The Acolyte

This is what Disney Star Wars under Kathleen Kennedy has been building to for years - its final grotesque form. And yet, not even the power of manyyyyyyy could save this dreck from being cancelled.

Wokeness and DEI bs aside, this is shallower, more stupid, and much more cringe than anything you've ever seen before. It's a new low for SW because it just completely destroys the concept of what a jedi is, or "was". They are no longer expert tacticians or pillars of great wisdom and virtue, defined by their patience, understanding, honesty and nuance, instead they literally act like kindergartners, driven by their impulses. I dare you to keep watching the season, it'll only get worse.

This is pretty quintessential Star Wars. I don't know what most people's problem with this is (well, actually, I do).

So, it ended. It started better than it ended, but it remained mostly mediocre throughout. This is no worse than Mandalorian or The Book of Boba Fett (which is quite crappier), so I'm kinda shocked to see the vitriol it has generated amongst people who don't seem to be your typical conservatives; this is in line with most other Star Wars shows besides Andor, and its story is super interesting and captivating.

This is exactly what I had thought a star wars tv show would be like when they announced they'd make them. The final product is pretty good and almost great. A lot of the editing and script is just really weak. Still wild to see such negative reactions to this series when the other shows (besides Andor) have had similar writing but also bland stories. And this is not just the usual suspects, but also good faith criticism from people who ignored those things in other projects. Frustrating.

Comes across like a fan film, and turns Plagueis the Wise into a lurking creep. While the basic idea of "greying" out Lucas' black/white morality could have legs through a justified sith/corrupted jedi, this show is just awful and can't make up its mind at all what its own series of events were (inconsistencies) and what it wants to say. Shite.

First episodes tease a Jedi police procedural but it doesn't go anywhere from there, doesn't satisfy or set up intrigue for second season well, the vergence thing is interesting maybe they should show a glimpse of it. Fight scenes have a lot of good energy, choreography. Mae & Osha characters oddly expressionless during several pivotal scenes, doesn't sell character changes. Overall sometimes better and sometimes worse than the Kenobi or Boba Fett.

It's fine. It could have been a lot more, it could have a lot less. I don't get the fuss and fury. Is it the women? The people of colour? The Jedi aren't all perfect beings of virtue? At least the lightsabre fights are good, right?

I really loved this show. I love the classic idea of good/evil twins, but I especially loved how this show treated the seduction of the dark side. Star Wars has always made it seem difficult why anybody would go to the dark side, when I've always felt there were a lot of good reasons the series hadn't explored very well. This show also has probably the best lightsaber action in the series. As with most Disney+ shows, it's too short, but I hope it gets a second season!

First tv show/ movie I rate with a zero. This is a zero.