The Acolyte episode 5 crushed me, ground me into tiny pieces and blasted me into oblivion

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[@SheevTalks]

I’d like to let everyone know that this video was supposed to come out before the release of episode 7-and it would have, were it not for Disney making it their personal mission to never let this video go up. I had to make 16 different attempts just to push this through the copyright system, and that’s not an exaggeration. Literally 16. And in the process, I had to do a lot of filtering and other ugly editing methods just to appease the Disney overlords, which was especially frustrating because, to be honest, I consider this to be some of my best work, editing-wise (and a big thanks once again to Southpaw for helping me with it, go check out his channel) So I’d like to give my most gracious middle finger to you, Disney, for making me butcher my work. 🖕🏻 Hope you all enjoy!

[@wisdommanari6701]

Original for a Patreon exclusive?

[@_Night_Guy_14]

@@wisdommanari6701I’d pay for it👍

[@SheevTalks]

@@wisdommanari6701 Considering it

[@Garek_George]

👉🏽👉🏽👉🏽Dear long-time SW fans, Stop acknowledging this tripe. Stop watching. StartCanceling your Dudsney+ and never look back. Stay with the OT and the EU, pre-2012. There are DECADES-worth of solid entertainment out there. 👊🏽👍🏽 Don’t let them make you hate SW. Don’t let themDemoralizeYou.

[@AliceBowie]

​@Garek_George I stopped after seeing The Force Awakens, and Rogue One. I could see the writing on the walls.

[@lexmyster2580]

Dooku: "The power of one lightsabre" Maul: "The power of two lightsabres" Grievous: "The power of mannn *cough cough* yyyyyyyyyy"

[@jasonnewbery]

lol underrated comment

[@anotherrandomtexan25]

Hahahaha this NEEDS to be made in to a skit!!!

[@BlackRosesRed]

Three-Lightsabre-Style

[@SouthpawLP]

After the many hours I spent editing the first half of this video, I never want to look at a second of this goddamned episode ever again.

[@Avarn388]

I can’t blame you. I’d want to bash my head if I had to sift through this stuff.

[@Anonymous-rc7kq]

Damn😂😂😂😂

[@dragonshiny7321]

Im surprised you are still alive after this. Not even the biggest simps for this show spent longer than 30 minutes reviewing the episode

[@dronesclubhighjinks]

Thank you very much for your excellent work!

[@OverHeed]

I’m so sorry for what you had to see.

[@CatholicDragoon]

Every time I hear the word Osha I immediately think 'what's the government labor agency got to do with this horrid plot?'

[@AshVsEvilFred]

You really have to ask yourself what a government agency has to do with a horrible plot?

[@CatholicDragoon]

@@AshVsEvilFred ITS. A. JOKE.

[@Lobsterwithinternet]

It's there to make sure the plot’s not bad enough to mentally scar the people working on it.

[@Mortimer_RS]

They allowed this to happen so they are equally guilty for this

[@CyAnKS93]

Wait so, with episode 7 in mind, why did Mae ever think Osha was dead? Her half of the bridge hadn't collapsed, and she wasn't at the bottom of whatever pit Mae fell into, so the logical assumption would have been that the Jedi had her.

[@thiccythins785]

“The Logical Assumption”. Something that eludes Disney Wars eternally

[@programmedgamer7101]

The writing sloppiness just continually stacks and slurries together with this tv show. I didn't even think about that particular detail being incongruent with the professed perspective of Mae. (not that it mattered at all).

[@ziecheese]

Sith lied to her probably.

[@Sizzox]

Lmfao I hadn’t even considered this xD

[@gorlack2231]

She must have believed that the jedi..... killed her.... also? She was gaslit into thinking that the jedi would kill the one fucking person in that cult that actually wanted to join the order, somehow.

[@LordVaderTyrannus]

Bro must've sold his soul to the devil to finally make it work

[@acromiss]

Honestly

[@OveranalyzingStarWars]

I've been looking forward to this

[@SheevTalks]

@@OveranalyzingStarWars Thanks for reminding me-I still haven’t watched your new video yet

[@OveranalyzingStarWars]

@@SheevTalks Oh boy, get ready to hear a rant about house assets lol. I feel your pain on the copyright. It took me 11 tries to pass

[@SheevTalks]

@@OveranalyzingStarWars Jesus. 16 for me 😂

[@OveranalyzingStarWars]

@@SheevTalks Godspeed my friend

[@donovan4222]

This is where the fun begins 😏

[@grandarkfang_1482]

If Qimir was any more competent, not a single Jedi would have left that planet alive.

[@mrreyes5004]

Fr that's how you know that Qimir must've injected himself chock-full of Midi-chlorians to get that powerful or something, because there's no way that someone so arrogantly _idiotic_ could've gotten that good with valid training (I.e., opposite of Maul and 2003!Grievous).

[@noahmaldonado5461]

If there was one good thing to come from this episode, lightsaber stabs are finally lethal again

[@donovan4222]

@@noahmaldonado5461 just wait till the finale when all those Jedi he killed survived because of their anger and then kill him with “the power of many” or something

[@PaiSAMSEN]

It's joked in several communities that the "possibly-but-may-not-actually-be-a-Sith" Master has been studying the previous series where named characters survived a single lightsaber stab, so he went out of the way to not simply stabbing them and killed the Jedis by other means even after they got stabbed and are clearly not in the fight anymore. - The Keldor Jedi, the Wookie jedi, and another jedi got a nice slashed through torso. - Two random Jedi presumably got decapitated after already being stabbed. - Yord got his neck snapped. - Jecki got stabbed 3 times for good measure.

[@noahmaldonado5461]

@@donovan4222 the classic "my friends are my power" cliche

[@DigBick1337-]

I mean idk man.... they had him stab her 3 TIMES suggesting that 1 stab wouldn't be enough to do the job lmfao

[@DigBick1337-]

AND they made him do it by turning his saber on and off 😱 this shows the writers really DO understand star wars‼️because they know this is a sith technique 😱😱‼️⁉️ oh my gosh how deep

[@CinnamonBob]

4:14 i guess smilo ren is the universal name for this guy now

[@Nyrikkio]

Seeing the iconic smiling thumbnail brought a big smile to my face. Can’t wait for the release!!

[@Lobsterwithinternet]

27:13 At least. It would more than likely freak out the entire Jedi Order as they had some random dark-side user pop up and take on a group of 10 Jedi, including a master, and win. The Jedi Counsel should be panicking as they institute new reforms to ready all Jedi to be able to fight lightsaber-wielding foes. Not to mention bringing this up with the Senate to convince them to allow them to forcibly take force-sensitive children regardless of what their parents want as well as register all force sensitives to keep track of them.

[@piotrbuczulinski9369]

But it happened before. In eu there was few rogue Dark Jedi like former student of Qui Gon - Xanatos who almost killed Jinn and his padawan. And I agree that after this incident they should've sent whole council on Naboo to encounter Maul just in case. They could go there for funeral so I assume they had could've go there day earlier also

[@Bannschwert]

You forget that the *apprentice* to that Dark Side user already killed 2 Jedi Masters (through trickery, bud dead Masters are dead Masters) and the Master apparently killed Kelnacca before he could even really react. So these are crazy dangerous people from the Jedi's POV. Except if the Jedi don't mind a dozen dead Jedi, because they have thousands more. (I heard there were thousands of Jedi in the High Republic. If true, they have 100 years to go down to maybe hundreds)

[@Lobsterwithinternet]

@@Bannschwert Still doesn't gel with the Jedi Order we see in Episode 1 as hearing about Darth Maul made them worried.

[@donovan4222]

@@Lobsterwithinternet But they don’t know that there is any dark side user, they just think a jedi went rogue and killed people. They expected that sol did it first…

[@Lobsterwithinternet]

@@donovan4222 And that happens often enough to make it much more likely than running into a fallen Jedi or a random Dark Sider? If that's the case, why aren't they better equipped to fight lightsaber-wielding enemies if they’re that common? And why isn't the Jedi of the Prequels much better equipped and trained in fighting if that's the case? And why can't a Jedi master feel the lingering taint of the Dark Side that would obviously left from a battle with any powerful Dark Side user? The issue is that none of these things tracks in any logical way and makes their decisions look more like plot contrivances to push the plot and characters in certain directions regardless of what the previous scenes would indicate.

[@Jeartozer]

Ki-Adi-Mundi at least knew their was a Jedi killer out on the loose, and then lost at least one, if not two full Jedi teams in said pursuit... and was the one who announced the Sith were gone for a mellenia. Either he was never let know that close to two dozen Jedi had died mysteriously, or is lying to the High Council... so... not good either way..

[@Jeartozer]

I forgot to mention one of the Jedi that may or may not yet die is one who he has direct communication with, as part of what seems to be a smaller council, perhaps a Head of Jedi Expiditions, who is also either gonna be dead, or find some lame excuse tocfeed him on why 1-2 Dozen Jedi are now dead

[@HBstudios2005]

So we went from having a Darth Vader wannabe to a Kylo Ren wannabe XD

[@mrreyes5004]

Bruh imagine being wannabe of a wannabe, that's how you know that a villain ain't shit even if they have a flashy 1-v-many fight.

[@eshaandwivedi4921]

I mean chronologically speaking, Kylo is an unintentional copy of Qimir.

[@ResidentTarantino]

I love that you did the MauLer thing of saying "but anyway" with footage of Boss Nass flopping his cheeks

[@ClintByrne]

Wait till you get to this week's episode. Tragically bad

[@swaviddenson5623]

I was hoping he would be revealed as a “sith pretender” and then the real line of bane show up and off him but now that he’s outmatched like 10 jedis then that’s out the window. He’s one of the most powerful force users period.

[@Fear_the_Nog]

Well, now because the actor is so charismatic and made the character actually cool (despite the incoherent writing), I don't want him to be off'd. However, I likewise didn't want Carrie Ann Moss to be off'd within 5 minutes and Sol's character to become utterly incomprehensibly uncool. Then ep 7 happened. I am certain that these writers really have NO idea what they're doing or what things to actually leverage. Jason Mendoza from The Good Place will likely be just another wasted talent like Trinity and Squid Game Guy by the end of the season. It's like Marrok from Ahsoka. Oh, you think a character maybe is cool did you? He's just a bunch of gas, hah! Syke!

[@HBstudios2005]

8:25 not giving it to Vader makes sense since Palpatine deliberately made Vaders suit crappy so Vader couldn't kill him

[@movieman6456]

Irrelevant, he could use the force to kill him as was Palp’s MO post-ROTS.

[@robinnvi]

And yet, Palpatine was without a lightsaber since before Anakin was put into the suit, so it doesn’t matter.

[@sergioruiz733]

I also think letting the material itself in the Imperial era be known or see by underlings and Inquisitors wouldn't be a good idea seeing as betrayal and getting ahead by any means necessary in the Empire is paramount.

[@LordVaderTyrannus]

Not true. In the 2017 Canon Vader comics he asks Vader about the quality of his suit in the very first issue. In issue 6, Vader fixes and modifies his suit on his own with the Force. Star Wars fans really need to learn to stop using Legends to explain Canon.

[@savagesandwich9742]

My left ear really enjoyed the commentary.

[@tadpolegaming4510]

Oh good, I thought my headphones were dying

[@vaggos2003]

Wait, was somethong wrong with the recording of this video?

[@Biodragon882]

rewatching this video over and over to hype myself for the hopefully soon series review, cause good god

[@ETHER3AL2205]

I find the title’s lack of an Oxford comma disturbing

[@princeLaharl2]

Your editor is a WIZARD 😮 And you are a saint 🙏🏽 27:04

[@jasonfrancese8359]

4:14 I wanna defend this part of the show quick. Palpatine easily dispatched three masters, before having difficulty with Windu for a multitude of reasons based specifically on Windu’s own abilities. Qimir is facing more Jedi, but no Masters. Sol is likely the most experienced(capable), and therefore is able to survive. The others, however, are Jedi who not only aren’t masters, they’ve likely not seen as much fighting as those four masters.

[@StevenZissimos]

Yeah, that's what I thought too. The Jedi that Palpatine fought were Council masters that were considered to be among the best duellists in the Order. The ones that Smilo Ren fought were mostly nobodies.

[@wisdommanari6701]

Do we know they aren't masters

[@donovan4222]

@@wisdommanari6701 Yes sol was the only master there

[@donovan4222]

@@jasonfrancese8359 Correct it was sol and a bunch of fodder characters like those Jedi who died on geonosis

[@corruptangel6793]

That's what I was wondering.

[@C-Content]

Glad you finally got it out, youtube’s system is broken 😪

[@DaejinTye]

I understand the delay between when video was recorded and finally uploaded, and could only think the entire time, "Oh man. Wait until he sees Episode 7!"

[@trevorparker6400]

I don't even watch these shows anymore. I just think it's fun listening to you rip into them

[@Backfisch5927]

Maybe jason avoided being stunned with the force, like how vader blocked han shooting at him in empire? Although I don't know if that is how vader blocked the shots, maybe his gloves are just blasterproof, in which case this explanation doesn't work

[@BearthatBaresFoodinBelly]

Vader used the force on the blaster bolts (at least that's how it was thought of for a long time) thus Rey catching blaster bolts in TROS

[@rezz__emiya5948]

Honestly, i really liked this video comparatively to some of the more recent Sheev videos ive watched, mainly because it's full of levity. Desite it being critical it still sounds like you're having some fun, which makes watching a longer video like this a lot easier to do (opposed fo something like the kenobi video for example, which while being good was hard to get through due to the tone it took) Shout out Jason from the good place for being the best thing about the acolyte, and shout out the good place as a show for making this show better in reference to it.

[@tk-6967]

8:07 To be clear, the reason the CB3s are used a lot isn't because Dooku doesn't have much access to the material, it is because they are too dangerous to Palpatine's plans. If the CIS were to use them in too great a number, the war would be pretty much over. This actually happened in the EU, so Palpatine ended up leaking the manufacturing plant to the Jedi. However, I will say that your point about rarity is still correct since it seems that the CIS only had a few of those factories specifically for the cortosis droids and once those were gone they didn't make any more.

[@joesephovide2942]

It's like this incoherent show was written by hyperactive children.

[@akashajones6079]

....Not at all. What child would write a script this dull?

[@jordan1savage]

Great review as always Sheev, yours is the one I wait for above all others. Keen to hear a livestream around episode 6 and 7

[@lsixty30]

One point you made that I’ve only heard here is that any Sith after Bane *should be* a renowned and influential person. This show aside, that’s a cool thing to keep in mind about the sith, that they played a long con, gathering power and increasing it from one generation to the next.

[@penofficial_]

As someone who hasn’t watched this show, I don’t think I will

[@yurikendal4868]

42:00 Ineffective force healing

[@sardonically-inclined7645]

27:04 I hope your desk is as bad as mine, because I was drinking something when you did this.

[@flopmotions338]

I would watch an hour of Sheev attempting to do a Yoda impression

[@timothybaldwin2322]

The scooby doo reference had me rolling. I thought the exact same thing.

[@offtheshelfET]

"And I would've gotten away with it too, if it weren't for you meddling twins and your Yord"

[@Bjack570]

Long have I waited....

[@charlez7416]

Hot take, Jason should have been the founder of the Knights of Ren, I think it would be cool if the first and the last Master of the Ren Order would be an fallen Jedi. He even looks like Ben Solo after a year in Belarus.

[@Avarn388]

I have to commend your patience Sheev. This show really tests one’s patience and sanity with how stupid it is. A lot of these problems could have been fixed or resolved if she redrafted and actually thought about her choices. It’s funny because Arcane I learned it took six years to make. The first half was for the animation and the other half was spent redrafting the script. These writers when they do stuff like not redrafting and hide behind identity politics they don’t realize they hurt their own agenda in the long run. They aren’t forwarding anything. Arcane had LGBT representation and female characters but was very well written. The acolyte could have been that. But nope; we are getting something that superficially plants a flag and expects folks to kiss the ground around it. No thanks. All in all, it’s sad to see what state Star Wars is in now.

[@colm9419]

Star wars is trash Unfortunately so is Arcane

[@DigBick1337-]

I can't watch any type of star wars media anymore unless it's made by an actual fan, the jedi survivor game is great though

[@GabesEdtiz]

@@colm9419Me when I lie:

[@LordRevan-vi2op]

@colm9419 Arcane is amazing dude what are you talking about?

[@matthewchi5292]

27:04 Ok, but your Yoda impression is actually so good. wtf???

[@TheOwneroftheIC]

Two lightsabers had made you stronger ever since TCW came out, and every script of this show passed over a certain EP of that show's desk...

[@donovan4222]

@@TheOwneroftheIC I don’t think it makes you stronger, just a more aggressive fighting style that can take your opponent off guard

[@Theonewhoknocks408]

​@donovan4222 he was joking, in case you didn't understand but you're right two lightsabers allows a more offensive front, but at the cost of a lower defence posture, this show failed to do anything right unfortunately. It would have been cool if they showed Jeckie to be a prodigy with a saber beforehand hence why she's badass, but still have her die due to smylo being a deceptive shithead

[@donovan4222]

@@Theonewhoknocks408 Idk why the show would have to tell you beforehand, can’t we just assume since Jecki held her own against the sith better than the other characters that she’s better with a saber and had more potential/strength that was slept on? I just don’t see the problem with this. If Jecki had damaged Qimir or won the fight I could see an issue, but she literally dies after like 15 seconds of fighting, I just don’t see why people would be mad about that.

[@offtheshelfET]

The Reiner and Bertholt twist from AOT absolutely embarrasses this Qimir bs

[@Avarn388]

@offtheshelfET I have issues with the reveal but yeah it’s leagues better than this one.

[@offtheshelfET]

@@Avarn388 What issues do you have with the reveal?

[@donovan4222]

AOT is peak

[@stefanmilovanov3398]

​​​@@donovan4222 Started really strong but aything after S2 was just the creator pulling shit out of their ass. What a fucking terrible downfall that show had. Don't get me started on the final season and ending.

[@widexawake_]

AoT is not "Peak." It's completely fine to enjoy it, but it is by no means what fiction should strive to be. The series contrived itself to keep a mystery hidden from the audience, and then when the reveal happened ALL intrigue abandoned ship, and then the final act enters the room like stale fart, overstays it's welcome, not unlike a stale fart, and shits the bed with that horrific ending. Like I said, it's completely fine to enjoy it, but definitely not "good."

[@McCoyFromSpace]

Fucking love the titles of these types of videos 😂

[@rileyhedrick9651]

"only defining character is that she's a good person." We would thing that wouldn't we? No. she can be whoever she wants and date hot sith dude.

[@dracu9833]

are you gonna cover the rest of the acolyte with videos like this as well, or is this a one-time thing?

[@daniquemaxwell5070]

He said he might do it but because this episode had a lot of issues for him that it would be bad for the pacing if he cover the entire season so he just decided to get this out the way

[@Bello-xe1dd]

For the comment you said about Palps being the culmination of Sith power I agree with, but the Jedi 'Smilo' faced weren't Jedi masters, let alone the finest swordsmen the order had to offer. If for example, Mace Windu were invoved, the fight may have been more skewed against him or just outright in a loss. Not to say that 'Smilo' isn't powerful, just that the Jedi he was fighting were more towards the weaker side, and Palpatine was probably more force-power sided and physically past his prime. I have no doubt that Sheev would have owned him if both of them had to fight each other, even in a lightsaber duel, where Palpatine is at a significant disadvantage.

[@Bello-xe1dd]

Also, this for the comment around 3:55. Overall, I agree with most of the points presented, and I appreciate the criticisms you present, although it is harsh at times.

[@Tigger_34]

You’re gonna waste a perfectly good Jedi by making him a security guard. Shhheeesss!

[@GOODYGOODGOOD789]

Yeah, Sheev Talks is back with him giving anthropomorphic actions to what he reviews.

[@Starlit43]

Sheevs top 5 bad takes ranked! 5. Acolyte episode 5 - He doesn’t like it because he hates how a woman has a lead role. That’s all he talked about. 4. Phantom menace review - While not better then the sequel Trilogy its still a 9/10 movie. Dual of fates and pod racing were the worst parts though. 3. Bad batch S3 review - the most depth I have ever seen from Star Wars. Insane character Arcs, plots that have so many layers and characters with so much personality. 2. Clone wars review - obsessed with the EU and the lore. Complaining about every pixel on the screen 1. Andor review - easily the worst thing Star Wars has ever done. A complete snooze fest. Let’s hope S2 gets canceled!!

[@weyjosh5213]

andor was good. too intriguing for your pea brain

[@weyjosh5213]

whats wrong with andor? didnt sheev like andor

[@theeviloverlord7168]

Huh?

[@Lobsterwithinternet]

This is your brain on Disney Star Wars. Any questions?

[@macree01]

Disliking a character and actively discriminating against someone because of their sex are two very different things. My suggestion to you is that if you're going make such a serious accusation you better have more than a bullet point accusing said person of it.

[@baronjutter]

Star wars fights are entirely based around the idea that the audience isn't allowed to remember to think about anyone who's off camera.

[@ziecheese]

That force push isn't that crazy man. Cal kestis does about as much

[@CRYSTAL_CUSTOMS]

Not on force users

[@ziecheese]

@@CRYSTAL_CUSTOMS works on 9th sister in fallen order. Heck, by looking up the boss fight I realised sheev is doubly wrong , ninth does the same ground pound attack. I'm pretty sure trillas final boss form does too .

[@donovan4222]

@@ziecheese yeah regular Jedi padawans/knights aren’t that strong…like on geonosis hundreds of them die to battle droids

[@EmperorsWrath]

Rest In Peace Yord, you will be missed. Give my regards to Wade.

[@bigdoubleu117]

...Ok, no other reviewer noticed the Force Healing... Which I literally just don't understand the decisions at this point regarding it. If anything, arguments could be made that Force Healing is fine in the Sequels because it takes place so far into the future that it doesn't affect Anakins' story... But with Disneys constant additions with Grogu being able to Force Heal, and now it appears before the Prequels... It's so dumb. That was one of the main points for Anakin turning to the dark side.

[@Mortimer_RS]

I still remember when people justified the force healing in the sequels because it was a thing in the expanded universe (in KOTOR for example) but then Disney made all of that uncanon so it didn't even matter in the end. Good times.

[@davedavis2132]

When he showed the director's quote talking about the 'twist', that everyone should be able to figure it out etc... Pained me so much when I think of all the shows that subtly give hints such that you can miss it on the first watch but watch it back and everything the character does starts to make sense... and you can see everything that you missed not hidden, just subtle please Disney get some people who actually know how to do this shit

[@donovan4222]

@@davedavis2132 There’s literally a scene in episode 4 when Qimir accidentally says “I” when talking about “the master” lmao as if they couldn’t make it any more obvious

[@nanashi4147]

More like Palpatine or what? 😂. They’re doing a great job it’s you guys who need contacts and your ears cleaned.

[@supercellcyclone6468]

8:09 re: Why not give Grievous/Vader/anyone else cortosis armour, disregarding the obvious out-of-universe answer of "It didn't exist yet", the in-universe answer I would give is that Sith are selfish and paranoid. As much as Grievous is loyal to Dooku, giving armour to a 4-armed guy with 4 lightsabers that you have personally trained just seems like a recipe for getting yourself killed if you ever need to fight him. The same goes for Vader, Palpatine always intended to trash Vader for a better apprentice, and Vader was well-aware of that fact because he was the one who trashed Palpatine's previous apprentice; hell, even the suit is designed to hold him back, so why would Palps then give it a bonus? The current Disney comics show that Vader mods his own suit and prosthetics, but he's never added cortosis either because he was unaware of its existence, didn't know how to get it, or just didn't want it because he's proud of his own abilities. The short of this is that I think Sith not using cortosis can be explained in-universe through a mixture of pride and fear. And before you say "Well Palps should have worn some as the master, to protect himself", my answer to that would be that Palps doesn't seem to put much stock in lightsaber fights because he's so strong in the Force he can just lightning anything and everything. This is the dude who wears nothing but robes all the time and didn't draw his lightsabers in the OT, so I think I'm fairly safe in this assertion.

[@Darkington]

Jecki's performance in her duel against Smylo Ren is consistent with Disney's rule of Jedi training making you worse at fighting.

[@donovan4222]

@@Darkington I think the duel was fine…she got a little mental amp and held her own for a bit against a Sith Lord…padawan obi wan pretty much did the same

[@mattparsons2045]

@@donovan4222Her pushing the offensive on a guy that just teamwiped a squad of jedi knights without waiting for Sol to back her up (which no one knows why he didnt anyway? He was right there) is a poor move and seems to contradict Jedi defensive figthing and it got her killed so that is a little weird. It could have led to some interesting action if they really leaned into Sol and Jecki fighting in tandem, using the force to move each other around more than just once. In regard to Obi...Well the difference is Maul was about even with 2 Jedi at once, and only managed to kill Qui Gon after separating him from his partner. Qimir just killed like 5 other jedi, I assume all knights at least. And then suddenly he's having an issue dealing with a padawan. Even the element of surprise of his metals shouldnt be enough to justify that big of a dropoff. Personally though the fact that she does ultimately get beaten would let me forgive that detail. I just figured I'd point out what other people's hangup was.

[@donovan4222]

@@mattparsons2045 If you would have preferred them fighting in tandem I think that’s fine, I just don’t think Jecki holding her own for like 10 seconds breaks the power scaling or anything. Everyone Qimir killed was a Jedi knight or Padawan. As we can see by the geonois battle, a lot of the Jedi knights/padawans can be pretty fodder and die pretty easily. But there are some padawans more skilled than others, so we get things like padawan Anakin being able to fight Dooku for a bit, Padawan Obi Wan taking down Maul, or Padawan Jecki being able to fight Qimir for a bit. I think that’s fine…people are reacting like she did damage to him but she still died after like 10 seconds. Also, when it comes to Maul vs Qimir, Maul was fighting a master and Padawan at the same time. When he fights Qui Gon alone he defeats him, showing he’s at least Jedi Master level. Qimir on the other hand when he fights master Sol 1v1 does actually lose….so assuming Qui Gon is as strong as sol, Qimir could actually still be weaker than Maul. Maul is defeated by a padawan Obi wan but no one gets mad because we know Obi wan has the potential to become a master, if Jecki had survived she could have had that potential as well.

[@mattparsons2045]

@@donovan4222 well it wasnt just the mask breaking, she had a whole mini fight with him earlier which she also survived. Tho he really couldn've killed her at the end but didn't a confusing choice. Like I said, its not a hill I'll die on but I get what people are saying. As for Obi, he had pretty much lost the fight, was dangling and won with a force jump trick...which also isnt something I really love either. Like Maul was standing right there, did he not expect Obi to jump? Just cut him on the way up. The potential thing is a point I would accept if we had any idea what these people skills were before this fight, but we just dont. They never to my knowledge make any comments on the skills of Jecki or Yord in terms of sabers. Honestly one line about someone questioning Jecki's presence and Sol replying with that she's a prodigy with a saber and will be a knight any day now would be sufficient. Little touches like that really make a story a lot cleaner.

[@donovan4222]

@@mattparsons2045 Yeah I agree, I kind of got the implication that Jecki was supposed to be good with sabers because of some behind the scenes stuff with her actress practicing…but as is par for the course with Star Wars they don’t explain much.

[@ShadowOfTheSPQR]

Fuck me, this mind reading crap has really gone off the rails hasn't it. The bar ever lowers.

[@skyslasher2297]

8:06 isn’t cortosis also more brittle than normal armor materials?

[@hqer]

Yep. Pure cortosis is brittle and short circuits the lightsabers. Alloyed cortosis is resistant to lightsabers and is also strong against other weapons but does not short circuit the lightsabers, iirc.

[@corruptangel6793]

It's used as weapons and armor throughout the old EU. The Imperial Knights, for example, had bracers, chest plates, greaves, and shoulder pouldrens made of cortosis. The video shows a dagger made of the stuff shorting out Vader's lightsaber, and in the Bane trilogy, it was mined to near extinction (it's why it's so rare) to be used to enhance armor by the Republic and Brotherhood alike.

[@SWANSWAN-nc7ds]

Jedi feel like they just get random guy a robe and call them Jedi the only guy seem to act like a Jedi is Sol.

[@merikmalhads1676]

Omg I just figured out the vision that she is seeing. Remember in the flashback episode of 7 they say the girls are one entity split in two? Osha is seeing the original individual

[@ZephyrKitten742]

Having not watched the show the thing that stands out to me after watching your video is how there's a lot of potential for actually cool ideas that I know won't be fulfilled. The idea of a "pretender Sith" actually sounds really cool, like maybe Jason (I kept thinking you were calling him Jacen) is a devout follower of the dark side who becomes enthralled with the Sith through his research/work with antiques and relics. With most of the galaxy believing the Sith to be extinct, it wouldn't be outrageous to assume he would wish to revive the order, but his drawing attention to himself would not only draw the scrutiny of the Jedi, but also the ire of the actual Sith. You talking about the Legends depiction of the major Sith players as disguising themselves as mild mannered power brokers could lead to a cool plot point where a seemingly innocuous side character could in fact be the true Sith lord, and they could manipulate the protagonists into disposing of the wannabe Sith or otherwise provide indirect assistance. Because one thing I always liked about the Sith was the idea that they were always hiding in plain sight, but the Jedi were so unable to sense their presence that they literally got away with murder.

[@isucktrustme8672]

occupational health and safety administration is better than the ex jedis real name😄

[@capitalcitygoofball1987]

Yeah the magic helmet material is in the league with "why doesn't Tony Stark have vibranium armor" or "if the super soldier serum is so easy to make..." I need an explanation. anyway I assume Vader did have Beskar armor at least in his shoulder armor. He didn't take any real damage from Luke's saber.

[@sean4929]

I hadn't watched the episode and listened to your live stream. Watching this was realy good, because even though it's the same arguments being put forward by you, having the visuals of the show alongside is very helpful and highlights how incredibly dumb this show is.

[@twicejaeger6997]

8:25 only thing I disagree with so far, why would Palpatine give Vader an armor that makes it more likely for him to win if he ever tried to kill him as the sith usually do to their masters? I know lightning counters Vader but it kinda feels like an unnecessary risk on his part, and if sheev was fine with it i don’t think Vader’s pride would let him use it regularly

[@andrewcosta5001]

Release it now, i wanna watch

[@alexkerr1762]

We need more sheev yoda impressions

[@mac1991seth]

Smilo Ren, Jason, Discount Ezra Miller, Asian Ezra Miller, Thirst Trap... but you may call him "Sith".

[@donovan4222]

@@mac1991seth lol wtf he doesn’t look like Ezra miller

[@marioj6878]

@3:17 surround the domicile? dude they were parked in one group, single file about a stone's throw from the front door. at best, I'd give them like 45 degrees of the 360 needed to surround it. BTW i love this channel and everyone in it. keep up the good work!

[@TheGalacticNerd19]

This is where the fun begins

[@-De9d]

I understand your opinions and you looking at it critically is very interesting to me and I enjoyed the video however I still enjoyed this episode while I watched it

[@pascalsimioli6777]

That's fine, someday you'll turn 13.

[@-De9d]

I am 13

[@kabirarya5381]

that's alright.

[@Skerp-wy4ei]

I think he doesn’t like the acolyte

[@TheSEAempire]

Stop nitpicking.

[@macsmith2013]

Boy, I'm sure you absolute loooooved episode 7. 🤣

[@cjh.1920]

Basil is single-handedly the most annoying Star Wars character of all time. Headland essentially outright said in interviews he exists solely for contrivance.

[@wartex28]

-technically a witch Ritual is Not a Vergence in the force because it is a Event where the force Shows by itself - Sol Bond to the Twins makes No sens because they Are just two Girls he saw once and act‘s Like he watched them growing up -Torbin literally killed himself for something he did start himself -Why did the mother use a weird Force Power the Jedi Never have Seen and can be easily be Seen as an Attack

[@donovan4222]

@@wartex28 The scene where the witch mother died made me laugh out loud….Mae runs up to them while they are talking and says “help” then for some reason, the night sister takes a fighting stance and Torbin draws his saber (why? Who knows), then instead of diffusing the fight, the witch mother starts screaming and doing what looks like some kind of black mist attack, so Sol stabs her for some reason (lol) and then she gaslights him like “I wasn’t even goona do anything bro!” And just dies. What a star war.

[@exzession4919]

The Acolyte feels like a fanfic somebody had written while sitting in a strip bar, being on multiple drugs, and having sex with multiple people. Normally, I can enjoy Disney Star Wars Content for shutting my brain down after work. But at this show, my brain sends me to sleep because it has to many questions about why the characters have done the next stupid thing.

[@jodanger37]

Thank you. This episode deserves more hate. This is the worst by far. It’s atrocious anyone thought this was even passable, and the fight choreography is some of the worst I’ve ever seen And it’s Leslie headlands favorite episode

[@donovan4222]

I think the fights were very cool actually, probably some of the best saber fights in live action I’ve seen

[@stefanmilovanov3398]

Seriously, even the biggest critics admit the fight was amazing. I know people just hate to hate at this point but at least try not to come off as a complete moron.

[@akashajones6079]

​@@stefanmilovanov3398...Oh dear

[@Saeronor]

@@stefanmilovanov3398 So some unspecified "they" are admitting the fight was amazing? Do you also happen to know what they think was so amazing about it or did your imagination only extend so far?

[@DreadMaximus]

You can’t blame Sol for not killing Smilo Ren when Kenobi had two chances to kill Vader and didn’t…😂

[@JacenSolo0]

Actually, the motivation for Luke turning to the dark side is pretty thin in rotj and signalled Lucas's descent into lazy writing. Tapping into his anger has nothing to do with him turning on and betraying his friends which is what Palpatine wanted him to do.

[@corruptangel6793]

"But beware the dark side. Fear, anger, aggression. The dark side are they, quick to join you in a fight." "Quicker, easier, more seductive." "If, once you start down the dark path, forever will it dominate your destiny. Consume you it will! As it did Obi-Wan's apprintace." - Yoda, ESB Luke gave into the dark side because he is literally sensing everyone he knows and cares for fighting and dying in real time. All that fear and pain as their lives are snuffed out en masse, Luke would have FELT all of it, and the cause of all that pain, fear and death is sitting smugly in front of him, taunting him. Then, the second time he gave into the dark side was because of the fear of Leia being targeted and turned to the dark side in his stead.

[@ashen-one--x]

yeah!!! cant wait!!

[@yurikendal4868]

22:20 Sol could have pulled smilo s lightsaber from him

[@nracryz8231]

It's out! Now I gotta catch up on the damn show

[@daniquemaxwell5070]

No, save your sanity it's not worth it

[@nracryz8231]

I enjoyed it so far tho! (watched episode 4)

[@alexiserlexcc]

@@nracryz8231did you watch the fucking video or not

[@nracryz8231]

@@alexiserlexcc No Ill watch it after I catch up man

[@calvinmcfalls9801]

I have an image I took of Yord in episode 1 where he has his shirt off and looks like he peed himself when Jaqui and Sol entered… his death just made me yell out in frustration and confusion and fear of whatever else was going on at that moment, was praying they’d do another “his head wasn’t snapped, he just twisted it and gave him a good massage!” But I think he’s really dead guys… the only guy who cared about the mission and he’s dead…

[@calvinmcfalls9801]

The image I used as a meme template for wondering what Disney’s thing is for Shirtless male actors… then Episode 6 or 7 came out… and I wondered what even was going on in Headland’s mind… perv (if you’ve seen the episode you’ll know why I’m saying that)

[@jonathanplooij3666]

great video

[@corruptangel6793]

Here's the problem with opening a fight scene between force uses with telekinesis. Telekinesis is an instant win ability, and when you show that it can be used outside of special circumstances, it begs the question why he didn't just snap all their necks, rupture organs, or literally blow their heads off. I had the same issue with episode 1.

[@ModernSurvivalSense]

Thanks for taking the time on this video. I’m betting they’re going to try to write this off as “force witch” nonsense. It still breaks canon… but I 100% believe they will be playing word semantics.

[@argkitsune]

> "Yeah, dude, this is our version of Duel of the Fates!" > look inside > it's shit

[@diegodankquixote-wry3242]

*>Stuck inside >skeleton dead inside verse

[@donovan4222]

Was duel of the fates good? It was just a flashy choreographed fight with cool music. It’s not like Obi wan, Qui Gon or Maul are these well written fully realized characters with any kind of connection to each other in the movie anyways.

[@argkitsune]

@@donovan4222 Duel of the Fates doesn't have shit lighting. Hope this helps!

[@donovan4222]

@@argkitsuneI thought the lighting was fine, was not hard for me to tell what was happening at all tbh

[@argkitsune]

@@donovan4222 Good for you

[@ChaoticRushu]

28:12: The line at 28:03 does say obliged.

[@Kaweebo]

37:14 I THINK what they’re implying here is since the helmet can dissolve lightsabers, it can probably do the same with blaster shots, including stun blasts? Which raises more questions because that implies stun blasts primarily only work to shut off the brain because otherwise Qimir’s body should be paralyzed at least, right? So they’re just taking a fat shit on even the most basic stuff from the very first movie.

[@mow_cat]

man, the "Occupational Safety and Health Administration" be getting feisty...

[@Arcadia_warlic]

I agree with the overall assessment, and Acolyte is certainly middling, but I shall now nitpick the nitpick. No ill-will, nor am I defending it. 4:11 I assume this is supposed to be an in-universe point, but the Jedi Council Members are much stronger than the random masters and such from the High Republic. Not only are they higher ranked, but they also have progressed more in the decades since, especially past the war-time of the Clone Wars, so Sidious not being able to immediately rag-doll the four is not exactly comparable. I imagine in the mysterious Sith's position, Sidious could have done the same, if not better. 8:03 Some say the CB3 was purposefully scuttled because it was actually too effective, and would make the war too lopsided, so that does not conflict. 8:10 Likely did know he was going to be sacked and thus not necessary to armour. Might also be too heavy, for him. 8:30 Not certain he needs it, but Cortosis is also relatively fragile compared to his actual armour and Vader is also constantly pelted with other attack vectors, so it might not be worth the trade-off. 9:30 Could have both a Cortosis weave and some other material that can shut out force manipulation. Not quite a metal, but, for example, the Ysalamiri could project a bubble which had similar effects. Should be explained, though, yes. 12:20 Hands/assassins, and even apprentices can be taken in even if their trickery/guile makes up for their lack of direct strength. Albeit, I am not certain what the plan of the "Sith" even really was, with her. 14:13 Unfortunately a common point in the new canon. Also happened in Rebels with Kanan, or Clone Wars with Kit Fisto, and it was just as inane there. Does make one question wherefore the Jedi are not making dual-wielding standard issue if it is so effective. 26:45 There have been other darksiders the Jedi have been quietly dealing with whom they do not consider Sith even before the Acolyte (though I suppose it would be on the show to communicate this better). In fact, in Legends, Yoda encounters one of these who lets slip that the Sith might still be alive, with a master and an apprentice. The idea they are alive is dismissed, but this was the explanation of how they knew about the Rule of Two. They could foolishly dismiss the darksider here, similarly, though I agree the power displayed for a non-Sith is suspect.

[@donovan4222]

@@Arcadia_warlic The main reason I’m not worried about the power scaling is because Sol was the only Jedi master there. The rest of them were not as powerful, they were like all the fodder Jedi knights and padawans who died on geonosis.

[@Arcadia_warlic]

@@donovan4222 Precisely. The greater numbers are not enough to make up the difference.

[@darksideorseid6300]

During the trailers, I remember all the people trying to damage control keeping the Disney brand when the scene of the jedi being pushed back alive saying, "Oh It was something else" "it's a misdirection, they're not gonna fight!" Guess they were wrong, lol

[@offtheshelfET]

If this guy has a problem with things like Cortosis or Nightsister magic, he’s gonna have a stroke when the Tleilaxu show up in the next Dune movie

[@donovan4222]

I would sacrifice 1000 world building and lore consistency points for better characters, writing and dialogue any day of the week.

[@daniquemaxwell5070]

Why wouldn't he when their very existence raises a lot of questions

[@offtheshelfET]

@@daniquemaxwell5070 Are we talking about the Tleilaxu or the Nightsisters?

[@daniquemaxwell5070]

@@offtheshelfET Nightsisters

[@offtheshelfET]

@@daniquemaxwell5070 Please explain. I've watched Sheev's videos and I'd have to disagree with him on the Nightsisters, curious to hear what points of his you agree with and why

[@twilimess]

Jason looks like Ezra Miller and you can't unsee it once you notice it

[@Theonewhoknocks408]

Never seen this channel, literally first 30 seconds the energy and character you bring has earned you another sub good man, do not be seduced by the dark side of the Woke

[@tsusmildrides4937]

>Sheev couldn't do anything like this to half as many jedi Mace would have brought some of the best Jedi in the order with him to arrest Palpatine, meanwhile Sol would not even be able to get the cream of the crop since he didn't want to talk to the high council.

[@offtheshelfET]

The point about Vader not using Cortosis is a pretty weak point imo, when you could similarly ask why Vader wasn't given R2D2 jets or 4 arms like Grievous. The point is that while it is never stated, there are a plethora of possible reasons why Vader was never given Cortosis; the main one that immediately comes to my mind is that Vader, unlike Qimir, lived in his suit. It had to be maintained and, as we've seen at numerous points in canon, was damaged often. Parts for it would have to be frequently replaced, and since Vader was already a power house even without Cortosis, it's likely that Palpatine just didn't see the cost worth the advantage it would give Vader. Vader was also created in a different time than Qimir, when most of the Jedi had been wiped out and the main attacks that Vader would be taking in battle would be blaster bolts.

[@donovan4222]

Or Vader could have simply not had access to Cortosis, not thought he needed it because the material is so brittle, there’s a million explanations and it’s really not something I think needs explained in detail. Actual nitpick imo

[@thomasmuandersontheneousul4184]

@@donovan4222 Cortosis is hard to get to period. It makes Qimir can access it because no one is LOOKING for him. Vader trying to go to planet full of Co... yeah gonna touch off some red flags.

[@enderlionheart4497]

That's a fair point, but cortosis is _energy_ absorbing. Not just lightsaber diffusing. His entire armor also doesn't need to be made out of it, just lined. Regardless, the same as the Grievous argument; when their primary job is hunting down Jedi(and blaster-wielding Rebels), you want as much energy-absorbing protection as necessary.

[@offtheshelfET]

@@enderlionheart4497 "but cortosis is energy absorbing. Not just lightsaber diffusing." True, cortosis would probably be helpful against blaster bolts, but not necessary. The saber is already an efficient enough weapon to block most blaster fire, cortosis would only be a safety net at that point and I can see why (if it is already in limited supply) Palpatine would not use it.

[@ricemazter]

Except Vader doesn't even need it in his suit, right? Just give him one of those gauntlets Smilo has. Heck, even make it removable if it's so valuable so Vader isn't taking it on missions where he doesn't expect to encounter Jedi. Too, Palpatine probably doesn't add tons of arms and stuff to the suit for the very simple reasons that... A) Anakin trained to fight for a decade in a very specific way, using a single saber for a decade before becoming a cyborg. Having four arms or something would force him to relearn how to be an effective combatant with extra limbs he has no experience with. Even learning how to fight in his basic suit was a massive challenge. B) A lot of the functionality of suit gadgets become redundant for a force user of Vaders' skill and power. Why tack on heavy rocket boots dependent on a, probably explosive, fuel source when the subject can already leap impossible distances? C) I always got the impression Vader's surgical procedures were performed with the goal of preserving and supporting as much of his original body as possible in order to preserve his connection to the Force and the dark side. Vader's suit is mostly a life support apparatus to keep his extremely vulnerable body breathing and connected to the cybernetic limbs he does have. Too many other integrated functions (of which there are actually a lot) could require additional tampering with his brain and body, making him a less effective Sith and more of a science experiment. I think it's often forgotten Sidious never intended for Anakin to be nearly killed on Mustafar. Anakin's reconstruction was a unforseen necesity meant to preserve what was valuable about him specifically. If he wanted to, Sideous could've had hundreds of Grievouses made to hunt Jedi, but he consistently chose force users to hunt other force users believing they were best suited for the job.

[@JesterDangerous]

Does moondee being 100 years older, making him b*tch killed by Clone troopers worse?