLLLL this girl lyinggggg “You think I killed her??”
17. Oh wait is this a twin situation because I do think her hair was longer.
18. But when would a twin have been trained by the Jedi?
19. Are there shapeshifters in Star Wars?
20. I love these little alien babies.
21. Disney really said, “Well, they like Grogu!”
22. The Jedi look comfy in their robes. We should all get to wear robes all the time.
23. Droids can be convicts?
24. Oh wait he’s a cyborg really.
25. Oh no they left her in the escape!!!
26. Ok so I’m convinced it’s twins if she couldn’t use the force there.
27. Kind of wild to try to help the violent criminal but good for her!
28. HOTH?????
29. LOL “Why do you keep old holos of your former Padawan?” Call him out!
30. Aw man, not Hoth.
31. Oh, spooky figure in the fog!
32. Knew it!!! Knew it was an evil twin sitch!!
33. Wait, is this a dream?
34. I am so confused.
35. I love Jecki and her “Permission to speak freely?”
36. HER SISTER STARTED THE FIRE?
37. Do Jedi not get cold?
38. Is Osha not cold?
39. Seems like they should be like, Luke in a Tauntaun cold.
40. What color is Yord’s lightsaber?
41. I googled. It means he’s a Jedi sentinel but now I am confused because doesn’t Rey have a yellow saber at the end of the sequel trilogy?
42. I googled that too and apparently it means dedication to balance in the force which I guess makes sense.
43. WAIT WHAT SITH LORD IS THAT?
44. Absolutely insane facial hair on this Jedi Master.

45. Obsessed with Pip.
46. Mae’s outfits are so good. I love this branch of scoundrel-y ex-jedi fashion.
47. Who is the master???? Is she working for the Sith?
48. LOL tattoo conversation.
49. WAIT SHE’S GOING TO POISON HIM RIGHT NOW?
50. I have to repeat that Master Torbin’s hair is insane.
51. Yord is so paranoid!
52. The Star Wars music came to play this episode and I love it.
53. Now…Osha…why would we wander off and find the dead body and then get close to it when you KNOW your twin sister is the one doing this?
54. Ok I take back ragging on Yord, thank goodness he is so paranoid.
55. “I thought he was with you.” ?
56. This boy is lyinggggg.
57. Should we all start doing Padawan rat tails? I feel like it could be a vibe.
58. SOL MAE FIGHT!
59. Her Master HAS to be Sith because she can use the force!
60. The best part of this show is probably the fight choreo.
61. Mae thought Osha was dead too?
62. Sol grappling with bureaucracy. Ha!
63. Wookiee settlement?
64. I just watched a documentary about Bigfoot – and Wookiees and Bigfoot look remarkably alike.

65. I just realized the show description LITERALLY says there are two sisters and I totally missed that when I watched the first episode
66. WHERE ARE THESE LANDSCAPES? I WANT TO GO THERE.
67. Catch a new AllEars YouTube video called “I Visited Every Single Star Wars Filming Location.”
68. Now…why didn’t they cast twins or use the same actress for the young versions? I know sometimes twins don’t look exactly alike but Mae and Osha DO. We all know the tech can do it, we watched Lindsey Lohan in The Parent Trap.
69. Spice cream sounds tasty.
70. I love the characterization of Mae and Osha.
71. Osha and Mae are so Anna and Elsa.
72. FORCE WITCHES.
73. The little kids are so cute. I don’t want to see them get hurt.
74. The chanty music in this is so pretty and also offputting.
75. Mae ascended and Osha did not??
76. Young Master Torbin has a MUCH better vibe than old Master Torbin.
77. I do feel like it’s a little strange that Osha is a scaredy-cat until it comes to the Jedi being there.
78. The Jedi do not take children. Riiiiiiight.
79. DO the Jedi have the right to test potential padawans? Like, they can just barge into this civilization that isn’t part of the Republic and test kids? Feels wacky!
80. I LOVE the costumes.
81. OBVIOUSLY HER FAMILY DOESN’T WANT TO BE SEPERATED?
82. This show is making me want to rewatch the prequels.
83. How does Osha know so much about the Jedi? This place feels very isolated.
84. I also think it’s SO WILD for a kid who has a fairly happy childhood to wish to NEVER SEE HER MOTHER AGAIN?
85. But maybe it’s the threads of her fate pulling her or something. I don’t know.
86. These kids are WILD. SHE SET THE BUILDING ON FIRE?
87. Ok Mae did not kill those people, the Jedi def did.
88. Current theory is that Mae didn’t even set the fire.
89. SOL IS LYING TO HER.
90. No wonder Mae got radicalized. The Jedi came and torched her family and home and then kidnapped her sister and turned her against her.

91. I can’t wait to find out why Osha isn’t a Jedi.
92. This show has its problems but it does leave you with a satisfying number of questions about Mae and Osha.
93. Dude Mae looks so cool! I can’t stop thinking about how cool her hair and outfits are.
94. Star Wars species are SO CRAZY. Who is this guy with the forehead?
95. I don’t know enough about Star Wars history to know when the Sith first rose. They haven’t been mentioned…so are the Sith even a thing yet?
96. I am going to be SO SAD if Sol is more evil/misguided than I think.
97. I think it’s okay to cut-off family if they are murderers honestly.
98. Yord is such a buzzkill but in a lovable way.
99. The trees in this spooky forest rule. I want to hike there.
100. Ok I love this lil guy who is guiding the Jedi through the woods.
101. WHY WOULD YOU TOUCH THAT?
102. Osha loves to do questionable things.
103. NO THANK YOU. NO GIANT BUG.
104. I can’t wait to find out who her Master is.
105. Yord makes me laugh.
106. WOAH MAE!
107. I love that she’s so loyal to her sister.
108. “Where’s Bazil?” “I DON’T KNOW, Padawan!”
109. Yord trying to keep up with Bazil is really getting me.
110. I can’t stop laughing at this very serious scene because of Yord speaking the hamster language.
111. OMG! Kilnaka is DEAD!
112. WHO IS THAT?
113. WHO IS THAT?
114. HE’S SO SCARY!
115. THAT MASK IS SO SCARY!

116. Osha should not be shocked that one of the nameless random Jedi that came on this trip is dead. That’s what nameless random Jedi are for!
117. So many lightsaber colors! This fight looks like a bag of Skittles.
118. DID THIS MAN JUST HEADBUTT A LIGHTSABER?
119. This dude’s design is SO GOOD.
120. SHOW YOUR FACE!
121. SHOW ME THE SCARY MAN!
122. I do not want to hear about how Sol lied but I know he’s lying.
123. Lightsabers will never not be cool.
124. Don’t kill Jecki!
125. SECOND SABER??
126. OH HECK YES! DOUBLE SABER JECKI!
127. Thank goodness, he ghosted her. I thought she was a goner.
128. Brother, turn off your saber.
129. I do not like bug woods.
130. His arms are just out hahaha. I’m just now noticing that.
131. The headbutting the saber is crazy every time.
132. NO JECKI
133. I cannot stress enough that I KNEW IT WAS THE APOTHECARY GUY. He was just a litttttle too prominent to be a side character the way he was.
134. I’m sorry…this man’s arms.
135. I am LOVING this episode.
136. SITH BABYYYYY.
137. Can Mae be blamed for working with the dark side in this case? I guess she didn’t know what he looked like but…still.
138. YORD BABY.
139. How did he go from being like bumbling apothecary dude to THIS?
140. I did NOT need a new fictional crush today and I should NOT be crushing this hard on this obviously EVIL dude. But I also like Captain Hook so…
141. NO
142. WHAT? WHAT?
143. I AUDIBLY YELPED.
144. YORD MY BOY
145. Somehow Osha and Mae look like their younger selves here despite the young selves being two different people and them being both Amandla.
146. “You never could block.”
147. TWIN SWAP
148. Now Bazil makes me sad because Yord is gone.
149. SERIOUS TWIN SWAP.

150. First thought is that the tattoo is DEF how Sol is going to realize Mae is not Osha
151. Ok wait I love that little anteater elephant hamster thing.
152. What a beautiful landscape! The music is dramatic but wow!
153. OMG little baby elephant gerbil!
154. Sol ?. I don’t trust you but I don’t like you being sad either.
155. Bring Pip back to life Bazil! This show has some killer lil sidekick buddies.
156. Oh good Sith guy is back.
157. Really???? Hahahaha who wrote this?
158. Disney knew EXACTLY what they were doing in this scene.
159. Oh wow I want to swim there.
160. “IF YOURE NOT GONNA JOIN ME, ID LIKE TO PUT MY CLOTHES BACK ON.”
161. I can’t believe they want me to be suspicious of this man in this scene. I understand he just killed my favorite characters but c’mon.
162. I want to hang out on their ship.
163. Girl, me too. This guy would also have me conflicted.
164. Ok Bazil rules.
165. Aw she wiped Pip.
166. DESIRE? Someone stop this man.
167. I SUFFERED through YEARS of Reylo and AT LAST there is a Jedi/Sith vibe that actually hits what they wanted Reylo to be.
168. LOL relatable! I also would get nauseous going through hyperspace.
169. I can’t believe Sol doesn’t notice.
170. Oh ok, he knew!
171. Oooooh Sol going a little rogue?
172. I love a Star Wars transition.
173. I feel like this man is making compelling statements.
174. If I were Osha, I’d probably be like yeah, ok. Dark side it is!
175. I want a Yord force ghost.
176. Prediction: I bet green lady was Sith guy’s master.
177. Saber whip!
178. They’ve been teasing the Sol situation for ages. I’m ready.
179. It’s so cool that he uses sensory deprivation.
180. Honestly Mae probably wouldn’t have betrayed him if he didn’t wear that scary helmet all the time.
181. Ooh flashback episode!
182. Seven weeks is a long time to eat one thing.
183. This wookiee’s man bun is wild.
184. I am not ready for Sol to do a bad thing.
185. The force witch mind tricks are so cool.
186. Is the “dark magic” not just another kind of Force?
187. I love this episode that is all the same moments from different angles.
188. Sol has honestly gone hard on the emotional attachment to a random little girl.
189. One consciousness in two bodies?
190. Oh Torbin going rogue!
191. Dang, Indara is the one with sense.
192. That fire caught surprisingly well for a stone and metal building.
193. So true. The Jedi will destroy themselves
194. SOL NO!
195. What was the mom trying to do there with the ghosty stuff?
196. Oh no way! The witches can control the Jedi minds!
197. Sick Sol jump!
198. Oh! Sick Indara jump!
199. Wow so the fire really did cause the explosion.
200. Also is that how the witches are all dead? Indara just mind killed them?
201. WOW! He chose to save her.
202. Hm. Yeah Indara actually has a point.
203. Ah!! Can’t wait for the finale!

204. Season Finale babyyyyyy!
205. Still obsessed with the vergence?
206. Also Mae was a child?? You can’t blame her for this.
207. Sometimes the writing in this is a little silly but I still think it’s fun.
208. Absolutely wild asteroid fields.
209. No one will be strong enough to stop him! It will be Anakin!
210. LOL. The may the force line.
211. What is that horror movie guy?
212. Of course it all ends on Brendock.
213. This is a MEAN saber battle.
214. I am cheering for the Sith at this point and I think I’m ok with that.
215. Come on Osha! Sol LIED.
216. Oh snap! He broke his saber!
217. Is this where Mae kills Sol?
218. Her vision was herself killing Sol!
219. I knew it!
220. SO sick. Sol’s saber turned red in her hand.
221. Oh my GOSH.
222. I knew he was her padawan. That was V clear.
223. FINALLY the twins on the same side.
224. I like this story where youre cheering against the Jedi. I feel like it’s fun to watch from the personal views of the red saber when we typically see it from the light side point of view.
225. Not the memory wipe!
226. SHE’S BLAMING IT ON SOL?
227. There’s the confirmation.
228. This show was not as bad as anyone said it was. It’s good!
229. YODA
230. I NEED SEASON 2!

UPDATE: The Acolyte has been canceled after one season.

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