The Acolyte Cancelled: The Failure Mansplained

[@TheGreyPiper]

the acolyte was basically "star wars: a tumblr story", so the psychotic breakdowns after cancellations were to be expected.

[@sarasunshinemt4444]

It did have that fan-fic feel to it.

[@Jay-jb2vr]

Womp Womp

[@NCD3000-fp9ix]

The Acolyte was the Dashcon of Star Wars. The "Power" chant was the figurative ball pit.

[@Ergeniz]

@@NCD3000-fp9ix Complete with urine and feces.

[@clonecommando-cn6bo]

Spot on. Tumblr and twilight collaboration

[@Pers0n97]

How it started: "It's not made for you" How it's going: "Wait, why didn't you watch it?!"

[@Hank-q8u]

1984 doublespeak

[@djblackprincecdn]

Sounds like Harley Quinn and Charlie's Angels all over again.

[@amalekedomite]

How it started: the wrong tribe won ww2 How it finished: loxism in media ala Weimar republic.

[@estebansanchez5801]

Yup lol, last time I checked Disney said “if you don’t like it don’t watch it” and we as fans agreed to those terms 😂

[@scottpankonin1068]

The Mary Sue raging into the void -- the schadenfreude is glorious...

[@loremaster8475]

star wars: Crouching tiger hidden DEI got cancelled yay!

[@nooneyouknow4312]

"Who is taught by society to hide her rage".... apparently we have failed a society because it sure aint working.

[@pigpuke]

That is such a cop-out. Every adult should have their emotions in check. That is, in fact, what makes you an adult; not your age.

[@redastair]

Women being victims. If you’re aware - as an adult - that society has taught you to ‘hide your rage’ then you should be sufficiently aware that you don’t have to. No one is going to stop her ‘raging’ if she wants. She can yell at men when they hold a door open for her. Yell at society when it doesn’t yield to her every whim. But it’s all up to her and she’s just another victim of media that keeps telling them that they really are powerful if only men would let them be. We don’t stop them.

[@AMMAZZARE]

All they ever do is squawk

[@takuid]

It is like multiple thousands of years of human thought, philosophy, and understanding was all for nothing. The end result turned out to be Karens "who want to rage". Shit is insane brah. Imagine if everyone raged as they wished. "Control! Control! You MUST learn control!" - Master Yoda (head patriarch telling Luke Skywalker how he needs to live) None of these people are Star Wars fans in any shape or form.

[@Karras353]

I've never quite understood this one. Do people think that male rage is celebrated? I mean sure, there are more cases of male violence being celebrated (action heroes, violent sports, etc). But not really in everyday life and even less so when its driven by unchecked anger. Meanwhile we are being told to admire traits in women that are widely reviled in men. Go figure.

[@Mangolorian-je3eo]

Dude you absolutely destroyed them. If only logic and reason mattered to ideologues.

[@NoFace-ke9pc]

They're in a cult

[@Quazi-Moto]

@@NoFace-ke9pc If they had a distinct leader(s), I'd say you were right. Still, it is definitive cult-like behavior.

[@marhawkman303]

@@Quazi-Moto I realized long ago... anyone who objects to "mansplaining".... is someone who feels threatened by it in an emotional way. IE it makes them question their sense of rightness.

[@BrandonScott-mi5pz]

WE WIN

[@trawlins396]

Ideologues don't like logic

[@danabnormal5988]

When I don't watch a show because its creators expressly say that it isn't intended for the likes of me, why am I then blamed when it crashes and burns?

[@MrDj232]

Because even though you're not making the show, funding the show, or have any sort of input/authority over the show beyond choosing what you want to watch you're still an omnipotent white man who somehow holds all the power in society.

[@RickAucoin]

This. Squared. FFS, Disney screamed into my face that I am NOT the target audience. I came to accept that. And yet it's still my fault the target audience didn't like it?

[@LouisNothing]

We are the scapegoats.

[@stellviahohenheim]

Because DEI follows exactly what 1984 does. Gaslighting, lying these people think they're sneaky when everybody already know how simple their mind works

[@estebansanchez5801]

Exactly. They said don’t like don’t watch it ain’t for you lol so we agreed to their terms

[@sirdetmist3204]

Feminists: "The power of one. The power of two. The power of many". Many: "This blows" Feminists: "Reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee"

[@LordSlag]

I actually lol'd. :D

[@stephenruth9559]

HA!HA!HA!HA!HA!HA!HA! !!!!!

[@glados4765]

Not even Steven Seagal would have signed up for this disaster.

[@thoughtcollectorblog]

Whoa! That's harsh.😆

[@megamanbrandon]

My grandma used to say I don't care what anyone says, this is starwars.

[@neuro.weaver]

Funny. My grandma insisted that the Acolyte isn't Star Wars.

[@thisismyname3928]

@@neuro.weaver

[@petegarnett7731]

My grandma lived in harder times. She used to say "eat your porridge"--- and she did not let my mother go all daft over Rudolph Valentino.

[@darkhart1275]

I have an Image in my mind of "grandpa, kicking lh into a pit as he yells out "this is Star War's!"

[@phoster3322]

Gen Z here, please never stop these videos 🙏 Genuinely wonderful, thank you. You bring a sense of class to the discussion that is rare these days.

[@SeekSomethingMore]

Your generation is supposed to be better than this.

[@phoster3322]

@@SeekSomethingMore Yeah, I don’t know what’s wrong with them. I don’t think they like The Acolyte per se, just aren’t right in the head.

[@SeekSomethingMore]

@@phoster3322 Ironic. I was referring to you.

[@phoster3322]

@@SeekSomethingMore Oh… 🫵🤣

[@Jay-jb2vr]

Millennial here 👋

[@Werewolf.with.Internet.Access]

The fact that they made a petition to get a season two, and it didn’t even crack 10K Like Disney is not gonna make a multi million dollar show for a small group of people who don’t really care as much as they love saying they do

[@pigpuke]

The petition to keep a show is called "ratings" and they didn't get enough. Anything else is a whingefest.

[@scifiguy26]

It's a Good thing at least Disney can see from this petition the low numbers of the group of people they are pandering to and wasting money for 😆

[@LouisNothing]

Even if it did hit 10k, that would be $18k per viewer. I would rather they buy me a new car. 😂

[@Bluepenguin28]

they should've use Bob Iger's twitter bots to pump up those numbers 😂😂😂😂

[@veltealexander]

This idea that you have to see an exact copy of yourself just to enjoy some entertainment is ridiculous.

[@Quazi-Moto]

Saying crap like that (that they have to look physically similar to a character in order to relate to them) just shows the lack of a concrete argument on their part. I've never once said that or felt that way, nor have I heard of or known about it happening. People only want good stories. One could possibly even see -- if they looked really hard -- a man made of only straw arguing at the sky.

[@ninvusoogoar6098]

​@@Quazi-Moto well seeing most of the unhinged morons on Twitter didn't even watch the show and are seemingly just using it as a platform to push politics is pretty telling.... There's a tone of those losers who need a character to look like then in order to empathize and relate to their struggles.... We used to call those racists

[@tristananleu4677]

Fantasy is SUPPOSED to be the opposite. Be someone youre not for awhile. Be a hero, a villain, a godslayer. Fly and do magic. Do all the stuff you cant in life. Imagine if... So this I want to be seen thing is absurd from a general literary standpoint. Its so dumb.

[@Maximos-GX]

I wonder what direction hollywood will go next as they appear to have run out of good ideas

[@veltealexander]

@@Quazi-Moto sure buddy

[@cellariusmack2595]

Please no!!!! B-b-b-but the power of many?!?!? How could it fail?!!

[@marhawkman303]

the Many chose to not watch. :D

[@kenoben007]

And we can call this "The power of many"

[@belmerrios5577]

But not that many, acording to the ratings 😅

[@lesleyhuntley]

As a female pre-Disney Star Wars fan who has not and will not ever watch the acolyte, I approve this mansplain.

[@Silent_Shadow]

They told us all not to watch.... So we didn't and the ones that did wish they didn't. There ya go.

[@abrasiveangel]

They kept saying no white male leads and never made one movie or show with a badass straight black male neither. It was just status quo as usual.

[@IstariAzul777]

It’s maleness in general I’ve realized

[@djblackprincecdn]

All this bs woke enforced diversity shit and I, a black man, still see as many bad ass straight black male characters as i used to before woke took over Hollywood. And can said black character when they finally get made NOT BE FROM THE GHETTO.

[@stephenparrott3576]

Even the male characters were Feminized on this show.

[@IstariAzul777]

@@stephenparrott3576 cucked. That mog guy and the fat Jedi left much to be desired n seemed the guy that died irl was only character people liked from ahsoka but thank goodness for sharmean obaid whatever

[@Ergeniz]

@@stephenparrott3576 They made that Sith guy into fanservice I guess.

[@Midtable1881]

No season 2? Yaaas! Yaaas!

[@LauraTheRed]

Never once have I ever "broken down crying" because a TV show was canceled. Get a grip, lady. As a side note, I find it incredibly sexist of them to blame The Acolyte's failure on men. I'm very much a woman, and I too ridiculed it. Because it was dumb.

[@vladpiranha]

Anyone who loved The Acolyte should be on a watch list.

[@nexus_of_a_crisis]

I laughed so hard at this. I thought the same for TLJ: you either hate it or you're lying.

[@pigpuke]

@@nexus_of_a_crisis "you either hate it or you're lying." haha, so true

[@dustinburkhart8526]

Fucking A.

[@skepticalsmurf]

🤣

[@macadoo1588]

"I need a personal mental health week off of work because a show I didn't watch got canceled." 😂

[@RyandlaKinelberg]

KK's legacy will be making wokeness look like a joke for 10 years straight

[@DEATH-THE-GOAT]

What's more annoying, set-ups without pay offs or mystery boxes without disclosure?

[@Werewolf.with.Internet.Access]

Set ups without pay offs, 10/10 times. Mystery box can at least BE something, but set ups without pay offs are just wastes of time and effort.

[@craigjacks588]

Getting both and being called a "toxic male incel misogynist" for not liking it, even when your also being told, "If you don't like it, don't watch it; it wasn't made for you."

[@unclerukmer]

Yes.

[@GIBBO4182]

Set ups without pay offs, I give you Game of Thrones as my example

[@marhawkman303]

@@Werewolf.with.Internet.Access This show had too many rewrites for the story to stay consistent... each re-write broke it a little bit.

[@lilyvonshtuup]

“Passive ethereal Soy-Boy” 😂👌👌👌

[@PatchesMalone]

Viewership was solely on THEM. They have no one to blame but themselves!

[@trawlins396]

That's the problem. That demographic was never part of the SW fan base.

[@Madmax-rz5hz]

"Acolyte devotees" aka "Acolyte acolytes "

[@pigpuke]

"The power of iNdOcTrInAtIoN!1ONEone"

[@nicholastotoro7721]

I'm really curious. Who is telling women to "hide their rage," because I don't know any of these people. Seems to me these women have zero shame about letting anyone know what they feel from a hangnail to their cat(s) puking on their favorite Tay Tay shirt.

[@earlofdoncaster5018]

The makers of the show forgot that good propaganda is invisible, not a kick in the nuts.

[@julieblair2615]

"Gather round, audience. I'm going to teach you a lesson."

[@trawlins396]

Exactly. They are always so heavy handed with their messages it's downright cringey.

[@corycrandell2682]

Yeah, there's a lot people upset about the acolyte being canceled.... all 36 of them... And all of them forgot to watch it. Because obviously none of them saw it. Or they would know it's crap.

[@roachofdoom1234]

Amazing how Star Wars is either a space wizard movie for kids or a bastion of cultural expression depending on the race and gender of the person complaining about it at the time

[@ninvusoogoar6098]

Weird right? It's almost as if these people are fake Star wars fans who use it as a platform to push weird radical politics on to everyone else.... Every single person who I've had conversations with who liked the acolyte could never tell me any specific reasons why they like the story or the show and it was always vague fluff. I swear some of these people are stupid because I've even inserted entire scenes from the video game dragon age origins and characters like Liliana and said it was in the show... These morons then decided to say I just didn't understand the morals and the themes of that scene in the show, and when I revealed that I made it up and I took the scene from a video game then they would just never reply back.... Fing clown world

[@AMMAZZARE]

It’s definitely just Harry Potter in space.

[@pachuko5192]

I love the 'put a bit of stick about", channeling Sir Francis Urquhart

[@EchoChamberlain]

Yes!

[@JoakimOtamaa]

Can't be called mansplaining when they don't know the difference between sexes.

[@foreverkent2225]

I’m a gay male, who has been obsessed with the female characters in Star Wars all my life. I still mainly only seek out Padmé Amidala (Natalie Portman) and leia(Carrie fisher) merchandise and media. I spent my childhood watching movies and shows with my little sister that traditionally appealed to women. Like Charmed, 13 going on 30, 27 dresses, just like heaven, while you were sleeping, gossip girl, pretty little liars. And ya know what, I couldn’t make it through one episode of this show. My sister, who starting with the prequels has seen almost every Star Wars movie in theaters, didn’t bother even watching at all. My mom who has seen every Star Wars movie in theaters watched one episode and then never went back. None of us watched because the show was poorly done and didn’t appeal to any of what we love(d) about Star Wars. Apparently me, my mom, and my sister are dude bros now.

[@pogal86]

It's because you're not doing "gay" the right way. Remember it's not just a sexualality, it's an obligation to be an ally.

[@trawlins396]

I'm a blk woman and I feel the same. They dont understand that SW fans don't care about seeing social justice movements in their plot lines

[@andrewbrennan2891]

I suppose if you worked for Harvey Weinstein you would have a better idea than most about toxic masculinity.

[@JoakimOtamaa]

So tired of those buzzwords.

[@rclaws3230]

"Toxic masculinity" is just masculinity inconvenient to women's quest for collectivist domination.

[@MrJacksspleen]

Which is worse, not recognizing evil, or recognizing it and doing nothing to stop it?

[@pigpuke]

Those women could simply has said "no". They chose to trade their body for fame. Does that make Weinstein less of a scumbag? No, but nobody was holding a gun to the women's heads and they accepted the deal.

[@andrewbrennan2891]

@@MrJacksspleen I think ignoring it for career progression is probably the worst thing and in, Hollywood the most common.

[@seanpgallagher22ify]

I felt a great disturbance in the Force, as if dozens of voices suddenly cried out in terror and were suddenly silenced.

[@ZeopoZero]

It simply amazes me how much support the show gets. All the time on Facebook. I am seeing Star wars shill Pages posting maybe anywhere from 5 to 20 articles a day about the acolyte. From before it started to now. I think it's a weird Hill they chose to die.

[@ninvusoogoar6098]

I guarantee you if you were to dig into those people a little bit you would notice they all have the same politics probably have pronouns and Ukrainian flags and Palestine flags and their bios.... And they probably all look exactly how you think a cringy woke feminist would look like.

[@lucymiau5700]

They connected their Acolyte Show to the Reylo-Shipper audience ad got the worst part of any possible Fandom as their only remaining audience.

[@ninvusoogoar6098]

It's so hilarious that Disney is so desperate they're now actively and purposely trying to appeal to the reylo shipping communities as if they are Disney's Obi-Wan Kenobi and their only hope

[@KvapuJanjalia]

I love Patriarchy.

[@farharbor3178]

It sure had better writing.

[@alexd5674]

Preach bro

[@gregorysaugustine5236]

​@@farharbor3178 Love our Father in heaven. Hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done. On earth as is in heaven.

[@Marinealver]

Forget Games Journalists All of ENTERTAINMENT JOURNALISM needs to be expunged.

[@beowulfsrevenge4369]

The Acolyte was a bad show that just didn't have a very large audience, and Disney's activistoney is running out. It was only a matter of time before these shows actually needed to be profitable.

[@alinasow5081]

Im actually sad that it got cancelled. Imagine the horror that season 2 would have been! I would have loved to see that😂

[@irena4545]

I'm thinking of all the great youtube videos that we are missing :D

[@TheShaqii]

Nice try disney employee

[@julieblair2615]

Plus it would've cost Disney even more. Hmm. I see this perspective...

[@serenitynow85]

The real acolyte was the shills we met along the way

[@thenapalmbrothershq5585]

Mansplaining = best splaining.

[@HenryLeslieGraham]

womansplaining = contradiction and confusion

[@sirdetmist3204]

@@HenryLeslieGraham Womansplaining can be summed up in one phrase "I feel".

[@JoakimOtamaa]

​@@HenryLeslieGrahamJust talked about this with my sister today.

[@MrJacksspleen]

Mansplaining = reasonable explanation

[@CosmicNermal]

Men get it done

[@benoitdesormeaux2752]

Palpatine laughing in lawful evil: Goood good

[@deeesher]

The majority of us do not care if a character is black, white, gay, straight etc. Give us some good writing, and you'll be amazed at how well your movie/series/franchise does. Mara Jade, Lando, Asajj Ventress, Jyn Erso, Andor, Din Djarin, Padme, Leia, Mon Mothma... the list goes on and on. But the moment you have twins who haven't seen each other in 16 years have the same haircut, have a stone structure catch fire, have an alien bartender travel across the galaxy to identify a murderer in person, have everyone creating children with the Force making Anakin not so special, have a floating Jedi decide to swallow poison after 10 years because of... Guilt (?), etc... your stupid show deserves to be cancelled and forgotten forever.

[@JoakimOtamaa]

Well Din Djarin was totally shite in Mando S3.

[@AMMAZZARE]

“Durh hurt as long as the propaganda is well written, I’ll eat it up with a spoon!” -you

[@kman9884]

@@AMMAZZARE”Hurr durr, characters with diverse races and sexuality are propaganda” -you

[@misfit1422]

Tbh, I always felt that Finn should’ve been the Jedi instead of Rey, just the fact he WAS a stormtrooper

[@jameskhan1320]

3rd best black Star Wars character after Lando and JarJar

[@parkergreen2704]

​@@jameskhan1320To be fair, Mace was a lot better in the Clone Wars series. And Captain Panaka, though he only appeared in one movie, was a really good character.

[@DarthBalsamic]

Lol...this is good. I feel seen.

[@DEATH-THE-GOAT]

I'm looking at you DarthBalsamic, you are being seen. _Sharpens a scythe_

[@DarthBalsamic]

@DEATH-THE-GOAT I hope it's a woman with that scythe so she can cut my sandwich with it and not be in SW. Lol

[@geeky_gunner]

Everyone is supposed to hide/keep their rage to themselves FFS. Those who don't normally get arrested or sectioned. Healthy anger/upset, but rage. Have a word.

[@newenglandrider3189]

No one....and I mean NO ONE goes to the Mary Sue website and read any of their garbage articles.

[@josephlawter2994]

Women actually can write compelling male characters if they have even a basic understanding of the male motivations. For instance the Demon Slayer author is a woman and the story is filled with masculine motivations and great characters of both genders.

[@nexus_of_a_crisis]

We've had four wonderful seasons of kny to soothe the pain away. Coming up with the characters of Tanjiro, Nezuko and Inosuke, etc. and brilliant arcs that challenge them in genuine, harrowing 'heroes' journeys' is beyond the capacity of present-day Western writers. Moments such as 'Blessed rain after the drought' and Akaza's final decision are pure genius.

[@edenbreckhouse]

Women don't care enough about men to understand what motivates us.

[@gottesurteil3201]

Tanjiro is the kind of man any father would be proud to raise. Nezuko is a delightful young lady. It's really not that hard.

[@Andrew_TS]

I didn't fail The Acolyte, because it wasn't for me. Women failed the Acolyte.

[@Frenzyshark]

Women want "representation" but not that way. It's got to start somewhere. Maybe they could go out to eat less?

[@WildZephyr]

As a woman, it wasn't for me either.

[@ruinerblodsinn6648]

This show was made for the 1% by the 1% - what else was supposed to happen?

[@trawlins396]

​@@ruinerblodsinn6648exactly. 😂😂. That tiny demographic that does nothing but complain.

[@jaceyking47]

The thing is, I don't think anyone was really "celebrating" the fact that The Acolyte got cancelled. We were laughing uncontrollably, yes, but not "celebrating."

[@hughallison4639]

Not gonna lie. I was celebrating.

[@ExtraterrestrialsareReall]

Excellent.

[@gatedancer17]

Authentic and recognizable. One of the things that made the original Star Wars so appealing was how Han, Luke, Lando, and Leia were totally authentic and recognizable. All four reminded you of people you knew in high school. Tough guy gearhead with the hot car, well rounded nice guy but not in the coolest group, Mr. Slick ladies man, and the hot stuff cheerleader who knew it, respectively.

[@sterling7]

If being a "good ally" means standing up for you even as you insult, denigrate, and vilify them, while putting the onus on them to pretend they're not being mistreated if they're "one of the good ones", it should come as little shock if you turn around one day and find your ranks completely empty of allies. Also, I love how "mansplain" has migrated from "a man patronizingly explaining something to a woman that she already knows" to "a man having the temerity to expound on any subject, ever".

[@aleksander8497]

From what I've seen the shows creators not only don't understand men too well, they don't seem to understand human beings either.

[@parkergreen2704]

Reptilian

[@sharksbreath7]

Mansplaining aka - common sense.

[@thomashazlewood4658]

I get the feeling that the script in 'The Acolyte' was distilled from Reddit posts that were based on old Penthouse Letters, hence, their lack of coherence. Calcified grievances and jaded tropes were the plot lines with juvenile revolts bouncing against parental restrictions. In the end, titillating teenage romance, and adult grooming was to be the basis for Season 2.

[@RealityCheck6969]

the power of not so many…

[@theknightjester]

Youre damn right im celebrating the end of woke America in every direction of entertainment

[@scottbilger9294]

I'm glad it so clearly bombed. Now I don't have to watch it. I got tricked into watching Boba Fett and it's not happening again.

[@edithboote1920]

As always, hilarious, articulate, and perceptive analysis - always look forward to your content; such a pleasure 🙂

[@devilsadvocate22289]

You mansplaining this beautiful debacle is a beautiful symphony to my ears, Mr Chamberlain! 😂

[@Tai_Fung]

Liking this as a means of saving it for reference!

[@BenSmith-od8fc]

The Mary Sue with the afros awful 'diss track' got the acolyte cancelled!

[@zacharynelson5731]

It’s a show about space children intended for lesbians; don’t get so worked up about it being cancelled

[@sebbenforte]

The Acolyte was basically "Star Wars: a Nepotism Story" so it did exactly what it set out to do-- enrich Leslye Headlamp and her cronies. I can't imagine why they're calling it a failure. When you compare how much money Leslye had before Acolyte and how much money Leslye had after Acolyte, it's clear that this series was a smashing success.

[@frankspeakmore7104]

For me that's the big take away. The pay cheques. That's what they are upset about. If a season 2 did go ahead but their pay cheques were no more that $20,000 for 8 episodes I wonder what they would do.

[@alexmartin3143]

Yeah but she wanted to go to the ATM again

[@parkergreen2704]

This whole show was just a money laundering scheme.

[@gorhor9006]

The smartest channel on KZbin

[@adyhartmusic]

Excellent critique EC. 👏🏼👌🏼 I found it less distracting to listen to the audio on its own. A superb summary.

[@Johnny_Coolbreeze]

Echo, my friend, that was absolutely masterful. I salute you, sir.

[@farginbastage805]

Disney is rejuvenating Predator universe with Prey (good movie) and Alien universe with Romulus (good movie) but is destroying Star Wars 🤔

[@ChocolateAsian9000]

That’s the best part of a good piece of media: the story and characters are so good it doesn’t matter what the people look like. I don’t watch anime, but there is a HUGE fan base among black and Latino communities. I don’t think Naruto has many black people, and I’m almost positive Dragonball Z has any Mexicans. Yet the fans are there.

[@bsa45acp]

I looked up Leslye Headland in IMBD and her resume as a screenwriter and producer is so lame I wonder why Disney ever hired her for this expensive failure.

[@Ergeniz]

It wasn't about merit or even creative vision. The acolyte was a Hollywood concession to Leslie for keeping more skeletons in the closet. She should be in prison.

[@edenbreckhouse]

They've cancelled The Acolyte. We all know that the next step is to stop letting women vote.

[@HenryLeslieGraham]

we are now on the brink of The Handmaid's Tale!!!!!

[@SeekSomethingMore]

I can't tell if you two are being serious. We are on the brink of that, and there are people who want it.

[@haydukelivesforeversomrtim8173]

I mean they have taking reproductive rights away from women this year; but that seems a bridge to far. Shit show but a bad take

[@Gengh13]

​@@SeekSomethingMorecan you blame them? They overwhelmingly vote for self destruction.

[@jakeviolet2195]

@SeekSomethingMore: Nowhere in the civilized world is women's right to vote being threatened. There was never a battle between men and women where women won their freedom. Men gave rights to women of our own free will. And men still desire women to be free today. If we did not, you would not be free. It's as simple as that. So stop pretending to be oppressed.

[@Quazi-Moto]

Well written, as always. Some of your word choices are sublime.

[@FranktheDachshund]

I think they might be able to pull off some changes to fan expectations but they can't seem to do it without beating us completely to a bloody pulp with their efforts.

[@DareBear2099]

Bro you are spittin some hot fire man! I’ve tried to explain this exact same thing on socials and get blocked or attacked lol like, super appreciate these videos man! Keep them up!

[@creigmacc]

Give them everything they want, still not happy. Hard Pass

[@leyenda6149]

7:45 Boyega's not African-American. Minor point, but juss sayin'

[@alexmartin3143]

He’s African English i guess

[@Andrew30645]

@@alexmartin3143 Or simply English.

[@1237barca]

“Everything!”

[@erichtomanek4739]

Acolyte is AcoShite. Acolyte is Star Wars Lite. The Farce is strong with the Acolyte.

[@mxvega1097]

The Audacity of Cope.

[@bendowling8281]

Eloquent, accurate and entertaining 🫡👏🏼👏🏼

[@zackzack5313]

Thank you. Very well mansplanned. 😭

[@paulday3936]

A very thorough, well put together, thought provoking case.......I just thougt that the Acolyte was ..... well just s**t.

[@Bucketus.Lord.of.Buckets]

The High Republic was Disney's first truly "original" take in the Star Wars franchise. They got into the NYT Bestseller List (completely meaningless btw, it's completely arbitrary) They sold comics and books (removed from endcaps since no one was buying it and replaced with Legends) Now, The Acolyte. Yhe first mainstream release of The High Republic, for everyone to enjoy. Over $180m budget... and it failed in a spectacular fashion.

[@djblackprincecdn]

NYT best sellers list is so easily manipulated that it is the most useless metric when it comes to the popularity of a book for well over a decade if not two.

[@Bucketus.Lord.of.Buckets]

@@djblackprincecdn It's not even manipulated. They were sued before because certain best sellers were completely ignored. It was revealed the list is entirely at the Editor's discretion. So there's no objectivity to it. Wrong political opinions/message/not propaganda to their liking? No matter how well it sells, it'll never be on the NYT Bestseller list

[@Peter2k84]

Was told it's not for me, didn't force way in. It's not review bombing I'd it's plain terrible. Also, rotten tomatoes lost their reason to exist now anyway -> cutting out audience score.

[@jacotromp59581]

Scavengers Reign. One of the most spectacular sci-fi animation show I have ever seen. It verges on the brink of pure perfection. Yet, almost nobody talks about it. Nobody sees it, and yet we (including me) constantly complain about the crap we get, but when something spectacular comes our way, we ignore it by constantly talk about the crap.

[@thoughtcollectorblog]

I'm checking this out. Thanks!🤘🏻

[@robertmiles1603]

IDK what they're complaining about. They said they didn't want us to watch it and we didn't. They got what they wanted.

[@kelpie1533]

I'm going to go bat for the Acolyte a bit here against my better judgement. There were the kernels of some good ideas. I don't think there is inherently anything wrong with a Star Wars show made for women. A Star Wars version of say Outlander could be kinda fun. The problem was the show was an incoherent mess. It was absolutely terrible. I don't think Headland had any idea of what she was trying to achieve. And the morality on display was... disturbing.

[@makiss.2597]

hahahahahhaa YEahy we diid it you guys.... brilliant

[@ad-sd-vids5332]

There’s a difference between a strong, female character and a STRONG FEMALE CHARACTER ™️ The former is a character first, and a strong female second, and the latter is a strong female first and a character never

[@peddypeoples941]

That robocop dude, chefs kiss.

[@admdavid]

Very well said! Love your content! Like other have said, they really dropped the ball with Finn in the sequel trilogy. He had the most upside and possible character development and they threw it away for some lame comedic BS. Screw Disney!

[@DEATH-THE-GOAT]

0:18 *FFS, YOU ARE NOT A STAR WARS FAN!*

[@matane2465]

The Acolytes audience, the same people playing Dustborn.

[@benmiles00]

FYI John Boyega is British, not African American.

[@ereini0n]

I almost feel sorry for the reviewers who had to sit through this thing, you couldn't pay me to waste time on it. And I absolutely refuse to believe anyone genuinely enjoyed this show. Take away the Los Angeles agenda, and you have nothing left.

[@British_Rogue]

It's unfortunate that the talented girl from _Logan_ chose to participate in this.

[@jarmoliebrand2005]

1:11 Excellent to use a clip from the best (live action) Star Wars show to answer this question. It’s the only live action show that’s truly good in my opinion. I liked Mando, but never really loved his character the way other people seemed to do.