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The Acolyte Episode 8 REVIEW today! Beyond The Trailer host Grace Randolph's reaction and review of Episode 8 with spoilers! Star Wars, Disney Plus! "The Acolyte"! Osha goes to the Dark Side aka Sith vs Sol! Bleeding of his Lightsaber! Is that Darth Plagueis, and Yoda?! Do we want The Acolyte Season 2? Share your own reaction as you watch each full episode of The Acolyte on Disney Plus in 2024! And be sure to make Beyond The Trailer your first stop for movie and entertainment news here on KZbin today!
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[@metacrisis47]

“leave yoda out of this shit”, very rare to hear Grace swear. that’s when you know she means business.

[@spanishsupafly]

lol almost seems like it came out as a Freudian slip. or she just went for broke and called it for what it is.

[@PenguinDust1969]

Grace gave into her anger. Her journey to the dark side is complete. 🤣

[@therealjoemonroe]

I said the same thing, Grace.

[@bbtank3000]

Grace finally seeing the light.

[@MichaelBrown-lw9kz]

LoL. I wish she cussed more. It's hilarious when she does.

[@jacosisaba]

How many failures does this studio need to have for Disney to realize that management might be the problem and they need a change in leadership?

[@Blodhelm]

If Disney was capable of that kind of rational thinking, they would have fired Kathleen a long time ago, out of a cannon.

[@mabusestestament]

But it’s not their fault, it’s the fans’ fault!

[@rezza_lynsaii]

@@mabusestestament Disney is a joke.

[@asparapee4213]

Kathleen Kennedy has been in the business for decades. She no doubt has dirt on A LOT of people. She is also the lone female studio head, and this being Disney, they can't fire her out of weird, twisted principle. And when things got really bad? Hire someone without relative experience to create a Star Wars show that worked for Harvey Weinstein for 4 years in order to get more dirt on her Hollywood peers.

[@AliceBowie]

I think they just get off on destroying things people love.

[@lukewiley161]

The Acolyte Writers: “You turned Grace against me!!?” Star Wars Fans: “You have done that yourself!”

[@budgiecat9039]

😂

[@iMintyNinja]

Ahhh I read this in Anakin and Obi's voices without even thinking it 😂

[@vaporwave4880]

Beautiful. And true.

[@tigerlancer]

YOU WILL NOT TAKE HER FROM ME!

[@biashacker]

@@tigerlancer Your GREED and your lust for money have already done that. You have allowed Disney to twist your mind until now . . . until now you have become the very thing you swore to avoid.

[@lacolem1]

I do NOT want to see Plagueis in these writers’ hands. What a disaster this series has been. Character motivations had the consistency of diarrhea

[@mr_coffee9917]

not these writers but we need Darth Plaeguis on screen

[@mr_coffee9917]

like I do not want to be dead after before this happens

[@JoeyAustin-ul1qb]

That was actually Darth Tenebrous and not Darth Plagueis.

[@mabusestestament]

That’s what you get when you hire and promote people based on something else than actual skills.

[@_KungFuBarbie_]

Yeah, I definitely want a sister series to the Acolyte following Plagueis but we NEED different writers

[@kpsk8031]

If I was a powerful Disney shareholder I would demand an audit: Where did all the money go?

[@daltonmerrill98]

I’m still genuinely confused why Mae couldn’t leave with Qimir and Osha?? They literally just left her for no apparent reason

[@romeliusg9159]

Would have been an awkward 3rd wheel maybe 😂 tho on the other hand if they are the same person he would have just had 2 girlfriends. Maybe the sith are just stupid 😅 (or the writers)

[@cernunnos4151]

It was just to justify a reason to have a season 2

[@lidvaskrov7915]

I think because Mae wanted to make sure that the Jedi knew about Sol’s crimes

[@cernunnos4151]

@@lidvaskrov7915 lol! But then they wiped her mind... So then she wouldn't get the satisfaction of knowing? 🤷 Lol!

[@keithkey504]

Ship was only a 2-seater I guess.

[@jonathanboyd7327]

"Leave Yoda outta this chit!" Grace spoke for the entire internet 😂

[@liamphibia]

For once.

[@tenerife_sea]

They always tease the good stuff at the very end. And I'm like "why didn't you make THAT show in the first place?!"

[@dibs1601]

Boring take, it’s like why make dune 1 (boring) when dune 2 has all the meat.

[@hebat45]

​@@dibs1601 Awful take, Dune 1 is still an excellent movie despite being a build up and much slower than 2

[@pollysiqueira]

@@hebat45dune 1 is BORING and AWFUL

[@andim.8788]

​@@pollysiqueira it bulding and it not boring guess people talking to always boring?

[@pollysiqueira]

@@andim.8788 the problem is not the amount of talk but the fact that Part 1 has no soul or depth. Denis did the first half of the story dirty. Even the 80s movie was a better adaptation of the novel’s beginning. Part 2 tho was really good, it is better developed, it gives the side characters more depth and finally explores the political intrigue in a satisfying way

[@eduardogalindo6065]

With the failure of Indiana Jones, the lack of excitement from projects like SW visions, the lack of clarity with the projects that are announced and never made (Jenkins, Tamika and Johnson's movies) and how divisive and poorly executed and received The acolyte has been I really don't understand how K. Kennedy keeps her position as head of Lucasfilm.

[@asura7915]

probably because she knows a lot of people

[@aviklein3788]

Because the sequels were the only trilogy in history beside The Avengers that all the movies made more than a billion dollars

[@takanara7]

@@aviklein3788 Yeah and what happened, it killed the brand. Solo bombed, and they literally just gave up on making movies and now all we get are these garbage TV shows.

[@Blodhelm]

@@aviklein3788 Yet they still haven't made the acquisition of Lucasfilm profitable, even before all the drek they've lost money on. Each sequel made ~700 MILLION dollars less than the one before it and Star Wars cost Disney 4 billion. Marvel movies don't even turn profits these days, they need Deadpool so they can pretend to investors that they're turning things around.

[@randommulato8871]

I'd guess it's because she has a precise map of where a lot of skeletons are buried throughout Hollywood.

[@MaiiOrduna]

For a show that was pitched as "we're gonna learn the secrets of the dark side" we didn't learn shit about the dark side. They should've focused on Osha signing up for the Sith Academy and shown us how the Sith trained in hiding while almost being uncovered by the Jedi.

[@terrymcginnis01]

This! Why didn't we get Osha training as a Jedi?

[@FishWellPictures]

@@terrymcginnis01if the show is about the dark side… why ask for Jedi Training? Go watch Clone Wars for that

[@stopthephilosophicalzombie9017]

I would have watched that, as long as it wasn't some kind of Harry Potter ripoff.

[@Smspodcast_]

“He was scared of her ? I feel like I could take on vanestra and I’m a regular human” grace is so fucking funny 😭😭

[@rageoholic]

"I don't want to play with you anymore. You're just making this shit up as you go along." 😂

[@Uilaalii]

😂😂😂

[@auberondreaming]

I struggle to understand how you did not think the writing was awful throughout this show. This show didn't go downhill, it was in a ravine to begin with.

[@wolflarson71]

Andor was Shakespeare in comparison.

[@sfdko3291]

I mean, if you look at Grace's history, she tends to enjoy shows with shitty writing lmaoo

[@batmanthecapedcrusader3916]

She waited for it to get good.

[@wolfmauler]

The tone throughout, for something so short, with so much filler, was like two or three completely different shows. I'm sure it's because they weren't sure what exactly they were going for, but some folks were entertained for an hour or two 😅

[@JB-sc1tg]

Nah, there was intrigue at the beginning of the show. The premise setup alot of questions that made the first couple of episode bearable because we were promised a murder mystery. Episode 7 was the big reveal episode, and the playoff tonall the build-up just wasn't worth it. So I see where Grace is coming from.

[@bangslamwham88]

So this is the Tragedy of Darth Plagueis the Wise.

[@Blodhelm]

It's the tragedy of Leslie the Blackmailing Launderer.

[@mitkoogrozev]

Yep, it will be a tragedy seeing how they fuck the character up in the second season.

[@leebishop7591]

Being a stalker is his alter ego and not Hego

[@danielvaladez197]

"I think the big question everybody wants to know now... *Is why this show was made in the first place?*"

[@cameronbethea9228]

you can say that about literally any show

[@Cboz1978]

Don't watch and I will. Simple.

[@simon_xcx]

doesn’t it tease how plagueis learned to create life through osha and mae

[@JF-ce6uh]

And the answer to that question is quite simple: there are very vocal people who bellyache incessantly about how "necessary" or "vital" rubbish shows/movies like these are, but the worst part is that those same people NEVER show up or tune in (hence the dismal ratings). And yet, Disney doesn't learn their lesson and keeps churning these shows and movies out.

[@peters4115]

@@JF-ce6uh you also got to factor in that the incompetent DEI hires that cant write their way out of a wet paper bag lol it's a shame too cause there's a lot of talented show runners like matt owens who can create a quality show that both die hard fans and new fans can enjoy

[@collenstone6312]

I quite literally said "Please do not drag Yoda into this mess" out loud while watching this episode, so hearing Grace say "Keep Yoda out of this shit" killed meeeeeee lmfaooooooo xD

[@jillvlantine]

The Sad thing is that the show wasted talented actors like Jodie Turner Smith and Carrie Ann Moss. The Acolyte is the definition of Missed Opportunity

[@56redgreen]

Moss is still floating on Matrix hype she is ok but Jodie Turner Smith is awesome its a pity all the good actors were slumming and the rest just suck.

[@920mario]

And Dean-Charles Chapman

[@920mario]

And Dean-Charles Chapman

[@920mario]

​@@56redgreenJodie would have been a good ventress

[@moderatecanuck]

And Lee Sung-Jae

[@dabozuk]

Grace: “I don’t wanna play with you anymore, you’re just making this shit up as we go along” Everyone else: “now you get it”

[@rageoholic]

"I backed up Star Wars but Star Wars didn't back up me." 😢

[@MaxxRemKing1]

Everyone to Grace: “Welcome to the party pal”

[@Story2ScreenMovieReviewPodcast]

@@rageoholic what she's really saying, "I stuck my neck out for you guys at Lucasfilm and now I look like a major fool."

[@kmphemp]

Are you forgetting Anakin killed multiple children yet his lightsaber remained BRIGHT blue even up through mustafar? Where’s the damn consistency??

[@jimsteinmanfan80]

I think you might have forgotten this is written by a feminist who doesn't care about consistency.

[@lacolem1]

And Force bleeding isn’t instantaneous, anyway, if it happens

[@cedricroney1475]

It was instantaneous for OSHA. ​@@lacolem1

[@Byronic19134]

@@lacolem1No they showed it right actually, but I guess because they didn’t show it when Anakin did it means they are never allowed to actually show it or something.

[@Stabity]

Maybe it's because she was touching the crystal directly through the broken lightsaber handle.

[@misterpapi7885]

Keep Yoda outta this sht loll😂

[@MrDe4dGuy34]

I think Grace’s sentiment about the Jedi is similar to Anton Ego’s famous quote in Ratatouille, “Not everyone can become a great artist; but a great artist *can* come from *anywhere*.”

[@Byronic19134]

😂wtf

[@BookshelfQBattler]

If there's a season 2, it will be nothing but balls to the wall fan service, like what they did with Rise of Skywalker after everyone hated Last Jedi. "Hey Rey! Remember when I told you that your parents are nobodies? Just kidding. Everyone on twitter hated that, so um, yeah, you're a Palpatine!"

[@blackmanwithcomputer]

Or like what The Mandalorian became in Season 2. Besides Tony Gilroy, all these creatives are just so unserious about their projects and seem to just waste 100s of millions of dollars.

[@SeekingGodsWill]

@@blackmanwithcomputer Mando Season 2 was incredible. Or am I misunderstanding your comment? I mean Season 2 Finale might be my favorite piece of Star Wars since Star Wars ended and was sold to Disney.

[@blackmanwithcomputer]

@@SeekingGodsWill It was better in the 2nd half, imo. I did not care for the one off storytelling in the first few episodes. I was mainly talking about how the show became a cameo fest. Grogu was bad enough (I don't care for obvious toy and merchandise advertising), but suddenly Mando wasn't good enough to sell his own show. They brought in Luke, Boba Fett and Clone Wars characters. Then, in general, Disney+ shows seem to be scared AF to do any deep examination or exploration of any of the themes in any of their shows.

[@SeekingGodsWill]

@@blackmanwithcomputer Wow that is so true. A prime example was how Force awakens was a New Hope Remake. I said Well They played it safe and didnt mess things up. Then we got Rian Johnson's the Last Jedi and actually at the time. I felt a Disturbance in the Force. It was "Ballsy" alright.

[@blackmanwithcomputer]

@@SeekingGodsWill The problem with TLJ was that it didn't explore anything that it was about. Luke being disillusioned is practically a throwaway thing. His relationship with his nephew is not even explored. The grey area of the war is all surface level, because there's nothing redeemable about the First Order. Kylo talks about forging his own path, but just goes back to being evil and yelling immediately. It's ballsy, but only in that it's being subversive without working for it.

[@user-jh4fk8hu3h]

Grace, respectfully, the show didn't suddenly become poorly written. It was that way from the start. I think you, like myself and many others, wanted the show to be great. So we gave it the benefit of the doubt and waited to see where the show took us. We looked at certain characters and events and were hopeful of where it might end up. Sadly it just didn't turn out that way.

[@bodybrest2644]

The setups are usually promising. I really liked the start of Obi-Wan, I could see a lot of interesting directions it could go from there. Then the rest happened.

[@Blodhelm]

The JJ Abrams school of schlock. Keep throwing mystery boxes at the audience so their own imaginations make it better than you can. The problem is that shows have to actually go somewhere.

[@rubenl2402]

The key to this Star Wars show is that nothing makes any sense, everything happens because of bad writing.

[@marcobiotic]

“Don’t invite the hate … make GOOD content!” THANK YOU. Taste is an incredibly subjective thing, but this is objectively a stain in the already beaten up SW legacy.

[@FriendlyBatDoom]

Well, that's why 99% of this show's criticism was about how bad the writing is. When you criticized the show buzzwords like racist and misogynist were thrown at you when their criticism was mainly spot on.

[@46sn29]

​@FriendlyBatDoom That's what ironic about all of this. Grace herself referred to us as toxic fans, yet here she is making the exact same comments we've been making about this show. This only proves that they don't actually listen to or read what we are saying and just dismiss us as haters.

[@18shadowolf]

I love it when Grace swears because that's how you know it's real

[@garydodd2837]

Yeah Sol killed The Witch that was turning Oshas sister to smoke, Osha already told him they were to be a sacrifice..what was he to think..he acted..did his job but of course so much miscommunication that it led to the start of The Sith..what? so ridiculous....

[@luizfbrc]

To answer the question in the thumb: NO, GOD PLS NO!

[@goonerOZZ]

I want a session 2 so we can see how many more money Disney can burn

[@chakkra69]

"I don't wanna play with u anymore! You're just making shit up as you go along" LOL

[@goodlookinghost8364]

0 stars, turned me evil 😭

[@tribbledisco]

I literally literally laughed out loud 😂😂

[@plankton2878]

she’s hilarious

[@Happyhaunt92]

Grace is so funny

[@octaviorex244]

Remember when people used to say Disney is going to ruin star wars back in 2015 well it happened

[@MaxxRemKing1]

I said it the day it was announced Disney bought Star Wars. I got hat from SW fans

[@darthgrader2822]

“I feel like I backed up Star Wars but Star Wars didn’t back up me” That’s so real & hurts so hard.

[@11ibi]

Star Wars needs to take a break I just think in general I’m a casual fan but I liked andor as the only tv show I’d rather they just focus on movies thanks for the positive coverage though grace ❤

[@earthrot666]

I am super looking forward to Andor S2 but I otherwise agree

[@Jxvani1]

Great take

[@SeekingGodsWill]

I say keep it going. I actually enjoy these little Star Wars Shows. I haven't been hyped for a TV show since Spartacus Blood and Sand and Obviously GOT. ObiWan actually got me excited and for me delivered. And Andor has some incredible Moments. I guess im the only one who liked the last four episodes of Book of Boba Fett where Luke was there. I skipped Ashoka but I like the idea of Rosario Dawson in it. I say keep it coming. I like these little Star Wars shows.

[@Blodhelm]

The problem isn't quantity, it's quality. We used to get shows that were 26 hour-long episodes a season, filmed year round and still written as the shows were airing, and they were great. This is just overpriced sh*t made as a therapy session for a self-absorbed arse who has dirt on some executives because there's no way someone working to try to make money for a company would give her a show to run and 180 million dollars, for 8 half-hour episodes no less!

[@bradzillabrave6856]

These days I now have to wait for D+ shows to end and see what the reviews post-show say before I invest any time or effort into them. D+ has lost my (and plenty of others) trust and I think that’s a real problem.

[@danny87573]

Most Disney plus Show are a D+ rating tbh 😂

[@gopackgo1412]

We all said this show was bad

[@macattackk]

My biggest at problem with the show besides the terrible / inconsistent writing (which is understandably the main thing everyone talks about), is the fact we were misled. This project was pitched as a dark side show, following the Sith/Sith apprentice and learning secrets of the dark side. Instead the Sith was just a side character and the show was actually just about a group of incompetent Jedi blundering around. And as others have said, I absolutely don’t want there writers touching Plagueis. Even in his one shot he was skulking in a cave like Gollum, whereas he is supposed to be a genius Sith scientist / wealthy businessman. Please leave him alone…

[@luizfbrc]

Amandla putted herself on the ringer when she decided to antagonze the fanbase. Its as simple as taht.

[@-AtomsPhere-]

Facts

[@Hybridial84]

And how is she a good actress. The twins had one expression and no emotion, yelling loud is not an emotion. There was no difference between them and the writing that switched their personalities and motivations every other scene did not help.

[@Bdubb23]

I just want to point out that this show was my breaking point. I had teetered with continually giving the franchise chances and bought every book and comic as they were released… I cancelled all of my comic subscriptions, and started the process of taking my Star Wars books to Half Price Books. What a waste of time to want to enjoy something that refuses to let you do so and borderline hates its own audience.

[@AtotheZness]

“You think you’re dating this cool guy and then suddenly you…you realize you’re not.” Grace got baited. Damn.

[@chrispfeifer8579]

Qimir should have taken both Osha & Mae. With the reveal that they are one person split in 2, he really would need both of them to have the "power of 2". Right now he's working with the power of 1.5.

[@timsartistic7328]

To be fair Grace, you did catch a lot collateral damage for supporting and defending this show from the fandom for giving it a chance. You really took some bruises and I saw a lot of influencers attacking your podcast, but I will say that you took it all with grace and kept going and for that you will always have my eternal respect!❤

[@MartyMcK]

Why didn’t Anakin’s sabre turn red in ROTS? 👀Clowns.

[@armandohernandez7164]

Is the “you crazy beaver what are you doing!” for me 😂

[@ThePoliticalBulldog]

HUGE props and credit where credit is due, Grace risking her media access by telling her true & honest thoughts at the end is the definition of integrity.

[@pianowitz]

......in episode 7 of 8 lol

[@ThePoliticalBulldog]

@@pianowitz better late than never

[@takanara7]

She has pretty wild opinions but she always seems pretty honest about what she thinks.

[@Viper_75th_RR]

I’m glad you’re finally seeing that Disney is making content to push a social agenda rather than focusing on making a good coherent story.

[@michaelsandoval15]

For me the movies are always gonna be the true canon of Star Wars. Back in the day the books were a way to keep the hardcores entertained but Lucas always kept it separate from the movies. So for me that’s how i see Disney + Star Wars, I don’t really give it too much attention.

[@gvetech]

On occasion, Grace and I are one with the Force: "Leave Yoda out of this shit" 😂😂😂😂😂

[@CeeJai_K]

I’m a huge Star Wars fan. I’m 43. The show and the past shows have been excellent to me. I can think for myself and my opinion is that of my own. It was great.

[@mellowgeekstudio]

Grace tiptoeing around the noion that not anyone should be a Jedi trying not to be called names by her peers is HILARIOIS!

[@jaysolomon6756]

😂so true😂

[@blue_lancer_es]

This show is like me wearing a speedo to the beach. I know my body isn't made it so I wear it knowing this then get mad when people point out the ridicule. They had to know.... These people really need an advisor or script checker asap.

[@takanara7]

I think they're literally just delusional. I heard someone say Kathleen Kennedy *cried* after reading the script. She loved TLJ as well. She just has terrible taste and they're all idiots.

[@_ShaeAfterDark]

Use me as the Grace should curse more button LMFAO

[@proxiemail814]

Grace is the REALIST: "Keep Yoda outta this shit" - Grace Randolph. Put this on the Acolyte's tombstone

[@proxiemail814]

"You're just makin' this shit up as you go along" - Also Grace on the Acolyte

[@tlmarshall21]

BTW..."What are you doing, you crazy beaver!" Best laugh I've had in a few days Gracie! 😂 Thank you for that!

[@MrStefanops]

Great review, Grace. Just one small correction, Darth Bane was responsible for the Sith massacre, not the Jedi. He did so during a battle between the Sith and the Jedi using a bomb that would target force users. Bane killed the Sith to start the rule do two and chose to do so during a battle with the Jedi so they would think all the Sith were gone.

[@JB-sc1tg]

Now that you mention it, why doesn't Mae remember she has a sister?? Osha was still her sister when she was 8.

[@anshbanka2873]

If as announced, Andor Season 2 is the final season of Andor, it's where I sign off, I want my Star Wars journey to end on a high note.

[@frankiemiller5364]

“Why?” The sheer fact that we’re asking this question over and over again about next to everything the show tried to do demonstrates its failure and poor writing. Especially for the price, the shows should be far FAR better?!? What the hell is going on?

[@itwillbeokay5475]

Dave Filoni will create an animated series that will turn the Acolyte in pivotal Star Wars.

[@BeyondTheTrailer]

haha :)

[@Ruylopez778]

People claimed Filoni would do that for the sequels. Still waiting...

[@ozzyalbor8292]

Grace is on the money! I couldn't get past the awkward dialogue. I agree with Grace, a hard reboot/reset would be best.

[@Gendgi]

"Keep Yoda out of this sh*t" LOOOOL Grace I almost spilled my coffee AHAHAHAHA...so good.

[@connor_phillipz5689]

I don't understand how you could possibly think the writing was good at any point in this show. It was bad all the way through. I think you're confusing enjoying the show with the actual quality of the product being put out. Then when you stopped liking it suddenly the writing was bad. Takes like this and your opinion of TLJ are why it can be difficult to watch your content sometimes and especially with Star Wars. I absolute love your coverage of the industry and the machinations that go on behind the scenes. But I give absolutely no value to your opinions on the actual content itself. A lot of the time it goes in reverse where if you think something is bad that's a sign to me that it's probably good. Such a strange dynamic that I haven't seen anywhere else.

[@itsandresmartinezzz]

What is beautiful about Star Wars is that there is something for everyone. Comics and books, animations, serious shows, non serious shows, prequels original and sequels…but who the heck was this show for?????

[@adarnia]

kids...to answer "everyone"

[@dibs1601]

Pathetic take man, at least watch the show

[@themadladorian4364]

​@@dibs1601How do you know he didn't watch it ?

[@itsandresmartinezzz]

@@dibs1601 I did watch the show

[@Ruylopez778]

Apparently it was for the 25% of Mandalorian viewership that also watched it. Except for week 2 it lost 24% of it's existing debut audience.

[@Itsonly_tuesday]

I cannot articulate this any other way than to say that this show feels like it was made with ill intent by bad actors

[@jony_b774]

Kathleen. She doesn't like Star Wars im starting to feel...she only likes her ideals

[@greysaku]

"Keep Yoda Outta This Shit"🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@kikogod]

Grace, this one of your most honest reviews. Thank you for that. One can tell that the sheer incompetence of the people involved in this show cannot be defended in any way.

[@-AtomsPhere-]

Thank God we had Dune this year.

[@dalyor8854]

Lets go over to the Boys finale tommorow and forget this😅

[@The_Rainbow_Kiwi]

“That was….interesting.” 😂😂💀 That really sums it up.

[@blakejones409]

These aren't characters: they're plot devices. Is this the new trend of writing started in Game of Thrones S8?

[@jmccflip]

Hey Grace, just wanted to let you know about the rule of Two. Sith apprentices take on acolytes as they plan to replace the master at some point. Palpatine did this when he took on Maul before he killed his master. Dooku also did this in the Star Wars: The Clone Wars show where he took both Asajj Ventress (who showed up in the Bad Batch) and Savage Oppress.

[@thomask9698]

You now you have a problem when even Grace can’t defend Disney anymore.

[@darthnemesis4853]

Wow!! Some very smart words in this review Grace. You gained a lot of respect from me. Thanks for the great work.

[@healsallwounds]

I’m a little unclear why Sol’s actions are unforgivable, and yet Qimir gets a pass for murdering Osha’s friends.

[@dafttool]

Osha & Mae were the last of their witch coven, & neither seemed particularly interested in holding onto the ways of their people. Mae, at least, should have shown some adherence to their witch ways, as she was into it more AND she had that rite of passage ceremony that was supposed to convey some significance. Osha never did the rite of passage ceremony.

[@sfdko3291]

They're literally just some girls. Like...there's nothing special with them aside from their traumatic situation. They have no unique power or ability or spell etc...

[@takanara7]

That Koril chick is probably still alive but the show basically just used her as mystery box fodder (Is *she* smilo ren? nope!) and now we have no idea what happened to her. (and also no one cares)

[@bmo6445]

Lmao “my force field was up “ 🤣 💀

[@danrichter9002]

These are not Jedi in this show.

[@TransConBrilliance]

Outsourced discount jedi.

[@therealjoemonroe]

Grace. The reason you are struggling to understand this show is because...IT'S BAD! Bad writing. Bad directing. Most of the characters are stupid and their motivations are laughable. I could go on for pages but there's no point. I just consider this whole show as fan fiction, BAD fan fiction. I will never watch it again.

[@920mario]

Her mother turned into a giant demon smoke monster and was turning may to dust he had to do something

[@MaxxRemKing1]

She actually sounds cool

[@TransConBrilliance]

She was just stretching. It was a long day.

[@patrickbehrend5403]

Power levels and motivations were all over the place from episode to episode. It was always only about what the script required next. Definately a NO on season 2

[@darkness2997]

I just had to come here and watch this for myself. lol🤣

[@benvergus1573]

First time viewer here, completly agree with your take on this. I felt literally disgusted and so angry after I had finished the last episode. Especially how they handled the jedi, was something i really hated during this entire series. Like you said too, they weren't any cool jedi. One I did like was Sol, but he was done so dirty in the end. Basically he just let Osha kill him, just like with Torbin. That's something I found so stupid too, what jedi kills himself? It's so not what a jedi would do. Even if they had made a mistake, they would go out of there way to make it right. And that would not be by killing themselves ofc. Glad it's done and hope season 2 never will be released.

[@dafttool]

That helmet looked like the mask the serial unaliver from Clive Barker’s “Nightbreed” wore

[@RossAllaire-wx4og]

I thought I knew it from somewhere! Thank you.

[@vegasgone07-dh4lb]

And that mask in Nightbreed was meant to be lame on purpose. To counter the monsters. Speaking of monsters Ralph Mcquarrie did the designs of them in the mural paintings in the caves at the beginning of the movie.

[@mmorgan1980]

It blows my mind that someone could watch this whole show and be surprised that the ending had terrible writing. This entire endeavor has been plagued by enormous plot holes, nonsensical character choices /motivations, a lack of narrative through line, and bad dialogue. I can't believe it was green lit in the first place. Also, if a male show runner gave his terrible actress wife a big part on his show, then I think Grace would call him out on it. But not Leslye!

[@dimtec]

A lot of excuses. Lost count of the times Grace said " I am sorry" and "I know some of you like the show". Looks like Grace is ashamed of saying the show is awful. Because it started badly and went downhill to a completely disaster.

[@shanemontgomery1358]

Sooooo I think it was fine. But not great. My two biggest issues I have with it is 1) May and OSHA are redundant and made the plot complicated and served only to give a twist everyone saw coming and 2) the pacing. This show did not know what it was or wanted to be, only a few events around which they built a plot, instead of the reverse. Focusing on Osha turning to the dark side should have been the focus of this, following her from idealistic rejected Padawan into investigating her mother’s death, the truth behind her life, and then turning evil. This should have happened in the middle of the series and the back half should have been her extracting vengeance.

[@shanemontgomery1358]

I would also add that OSHA would need a real, moral, and ethical Jedi to hunt her down in the back half of my proposal. Can you imagine how a real, trustworthy Jedi would play out against OSHA murdering her fellows one by one? And then realizing what the four rogue Jedi did, and not giving in to their schemes. A stand off in the finally between OSHA, the true Jedi, and Sol? Does the real Jedi side with OSHA? Forgive Sol? Turn them both into the council? And then, everyone except OSHA is killed by the Sith Master? Lurking in the shadows the rest of the series and suddenly, in the finale, he emerges and destroys the true Jedi and recruits Osha? The end would be the Sith and Osha leaving Brendok and planting the seeds for next season.

[@cortezrobinson6348]

You should've been the writer

[@shanemontgomery1358]

@@cortezrobinson6348 I didn’t even rely on ChatGBT for that either! 😳😳😳😛😛😛

[@GoldenNinja3000]

I adored this season finale, it stuck the landing in a way I really didn’t expect. I desperately need a Season 2 and really hope it’s renewed!

[@renegade4288]

Dawson's Creek + Twighlight + The Matrix ÷ Star Wars = The Acolyte

[@onelungg]

Grace is not afraid to be blacklisted in opposite to Star Wars Explained who is kissing those Disney cheeks as hard as he can.

[@bsreport8544]

It seemed like they just kept stretching out poorly thought out ideas to create eight very short episodes! Then they ran out of ideas and just called episode eight wait for it… Episode eight! So sad! I really really wanted this show to be great! I am Ready so very ready for some great Star Wars! Really enjoy your breakdowns and the job that you do! Sometimes we don’t agree but guess what that’s OK! I keep coming back to get a different perspective and that’s what we all should do.

[@cirugo7042]

the basic story would have been fine. The writing, characterization, and absurd plot devices killed it.

[@js2727]

Grace is coming to the Dark side. You feel burnt like Anakin embrace your anger.

[@allanchan1595]

I bet Palpatine is Osha and Darth Smiley's love child

[@GreggaraZZi]

That would match the insanity of this plot 😂

[@HanifBarnwell]

23andMe dna results say no

[@Blodhelm]

@@HanifBarnwell Darth Plagueus the Creep in the cave... You ARE the father!! *audience gasps, Osha runs backstage, Mask boy cries

[@jediryan9454]

I loved it all and YES I want a season 2.

[@MoONSHO7]

hope you change your rottentamoto critic score, reviewers being allowed to critically review something before the show has ended is so bad.

[@sashah2006]

Grace keeps apologizing to the "some of us who still liked this show." Who is she talking about? I honestly have not read a single comment in her Acolyte videos of people who actually liked this show.

[@Eyeroll_Tornado]

I believe she’s referring to the cancel culture twitter crowd.

[@MartyMcK]

This show portrayed the Jedi as the police when they always have been peace keepers.

[@jc2367]

lets all pretend this never happened

[@dafttool]

There should have been a scene when they returned to the witch hideout, showing a whole room of cobweb-covered skeletons where the coven died during their previous encounter with the Jedi. It would’ve been a good creepy element, plus it would help push Osha to the Dark Side. It was another lost opportunity.

[@ryanmaddugal8059]

This show was slapped together to spit at the old Star Wars fans, One last F-You from Kathleen Kennedy Before she kicks the uh, artoo