not enough white people
― Iacocca Cola (Neanderthal), Saturday, 22 June 2024 02:56 (three months ago) link
Yeahhhhh! Darth Bortles, baby! Bring on the Force-powered molotov cocktails!
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 26 June 2024 02:26 (three months ago) link
Finally got to put those dancing skills to good use
rare SW show that I wish had longer than 30 min episodes, every episode so far has felt so rushed. RIP Jecki and Yord, we hardly knew ye
― Roz, Wednesday, 26 June 2024 07:16 (three months ago) link
Big ol' interview in Entertainment Weekly on last night's episode so only read THAT once you've actually seen it, trust me. (Small detail there: Headland is hoping for a season 2.)
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 26 June 2024 17:20 (three months ago) link
this show's villain is scarier than Kenobi's. poor Jecki with the good horns
― 145 feet up in a Jeffrey Pine (Sufjan Grafton), Wednesday, 26 June 2024 17:44 (three months ago) link
Damn this show stepped up! V good last 2...
― nashwan, Thursday, 27 June 2024 19:44 (three months ago) link
I actually appreciate that Sol's annoying, pathos-soaked sanctimony is not given the usual Star Wars treatment of 'he meant well, he cared too much and made a mistake' and leaning more towards 'this dude is delusional and did fucked up things and still can't take accountability outside of the performative kind'. I'll be aggravated if it turns out he was either a) right all along or b) a victim of someone else's manipulation, which...might happen because Carrie Ann-Moss character
― perpetually awkward, perennially unhappy (Neanderthal), Thursday, 27 June 2024 19:53 (three months ago) link
yeah this episode was great, v exciting also really love the look with the vivid green forest & bright jedi swords, feels v 80’s a la Jedi or caravan of courage etc
― werewolves of laudanum (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 27 June 2024 19:56 (three months ago) link
xp Sol = "speed of light" = grimes ~= crimes. So I think we can safely say that guy's bad.
― 145 feet up in a Jeffrey Pine (Sufjan Grafton), Thursday, 27 June 2024 20:25 (three months ago) link
Darth NAKED
― perpetually awkward, perennially unhappy (Neanderthal), Wednesday, 3 July 2024 02:18 (two months ago) link
is this Porg Island
― perpetually awkward, perennially unhappy (Neanderthal), Wednesday, 3 July 2024 02:30 (two months ago) link
I enjoyed this ep but simultaneously aggravated that it seems they've padded things a bit as they're really dragging out some of the reveals. second straight episode of hinting at things without really giving you even a morsel to chew on.
did find the Osha/Bortles scenes the best. the Sol/Mae scenes felt like wheel-spinning.
― perpetually awkward, perennially unhappy (Neanderthal), Wednesday, 3 July 2024 02:47 (two months ago) link
the idea behind the helmet is intriguing, like it adds some more layers
― werewolves of laudanum (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 3 July 2024 03:51 (two months ago) link
i agree that Sol/Mae felt overplayed. but Osha/Bortles was greatwas v weirded out by the nudity! like i felt v puritan suddenly SIR this is Star Wars but holy fuck he is a perfect dirtbag cult leader. like mmm yes i would for sure join your 2 person cult you hot weirdo
― werewolves of laudanum (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 3 July 2024 03:58 (two months ago) link
we were sadly deprived of Sith-butt
― perpetually awkward, perennially unhappy (Neanderthal), Wednesday, 3 July 2024 04:14 (two months ago) link
puritan-me is relieved but actual me is LIVID
― werewolves of laudanum (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 3 July 2024 04:18 (two months ago) link
Hahah. You can’t have EVERYTHING.My hunch after last week’s episode was that we were going to see a role reversal situation between Osha and Mae and it’s starting to go there…but now I’m thinking all the more that Osha’s not actually been ‘good’ this whole time, and that flashback episode is even more incomplete than we knew. But we’ll see…
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 3 July 2024 05:38 (two months ago) link
after sixteen years, here's what I have to say to you...
I'm still getting letters from collections due to that Columbia House order you placed using my card without permission.
― perpetually awkward, perennially unhappy (Neanderthal), Wednesday, 3 July 2024 05:39 (two months ago) link
lmao
― werewolves of laudanum (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 3 July 2024 07:25 (two months ago) link
I know it’s been said but….goddamn Manny Jacinto *heavy breathing behind cortosis helmet*
I have a similar theory Ned - i think it was probably Osha who started the fire and Sol’s secret is that he made her forget it happened.
― Roz, Thursday, 4 July 2024 00:21 (two months ago) link
I like it!
Meantime:
On this week’s episode of The Acolyte, we’re treated to a brief moment of Jedi Master Vernestra Rwoh speaking to a senator from the planet Abednedo. The senator is not named in the episode, but the subtitles and official Star Wars website identify them as Senator Isedwa Chuwant.
As in...
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 4 July 2024 00:47 (two months ago) link
loooool ok that rules
― werewolves of laudanum (VegemiteGrrl), Thursday, 4 July 2024 01:50 (two months ago) link
and there it is! Sol is a creepy groomer mixed with a Tim Ballard/Operation Underground Railroad type piece of shit. i was afraid the show would chicken out and validate the Jedi's actions by showing the children were really in danger after all but for the most part it was evil colonizer Jedi basically committed genocide and covered it up.
yikes that is dark. but I thought it made a good bookend to episode 3. man if The Last Jedi pissed off fragile SW fans can only imagine how this one will go over.
― perpetually awkward, perennially unhappy (Neanderthal), Wednesday, 10 July 2024 03:43 (two months ago) link
not surprisingly, the Star Wars reddit sub is reading Sol as a flawed man who is good but makes mistakes and not just a creepy son of a bitch who fucking ruined an entire coven's lives
― perpetually awkward, perennially unhappy (Neanderthal), Wednesday, 10 July 2024 03:59 (two months ago) link
shit got real dark this week, guys. sith butt just a dim memory now…
― werewolves of laudanum (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 10 July 2024 04:16 (two months ago) link
ngl there are some corny, do-you-see??? moments in this (“oh Sol just wanted an acolyte too!”) but it’s genuinely baffling to see the amount of hate this show is getting online. like ok, it’s not the best SW show out there but it’s miles more enjoyable than Boba Fett or Ahsoka imo
stumbled on Amandla Stenberg’s IG the other day and her comments section is a mess, really feels like TLJ all over again :(
― Roz, Wednesday, 10 July 2024 15:18 (two months ago) link
it's TLJ in that people don't want to see Jedi being shown as impure beings.
that doesn't mean there aren't valid criticisms but people get mega defensive about holding to their "Jedi = good" worldview
― perpetually awkward, perennially unhappy (Neanderthal), Wednesday, 10 July 2024 17:15 (two months ago) link
Finally caught up. That was a hell of a watch!
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 10 July 2024 18:05 (two months ago) link
So, since Sol was confessing everything to Mae, what exactly did he tell her that she didn’t already know? She was present for all of the worst parts of the flashback. One presumes this why she was motivated to kill the four Jedi in the first place.
― sctttnnnt (pgwp), Thursday, 11 July 2024 04:32 (two months ago) link
I think he told her new information about why they were there and how all of the awful stuff came from the best intentions. More of a defense than a confession.
― 145 feet up in a Jeffrey Pine (Sufjan Grafton), Thursday, 11 July 2024 04:50 (two months ago) link
Yawn
― sctttnnnt (pgwp), Thursday, 11 July 2024 04:52 (two months ago) link
To be clear, I don't think it's a good defense. He beefed it.
― 145 feet up in a Jeffrey Pine (Sufjan Grafton), Thursday, 11 July 2024 04:56 (two months ago) link
And we have yet to see her reaction to all this.
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 11 July 2024 05:02 (two months ago) link
I’m yawning at how drawn out and shrug-worthy this whole show has been, with only one episode to go.
― sctttnnnt (pgwp), Thursday, 11 July 2024 05:15 (two months ago) link
Agree with Ros this is generally a bit better than Boba Fett and Ahsoka (and probably also Mandalorian s3 for that matter) which had their moments but relied more heavily on fan service box ticking for established beloved characters whereas this is more free to explore.
― nashwan, Thursday, 11 July 2024 09:36 (two months ago) link
Aside from Andor and the first season of Mandalorian, all of the live action SW shows have been mediocre at best. Obi-Wan and Boba Fett were the worst because they ruined characters or plot points from other superior properties. I didn’t hate Ahsoka as much as others seem to although I won’t defend it either. I think this show is probably on par with that one—not the very worst but also lacking much to recommend.
― sctttnnnt (pgwp), Thursday, 11 July 2024 14:48 (two months ago) link
The Acolyte seems to get better every episode. Enjoying it almost as much as Andor
― I am using your worlds, Friday, 12 July 2024 08:24 (two months ago) link
Finale tomorrow. And I liked this piece:
https://gizmodo.com/the-acolyte-star-wars-colonialism-jedi-2000473519
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 15 July 2024 20:21 (two months ago) link
great article, finally hitting the angle I was hoping someone would take
― rick beato meato manifesto (Neanderthal), Monday, 15 July 2024 20:31 (two months ago) link
yeah that’s a good piece
― Roz, Tuesday, 16 July 2024 01:32 (two months ago) link
The colonialist angle was the best part of the last episode. I wish this were the very first episode and we could watch how this behavior played out over the ensuing 16 years.
― sctttnnnt (pgwp), Tuesday, 16 July 2024 01:46 (two months ago) link
Strong finale. I will happily take a season two.
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 17 July 2024 02:17 (two months ago) link
same. nice sendoff. Jedi corruption continuing into season 2!
― rick beato meato manifesto (Neanderthal), Wednesday, 17 July 2024 02:29 (two months ago) link
shit that stranger in the cave was Darth Plagueis?
― rick beato meato manifesto (Neanderthal), Wednesday, 17 July 2024 02:34 (two months ago) link
Was it?
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 17 July 2024 03:04 (two months ago) link
internet is suggesting so but....I'm not a big enough nerd to recall what he looked like
― rick beato meato manifesto (Neanderthal), Wednesday, 17 July 2024 03:09 (two months ago) link
yeah that was pretty good!!is it just me or is that stupid chipmunk-dog completely pointless & annoying
― werewolves of laudanum (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 17 July 2024 04:04 (two months ago) link
Slightly inscrutable motivations at points, that one.
― Ned Raggett, Wednesday, 17 July 2024 04:14 (two months ago) link
it smells backpacks...backpacks and corruption
― 145 feet up in a Jeffrey Pine (Sufjan Grafton), Wednesday, 17 July 2024 05:03 (two months ago) link
Nice interview with the production designer & the cinematographerhttps://arstechnica.com/culture/2024/06/star-wars-behind-the-scenes-creating-the-unique-aesthetic-of-the-acolyte/
― werewolves of laudanum (VegemiteGrrl), Wednesday, 17 July 2024 05:30 (two months ago) link