The Acolyte: The Power of Cringe

[@jbug1979]

watching yoda (and hearing frank oz) explain the force literally gave me goosebumps and brought a tear to my eye. that is the magic and wonder of star wars, which disney does not understand.

[@beavis1a03]

Correct. Me too. I did get goosebumps. That was discovering the Force, this is just nonsense.

[@englishlady9797]

.... and the thing is, there's no reason Yoda shouldn't actually be around when this series is set. I'm not a fan but the green troll should already be Grand Master even 116 years before the PT. There's no reason for this stupid.

[@mc.builder8267]

@@englishlady9797I’m sorry, this is only a hundred years before the prequels? Yoda was 700 when he died, he’s absolutely a Jedi at this time. Easily master and very likely grandmaster.

[@seriousnesstv7902]

Anyone who would hear that voice would cringe compared to this much more refined voice and yet the delivery of Frank Oz was so magical, so profound but the delivery here feels so bland, so egotistical and lacks any substance. This whole ritual perfectly encompasses everything wrong with the show, it’s cringe, lacks originality, doesn’t offer anything deep or thought provoking and contradicts the classic star wars trope of Good vs Evil. Why are modern writers so addicted to the idea of moral grey?? Are they trying to normalize evil by claiming it doesn’t exist?

[@seriousnesstv7902]

@@mc.builder8267It’s actually 100 years before the rise of the empire which started at the end of revenge of the sith

[@Lazarus_ReSpawn]

Dude said "This show was written by people who know nothing about Star Wars". Man, this show was written by people who know nothing about life itself.

[@charlesws7825]

They sure don't know a dang thing about writing. It takes knowing nothing about lesbians, either. Holy crap, all you have to do is treat them like human beings! Who else has seen Japanese Yuri? Who can remember "Bound" with Gina Gershon and Jennifer Tilly from the 1990s? This makes lesbians look horrible, it's THAT bad! 😔

[@sonicsnake44]

It's common knowledge that stone can easily light on fire.

[@slimbombur7922]

Also written by people who have no moral compass.

[@jpteknoman]

They did say that they explicitly hired writers who knew nothing about Star Wars.

[@npcimknot958]

Ahh so rich sheltered silver spooon kids.. ya sounds about right

[@arya8165]

Love how Hollywood doesn't allow black people to have any other hair style besides afros and dreadlocks.

[@sonicsnake44]

They don't allow them to have any fathers either.

[@roarbertbearatheon8565]

Maybe black people should make movies instead of waiting for whitey to hand them out

[@scribbles1424]

They're not even allowed to be regular people. Either stereotypes or Mary Sues.

[@christianefiorito3204]

Not at all a black stereotype.

[@DocMicrowave]

Even on a planet in a galaxy far far away.

[@bjornskivids]

The power of many...people turning off their TVs

[@Randomhero5756]

I cancelled my subscription after that and won't be going back to torture myself with more cringus maximus

[@mrpumperknuckles1631]

@@Randomhero5756wtf is that part I’m sorry what?

[@Randomhero5756]

@@mrpumperknuckles1631literally every second of the shytolyte

[@Manx36]

@@Randomhero5756what will you actually have to do with the rest of your life now 🙄

[@davejordan267]

Power of Manyyy 💅🏼

[@sirfuttbucker6067]

That chant scene is like a year 8 drama performance

[@AspasiaB]

Or second year modern interpretive dance. 😒

[@viscountrainbows2857]

Looked like they caught the actors doing an unironic feminist ritual while they happened to be in costume and kept it in because it was thematically apropos.

[@PassionataDance]

Hyena scene from lion King done by lesbians.

[@ThEoX7893]

Looked like some shit Gwyneth Paltrow would recommend on Goop lmfaoooooo

[@horrorman-er4nk]

Remember back when female characters were likeable

[@Vexarax]

I love Sorsha in the old Willow movie 💚

[@spiffygonzales5160]

Padme, Leia, Mon Mothma, Bastilla, Mara Jade, Asaj, vett, Jaiden.... those were the days :(

[@peterg9729]

@@spiffygonzales5160 He said likeable, not shaggable.

[@LordVulcan93]

Remember when they were fukable? Me either.

[@Fraggle-h7o]

Oh come on this is JUST like kill bill

[@huntclanhunt9697]

Someone call Grevious. He missed some witches.

[@alexshinra6722]

Pretty sure these are the outcast of the outcast witchs.

[@mihmo2663]

They didn't think to put fire extinguishers anywhere because the compound is MADE OF STONE... the most flammable stone ever.

[@ACEnBEAKY]

Jedi Fuel doesn't melt stone beams. Whine E-Lesbian was an inside job.

[@AegisAuras]

I like how they all died in one giant pile in the middle of a well ventilated room with a huge ceiling

[@davidburnett5049]

It is like a fireplace burning down

[@VespoLiveGaming]

Obviously, the stone is coated with jet fuel, duh

[@daishikaze3986]

Their base was carved out of Coal, simple as that :D

[@seancallaway5204]

"It'll make you cringe so hard you'll create a whole new set of abs." I'm fucking dying. 🤣🤣🤣

[@TheShindomaru]

My favorite was when the one lady yelled and cackled and no one else did, and then they played the sound bite of it again 2 seconds later 😂

[@SRMoore1178]

These are grown ass women writing, directing, and acting in this shyte.

[@Ramsey276one]

"Gina, QUIET!" ... *"GINA!"* XD

[@artnull13]

@@SRMoore1178yassss! Yassss!

[@6denashi608]

Are you saying that the ridiculous, random cackling in that scene was in the actual episode? Wow, I thought it was added by KZbinrs afterward for the purpose of mocking the script...

[@Ramsey276one]

@@6denashi608 They are doing it themselves! XD

[@winterwolfsden]

When a puppet provides a more moving, honest, endearing explanation of what the Force is... The Acolyte sucks.

[@sonicsnake44]

So true.

[@Call-me-Jester]

Hey, Jack! The last person who called Master Yoda a "puppet" got eaten by cannibals. Ohh, hang on there, doin' the Bidden. I forget which one of these brave Secret Service has presidential butt duty. Gotta go.

[@BlazeHeartPanther]

provided by the ever incredible ever lovable Frank Oz. A legendary Muppeteer, film director, and voice actor. You can feel the passion as he delivers his lines with such majestic gusto. Brought a bit of tears to my eyes T.T

[@remixsolo]

Evil people trying to write good people always leads to bad writing.

[@yepodolopoldo2786]

No one behind any of this is evil

[@Argengy21]

@@yepodolopoldo2786 Oh, the irony...

[@DarkSun123456789]

@@yepodolopoldo2786 Yes and Headland totally really really didn't know anything about what Harvey did. In what bubble wrap were you raised to be this unbearably naive lol.

[@richardblack3385]

Harvey weinstein had 4 assistants 3 said they knew he was abusing women, only Leslie Headband said she didnt but nooooobody behind this is evil. Not even the one working for a powerful billion dollar company with no prior history running a tv show....​@yepodolopoldo2786

[@yepodolopoldo2786]

@@DarkSun123456789 You have political brain rot and this comment, and the names you mentioned, mean nothing to me. If you're trying to imply that the people who made this show are evil---no, they're not. People you don't like aren't evil just because you say so. Find the evil.

[@donparedes9130]

"is it just perpetually wet?"... I almost crashed my truck 💀💀💀

[@charlesws7825]

Hey, when slamming clams, things are likely to get wet... 😁

[@quailstudios]

Lol x3

[@headkicked]

Mount WAP must've been burned by that same type of fire that survives in space.

[@MrsMacLover]

wow wow wow...wow

[@O4C209]

The witches are villains. All of these people working on Star Wars mistake the villains for the heroes. This has become a common issue over the past 20 years of Hollywood.

[@bjornskivids]

Disney has glorified the villain since Maleficent

[@DoctorOnce]

It’s all to make it easier for us to love the boot that stands on our face.

[@doublestarships646]

Women are in charge of this. They think their toxicity isn't toxic and love to think it's part of being a woman. It's narcissism.

[@mrpumperknuckles1631]

Not to mention the fact that they completely re-written what the witches were originally described, as in illustrated in Star Wars. Instead, they try to copy and paste literally every foreign stereotypical Strope, and of course, fail at it all at the same time. If you wanna know what the arm gestures that they’re doing originate from, it’s not something that’s made up in their heads, because it derived from a part of Buddhism involved a form of meditation. The practice is only used now for celebrational show that is related to Indonesian and Thai culture . It’s also used in Laos for celebrational dance within their own traditions. But the choreography of it is extremely different from what is being shown in the video, and to be honest is god awful.

[@LeoBeastmode]

@@bjornskivids But Maleficent movie was only 10 years ago.

[@georgechapman9688]

Are we sure this isn't a parody?

[@Sam_T2000]

it’s right-wing commentary on the dangers of fatherless homes 👍

[@revolvertaco7493]

Parody is dead.

[@ruthenius682]

Do you see porn? Then it isn't.

[@TheKpa11]

Yes and No. And they’re getting paid for doing each

[@davidburnett5049]

These writers dont understand parody so they probably didnt write any parody

[@NYCfrankie]

180 million dollars to produce this ladies and gentlemen 🤣🤣

[@EdB-qh4up]

Not a chance: L A U D E R I N G. Like Ukraine and Israel.

[@KyLewin]

To be fair, it’s just one episode, so only about $22.5 million… which means these first three episodes cost more than what it took to make the original Star Wars, even when adjusted for inflation!

[@viniciuscardoso8056]

🤔🤔 godzilla minus one 15 Million dollars is mysterious Disney such mysterious

[@ukguy]

This cost more to make than Dune and Interstellar! Let that sink in lol.

[@paulc3752]

Each episode of the Acolyte cost about $21 million. It's looks like dog shit, with cheap set designs, customers and garbage writing. Each. Episode. The Expanse, one of the most highly rated, polished and well-written science fiction shows on Amazon cost between $2 to 3 million per episode. Let THAT sink in.

[@SpaceMike3]

I had to skip the intro mate. It's too painful to view again after Nerdrotic and the critical drinker.

[@boatymcboatface666]

Disparu's review is fking funny as fk😂 So on point, in fact so as not to watch this bs, I'm just going to let Disparu watch his reviews, 😂

[@mattt2277]

The power of many!!!

[@longtsun8286]

​@@boatymcboatface666Disney keeps making films and TV shows whose KZbin reviews are more entertaining than the films and TV shows themselves! That's how EPIC FAIL the company is!

[@miketurner2095]

Yeah no. Stop gaslighting people.

[@DiscoFinalBoss]

@@boatymcboatface666Disparu’s reviews are always a good time

[@TheXpompier]

I need to apologize to Jar Jar Binks for some of the things that I have said in the past. Hey Jar Jar, meesa sorry, meesa was wrong. No hard feelings, okie day?

[@marcwilliams9824]

That's like apologising to cold sores because herpes isn't as bad as AIDS...

[@TankHunter678]

Honestly, Jar Jar as a character at least tried to get better and be less silly as the story went on. He went through some character development and shifted from pure comic relief. He was a fool, but he made the effort and tried to get better.

[@edward3190]

The only way to save this mess is ... Darth Jar Jar

[@miless544]

Best comment ever: "Even a long time ago in a galaxy far, far away black kids still don't have a father."

[@continentaldrift2170]

The showrunners inadvertently created an episode of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit dealing with sapphic space eugenicists with a penchant for faith-based homeschooling.

[@Ramsey276one]

O M G XD

[@crakhaed]

Awesome 😂

[@GodOfPlague]

Lol you win the internet 😎

[@TheAttendee]

That chant literally feels like watching a cheer team hype themselves up before a game. I can't with this

[@raccoons_stole_my_account]

exactly

[@jamesalexhowlett]

Remember: the writers strike happened so they could be paid more to write this.

[@SOC675]

True

[@baronhelmut2701]

Exactly. Ive been saying it since then. Going on strike is for people who do their work correctly. Not for special snowflakes that didnt work a day in their lifetime.

[@WolfWood893]

The power of one, the power of two, the power of me cringing!

[@ingridwolfe7016]

I was honestly waiting for “The power of three” and then the Charmed sisters reveal that they’re the leaders

[@dennisrounds1996]

The power of poon The Power of Tang The POWER of COOCHIE

[@corneliuselbourne1044]

​@@dennisrounds1996lmao accurate.

[@ThespianPrince13]

What could’ve been: ✅ Sith perspective story. ✅ Mature and grounded story similar to Andor but with the mysticism of the Dark Side. ✅ Well-written Sith protagonists part of a two-person organization in a thousand-year conspiracy to upset the Galactic status-quo . ✅ New Star Wars timeline. Reality: ❌ The Acolyte…. “The power of one, the power of two. The power of many.”

[@matheuss886]

I was losing my sides realizing how garbage that shit is but your comment just made me sad, really, for I've realized what could've been. So many interesting ideas to explore and they chose this.

[@ThespianPrince13]

@@matheuss886 Exactly. They could’ve taken inspiration from many EU sources and actually craft a good story. Sadly, it isn’t the case.

[@deniseallisonstout1901]

Makes you want to gouge your own eyes out don’t it?

[@ahabthedragon2164]

Why couldn’t we just have a normal sith show man

[@someguy_6398]

Could've had Tenebrous, Plagueis and the rise of Sidious.....

[@CAPT6875]

Strap on, I mean, strap in for some really apathetic shit. 😢

[@ppsarrakis]

hahaha good one

[@Insideman666]

It’s like they rage at the thought of men in general enjoying anything that doesn’t involve females or gay sht 🥹

[@SiriuslyBlack7]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😝

[@albatross4920]

Valkyre is that you?!

[@WhiskyCardinalWes]

I see what you did there. Well done you!!

[@daltonmortimer7735]

I naively assumed that what Ashoka did to the Night Sisters couldn't get worse , Alas, I should have known better

[@arwenstrong2818]

Oh dear God, did they bring back the Night Sisters for Ahsoka? I stopped watching before TROS but the Clone Wars series is my favorite Star Wars media. Knowing that show has them kind of makes me wish they had all died in the cartoon series. 🤦‍♀️

[@wavetactics13]

@@arwenstrong2818 Outside of Clone Wars they've had a Nightsister in the Fallen Order games, and in Ahsoka Thrawn seemingly has three/four working with him. I have no idea why though, they aren't from the final episode of Rebels, and I have little interest in watching Ahsoka to find out. All I know is they brought back the zombie spell.

[@miketurner2095]

Who cares about the night sisters?

[@daltonmortimer7735]

@@miketurner2095 I do , they're my favorite faction that's neither Jedi nor Sith, but your unwarranted pompousness is duely noted, have fun enjoying only the most normie parts of any given franchise. ROFL

[@petriew2018]

@@arwenstrong2818 they did. They used literal magic. To create literal zombies. how the actual fuck they're going to reconcile magic existing and this new dumbass 'thread' thing is legitimately beyond me. The magic system of star wars has become completely FUBAR...

[@ravenshrike]

This show was written before South Park's "put a chick in it and make her gay" episode. It would have been mostly complete before October 2022, a full year before the Panderverse South Park episode released.

[@supermanprime6758]

Put some lame gay in it and make some chicks

[@randomstuff2702]

It was joke

[@chrisbaker8533]

written maybe(if you call this writing), but not filmed. Principal photography began on october 30, 2022 Pandervere aired on october 27 2022. That's three days before they began shooting. Also, you apparently missed the entire point of the joke in south park.

[@ravenshrike]

@@chrisbaker8533 Panderverse aired OCT 2023. Also, this episode clearly shows that the joke isn't one. It's reality.

[@chrisbaker8533]

@@ravenshrike Oops, my bad, misread my source.

[@masamune2984]

I feel bad for those IRL twins. They are AWFUL actors at this point, but that shouldn’t be held against them. But now, this will be their audition tape, and that’s often a career killer.

[@DarkSun123456789]

They are actually twins? Wow, they have such a different facial structure, i thought they cast 2 similar looking girls and didn't understand why.

[@weipingtoh6756]

They should be considered good actors for pulling through such a crap script with straight faces. Just imagine having to be in the center of the ladies, listening to that cringe song and not laughing. I would even praise the singers to be able to sing it through without laughing.

[@MustardSkaven]

@@DarkSun123456789 They're fraternal twins, not identical twins.

[@harrymasonsm]

Manipulating life with the force is called Force Alchemy. Its the very reason The Jeh'dai broke into two separate camps to begin with. What these witches did is create life with the force. Similar to what Plagis TRIED to do and failed, but caused the force to answer back by creating Anakin. So yea, the witches were messing in the force's domain. A very sithy thing to do.

[@matheuss886]

What's worse is realizing Disney's utmost disregard for the franchise and its rules by delegating success to an nearly-impossible task to a coven of random witches who do not sound very bright. It's self-entitlement at its very core.

[@TankHunter678]

Then you look at how their creation ultimately destroyed them by going out of control and it is like the Force smacking them upside the head with a "this is why you do not do this".

[@danielberg5049]

Huh. Somebody named Osha and no fire extinguishers.

[@cadmanfox]

lol

[@0tt0z]

Her last name is Violation.

[@newtpondskipper]

Ok let's all give some respect to the costume dept. They made a nod to nerd culture by making the witches robes out of Crown Royal bags that nerds keep our dice in. 👏👏👏

[@Marcooooooooooooooooooooo]

This should be the top comment 😂👏

[@Mr.PepeSilvia]

I had the same thought about the Crown Royal bags 😂

[@FullFNCode]

now I can't unsee it.

[@susandolan9543]

Also, the "Witches" live in stone houses, in a stone mountain. Fire can't burn stone.

[@StormKoriHQ]

I'm so glad I stopped caring about Star Wars a while ago or I'd be mad as hell right now

[@SageOfLimitlessHands]

The Panderverse was never just a joke.

[@wesley3300]

“The Thread is not a power to wield…so anyway, if you pull on it, you have the power to change everything!”

[@shanenolan5625]

One of the writers said headland asked her how familiar she was with star wars ? She said its an old movie with Harrison ford in space with a walking dog . Hedland lol and said your hired.

[@Jonas-lj8ul]

Kinda like hiring a heart surgeon who thinks a scalpel is something that comes after k but before p that you put on your scalp.

[@jamesgrisham6827]

Wow, I’m pretty sure people starving in third world countries could give a better answer than that. If you’re that ignorant of the source material why are you choosing to write for a Star Wars show? Like holy shit just why?

[@shanenolan5625]

Hmm agreed

[@urmum.comlel]

​@@jamesgrisham6827 she picked them because they arent fans it has from the word go, been a giant pair of middle fingers to people who enjoyed Lucas's works. She didnt want anyone that might actually try to steer this ship away from the rocks on board.

[@primafacie5029]

The power of [deleted] compels you!!!

[@supermanprime6758]

Meat curtains? Kentucky blue grass? The man in the boat?

[@madambutterfly1997]

And they managed to conceive two children through the force on purpose meanwhile Anakin's entire conception was a freak accident indirectly caused by Darth Plagueis. And i say freak accident cuz it's very much implied that Anakin's conception isn't something that could be replicated on purpose

[@francorodriguez-vr8ri]

Anakin’s birth was actually a freak accident. Plagueis and Palpatine were originally using the Dark side to attempt to create a weapon to destroy the Jedi. The Force itself intervened during this and did what Plagueis and Palpatine wanted, creating Anakin, only the Force did this for the purpose of Anakin to destroy the Sith as the Chosen One and in a twist of karmic fate toward the Sith. …at least, that was supposed to be how it happened and how the story should have ended. And then came the Sequel trilogy, and all the madness and chaos, including this show, that would follow

[@viniciuscardoso8056]

Woke agenda dont care

[@madambutterfly1997]

Through the power of the scissor...i mean thread.... they conceived children that is biologically both theirs🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@HOKKIS99]

Then if the Horn Lady carried them, why don't they share any things from her, like her horns or hair or anything??

[@alexeimartina2251]

that scissoring of threads sounded like a banjo

[@mechgouki7999]

The actors were very professional for filming this with a straight face.

[@KatallinaVT]

"Is it perpetually wet?" I'm choking on my Dr. Pepper over here. 🤣🤣🤣

[@Leon-bc8hm]

Like snails.

[@fionnaitsradag5152]

Osha just wanted to get out of space Jonestown before her "mothers" made her drink the koolaid.

[@AbsentMinded619]

If it was like Jonestown they’d be atheists.

[@CorbCorbin]

“Listen, listen Ray! You’re chanting. You’re chanting! I’m not listening, anymore, Satan is good, Satan is your pal…”

[@TonySylvesterOhio]

The burbs......a movie about 1000x superior to whatever this is.

[@HansKlopek]

Sardine?

[@stevenjohnson2886]

@@HansKlopek Its ok i called the pizza dude

[@boatymcboatface666]

The whole place was mostly made of rock and metal, how the hell did it catch fire!😂

[@thanatosdriver1938]

I think it’s reasonable to suggest unique material than elements we are familiar with on earth

[@boatymcboatface666]

😂 stop, just stop 😂​@@thanatosdriver1938

[@wilberwhateley7569]

Because the plot required it to happen…

[@SiriuslyBlack7]

SCISSOR ME TIMBERS!!!☠️

[@theghostofmaximumvolume3414]

🎶 "I don't feel like dancin', dancin'..." 🎶 - Scissor Sisters

[@stephenpmurphy591]

Hey, running & scissoring is dangerous....Cringe.

[@CorbCorbin]

This is worse direction, than the Yakety Sax chase, between child Leia and Flea’s gang. Both shows were given to people, who just weren’t qualified to show run and direct an entire Star Wars show. The direction of dialogue, feels like a bad first timer.

[@SiriuslyBlack7]

Yakety Sax!!Reminds me of when they played it in V for Vendetta!!🤣🤣🤣

[@WhiskyCardinalWes]

The bad dialogue sounds like ChatGBT got some really bad prompts and no one knew better!

[@VorxDargo]

How the hell has Kennedy and her lacks not been fired yet? Seriously they lose billions for Disney at this point. What the hell does she had on Iger that lets her stay? This is the only thing i can come to given how bad every Star Wars project has been. There is no other questions needed to be asked.

[@HansKlopek]

She knows the truth about Heather O'Rourke

[@viniciuscardoso8056]

They want agenda not money

[@savioblanc]

Remember when Heath Ledger's Joker burnt a pile of cash and said, "it's not about money, it's about sending a message" This is what is going on. You think Disney or anyone in the top echelons of American liberal society give a fk about money, when the Fed can keep printing as much money as it wants to and keep funding them? This isn't about the money because they don't need to worry about money. This is about sending a message. And the message is quite clear, isn't it?

[@TheKpa11]

The company loses money But their funds are separate from the company. They’re still getting paid, and they’ll fund that into other things. The company is just a thing for them to build from anything. “Disney” is not a person. It’s a body infected with parasites looking to only feed themselves until it’s used up and decayed, then it’ll latch onto a new body

[@marcwilliams9824]

Makes you wonder what's really going on. Shareholders (aka. rich people) generally aren't stupid, generally don't like watching their investments lose value & confidence, etc., yet that's exactly what's happening here. Why?

[@EbenezerEibenhardt]

"Against the assault of laughter, nothing can stand." -M. Twain

[@ericlee4177]

Just a reminder this show cost $10 million less than Dune Part 2. This is painfully bad and quite honestly outside of money laundering I don't know how this gor made.

[@tylerb727]

It was stated in a novel that Plagueis and Sidious at some point performed a dark side ritual, sith alchemy. This wounded the force itself, this has happened before in the era of Darth Revan. The force then acted against the sith and created Anakin the prophesied chosen one. Star wars theory brings up this point in his video on episode 3 of the acolyte. Would recommend watching, the video not the show.

[@supermanprime6758]

Anakin murdered children and was complicit in the death of billions That “Bring balance and chosen one” shit only makes sense if the balance he brought was by killing all the jedi Throwing one old man down a pit doesn’t balance shit, dig it?

[@jacobdill4499]

Which novel & is it Legends or Disney canon?

[@tylerb727]

@@jacobdill4499 I believe it was I the novel, Star Wars Darth Plagueis. It might be canon? The story focuses on Plagueis and Sidious. Another great novel I have personally read is Star Wars Red Harvest. A story set in the time of the old republic, on a sith planet with zombies created by mad science and sith alchemy. This story is Star Wars legends.

[@urmum.comlel]

​@@supermanprime6758 yeah that's exactly what balancing the force meant. Post Anakin becoming Vader only 2 true jedi and 2 true sith remained... at least until all the eu additions that see vader hunting jedi for a while after his rebirth as a cyborg.

[@killer3000ad]

​@@supermanprime6758Darth Sidious was the imbalance in the Force and Anakin brought the balance by killing him.

[@chriskoeder1229]

They have now completely destroyed Anakin Skywalker and his character's legacy. His sacrifice meant nothing and his back story is no longer even unique.

[@brettdavidson3866]

It's not you know you can have your own headcannon right

[@marcrodriguez5007]

​@@brettdavidson3866 Everything after Revenge of the Sith is BAD fan fiction

[@Nanixashi]

But Anakin destroyed a bunch of innocents on board the Death Star, so what they’re doing is justified… 🤦‍♀️

[@englishlady9797]

@@Nanixashi That was Tarkin.

[@TomasFunes-rt8rd]

@@englishlady9797 Read it again. He said the Death Star, not Alderaan.

[@adityawidarma3803]

"we were hunted because some people thinks our power is dark" Said the same cult wearing dark outfit and communing at a dark place

[@dude97x]

:Dd

[@conradaster3764]

I feel like they tried to steal the beniJesuit from Dune but they only read half a wiki page about it...

[@DarksideGmss0513]

Gee it's not like star wars was originally a dune ripoff or anything

[@TheSuperappelflap]

Bene Geserit

[@jamesgrisham6827]

“BeniJesuit” you sure you know how to read there buddy?

[@conradaster3764]

@@TheSuperappelflap thank you!

[@conradaster3764]

@@jamesgrisham6827 are you? Someone already corrected me🤨😂

[@wun1gee]

In the RotS novel Anakin didn't care about the rank of Master. The only reason he wanted it was because only Masters could enter the Jedi Archives, and he wanted to get into the Archives to look up ways to save Padme. The movie didn't do him any favors by leaving that part out.

[@buster3041]

Anakin always had a drive for power and pride

[@GodOfPlague]

George didn't do Anakin many favors either by chosing to make him petulant in the movies. Anakin in the Clone Wars is an amazing character, and even though you know he has to fall you still kind of want him to pull through it all.

[@Kendreyek]

Even after everything Kennedy has done to Star Wars, Yoda's speech still gave me chills.

[@samvimes9510]

Looks like Star Wars is finally getting its She-Hulk moment

[@fionnaitsradag5152]

"The cringe will be with you, always." 😅

[@WildZephyr]

It's like we walked into the wrong genre.

[@TrueKoalaKnight]

Forget the fire extinguishers. How did a candle set fire to a stone and metal building? They're not flammable.

[@pvtmarcos]

I just don’t understand how these people who are in charge of the Star Wars IP have no desire to continue the rules and continuity of established lore. You could still tell all of these female centric stories within the established lore. Why transform it into nonsensical trash???

[@talaris-uk]

Narcissism. That and the dogmatic view that everything created by a white man is bad and must be destroyed.

[@HOKKIS99]

Because you have to treat down everything that came before so you can remake it into your (perfect) vision. "Let the past die, Kill it if you have to" is actually just their philosophy spelled out.

[@matsknudsen8309]

reading the lore time frome sosial media and to resetrictive . its to hard to try to fitt my woke story in to the lore

[@VladMcCain]

Literally 50+ years of books and comics with better female/minority/whatever creations and stories.

[@bassforhire555]

Took me a bit, but I figured out what the chanting scene reminded me of You ever see those group therapy sessions? Usually all women, 15 or 20 maybe, in some kind of public place, chanting some poorly thought out affirmation of some kind, at least 2 of them are convulsing for seemingly no reason? Yeah. That.

[@BruderSenf]

i felt a great disturbance in "the thread", like many powered off their TV

[@HeRa06Ram]

The fact that the chant and dancing was so spotlighted means that in Disney's evil twisted mind that was going to become iconic and we were gonna get people at comic con performing it massively and singing "the power of one the power of two Jada Jada"

[@nuclearmedicineman6270]

It's just hard to wrap my head around this.. think about it; at least a hundred people involved in the production and marketing, saw this and everyone went "yea, this is good, let's go with this."

[@barbaraselletti6520]

The real heroes here are indeed the editors...

[@joshfdesigns]

"I grew up surrounded by scissors." Bob Feta, probably.

[@thestarwarsman573]

I never thought I'd live to see the day that Star Wars got a show that's the equivalent of The Rings of Power, but I'm not entirely surprised.

[@arthurballs9632]

HotD about to hand out a ratings and pop culture impact wupping to this shitshow

[@ppsarrakis]

This reminded me of the Charmed series,"The power of three" only that one was 100 times better....

[@DarkSun123456789]

Miss the OG charmed. Was a bit cringy at times, but still 100 better than this and 90 times better than the "remake".

[@Kiyoone]

Freud explains A LOT. Jeez, those people need therapy before taking head of any multi-million hollywood movie production.

[@masamune2984]

There’s no way a show could be worse or more of a slap in the face to fans than “Rings of Power.” And yet…here we are.

[@reviewbomb85]

The worst part of this whole thing is when the rest of them sing the word "Many", a few of them are singing flat. and it kills my ears.

[@paulsoldner9500]

The thing no one seems to understand about these characters is that the filmmakers view horrible characteristics as positive traits, while the rest of the planet sees them as the grotesqueries they are. And then are confused by how we're supposed to sympathize with clearly evil people.

[@Vespyr_]

I literally haven't seen a single positive take on this show on KZbin. I've been searching. Not one.

[@DarkSun123456789]

Oh you can find it. You have clowns like the Reel Rejects having positive takes and some other Disney Shills.

[@JustinTrudeau1971]

I haven’t either. I’m wondering if it’s an algorithm thing but every single video skewers this show.

[@Vespyr_]

@@JustinTrudeau1971 Nah even if you're not logged in. You can type "I love the Acolyte" or "The Acolyte is actually good!" or "The Acolyte is the best show ever" etc literally nothing.

[@KeytarArgonian]

Honestly I thought the Witches all offed themselves, like they went full Wako.

[@rollingrock5143]

The force went from new age spiritualism with purposeful mysticism and vagueness to some kind of Burbank, CA cult.

[@buccaneercat]

I swear to god, that “power of many” clip is so far removed from Star Wars… it simply cannot be canon… it can’t. I won’t believe it… I REFUSE to believe it….. Leslye and Kathleen have DESTROYED what was left of Star Wars… and it wasn’t much… hooooly shit, I need a pallet cleanser after watching that vomit inducing bilge…

[@Jonas-lj8ul]

Firefly, my shiny friend. That'll do 'er. Go watch Firefly... and pray they never try to reboot THAT for a "modern audience".

[@Brioshie]

Unlike the showrunners YOU have a problem: you know Star Wars

[@johns.1854]

My favorite part was when Boba Fett said the sea is always right

[@ALmizzle415]

The witches are dressed like they are sponsored by crown royal.

[@lostvayne9146]

The power of one... The power of two... The power of maaaannyyyy... ahhhHH \o/ - gynocentric matriarchal sisterhood

[@faeembrugh]

One, two...uh, many. I see these witches are all powerful but basic numeracy is a bit of a problem.

[@SiriuslyBlack7]

yeeyeeyeeyeeyeeyeeyeeeeee!🤮

[@doyouwanttogivemelekiss3097]

​@@faeembrugh in many (ancient) cultures, there is a large number synonymous with "many", e.g. 10'000. But I don't think any real culture stopped counting after 2. That's literally r-....

[@KhanjoOfEthiopia]

the scene from the intro bit, it's like watching people who took their ayahuasca trip WAY too seriously and they feel the need to act like that for the rest of their life

[@edwardp7725]

In Shatterpoint(which should hopefully still be canon) Mace Windu goes to Haruun Kal and runs into this tribal chief that literally taps into the dark side and draws power from the actual jungle they are in. He only went there because he was told his student fell to the Dark side and was there. There are definitely plenty of non-Jedi force users that are left alone unless they do something bad. Btw that is one of the best Star Wars books ive ever read, if you want something to cleanse your palette of this filth please read that book.

[@insomniacresurrected1000]

Ricky G laughing made me laugh. 😂

[@scribbles1424]

They really thought this was high art didn't they? They been trying to replace Anakin and every male lead for a while now. That will bring in the views.

[@Blyegh]

The power within… The power within… … *BY THE POWER WITHIIIIINNNNN*

[@MmmCheetohs]

That “one, two, power of many” ritual reminds me of a kindergarten teacher teaching her class how to count. 😂

[@setzergambel]

Where to start with the acolyte? The power cord to your screen and pulling it out of the wall

[@SheldonAdama17]

The Office: “Scott’s Tots” triggered the most secondhand embarrassment ever. Acolyte: Hold my green milk.

[@TonySylvesterOhio]

It's not implied they were created with the force, it's outright stated.

[@jorgemigueltavares6041]

These people have no idea what Star Wars is about, right? There's no way they know what they're doing. No way.

[@thanatosdriver1938]

What is it about?

[@richardgesegnet5481]

Its about taking your money. They did it. They have no problem with it. Stop buying into Disney. We complain and complain but why should we. Starwars ended in the mid 2000's when clone wars died. Were the ones paying for this

[@hideshisface1886]

We all owe a Holiday Special an apology.

[@Jonas-lj8ul]

Not me, I always liked it. It's at least legitimately funny ON PURPOSE.

[@briananderson1201]

Just wait until episode #4, when they lose their power because it's that time of the month for the thread.

[@WhiskyCardinalWes]

I'm gonna need a restock of my bar if I'm going to sit through episode 4. I can't watch this show while being anywhere near the zip code of Sober.

[@Jonas-lj8ul]

I couldn't be on the same PLANET as sober. Pity I don't drink anymore....

[@hezekiahthomas837]

Honestly for the first time I'm starting to genuinely consider my star wars fandom like it is really worth it at this point

[@BillThomasGuitars]

I thought it couldn't get worse than "The Sea is always right" but, here we are...

[@Msmithjonesraven]

I mean and I literally mean that even a bad show like book of boba fett looks like a gem in front of this.

[@soberossack6610]

I have watched it today... That was painful. OMG, it's so bad...

[@AgentSmith1991]

Why would you do that to yourself? We have brave men and women on the KZbin Frontlines watching this sh*t on your behalf, you needn't suffer this fate!

[@DarkSun123456789]

Stop watching ffs. Watch Disparu or Critical Drinker or some other youtuber breaking down the "plot" and mocking it. 10 times more entertaining and no viewtime for Disney. Been doing this so long, i never even bothered to get Disney+ in the first place.

[@buckoQuentin]

When one can't be told anything, they tend to fall victim to their own hubris.

[@peskylisa]

They look nightmarishly horrible

[@Jbaquero98]

The story feels like it was written by middle aged women trying to be one of the cool kids and dont realize how cringe they sound