@@mikehidden175 yeah thats kinda funny. I think that acolyte theme is so popular, that u can create new channel, upload video and yt will recommend it to thousands of ppl. Tbh im glad that this video was on my yt first page. I was bored with tons of the same videos about how bad acolyte is.

@@slavicbeats9998 You should watch Generation Tech then, he is much more fair towards the show. Ecks I think is pretty decent in his critique as well, but I don't watch him much tbh.

I mean that show was bad, but not that bad. Not as bad as ppl say. Star wars fans are so dumb sometimes that they have problem with fire in void xD. They dont remember that fire in void always has been in star wars universe

Lol..."genuinely" that's cute.

@@the_gamerq6029 Absolutely agree. There is a reason I watched it till the end. As you said: Bad, but not TOO bad. Boring for sure though. And I really hope they kind of find a way of making Plagueis not a creepy cave-dweller ^^

@@Harriz62 Huh?

The EU is a mess. The books constantly broke each other. There is a reason most of it is now uncanon

@@imhere8474 This comment shows that you've never read any of them. They did not break continuity, and especially not each other. They enriched the SW universe. THe reason they are not "canon" now is because Disney wanted creative freedom, nothing else.

@@arozinos863 actually no. EU is a mess and that's a fact. EU is overall okay but has its flaws. For example Yuzang Wong? This wasnt liked by ppl as i remember.

@@the_gamerq6029 No, the EU isn't a mess. The Yuuzhan Vong were initially not liked, but NJO was a really awesome series, and it brought the best Star Wars books.

I dont want to judge you but forming your opinion on just these videos isnt that good imo. Thats my problem. Most of them say that this show breaks canon in every way. But thats not entirely true. The Jedi Order (and Mundi) doesnt know about Qimir (only Venestra and probably Yoda know that he lives) and the return of the sith. In canon we dont know much about Ki-Adi-Mundi so this situation with his age is pointless imo. His "old" age is still legends. And to all the haters: Im not a Disney shill and i dont think that this is the greatest show of all time. In a ranking it would prbably in C-tier

@@DarthRacoonar Nah nah, I didn't say I think the show is shit, because I obviously didn't watch it. I just said that I wouldn't even want to watch it, cause I only hear bad stuff. And I know about some things that happen in the show, that I really really don't like and make me kinda angry. Or disappointed. And I think that back then when Episode 1 came out, there was some sort of official handbook or idk what but it actually said his age. Now this is a really small detail thats of course easy to miss, still, if we look at legends, if we look at that, it is kiiiiinda weird that Mundi is in there. It is not my biggest problem tho. What I find problematic is that they introduced the twins (heard that they are the same person or so) who were created by the force. So basically there were chosen ones before Anakin? If it is right how I said it, then I have good reason to be bothered. My question tho: Was Anakin created by the force itself, or did someone create Anakin with the force? And what about the girls? Second thing that bothers most of the people is that the sith should not be present at that point at all, tho my theory when I heard of that was, that they just killed the Jedi and therefore no one witnessed it. Whats up with that? Also the one girl making the crystal bleed? I kinda don't think she would be able to do it. Even Vader struggled and had to put maximum hate into that thing. So if she isn't Sidious himself she should struggle more. At least multiple hours of trying. From what I heard and know, the show does really not do a great job and I have also never heard a reeeaaaaaally good argument before that convinced me it is good. I mean even film and show critics (not even star wars fans) said its objectively bad. I thought about watching it but... It's gonna be a waste of time

@@lubixoriginal First: I'm in a bit of a hurry and have to shorten everything 1. My bad. I misinterpreted your comment 2. Could be that this book u mentioned is canon but im not 100% sure about that 3. As far as i know theres no explaination in canon how exactly Anakin was created. Some say this and other say something else. (and the twins were created by using the force, not by the force itself) 4. Bleeding the crystal should have been done better (or in a different way) tbh but im not that mad about it like some people on the internet I have my own problems with this show but i accept that this show exists and is canon. In the end i respect your opinion and thoughts (like a fandom should do).

@@DarthRacoonar OOOOOOOH MAN... I wanted to answer but it was kinda long again and I clicked on a video so everything is gone

@@DarthRacoonar this show isnt as bad as ppl say, BUT it is still bad. Crystal bleeding was stupid af. Ngl I'm fan of EU version, where color depends on crystal, not on "path", but okey i kinda accepted new version... And then i see something like this. Show had meny tachnical issues as well

The Sith, at least, are meant to be portrayed as an ultimate evil, individual's who's greed and ego consume everything around it until it destroys it them as well, just as it will the Empire after it. Sure, individual Darksiders can be portrayed sympathetic or tragically, but their more questionable actions, while understandable or explainable given their perspectives, shouldn't be justified or excused (in the case of those show, it would be Koril, the other witches and Mae's jealous attempts to hold Osha against her will and ignore her wish to leave the coven, which contributed to their destruction just as much as the Jedi's interference). The show has some good ideas and elements (the action especially)

^^ Lil' bro hasn't figured opinions out yet, give him some time

@@acidp0pSped found

"anybody that doesn't hate the show as much as I do has got to be a paid actor because I can't grasp the concept of layered storytelling or perspective and I lack any form of media literacy" ahh comment

@@slavicbeats9998 *dies from the amount of real your comment has*

I was unsure at first too, but I am glad for everyone that enjoyed it, since it hurts me to see that so many didn't like it, even though it is a great show (in my opinion). People are just consumed by the hate and are not willing to interpret the show in a way that lets them enjoy it...

@@timsudmeier6482 but the show was completely garbage…

@@Gabby487 damn. U are so braindead. Did u even watch this show? Or u heard its bad so u think its bad, and copy paste (not)your opinion. I mean this show is bad, but not as bad as ppl say. They have problem with everything, like fire in the void. They forgot that fire in the void always has been in star wars universe.... If u want to rate it obiectivitely, watch it. Dont prejudice, watch it with open mind.

@@Gabby487 braindead

ur trolling right

I don't think the Acolyte was this amazing show that you're making it up to be. However I do agree on some of your points and I'd like to clarify why me and many others don't agree on a lot of the other things you said. (I want to note that I may forget or overlook things here and I apologize for that but I really don't feel like rewatching the entire show just to write a comment) Obviously the critique of the show having a female lead, or Lee Jung-jae not performing a "perfect American accent" are complete bullshit and should absolutely not be an argument for the show being bad. I too have seen people say some of those things and honestly as soon as I hear any of it I just click of the video cuz I'd much rather actually hear an honest take that isn't based on racism or sexism. Anyways, with that out of the way I want to go in to some parts that I think completely ruined the show for me and probably others too. This show is supposed to be set somewhere around 100 years before the events of the Phantom Menace. AKA the time of the high republic. This was supposed to be a time of peace and prosperity for the jedi. That is something that was very clearly stated in the Phantom Menace when Ki-Adi-Mundi, in response to Qui-Gon announcing his encounter with the sith apprentice Darth Maul, said "Impossible. The sith have been extinct for a millennium." Just that line in itself kind of kills the entire premise of the show. There can't have been any jedi dying or random sith acolytes running around during that time. The only ones that should have existed would be in hiding. Such as Darth Plagueis himself. Important to note though that they wouldn't be hiding in the way that Plagueis is portrayed doing in the show but rather in plain sight. Many of them working in high positions within the republic. This is again something we can see in the prequel trilogy with Palpatine himself being a prominent senator and later chancellor. Now back to why that is a problem for the show. I completely agree with you that is was an amazing change to actually see some characters get killed for once, as that is something Disney seems horribly afraid of doing. However I don't think this was the right show for it. If they had done something like this in Ahsoka, with Sabine dying, that would have been great. But it isn't here. As stated previously this was supposed to be a time of peace where there were (to the jedi's knowledge) no sith running around, and especially none killing jedi. You can't tell me Yoda didn't sense the ten(?) or more jedi being killed on Brendok. He even sensed Anakin killing the tusken raiders on Tatooine in Attack of the Clones. This leads me in to another big problem of the show that I feel you grossly overlooked. The problem being the existence of Ki-Adi-Mundi and Yoda in the story. Mundi literally participated in one of the meetings where they discussed jedi being killed by someone who, by the shows own words, was "trained in the arts of the jedi"* There is no way he would have forgot that by the time of the Phantom Menace, or that he wouldn't bring it up. It really doesn't make any sense at all for him to be there, hear about what was happening and then later not mention it to the council when Qui-Gon spoke of Maul. I have the same issue with Yoda. As we all know, he was an immensely powerful jedi and had a very strong connection to the force. So him not being able to sense that the jedi were dying or even that Vernestra was lying when she presumably explained her fake story of the events on Brendok to him makes no sense at all. And even if we say that Vernestra actually ended up telling Yoda the real truth, there is no reality in which he wouldn't bring that up to the rest of the high council or at least mention it in the Phantom Menace. Another massive lore breaker is the introduction of Plagueis. I can accept that he would be alive and exist at that time, I have no problem with that. However the fact that he didn't do anything about Qimir when he discovered him does horrendous harm to his character and the lore surrounding him. As stated by Palpatine himself (Plagueis's own apprentice, for those not aware) he was incredibly wise and strategic in assuring the remained secrecy of the sith's existence. He is even referred to as "Darth Plagueis The Wise". I personally see no world in which Plagueis wouldn't take matters in to his own hands and strike Qimir down before letting him do any harm to the sith. Besides that, the show also massively hurst Plagueis's character and legacy when they introduce that the idea and method to create life didn't even come from him. The fact that they hint that all Plagueis really did was observe the witches and their creation of Osha and Mae and then completely plagiarize it AND FAIL is disgusting and a straight punch in the gut to any Star Wars fan. In reality there shouldn't ever have been anyone able to create life. If there was then why wouldn't Palpatine tell Anakin the story of "The witches of Brendok who actually CREATED life" and not just one life either, but two. If Plagueis really did get it all from the witches, why wouldn't he tell his apprentice about that. He obviously didn't tell him the way they created life, but he must've at least mentioned them. Now onto another point, this one arguably less important yet still very confusing. In episode 8 of The Acolyte we learn that a politician in the senate has somehow learned that jedi are dying. How he knows this is never explained and the whole idea of it is honestly very confusing. How would a random, non-force sensitive politician know of the death of jedi when the high council, full of the most powerful jedi masters, including Yoda, didn't? Something I also want to talk about before I finish this off is the legacy of Anakin, the chosen one. With the introduction of Osha and Mae, who were also conceived by the force, the entire story and prophesy of the chosen one is largely in shambles. Obviously Anakin's legacy was already severely damaged in the sequels, however I don't see any reason to hurt it even more. Anakin is supposed to be the first being ever conceived by the force, the chosen one as the prophesy states. But now with the combined forces of The Acolyte and the sequel trilogy that entire prophesy has basically been disproven. Now Osha and Mae are the first beings conceived by the force instead. As Nute Gunray would say "This is getting out of hand", way out of hand. Alright, I think that's enough to sum up the biggest problems of the show. Of course there are many, MANY more problems both from a general story- and Star Wars standpoint. Some of the most notable being Osha bleeding Sol's lightsaber in seconds and with barely any effort at all, the fact that jedi are portrayed as the bad guys when the entire point of them (at least during the high republic era) is to be the embodiment of good. One of the good parts of the show was definitely the fighting. It is still very flawed and not at all on the same level was the prequels, however by far the best that lightsaber fighting has ever been portrayed by Disney. I'm gonna be honest, I was planning on mentioning a couple good parts of the show but I really can't think of anything other than the fighting at this current moment. For anyone who actually took their time to read this far I'd be happy to hear your suggestions of other good parts, taking in to account my criticisms. Also if you actually made it all the way here, thank you for your time! I'm sorry this was so long but I am really passionate about Star Wars and it was hard not to talk about all these things. Either way my conclusion is that this show was the worst Star Wars show yet, largely based on the sheer amount of lore breaking it did. I saw a great comment on another Star Wars video by @Keverember that said: "You know Star Wars is in a bad place when the fans are begging for their favorite characters to not show up out of fear of them being destroyed." And I think that really sums up the state of Star Wars right now. Anyways, this has gone on for way too long, thanks again for reading and may the force be with you! * the quote here may not be 100% accurate to what was said in the show but it is what I remembered it as

kenobi was a pretty lame show but compared to the Acolyte it looks like Revenge of the Sith

Ahsoka was good, it was literally just a live action mando + rebels continuation. I don't necessarily agree but I could see someone enjoying Acolyte more than Kenobi

@@devilish0307 whole ahh essay

what agenda is being pushed????

to be clear I agree about the bad show, bad writing, bad characters, but genuinely what agenda? lmao

@@MidnightNachos ur trying to engage in good faith discussion with essentially a hivemind bot mentality that lacks any critical engagement

@@MidnightNachos the writers of the show made characters gay in the acolyte. i’m not homophobic, but making the characters gay literally adds no point to the plot whatsoever, they just wanted to “spread awareness”. they are also now saying that women are stronger than male jedi, which in the starwars comics is not true because biologically males have a stronger body and tend to stay more focused as a jedi

@@sebastianschaffer142 that is genuinely homophobic, there's no difference between having gay romance and hetero romance. if your issue was romance itself, that's different, the "issue" being gay romance is flat out homophobic. they also didn't glorify it or anything, especially since the witches were very antagonistic. I also don't think some women being stronger than some men means all women are stronger than all men, but I didn't pay much attention to that aspect, so I'll give it to you anyway