ACOLYTE Episode 3 BREAKDOWN - Every STAR WARS Easter Egg & ENDING EXPLAINED!

[@ScreenCrush]

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[@TheCulinaryMercenary-]

Sol is the twins Father. Calling it.

[@CyberPunkMonkey2069]

Can you guys do a behind the scene of how you pump out all of these theories out so fast? Is Disney sending out scripts?

[@rah7866]

Darth Plagueis is a Munn so we haven't had any signs he's in the show

[@lt8499]

It’s time for the Replacement Theory talk…

[@bryceneuberger3460]

"Kill Sand" shirt should be "Kill Ben"

[@jamesatchley4586]

I feel like Screencrush finds a way to connect nearly every Star Wars thing back to "somehow palpatine returned"

[@Subremedy]

Well unless they EXPLAIN how, then he will keep referencing somehow

[@briengakaplan-b1550]

But Palpatine was talking about Sith messing around with “unnatural” Force power stuff way before the “somehow Palpatine returned” line was uttered- so I mean - the lore was there now they’re mapping it all out.

[@aldotheapache9951]

I do think a major sub desire of all SW content is to help make the final movie make more sense. Flesh it all out so it seems brilliant (or respectable) in hindsight. I’m still here for all of it but I do think they take every opportunity to help that movie eventually.

[@shlatekkin]

Somehow Mae survived...

[@Kingwavve]

It’s almost as if lucasfilm is doing everything they can to try and explain that retroactively lol

[@markeike]

Fun Fact: The name “OSHA” is a reference to the fact that Dark Force users refuse to install proper safety railings in their facilities. 🤪

[@RJM1693]

Facts.

[@NekoJinFel]

Light side too. I noticed that in every SW franchise.

[@nadiaddis1145]

Mae - Might annihilate everyone!!

[@EmbraceTheBeardLife]

THANK YOU for actually breaking down the content in this show. It’s so popular to hate on it and that only reminds me of episodes 1,2 and 3. Nothing seems to have changed lore wise to me. I just don’t agree with the critics or “Star Wars fans” on their take.

[@Frank-gh6mf]

I’m no expert on the lore, but the story-telling is painful in and of itself.

[@EmbraceTheBeardLife]

@@Frank-gh6mf Star Wars has always been known for poor acting and okay at best story writing from episode to episode so I also disagree on this point. Also, I think it’s pretty decent so far as we don’t actually know the whole story yet and can’t really predict it easily either.

[@ScreenCrush]

Thanks for the donation! We do the breaking down for all the fans, uk? And not the perpetually angry ones. There are criticisms of the show that we won't shy away from. Hopefully you're enjoying the rest of Acolyte still because episodes 4 and 5 were impressive.

[@EmbraceTheBeardLife]

@@ScreenCrush sure thing! And yeah I am. Really love the effort you guys put into reviewing everything you do. It’s awesome to watch a breakdown after an episode to get a different perspective and see things I’ve missed!

[@EmbraceTheBeardLife]

I guess this is a hot take but I am really enjoying the show. I don’t see anything that isn’t “lore” already out there. Nothing seems “new” or changes how the force works etc. I think it’s well written and executed.

[@boredape1986]

But the agenda of diversity and lesbians and such

[@rinaticson390]

Other than that ​@@boredape1986

[@drewbooo]

@@boredape1986what about this show has that agenda?

[@Van420Dal]

Everyone knows when you shatter an oil lamp on a concrete structure that it instantly burns down an entire concrete dam

[@stephenwatkins7592]

Nobody knows how the big fire came from the burning notebook or if it did.

[@emperorpalps1076]

Obviously the lamp didn't cause the fortress to burn, nor the witches to die, there's more at play, just wait, watch, and be quiet

[@SlayerEdits_0]

Mae is the type of person who would burn down their house because it was too cold.

[@CrackedConker]

I'm glad you atleast perceived some characterisation in that... because I got NOTHING but forced, pretentious, disjointed diologue.

[@pappaslivery]

Sam MaeGee?

[@joeeaster1528]

@@CrackedConker my take was there is something working behind the scenes still. Maybe the Sith in the helmet was there and spread the fire more than natural, killed the witches, and made it look like Mae....

[@Jodall]

There was some fight outside of that little fire…

[@tellwilson1080]

Yeah I still don’t understand why she hates the Jedi…her sister sure…but from this episode the Jedi weren’t any more evil than normal

[@brianfrederick9799]

“What the heck is going on here?” My 9 year old son.

[@WilkenWilkins]

Oh this is brutal… 😂😂😂😂😂

[@ExNihil0]

All of us are your son

[@techniqueswithtodd]

Good question

[@jediryan9454]

As a father you tell him, this is Star Wars for adults. Go watch cartoons, son.

[@JimmyTheGhost16]

You have failed him.

[@SMooTHRiLL]

Your level of Star Wars knowledge is absolutely insane, and makes every single of your coverages worth watching, if only to find new ways to appreciate the show. It certainly comes as a breath of fresh air to all the other hardcore SW fan creators out there who simply 'hate' or 'love' these shows without looking beyond their original feeling. Your content gives so much more depth to whatever it is you're covering!

[@congobongo2009]

I agree. In fact I’m finding it more worthwhile to listen to his show and then watch the episode before, so I have that much more background. I mean this guy is brilliant! Village…Villain…pagans. Wow I never made that connection. Such interesting stuff in his videos and he makes this stuff so easy to understand…of course his adorable dog steals the show every time with his astute comments.

[@marktackman2886]

I agree BUT do not expect them to be critical of ANYTHING, if its bad and the BIGS tell them to make a video, they will.

[@helpfixstupid6190]

I too appreciate the optimism ... buttttt... the cinematography, lighting, Lucas did better in Ep IV with a fraction of the budget and spfx resources.

[@SMooTHRiLL]

@@congobongo2009 yeah haha the dog is the VIP guest of every episode

[@SMooTHRiLL]

@@marktackman2886 I don't mind :) they don't need to be critical as far as I'm concerned. There's enough of that going around on other channels haha

[@joaofigueiredo813]

Nobody noticed that Torbin's face is hurt in the scene where Osha wakes up? Same scars as he's shown in the last episode

[@denomic1280]

I saw that too and I thought they were going to at least show the aftermath of whatever he went through, and they didn't.

[@mhikoreyes7931]

Sol also looks hurt, he teared up while talking to osha

[@jleisner1974]

Same comment left on heavy spoilers. Boring.

[@Shawn_M]

I didn't catch that, whoa. I definitely got the sense that a lot happened off screen. I'm thinking the other mother might've attacked the Jedi then all hell broke loose

[@Xsorus]

@@mhikoreyes7931 That's because Sol is the father of those Twins, and those Jedi killed those Witches

[@coffeeordie7]

Spice Creams come from the Galaxy’s Edge cookbook. It’s a cookie recipe

[@mikeljackson9192]

Thank you!! 😊

[@luurchify]

It's not a recipe that the Jedi would teach you.....

[@ZukMyZik]

Spice is a drug in stars wars universe writers never read a stars wars book in their life

[@Awesoman66]

@@ZukMyZik It's possible there's regular spice in universe. What else would normal spices be called?

[@wizardmoto]

Spice is a drug irl too, just like spices exist irl. The existence of one does not negate the other. ​@ZukMyZik

[@marparmill]

Also there’s a whole other perspective of that event on brendok we didn’t see. I don’t think its the last flashback

[@causticabuser2466]

The reactor was tampered with. When they went to the ship the Wookie was working on the speeder with a splicer. Thats a clue. Yes Mae started a fire, the Jedi wouldnt allow these witches to live and do what they did again. But they wanted to save the children before they blew it too hell

[@SKRicochet]

Definitely. Feels just like The Last Jedi, seeing both perspectives of Luke’s interaction with Ben that pushed him over the edge.

[@briengakaplan-b1550]

There’s quite a few perspectives we haven’t seen yet. I don’t think any of them know the whole story except the Sith Lord I think set those entire series of events in motion.

[@JasonwithaJay]

Jesus. You mean they expect me to suffer through that twice?!

[@CheesySalmon]

@@JasonwithaJaystop watching then? I really don’t get you people.

[@DarthWinterMadness]

"Osha washed out of the order and Anakin eventually washed the order out." 😂 Cheers from France again! 🍷

[@Darthtommy774]

The mother says the force is not a power to wield as a weapon , then immediately wields it? That seemed dumb.

[@alexp601]

Did she use it as a weapon, though?

[@SWOTHDRA]

​@@alexp601you know she did

[@ZeSgtSchultz]

Kinda like in episode one "an acolyte kills without a weapon" then the guy immediately lights up his saber while staring off at nothing before the episode ends

[@oldschoolde5183]

@@ZeSgtSchultzI’ve heard it explained like this. If you use a blade or laser to kill a Jedi there will always be more Jedi, but if you kill what they stand for….then they are truly dead. So that last scene in the 1st episode makes sense. It’s about destroying the reputation of the Jedi. Ruining their reputation can cause their collapse. Remember certain Jedi are trying to hide the deaths from the public for “political” reason.

[@alexp601]

@@SWOTHDRA Do you mean during the explanation of their powers, when she pushed against the other women? Or when she knocked the twins down? It's not really using it as a weapon to shove a couple of kids who were being unruly.

[@gyrfalcon7332]

It’s interesting that Osha and Mae call Mother Aniseya “mama” but do not do so with Mother Koril. That must be hurtful to Koril, especially since she carried them and in light of Aniseya’s retort about creating created them. Implying Mother Koril’s role was lesser. I might be remembering things incorrectly. Apologies if I have.

[@JustAnotherBlader]

Sol was WAYYYY too emotionally invested by the end, like he was crying and making promises he cannot keep... why didn't the other Jedi call him out for these emotional attachments?

[@revan.3994]

Because he isn't a Jedi. Not by lore, but Ms. Headlamp doesn't give a F about lore.

[@GobbettTheGamer]

@@revan.3994you do know the Jedi in the high republic we’re allowed attachments

[@lightdarksoul2097]

This is lore and he's Jedi right there in the screen ​@@revan.3994

[@AJKirasic]

He was probably more upset about whatever the Jedi did to get out of there. Pretty sure they killed all the witches.

[@iambear.6526]

@@revan.3994 Clearly you know nothing about lore

[@captironsight]

I'm tired boss.

[@MustardTigerFan42]

how bad is this?

[@Alpha23TV]

Lmao… made funnier because my chick was just watching Green Mile and we had a GREAT laugh at that part!

[@mirkecWii]

​@@MustardTigerFan42so bad that news media in my country (croatia) started talking about how bad it is. Croatia never talks about pop culture 😂

[@flaviomonteiro1414]

​@@mirkecWiiBased Croatia

[@chrisallen9638]

@@MustardTigerFan42 It's straight up not.

[@chadwcmichael]

I thought Mae was going to start the fire as a consequence of some kind of twin fight over her leaving… I was not expecting a full on Good Son heel turn…

[@jjjfo1818]

I mean that’s what it’s made to look like, 100% not what actually happened tho

[@chadwcmichael]

@@jjjfo1818 She was shown to scream “I’ll (unalive) you!”…

[@mokiboy]

@@jjjfo1818 I agree, It's just like Shaggy said "It wasn't Mae".

[@chadwcmichael]

2 points for@@mokiboy

[@yseson_]

I don't think that was her

[@christopherswalls]

Can we talk about the “spice cakes”? Is the coven feeding the twins drugs?

[@jjjfo1818]

Probably 😂😂

[@kyleferguson4236]

THATS WHAT I SAID, but it was "spice cream" not cake 🤣

[@anyagetman8596]

Dune!

[@nicholasgarrick8855]

Hilarious 😂 brave to catch that Easter eggs.

[@calebcorrea7556]

Possibly

[@Jespata0822]

"He could even influence the midiclorians to create life" With so many unknown "covens" of force users other than Jedi in the Galaxy... the Sith Master at the time could of learned from one of the force using covens outside the passed down Sith teachings... "if one is understand the great mystery,one must study all it's aspects"

[@ahamednizar52]

The action the witches do during the ceremony is so similar to what the Nightsisters of Dathomir do.

[@AceSpadeThePikachu]

Something I picked up on right away which I'm surprised you didn't mention is that the eclipse of the two moons; one red and one blue; in the sky or Brenock is the overlapping Os we see in the title. There's no way that's a coincidence. Also that the redder, darker moon is eclipsing the bluer, lighter moon, symbolizing Mae trying to block the light of Osha. Another interesting detail that I guarantee will be important later is Mae finished her ascension ceremony, but Osha didn't. This might mean Mae has unique powers just waiting to be unlocked, and I bet the Dark Lord pulling the strings "I'm calling it now, he's Qimir" wants to use that power for himself.

[@majinvegeta3181]

Look everyone..this guy actually took notes and paid attention 😂🫨😂

[@eliselianaboyd2547]

I didn't pick up on this. Thanks for the info.

[@SWOTHDRA]

​@@majinvegeta3181🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂

[@12symmo]

Still feel like Qimir might be a red herring, like how everyone was speculating about Marrok in Ahsoka but turned out to be absolutely nothing.

[@JohnHall623]

You know, the two moons are reminiscent of Ashla and Bogan in Legends, which is interesting I think!

[@nitsugazemag]

The “stone henge” like place in the episode reminded me more of the place from Ahsoka where they revealed the map to the planet that has Night Sister witches.

[@nicholasgarrick8855]

Im guessing koril takes over torbin's mind to have him attack the other jedi a fight ensues ,and the Jedi kill all the witches ,and pin it on mae.

[@tonyg1011]

why the fuck would the Jedi do that....They're Jedi. These are not Sith...

[@bw2532]

@@tonyg1011 because Jedi are flawed. They aren’t perfect beings, just trained to have a lot of discipline. That being said, just because someone is trained with a lot of discipline doesn’t mean they are incapable of breaking. Me, personally, I like the idea that we are seeing a darker side of the Jedi because there were way more of them at this point VS the idolized version we get in the Skywalker films where they are fondly looked back on because they were an idealistic, fond memory.

[@lectrifyin1]

@@tonyg1011 Something happened to Torbin because when Osha wakes up on the ship he's standing behind Sol out of focus but you can see the huge fresh scar on his face he had when he was older in the previous episode but didn't have earlier in this episode. He got that scar on this night during whatever he and the others likely did to the witches.

[@briengakaplan-b1550]

I believe Koril is the Sith Lord behind everything - she wasn’t on floor dead with the other witches when the Jedi took Osha - or there’s another that’s about to be revealed shortly.

[@willarth9186]

I bet you still believe in Russian Collusion, too... LOL

[@EmbraceTheBeardLife]

Just wanted to say thank you for actually breaking down the content and not just hating on the show. So many interesting things to analyze and it’s just so popular to hate on it for reasons I don’t agree with. Nothing more wise changes with what they have done.

[@JazzyBelle611]

This episode wasn't great but the comments make me think the audience isn't that smart. Obviously something is off with the coven dying like that. You aren't supposed to take this episode at face value , it's still part of the mystery. From Osha's perspective they were just dead and Sol didn't even let her touch her mother to see her body. Mae was left behind and probably could see they weren't killed by the fire. This episode can't be the whole truth because why would Torbin have so much inescapable guilt about a fire and Sol saving a kid? They should have established perspective better, but I think later we will see what Mae really knows and her perspective which will fill in the questions. I personally don't like the tone of the show, it's dealing with dark subject matter but doesn't have enough of a dark tone.

[@Secretsongs20]

I thought it was a beautiful episode showing humanity and love among witches, victims of the ruthless kidnapping Jedi. I loved the tone of this episode, but I agree that episode 1 and 2 needed a more badass cruel Mae in it. But let’s see what comes next.

[@YogiSizzle2]

Nobody knows how to digest shows anymore, unless they are just spoonfed information on screen. It just flies over their head. Like its obvious this isn't the whole story and that we will get another perspective of these same events, this was simply Osha's perspective which explains why she views her sister as the one who destroyed her family.

[@hezekiahhelms5494]

I feel like the show is a little overhated, there's some goofy elements but I love the unique stories... and the force created babies idea has already been in star wars for a while, I don't know why fans are freaking out about it.

[@michaelkristoff3496]

For a show that started with “don’t trust your eyes” people are freaking out so much over every episode.. just enjoy the ride. We obviously got some twists and turns ahead. See how they go. It’s opened up all kinds of possibilities

[@NotInTheFace111]

I'm not sure I like that this channel keeps insinuating that Jason from The Good Place is Darth Plageus. Lol

[@kings5223]

So the show established the witches can take control of Torbin. My guess is Koril controls torbin to intentionally start a conflict and justify fighting the Jedi to keep the kids.

[@watchmesquatch]

No one cares. 😂

[@Pyrowith2os]

I like that idea

[@backroadsquid5280]

​@@watchmesquatchAbout you? That's likely with that kind of attitude.

[@tooslow4065]

i think it was the jedi that started the fire to get the girls away from the witches. thats why torbin said 'we thought we were doing the right thing', and why he felt he should die. notice the scars on his face when sol rescues the girl?

[@katraapplesauce1203]

I don't think so, whatever happened induced massive remorse and guilt in torbin. Being controlled would absolve him of wrongdoing

[@OMGhaggis]

Plot twist: There's 200,000 Mae clones with another million well on the way!

[@_DodgerTV]

The "master" of Mae HAS to be the albino maul right

[@jjjfo1818]

That’s the impression I got after this episode

[@kyleferguson4236]

No, if that were the case she wouldn't keep her identity hidden. Nobody knows who the master is

[@bshaddo]

Not if the end credits of each episode mean anything.

[@Angry_Peanut_52]

She did seem a little too hostile towards the Jedi, I don't believe her corpse was among the other witches

[@ValeCorp]

I think they are hinting at how plagues used the force to "create life" and this is how he learned how I believe the book isn't Canon anymore but I can see how they might go down that path. This would make the master either plagues or plagueses master

[@egghawk]

2 things I noticed. The “O” in the acolyte opening credits is the same as the moon shown in this episode during the ascension ceremony. The other thing was,that triangle notebook that Mae burned also appeared to have black and white pages.

[@wjrbrent1601]

I’m glad I wasn’t the only one to see theses I thought I was overthinking (which I definitely still am lol)

[@Movienerdnation]

I noticed that also

[@garrettgrosser313]

Did you notice how of all the dead witches the oldest Alien woman with the purple headdress isnt there!.

[@Nicholas_H]

One thing you didn't mention is that as Osha is waking up on the Jedi ship you can see Torbin in the background and his face is clearly injured . . . hinting at the Jedi's role in the Coven's demise.

[@valley_robot]

top show , really enjoying it so far

[@tnoinetwork]

This is practically the only Star Wars KZbin channel that talks positive about the content

[@revan.3994]

It's "access media", what else would you expect.

[@SudoSamurai]

Waiting on New Rockstars to do a review am I.

[@oskarskalski2982]

You don't bite the hand that feeds you.

[@marktackman2886]

These guys rely heavily on access for content and money, they have to be nice.

[@landonsrt9587]

Sugar coating a pile of S-t is still s-t..

[@ben9724]

I wanted to talk about this. The head of the wookie look a lot like a Chonmage haircut. It's something that you mostly see in samurai movies.

[@techniqueswithtodd]

Man bun on a Wookie

[@istvanorsos6064]

😂

[@Js6390c]

Another thing that is safe to assume is when we get the POV that isnt Osha's we will see the Coven didnt have time to die of smoke inhalation or by burning in the fire. The fire was the Jedi's convenient scapegoat to explain everyone in the Coven dying. Since the true explanation is that they were the ones responsible for killing them. Which certainly would make sense as to why Mae is hunting the 4 Jedi and why those same Jedi were burdened by guilt and took up a solitary existence far removed from the day to day constraints & operations of the Order & Council. Now Sol is kind of the exception of that group since he does teach at the Temple, he is surrounded by any number of Jedi at all times & is very much connected to the day to day rule of the Order & Council. What that could mean is it is not that Sol somehow was able to live with his actions or got over his shame rather he wasn't a participant in the slaughter. He may have been tasked with getting to the girls why the other 3 distracted the Coven. He may have been in the dark and kept in the dark since again the fire would been a highly convenient event so they didnt have to explain the deaths to Sol who likely wouldn't have been okay with keeping that secret. Now in the first episode & second we do learn that for some time Sol had guilt over Mae's death and what happened with the fire. Yet I think his guilt is over his observing the girls then reporting what he observed to Master Indara. Then insisting both girls being tested. Which led to Mae's fear of being taken and the subsequent fire. Without that observation the chain of events that followed bringing his observations to the other Jedi he may have believed that Coven & Mae wouldn't have died. I also don't believe if Sol had a physical hand in slaughtering the Coven he would have attempted to make Osha his Padwan and train her. He doesn't seem like the kind of Jedi that would actively lie to Osha her entire life for his own sake.

[@dr.stephenstrange8471]

I think the Jedi killing the coven would make sense to why Tobin felt so much guilt to the extent that he is willing to kill himself if it means Mae will forgive him.

[@danieldiaz9948]

So what was the plan if there wasn’t a convenient fire ripping through the building? Murder all the witches and the child that didn’t want to become a Jedi? Did they know Mae was going to turn into a pyro and they could use her distraction to murder everyone? That doesn’t make any sense

[@Piloslothical]

The show is so bad.

[@marcusszavaleta]

Ngl Jason, you made this episode ab bit better. It was still bad tho. But u made it better !!🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@jayanajohnson6524]

Agreed!

[@taiyeyoung4838]

RIP comicstorian 💀💀

[@seansiewsarran]

I was shocked when i heard the news

[@redshot5403]

Same here we miss him

[@Decker1605]

Really??? That sucks

[@hunglo_ren]

Rest In Comic Heaven Benny!!

[@tigerlancer]

Benny was my first nerd sub. For a long time I only enjoyed comics, the comicstorian way.

[@rachelkatoch2869]

I really enjoyed and appreciated this thoughtful and informative deep dive. Thank you and looking forward to more excellent content! ❤

[@cheeseburger347]

I love how there’s always a call out for how magic is spelled as if it makes any difference lol.

[@ninjaeddy1717]

There is a difference. Chaos Magik is different than normal Magic.

[@cheeseburger347]

@@ninjaeddy1717 ​​⁠ right. I’m sure all the night sisters are constantly correcting people in universe, “IT’S WITH A K!” It’s practically meaningless. It’s fun to know the technical aspects of Star Wars but do you think if someone is being killed or tortured with majik or magick they are gonna be like, “WHICH SPELLING IS THIS SORCERY!!??” lmao

[@chrisallen9638]

"magic" is often used to denote stage magic, tricks and misdirection used to make it appear like something magical has happened, and "magick" or "majik" or really any other spelling is often used to separate actual magical capability from that simple stage magic.

[@cheeseburger347]

@@chrisallen9638 and Todd refers to a Scottish chemist while Tod refers to a gay tennis coach with fabulous taste in shoes.

[@Js6390c]

I feel similarly about when people are able suspend disbelief for some of the most fantastical elements of story telling or the inability to care about flawed science until some ancillary afterthought is used and suddenly everything is ruined. Now I totally understand the Spielberg philosophy of logic leaps used in storytelling so I fully get there is a point where you ask too much of an audience when you constantly expect the lack of logic to be ignored. I just find it funny that what tends to cause people to go off is almost always something minor.

[@EpicDuchess]

My theory is that the twins are an attempted clone of their mother. That is why they are "unnatural" and the force split the clone in two, good side bad side. By going down the clone route this far back you hand wave away the Emperor's return later on. Oh and the sith is just the spikey head mom, no Disney+ show has yet to pull a big bad out late in the show. (Mephisto) It is always Scooby Doo someone we have already met.

[@neozoan]

I was thinking that, but then the Mother, adult Osha/Mae would have been played by the same person.

[@nicholasgarrick8855]

They intentionally didnt show the full detail of what happened another flashback is definitely coming we saw mae version im guesing going to see osha later.

[@tcarmichael3958]

you said it backwards..that was osha's perspective

[@chrisrhodes2]

Hopefully not a full episode like this

[@jeffgreenwaldJLG]

Master Sol was trespassing and exploded their power core!

[@devoncaitlin3598]

The opening scene gave Garden of Eden vibes under a tree that is forbidden/dangerous for them to be near. Which could be a metaphor for Osha gaining knowledge of good and evil as she eats the fruit of her coven's teachings and then later the Jedi's teachings which lead her to reject both

[@elocnor]

36 mins in, did no one see Torban (or whatever) have the fresh scar (wound) on his face? Its like right there yo! Didnt have it previously, then (spoilers!!! - people be dead-ish) then its there...

[@devaughnjohnson]

You only see one version of the events Oshas, not Mays

[@istvanorsos6064]

😂yes

[@pckrichards7980]

There’s no way this is the whole story.

[@Malik_Maverick]

No you don’t. When the witches council convenes, neither girl is there. Not unless they’re gonna reveal that one/both of them never actually went back to their room and peeped the council meeting.

[@bookon999]

@@Malik_Maverick You only see the fire and death of the women from Oshas point of view.

[@TriplD3]

That’s literally what SC says in the video

[@uJitch]

I replied to many comments but I'll just make my own post. THIS HAS TO BE JEDI MIND TRICK, I believe they wiped Osha's memories. The jedi would not feel so guilty if they were just trying to save osha, Mae would not be out to kill those 4. In the ending scene master Torbin has scares on his face that were not even present in the flashback. Mae survived but in the flash back she clearly fell to her death. Also Mae in the beginning seeing her sister and not showing any hate towards her that this flashback shows is very contradicting and she seemed puzzled at Osha trying to shoot her. she doesnt know Ohsa thinks she tried to kill her and she caused the death of her family, but it was the jedi and she is out for revenge for their crimes. Biggest one of all, we know this power exist is because mae's assistant referenced it in episode 2 fearing the jedi would wipe his memory, just like Darth Revan's from Knights of the old republic. Also the dead witches in the room have no burns, no cuts or anything showing how they died. I believe the witches rebelled or the jedi attacked the witches for breaking republic law and they defended themselves but perished. There is much more evidence just in the first 3 episodes alone but this is what I believe, still have no idea what this sith lord is in here for.

[@usumakiz6]

Nobody expects the jedi inquisition!!! 😂

[@toddattwellsconsciouspirat6474]

I was going to give up, but you have shown me there is a great underlying story that alot of us maybe missed.

[@ainsleyramai8311]

They have no father and Sol's special interest in Osha... much like Qui-Gon and Anakin

[@jabopro]

Oof...remember when Anakin was the only one born of the force? Now you just need a little witch magic.

[@malchalati]

It’s always been implied that Plageuis and Palaptine were behind it.

[@NotAJedi66]

A litle magic and a little cloning ..Boom Palps solves the code

[@TheTuneShifter]

We do see him using magic in “The World Between Worlds”!

[@anthonypc-248]

Thanks to Disney's inconsistent quality plus the extra preemptive criticism from professional haters, my expectations for this one were set low. But 3 episodes in and I'm still engaged by the characters and not yet frustrated by storytelling choices... Feels like a Star Wars, from a new point of view. Relieved they aren't just resting on their laurels of diverse casting -- which is cool to see front and center in this galaxy.

[@bayushiteishiru6291]

This is how Anakin was made. Darth Plagueis was just another man taking credit for a woman's job. Enjoy.

[@thomasskywalker8893]

People who haven’t seen the show… shut up… People who watch it and hate it… stop watching it… Not that hard guys!

[@paulmkrueger1]

Paganus was also a term used by Romans to describe people who lived out in the rural parts. The villagers were also pagans.

[@Aewon84]

What I believe happened is that the Sith Master brainwashed Mae into starting the fire, and then slew all the witches. Then his apprentice found Mae and began to train her as an acolyte.

[@tooslow4065]

i was gonna say that this was stupid. but the more i think about it.... why was sol in such a hurry to get out? could be cause the building was falling apart. but could be that someone else attacked the coven when the jedi were gonna take the kids away. and sol and the others were trying to get out alive. maybe the guilt they shared was that they couldnt stop the other bad guys from killing the coven? or its because the jedi started the fire. one of the two

[@fredericadda]

My 13-year old son after watching episode 3: "honestly it sucked" 😂

[@ImNotOhKae]

Sounds like a 13 year old

[@FaithnSin]

Kudos, Ryan. That was a lot to breakdown. Well done 👏🏼

[@SPAZ2D2]

Love the Rick calling "Carl" bit. Brilliant 👏

[@Xintril]

Your thoughts on the episode are far more entertaining than the actual viewing of it. Thank you for making it watchable.

[@johnpittsii7524]

Thanks for the breakdown

[@mikeljackson9192]

Politeness *ding*

[@OldmanSk8ing]

This episode is just one piece to a larger puzzle .

[@LtCaveman]

A puzzle of garbage?

[@OldmanSk8ing]

@@LtCaveman Why?

[@JoseGarcia-fz8tr]

Crap 💩 puzzle

[@Christopher-ye3yk]

Kept me intrigued ngl

[@MJJFilms]

@@LtCaveman🤡

[@multiguy74]

Your analysis of this episode, is by far the best I've seen from any channel. Even more so than some star wars channels that I highly respect. It's telling a story that will be winding around as it progresses. Perspective driven. Best of the 3 so far. The majority of these channels game the algorithm to make revenue. That's how it's played. I'll wait til the end to judge the overall.

[@kurtschnippel1053]

@18:57 - any chance that could be Maz Kanata? she'd have to survive another 150 ish years but seemed similar in character design

[@neba29]

I love you, Doug, and your smelly truck 😭

[@leehrvyoswld]

So a little kid's fire managed to kill hella force witches?

[@jjjfo1818]

No

[@dennes3146]

They've been saying "your eyes can deceive you." So we missed something. Torbin's face is hella scared up when Osha is in the ship.

[@choppydell]

The video explains the set up for multiple point of views.

[@CrackedConker]

​@@jjjfo1818please don't be snotty. Please explain your views here. I cant watch three separate episodes of this scinario to get the bigger picture. Don't hate. Please explain

[@Gardi93]

I think there’s more to be seen

[@JR7757]

My theory is that the fire burned their stockpile of bunta tree leaves that then released and spread a fatal dose of toxins.

[@canis2020]

I wish franchises would make things so reliant on so much connected media. Tell complete self contained stories but reiterate in the movies.

[@GrandPoppyA]

Your breakdown is perfect. Really well done. Thank you.

[@RingBilledSeagull]

What the f*** did I just watch

[@chrisrhodes2]

A 35 min flashback scene that could've been covered in 10 min

[@Jjsj62a]

The slow death of Star Wars

[@galaktikuszselatin]

coup de grâce, I guess

[@nexusent]

i liked it

[@Jontheopp]

@@nexusentme too I need ppl to tell me why they done like it

[@richard1493]

Can we talk about how she lit a metal door on fire? And how that fire eventually spread throughout the stone complex? The first two episodes were looking alright, but this third episode has been questionable at best.

[@71Chevelle1989]

The aggressive hate on this show right now is wild to me lol.

[@Jorizzle22]

I know! It's the most bizarre thing to me! I literally can't wrap my head around it. Like, why? It can't possibly be because it's directed by a lesbian...? That can't seriously be why there's so much hate. I need someone to explain it to me lol

[@TravelsTTG]

It’s so lame. And even if there is actual criticism, it can’t taken seriously because everything is now tainted.

[@Piloslothical]

“The force is Female” what bs is that line. Then the main actor is a racist as-well. Nothing wrong with gays or lesbians. But all this lgbtq narrative ruins the whole point of the show. Cant just throw pants on a woman and she becomes a hero. Not how it works. The writing is beyond trash same with the fight scenes.

[@danieldiaz9948]

@@Jorizzle22ill give it a shot, personally I don’t care what the sexual orientation is of the director of the characters. I’m a huge Star Wars fan but I don’t watch cartoons/animated series or read books My issue with this series so far is that the acting is flat, the plot details often make no sense to me and feel like it’s just super convenient plot armor to move the story along. Examples: You just caught a suspected murderer of Jedi, why would you put her on a prisoner transport ship unescorted? Did the Jedi not have space on their ship for one other body? Wouldn’t you leave one person at least to interrogate her? When Mae went to kill meditation guy and failed, the Jedi were aware of the murder attempt but literally did nothing to prevent the assassin from returning. Again, not even a guard in the room with him? Why? There’s so much stuff like that all throughout the series that I’m like…wait…what? My thought isn’t, “oh this story doesn’t make sense because the writer is queer and the protagonist is queer”, it’s “I don’t understand why any of this is happening” Last but most significant for me, the dialogue, in my opinion, is really really bad. I dunno maybe it’s because I’m biased because I’m a latent homophobe, I guess anything is possible. But I’m pretty sure I don’t like the show because of the plot, the acting, and the dialogue.

[@davidbakke9293]

Fairrrr like the witches learned how to create life? That’s pretty badass.

[@michaelbaker1148]

EXCELLENT breakdown as usual...I wanna add something that was not brought up from when Saul got that prisoner to quiet his mind ...if you go back to that interaction I CLEARLY heard the prisoner say JUST BEFORE he told Saul what happened to the girl...'The jedi killer is evil...I sensed her darkness...beware' ...so who is that violent criminal and how does he sense this about Osha?!!

[@gibberishname]

No mention that one of the witches was Abigail "Philosophy Tube" Thorn?????

[@jeffreyrivers1983]

The Dark Side clouds everything .

[@ElSeñorLump]

Dard

[@oldschoolde5183]

I’m beginning to think that the reason the Jedi Council said that Anakin was too old was because of Osha. Oh and maybe Mom is the one in the mask. Remember the black eyes? Osha and Mae suddenly had a connection after years apart. In the 1st vision Mae’s eyes turned black…..So maybe Mom “survived “, has continued training Mae, and uses her to get revenge on the Jedi, while trying to luring Osha back.

[@tooslow4065]

no. cause we already know the mother. dont need her in a mask. who would she be hiding from? makes no difference to the jedi if she is alive. she'd get hunted down like all darkside users.

[@oldschoolde5183]

@@tooslow4065 yes, we know the mother. We also know that she uses her abilities to bind people which turns their eyes black. For me that means one of the witches push the vision to Osha. Who better?

[@tooslow4065]

@@oldschoolde5183 could mean ANY darkside user could do it. we dont know. if it was one of the witches, then we would see them. no need for them to be disguised. storytellers only hide an identity if its someone that needs to stay a mystery. we already know who the assassin is. we already know why she wants to kill jedi. the only way this is a mystery show is if the master is someone we've either already seen, or will see.

[@oldschoolde5183]

@@tooslow4065 ok

[@SnakeActual]

@@tooslow4065 I'm not saying I think it's her, but considering she's presumed dead by the Jedi, and is/was the leader of a taboo sect of the force, it's not unreasonable that she'd want to stay hidden. Traveling in a galaxy predominantly policed by the Jedi would be much harder if they know who to look for. It also acts as a layer of security against the acolytes. Jedi extract information on your master if you don't have any.

[@luissanchez4973]

The kids were just.... Annoying.... Just me ...?...I like the coven angle....but disappointed...😑

[@artiemedley9369]

Thank you. Thank you for a sane, sound, and well thought out summary. After hearing people crap all over this episode, it's nice to get some plausible theories and verifiable similarities to other Star Wars lore. I only had one problem with this episode: if there's only 8 episodes, don't spend too much time on backstory without filling in blanks. Other than that, I got a major Jasmin wanting out of the palace vibe with Osha. I have zero issues with a shunned Coven of witches that have their own take on the Force. I would expect nothing else from a cult of a bunch of mixed species. Well done!

[@Morgansquad]

Star Wars ended with Lucas I feel bad for the guy his name will be eventually ruined he must have pissed Kathleen off at some point and we are experiencing the petty revenge

[@yodanerd]

There’s also two Sith Lords in Black Robes during the Ascension Ceremony. Hanging out in the background. They disappear as soon as the Jedi show up.

[@kurtsmith9564]

I noticed that as well.

[@alpinevicemotorsports1805]

Until the Jedi showed up, I was expecting the hooded figure to be Sol in disguise. I was wrong. Lol

[@tooslow4065]

oh, dudes in black. must be sith. wait, didnt luke wear black?!

[@DarkShadowalker]

Yeh, i noticed that too. They never lowered their hoods, kinda standing there>

[@nittneylion84]

Great video…how did you pump it out so fast?

[@SKRicochet]

I’m sure they were able to see the episode ahead of the premiere and had it ready to go

[@raycruz1756]

Wow that was fast .. Thank you and your crew

[@LydRitz]

Screencrush does the only in-video ads that I don’t skip. So creative, also I never can get enough Doug. On another note, can you start shipping merch to Canada?!

[@dyoox01]

This was a great video. It wasn't just focused on the failings of the episode. It was a much more nuanced exploration of the episode.

[@Life.After.Hockey1227]

All I know is that if we don’t get that Wookiee Jedi kicking some serious @$$ with his lightsaber, I’m canceling my Disney+ subscription 😂 Great show as always…Cheers.

[@ichigen511]

This is the first criticism I have heard of the show that actually makes sence. ;)

[@Jorizzle22]

Totally! But, seeing him break a blaster in half was pretty dang cool!

[@mokiboy]

I think they are def playing (Jedi) mind games with us. Like they didn't actually show Mei start the fire or how any of the witches died. There's gotta be more to it.

[@Redrgon25]

it was said in the this video & in the first episode...your eyes can deceive you.

[@briansloan1713]

I think the poison Mae used last episode was from the flowers of the bunta tree

[@jjjfo1818]

Correct

[@ichigen511]

Yesm they made a point to mention that. It's alo probably how the witches diesm they probably killed themselves over some ritual with the bunta leaves.

[@mikeljackson9192]

@@ichigen511why would they kill themselves 😂

[@marjoriecohn3868]

great connection

[@ichigen511]

@@mikeljackson9192 We have to be patient and wait and see. IDK

[@Burningbranch]

I'll try using my actual film brain, this episode didn't do enough to make me sympathetic to Osha. I like your theory that there will be multiple perspectives but if this was Oshas perspective I don't understand why she wouldn't want to be a witch. Only Mae and Mother are shown doing something outright cruel with magic and her parents clearly love her and at least pretend to listen to her. She doesn't want to be Mae 2.0 fine, but its not like being a Jedi would give her any more individuality. They never say witches can't leave the comound once they're fully confirmed. Why does the 8 year old choose complete strangers over her parents? It's not like Anakin who was actually enslaved or Luke who was in danger and his family was already gone. Her life was fine, her sister was just clingy and she was bored. I don't hate this show but I'm not sure I I'm rooting for anyone here. Osha was willing to abandon her family who, as far as she knows, are not evil.

[@JeremyWilliamson]

*_WELL DONE!!! Love THIS video!!!_*

[@notsosecretsquirrel9389]

Wanna buy some deathsticks?

[@mikeljackson9192]

You don’t want to sell us deathsticks. You want to go home and rethink your life.

[@notsosecretsquirrel9389]

@@mikeljackson9192 I don't want to sell you deathsticks. I want to go home and rethink my life.

[@SudoSamurai]

This has to be the best comment in this string of comments. Bravo.

[@wesleymons]

“…ET dressed as Olenna Tyrell..” genius 🤣🤣🤣

[@JustAnotherBlader]

Funny that they are not identical twins as kids and then as adults they are identical lol.

[@airfixx_8952]

They pretty much are though..... IRL the term "identical" twins still allows for minor differences.

[@JL0ndon]

​@airfixx_8952 exactly and it goes the other way too for years on full house Mary Kate and Ashley were thought by everyone to be identical but were fraternal.

[@kellywilliam3708]

Clones is probably a more accurate description than twins, even if they were birthed, considering the context of the story and what they seem to be both drawing from, and building to

[@killerkev3]

Bunta and boonta are two different things

[@AvastAvoid]

Remember when we all thought the prequels were bad?....There's always a bigger fish....

[@thorinwoods2642]

I’m loving this series. It looks like people don’t watch other genres and can’t appreciate a Star Wars series mixed with Akira Kurosawa and mystery influence. I can only imagine how awful they are going to be with Skeleton Crew when that has the influence of E.T. and the Goonies.

[@OldmanSk8ing]

That was interesting. The Jedi are kind of like the Catholic Church. A powerful religious institution. With literal supernatural powers. I dunno. It’s not what I expected but it’s different. I’m still interested in this show. That wookie was kinda cool.

[@jackieanderson9408]

I like it. There. I said it.🤣🤣🤣

[@mikeljackson9192]

Same.

[@jackieanderson9408]

👌🏿​@@mikeljackson9192

[@legendarypt]

So far , I am enjoying the show :)