The Acolyte - The Message Is Strong With This One

Another day, another crushingly mediocre Star Wars product from Disney Lucasfilm to consume. Let's get this over and take a look at the first trailer for The Acolyte.

[@DiiGiiTAL]

"...milked to death by a massive, money-hungry corporation who never understood what made it good in the first place..." is so fucking painfully accurate, Drinker.

[@PAKGCOD]

Finally it’s completed: kzbin.info/www/bejne/h4DSnqGqbt6tpqs

[@PAKGCOD]

Literally just money hungry

[@dean_l33]

@@PAKGCOD If they're so money hungry, they'd focus on you know not losing money. But it seems every decision is made knowing they'll lose money

[@Christrulesall2]

Disney is killing star wars. It doesn't make sense.😖

[@shavenyak1]

@@dean_l33 In their echo chamber, and during 2020 and 2021 when many of these decisions were green-lit, I think they did intend to make money by virtue signaling all the way to the bank. Unfortunately, they didn't anticipate people would become sick of the consequences these progressive ideologies have on society and are paying the price.

[@justlivin2499]

Jedi master: “Close your eyes, what do you see?” Youngling: “I see a man, he was in the Amazon with my mother as she was researching spiders right before she died.”

[@PAKGCOD]

It’s finally completed: kzbin.info/www/bejne/h4DSnqGqbt6tpqs

[@PAKGCOD]

Literally the whole plot

[@serenas5411]

😭🤣💀

[@exeterjedi6730]

I'm ashamed that I first thought 'warehouse' before I thought 'jungle'.

[@Isaac_potion]

😂😂😂😂

[@martinbanda9593]

Jedi master: “Close your eyes, what do you see?” Youngling: “I see a personal assistant that kept silent and let atrocious things happen to other women.”

[@darpanbhuyan1909]

underrated!

[@ladarren6401]

💅💅

[@ajackuniverse5831]

Has she been accused of anything? If not, why is she to blame for his actions?

[@martinbanda9593]

@@ajackuniverse5831 #believeher it pays to be part of a certain community

[@ladarren6401]

@@ajackuniverse5831 she’s not and that’s not what we’re doing but do be her right hand man is suspicious and completely backwards to everything in her woke agenda

[@negruvadalamuie5461]

Star Wars isn't dead, its in our hearts and memories. That is something they can't take away no matter how hard they try.

[@warlock-uv7yn]

Nah. Not even there. It's just a ruined legacy not worthy of remembrance or attention.

[@negruvadalamuie5461]

@@warlock-uv7yn I disagree, forgetting the original movies is what they'd want. I won't do that.

[@warlock-uv7yn]

@@negruvadalamuie5461 they want us to keep consuming or make others consume it by talking about it. Pretending it doesn't exist is the answer.

[@markcab2055]

I will always like the 3 original star wars, got the laser disk versions, but now a days, the dam force is dead, star wars is dead moving forward.

[@sarahb.7175]

I watched my first Star Wars movie in May (Phantom Menace). I'm hoping to watch the other... five... this summer!

[@Onedreamtolive]

"Star Wars saved my life." Anakin: "LIAR!"

[@PAKGCOD]

Finally it’s completed: kzbin.info/www/bejne/h4DSnqGqbt6tpqs

[@PAKGCOD]

Liar lol

[@singleplayerreview3238]

The drinker should edith the video with that

[@badouplus1304]

@@singleplayerreview3238 Or with "I HATE YOU!!!!!"

[@damianplasencia2708]

@@badouplus1304 that makes no sense...liar is the better choice

[@kyresefleming983]

Star Wars has become your drunken toxic ex trying to win you back with more disappointment.

[@PAKGCOD]

It’s finally completed: kzbin.info/www/bejne/h4DSnqGqbt6tpqs

[@PAKGCOD]

Drunken lol

[@prisonmike729]

God that’s spot on my ex is a major drunk I could swear she has Russian in her but no she’s just a drunk 😂 bitch can go through a gallon of vodka in 2 days smh last time I saw her was when I broke up with her she all I remember was her pouring a full glass of vodka with a drip of seltzer and I had to question life and myself and said yeah you need to get the fuck out of my house here’s 200 so you can get a room and fuck off that was the last time I seen her she was pathetic just like star wars

[@us3990]

😂💯

[@Jasper_Silva]

I'm not getting back with you, you Vadered way too many times.

[@halslusher6030]

Remember light Sabers are no longer fatal even if it leaves a hole where organs should be.

[@Avalon991]

It's just not fatal to cardboard characters:)

[@Dragonman1OOO]

They are only fatal if you are a white hetero man - Looking at Qui-Gon Jinn.

[@emreeren13]

She literally admits that her working method is "fake it till you make it" and that she has no clue at all.

[@chemicalprophecy]

and it shows

[@emreeren13]

@@chemicalprophecy So let's hire her, right?! 🤪

[@chemicalprophecy]

@@emreeren13 She is the one!!

[@emreeren13]

@@chemicalprophecy Yes, fulfilled the prophecy is! The chosen one she is!

[@chemicalprophecy]

@@emreeren13 prophecy misread could have been?

[@syntheticmode]

Star Wars died the moment it tried to sell that Luke, who fought desperately to turn his father back to the light, tried to kill his nephew because of a nightmare he had.

[@Objective-Observer]

oh, padiwan, they killed it with the second trilogy. The fall from grace has been long, slow, and agonizing.

[@CrispyHulk1]

Died even more when disney decided to depict Luke Skywalker as a pathetic, grumpy alien titty sucking simp rather than a master of The Force with his successful, thriving Jedi Academy and all its students

[@yol_n]

The prequels weren't much better.

[@xuvial1391]

Star Wars died with the Prequels.

[@A7XKoRnRocks1]

@@xuvial1391 Nah the prequels are neat, they have their bad moments and some jaw dropping amazing moments, nothing done yet has beaten the light saber duels of Episode 3, Revenge of the Sith is probably top 3 best Star Wars movies of all time.

[@joesmutz9287]

"I see light" "I see fire" "I see dead franchises"

[@PAKGCOD]

It’s finally completed: kzbin.info/www/bejne/h4DSnqGqbt6tpqs

[@PAKGCOD]

Well, it’s original

[@ryanbaker5296]

I SEE PRIDE I SEE POWER I SEE A BAD ASS MUTHA WHO DON'T TAKE NO CRAP OFFA NOBODY

[@theunknowncommenter725]

​@@ryanbaker5296 I wish I could give you multiple thumbs up for the Cool Runnings reference!

[@theunknowncommenter725]

I see London I see France I see someone's underpants

[@angrysonicbird6779]

"A Star Wars movie with no war." Ah yes, who wouldn't want to watch a batman movie without batman?

[@justaguy6133]

Gotham

[@MaticTheProto]

@@justaguy6133 Suicide squad

[@christophermonteith2774]

I mean, joker was pretty good, if that counts

[@angrysonicbird6779]

@christophermonteith2774 that's not a batman movie, though. It's a Joker movie.

[@butterman6872]

More like a Batman movie with no “Bat”, just “man” and it’s about the everyday life of an ordinary lower-middle class man living in Gotham

[@emilholst9789]

"The jedi are no longer mysterious space wizards, they are space social workers. Which is not a bad thing" - Grace Randolph/Beyondthetrailer.

[@Luridus2]

"That's one big pile of shit." - Ian Malcolm

[@bigal8752]

😂😂😂

[@PAKGCOD]

Finally it’s completed: kzbin.info/www/bejne/h4DSnqGqbt6tpqs

[@PAKGCOD]

That’s fair

[@kardnails8729]

It's shite!

[@patrioticcat5768]

"Yeah" - John wick

[@TimShoup-og4md]

When you’re so done with Star Wars that you had no idea this even existed until now.

[@Billsnz]

That’s me with almost everything lately, I blame Obama

[@elLooto]

Its been all downhill since the extended versions with awful cg insterted scenes that were supposed to get everyone excited in the leadup to the aptly titled _Phantom Anus_

[@Justarandomguy492]

Same

[@AmoreG94]

Omg 😂 I just realized that

[@user-sw7os5rp9h]

I don't know why people have not boy-cotted Disney after 4 years. Spread the word to boycott, boycott, boycott

[@tarikkhabouiz9019]

Star wars without war , Madmax without Max , oh what a day what a beautiful day !!!

[@lisboah]

When the intro said that the galaxy has been enduring centuries of peace, I already knew that this series was doomed. A galaxy in peace for centuries? That's not even possible on our planet, much less in a galay with thousands of planets and hundreds of species.

[@comentariopolitico1014]

They came up with a "great" concept for sagas: Indiana Jones WITHOUT Indiana Jones, Star Wars WITHOUT Luke Skywalker, Mad Max WITHOUT Mad Max, Mandalorian WITHOUT Mandalorian, and so on...

[@Watcher4111]

Now all its black and gay and lame. Time to off

[@dun769]

Often times in Shakespeare, you see the villains sort of winning… But then they become the victims of their own evil and destroy themselves. That perfectly describes the people who run Star Wars for Disney. Yes, they may have won, but the kingdom they rule is a pale joke in the shadow of what Star Wars once was. So you have to ask yourself: did they really win anything?

[@randomrey6568]

The trailer was self aware in those first few seconds saying we shouldn't trust them; thanks for the honesty Disney

[@PAKGCOD]

It’s finally completed: kzbin.info/www/bejne/h4DSnqGqbt6tpqs

[@PAKGCOD]

Disney, who would’ve guessed

[@gladiatorscoops4907]

Can we also thank them for their YT comments section - literally the best thing to come out from this show.

[@farmerpandasyoutube4800]

"its about power and who wields it" = its about white people and heterosexuals and our open racism/discrimination against them

[@binocry]

​@@gladiatorscoops4907oh, they still not lock comment on there? that's brave

[@mrsev765]

Harvey weinsteins personal assistant made this show, the woman who covered for him and procured victims for him. that is completely bonkers mental.

[@PAKGCOD]

It’s finally completed: kzbin.info/www/bejne/h4DSnqGqbt6tpqs

[@PAKGCOD]

Beyond bonkers

[@edenbreckhouse]

Victims?

[@FleeTheFactory31]

​@@edenbreckhouse New to Harvey Weinstein?

[@DavidTMSN]

@@Joek1808 There's lots of evidence to the contrary for those who take the time to look. Hollywood has always operated in _Eyes Wide Shut_ fashion...always.

[@johnathanrooley8694]

On that last note, that is 100% correct. My last movie was Last Jedi... and from that day I have never watched a single Star Wars film since. Sure I lurk to see what people are talking about (like this video) but my lurking has been becoming less and less as the years go by as the same sh!t keeps happening. I remember being so angry, so frustrated, until one day I just said... I don't need or want this anymore. I got tired of being angry and I got tired of being called an 'ist' by the ones who made the show. I got tired of being sad. So I gave it all up. Toys, dvds, role-playing games, video games, action figures, lightsabers, subscriptions, all of it. One of my friends told me that 'Star Wars is not for fans, it's not made for us. It's made for kids. And it will always try to be for kids. Our time is over.' I don't agree with that fully but it did help me realize that Star Wars is a corpse. And I am saying this for those who maybe also are tired of being angry. Let go. Give it all away. My life has improved greatly, I found other things to be excited for that are actually cool and don't hate me. I hope that everyone will finally set this down and move on to be happy. George gave it up, so should we.

[@ChubbyDutchy]

Star Wars without war? Frozen meets Kill Bill? AND she's a vampire assistent? This breaks my heart

[@Acemanveryspecial]

The unearned confidence required to be that inept and incapable of self reflection is INSANE. Like, it sounds like she never even had a second thought about that idea.

[@def_not_dan]

Star Wars isn't gone. It's right there in your DVD collection, where it's always been.

[@ultraviolet540]

💯

[@jq747]

Or, indeed, your VHS collection =)

[@dinoblacklane1640]

Honestly I feel like old star wars has been tainted by accociation

[@jovan.fitilj8491]

@@dinoblacklane1640 Nah, old Star Wars is Star Wars. It has no association with the other pretender

[@piersonchristensen8836]

Lol DVD, really? At least do Blu-Ray.

[@MindOrgansMusic]

Just remember, somehow palpatine returned.

[@LeeEverett1]

Bad Batch is currently explaining it lol

[@vincentdesjardins1354]

those 3 words make my heart bleed every time "somehow palpatine returned" 🤮

[@aeris...5389]

Did u hear They fly now

[@thepsychicspoon5984]

​@@LeeEverett1 Too little, too late

[@christophersmith8316]

Think of a franchise that didn't want Luke to return, but did want a pseudo Palpatine and then the real Palpatine to return.

[@angelskyd]

Moving on. RIP Star Stars. You will stay in my memories, when you where grand and good. Its yours now powerful womans.

[@jacksongibbs8998]

Move along… move along…

[@Gabrocol]

My favorite part of Acolyte is when Kathleen says to Grandmaster Yoda: "it's Wokin time", and Yoda responds: "Good relations I have with the Woke". Then proceeded to woke all over the place. This is truly the moment Yoda became the master of the Woke. Brilliant writing! Truly a moment in Star Wars.

[@ThePurpleMushroom]

This meme template will never not be funny XD

[@bobbyzeal]

Every Leslye Headland interview: "So yeah, me, me, me, Star Wars without the War, so basically just Star, and by the way me. Also me."

[@Just_Pele]

The guy has major issues.

[@brendangkelleher2669]

Don’t forget it’s also about being “ queer “

[@kasongonsombo767]

😂😂😂

[@eak666]

In the words of Johnny Bravo: "Enough talk about me. What do you think about me?"

[@alexedwards6509]

Radical socialism and personality disorders go together like a hose and carriage

[@BigGator5]

What gets me, is that she saw a movie about sisters and thought: Lesbians In Space! I'm concerned about that.

[@PAKGCOD]

It’s finally completed: kzbin.info/www/bejne/h4DSnqGqbt6tpqs

[@PAKGCOD]

Slightly concerned

[@sincerelynotme3522]

So many questions there.

[@KLOC2812]

Step Sisters?

[@sternencolonel7328]

I wait for the Axel Braun version

[@xxmattopsxx3931]

I remember how awesome the Revenge of the Sith was. Despite its flaws, even without the rose tinted glasses, I still genuinely think it's my favorite film.

[@castle4640]

Same here, people had so much hate for those prequels and now I bet they're all eating their words and realizing how good they are compared to what we get now like this tripe. George deserves all the flowers.

[@michaelbruno1666]

I thought the prequels were stunning, and the births of Luke and Leia scene concluding things just floored me.

[@paulcobb9622]

Someone that genuine and real that doesn't talk bs and says it how it is. We need more people like you to keep everyone informed of what's going in. Total respect to you Mr H😂

[@LordLowe]

In a decade there will be a documentary called Order 66 which will chronicle the fall of the Star Wars Franchise

[@martinricardo4503]

Maybe Order 666?

[@PAKGCOD]

Finally it’s completed: kzbin.info/www/bejne/h4DSnqGqbt6tpqs

[@PAKGCOD]

Just the chronicle so far

[@Lonovavir]

Then one day Disney purchased the IP.

[@PBRatLord]

Fitting. Just like how Palpatine worked his way into the Republic to force it's fall from within, Disney has done the same to pop culture and nerd culture.

[@Badmunky64]

"Maybe it's time for fans to accept that the Star Wars they loved and grew up with is gone, and it's never coming back." I've been adopting this mentality for everything that Disney owns.

[@alejandropacheco7832]

Once they buy it ... wave goodbye to it...

[@NTJedi]

The people sending Disney money for their streaming services is the fuel funding this trash.... those are the azzhoIes of today.

[@AnishChari]

I joined that club 5 years ago.

[@TheGl0ryan]

I am german, commented on one of the german trailers that I am bothered about the lightsaber situation ( it does not kill any loonger), next to comments were babies cried about colors( bc of lore kekw, isnt that shit red cont since idk?!), well to make the story short I was just acalled a typical hater xD, then they continued to look for spelling issues and so on. If the core fanbase of SW are that delusional and framed by disney.... idk what to say, it is doomed beeing inside of that if u have atleast more than one half of ur brain, afterwards it coninued about me beeing anti feminin shit and races....

[@physchir]

I said that years ago...

[@xkerchx]

Star Wars wasn’t “always about the spiritual journey about who you are”. That’s only true to a degree (and remember - the best lies are mostly true). Star Wars is about family, growing up into adulthood, stepping up to your calling, and choosing good or evil.

[@Ouroboros_99]

“Growing up into adulthood, stepping up to your calling, and choosing good or evil” So…. The spiritual journey of becoming who you are?

[@Darkvalentine333]

"Star wars isn't about the spiritual journey of who you are it's just about...exactly that"

[@justforever96]

​@@Ouroboros_99i don't think those are exactly the same thing. "Who you are" is intentionally vague to include every self centered, self obsessed person who just wants to do what they want to do, what makes them happy. Finding responsiblity and family and your moral obligation is one form of finding yourself, but it's just one form. Another person can decide "all that responsibility and sacrifice stuff, that's not for me". And that's who they are, so how can you judge them? I would say it's more about accepting what you _need_ to be, not "discovering who you are" which is usually just code speak for self centered people who want their cake and to eat it as well.

[@maartineriksson]

There is one "Star Wars without war" aspect I would find very interesting to explore, and that would be where it is not the two clear forces battling between good and evil, but rather two forces battling within the realm of the Republic. Maybe boring politics, yes - but wouldn't it be interesting to know what the Jedi knights would do when they're sent out as peace keepers to a conflict, but both sides committ war crimes? How would their very core deal with the situation and decision making, when the black and white world they're trained to view it as, is shattered around them in pure grey paint?

[@nightperson1012]

The one "Star Wars without wars" concept I've seen that worked was the Galaxy of Fear books, but that was due to its protagonists and their unique position in the world. They were refugee children from Alderaan post-Death Star, and their adventures were not exactly connected to the larger story, but aspects of them were still referenced, reminding the reader that the world is bigger than what we're seeing.

[@user-xg5ci4dq8m]

"Close your eyes and tell me what you see." "THE MESSAGE"

[@FlintG]

Also me: "No white men..."

[@TomJones-tx7pb]

"don't trust you eyes". Those food prices on the labels are just the same as they always were. Close your eyes and listen to me.

[@corvusala]

From here on out I'm not even going to watch videos making fun of this show. Just hit the ignore button and be done with it.

[@Skifahrer805]

Trans people… TRANS PEOPLE EVERY WHERE! 😱

[@JJMSCFC]

Put a chick in it and make it gay and lame

[@jawndice933]

"Let the past die. Kill it if you have to." Ironically, this describes modern star wars pretty well.

[@nash92]

And modern LOTR

[@havoc6441]

Agreed 100%

[@darth3261]

@@nash92There is no such thing. Tolkien didn't sell out his life's work for the highest bidder like Lucas, nothing after Tolkien is canon .

[@davidh.4944]

Not ironically. Prophetically. Of the self-fulfilling kind.

[@christallaktorides6904]

And Doctor Who

[@Genx420]

You turned the greatest sci-fi franchise into a horror Voodoo Freak Show

[@tylerskiss]

Fans used to gauge their status by trying to up one another on who was their first: “I was listening to The Cure since 1982!” “Oh yeah, I saw them in a pub in Crawley in 1977!” Star Wars fans will declare their fan bonafides by when they gave up. Those who gave up the day Lucas sold to Disney will command more respect than those who gave up after the Last Jedi.

[@gluemola]

Harvey: "what do you see?" Lesley: "Absolutely nothing, nothing at all. Keep moelesting, master!"

[@franciscodanconia4324]

Lesley: “Can I have the sloppy seconds?”

[@tristanducasse6862]

Lesley: "Their is no evil or good." Harvey:"You tell em."

[@jjc4577]

the painful irony is what Lucas said: "Creating magic is not for amateurs" Boy are you backing the wrong horse George!

[@BearfootBob]

wasn't he referring to the activists in that quote?

[@NerdRahtio]

He did his best work when he was an amateur!

[@silverhawkscape2677]

​@@NerdRahtio He wasnt.

[@NerdRahtio]

@@silverhawkscape2677 American graffiti , and the original trilogy come to mind, heard good things about THX as well. Guess it depends on what you mean by amateur.

[@TheSuperQuail]

THX is a very solid movie and he wrote, directed and edited it himself.

[@RambleStorm]

The sequels make the prequels look like multi-oscar-winning space operas

[@kennethmartin1300]

I realized I had moved beyond 'Star Wars' decades ago when all I remember are the little chipmunk people and the DeathStar blew up in the sky at the end (oh, and Harrison Ford played a big part).

[@stefanor5906]

Even the Drinker's classic ending line "that's all I got for today, go away now" can't hide the apathy and fatigue we all feel about whatever SW has become...

[@PAKGCOD]

It’s finally completed: kzbin.info/www/bejne/h4DSnqGqbt6tpqs

[@PAKGCOD]

Whatever it’s become at this point

[@Jay-jb2vr]

"Anyway....."

[@noneed4me2n7]

So done with Star Wars.

[@PAKGCOD]

It’s finally completed: kzbin.info/www/bejne/h4DSnqGqbt6tpqs

[@PAKGCOD]

It had its time

[@alphariusomegon4819]

Except for Andor: hold out hope

[@tiglishnobody8750]

Same I do like old star wars along with bad batch, and andor but as rest? Not much

[@JohnDoe-cz5yz]

About 5 years too late.

[@coreymetzker2521]

I’ve been happily boycotting Disney since “the last Jedi” (2017). I can’t believe it’s been 9 years! Don’t miss it at all. Thanks for the laughs Drinker! 😂

[@artificus7316]

I'm boycotting them ever since Toy Story 3.

[@justforever96]

Was it 2017? Yeah, that was the last one for me too. I tried to watch Rebels, iirc, and i gave up halfway through. Two of the only films i have watched in the last ten years. I saw a few older films, those are good. I watched The Professional because it's supposed to be a great film. I have The Russians Are Coming_ on DVD because it's a legendary film to me. Can't think of many others. Im sure there were a couple every year though.

[@balu2567]

I really want to see the big bang theory characters cry from seeing this Star wars

[@Gormfeld]

When she said her show was like "Frozen", what she meant was that we need to let it go. I let go of Star Wars back when Ep 7 came out, and I'm much happier for it.

[@petkokrushev3840]

Same for me. I quit after the 7th, it's a surprise to me, that people didn't see what a shit show it was

[@BuddahChief]

As was it's logical end, right on

[@lok777]

Rise of Skywalker was my limit. The others were bad, but I was not prepared for just how stupid that movie got.

[@Dumbledorth]

I just enjoy the old the stuff and ignore whatever is new cause its just constant disappointment. When you're as big of fans as we all are, then that shit takes a mental toll after so many times.

[@randomguy6822]

Despite how shit Star Wars has become over the past few years, I'd still recommend you give Rogue One and Andor a shot. Rogue One is IMO hugely underrated due to its release time and all the other movies that came before and after it being bad, and Andor is just a really solid show that happens to also be Star Wars (but not in a bad way - I mean in it the sense that it would be very good as a standalone show outside of a franchise and then it adds Star Wars on top of that).

[@TiGGowich]

A friend recently said something really profound that stuck with me: He pointed out how you can tell that Disney Gender Wars has been a complete failure by the lack of quote-worthy lines. And I thought about it for a while and I was like... damn he's right. There are so many epic scenes, so many awesome lines in the original Star Wars that everybody knows. Since Disney purchased Lucas Film... there are literally only two lines that I remember from any of the movies or series... 1. which is just from the memes: "Somehow Palpatine returned" 2. "This is the way." That's it. So many years of "work" and that's the only two lines I remember. Says everything you need to know about this turd.

[@thelegendaryklobb2879]

Even the prequels have not only lots of memorable lines, but way more and way better meme ones too

[@stevemcgowen]

Andor is full of amazing dialogues. Maybe too mature for most, however...

[@GregPopabich]

REEEEEEEYYYYYYYY! 🤣

[@oldgoat142]

@@stevemcgowen I'm so glad I wasn't drinking anything otherwise I would've spit it all up from laughing so hard. Too mature.....🤣

[@peterjcoleman1489]

Spot on

[@itsamindgame9198]

Speaking of "The Message" I have an ad in my feed, which is plainly being pushed uphill against the algorithm, paid for by Amnesty International, and it says this: "Take the inclusive language quiz today. Get your LGBTQIA+ Allyship Guide & take our quiz today." Between the image and this text, I thought is was maybe Drinker or Gary being sarcastic until I realized it was an real, actual add.

[@ronhammond167]

Gods above I saw that ad for the first time today...how much of this woke shiite are we expected to swallow?

[@itsamindgame9198]

@@ronhammond167 Did it not look like a parody at first? I honestly thought it was something from Drinker or someone like him at first. Maybe not Gary at Nerdrotic, because it didn't have the big yellow letters.

[@itsamindgame9198]

@@ronhammond167 I recently re-read 1984. It is very informative when looking at modern "socialists". I don't think they care if we swallow this or not - it's the blind endorsement from everyone within their own movement they are looking for. As for the rest of us - as long as they keep power away from us, they don't care what we think.

[@michaelstratford2322]

I don't care what they told you in school; Cleopatra was a gay Jedi.

[@bravery34]

I'm 51. I saw the original trilogy when it first hit the theaters in 77. I experienced Star Wars at its peak. I'm good.

[@rowanhawklan9707]

I'm 54, qued up for three hours at the age of 7 to see Star Wars when it opened. RIP Star Wars.

[@Thorn19774]

I remember growing up watching the directors cut on VHS it was amazing

[@familygamester1978]

Agreed! I was lucky enough to see Empire Strikes Back at the drive-in. Wish my girls could experience something like that.

[@jerryhase4520]

​@@familygamester1978me too. I watched Empire on opening day at the Rosecrans Drive In theater in Paramount CA.

[@familygamester1978]

​@@jerryhase4520I wish I could remember the name of our drive in. It was somewhere in the mountains of PA. Ours had a swing set that you could swing on while watching the movies. I still remember my dad taking us to see Friday the 13th part 5, and being scared the entire drive home. Nothing but country roads surrounded by forests. I was fully expecting Jason to jump out at us the entire ride home. LOL!

[@ryanharte5400]

Harvey’s Acolyte is making The Acolyte.

[@leonardticsay8046]

It *is* all about her after all.

[@BeatRoot14]

No wonder she cares about the villian😂

[@leonardticsay8046]

@@BeatRoot14 it’s weird how self aware they are, and they still go along with being on the wrong side of good vs. evil. The fruits of postmodern moral relativism.

[@grandwizardnoticer8975]

Love to see if there are any parallels to make a meme from... Grooming children, for one. Given Headland's perverted take on Frozen, there has to be some kind of FF, ff, or Ff relationship displayed. Will she go for the Trifecta?

[@christophersmith8316]

@@leonardticsay8046 Only evil can benefit from blurring the lines between good and evil.

[@Seb_Matte]

Haven't watched any star wars content since movie #8. Thank you for your sacrifice, Critical Drinker

[@BasedHorrigan]

4:30 I mean Kreia states it clearly in Kotor 2, that anyone can use a lightsaber: using it does not make anyone a jedi or sith, in fact it works against that end.

[@iilhares]

Jedi and SIth are just two opposing faiths that share roots, like Pentecostals v. the Church of Satan. Pretty much anybody with the gift (being able to manipulate the force) would be able to handle such a weapon. That's why it's so tiresome to hear people discuss it and say "Oh, Kylo was a Sith". Since when? He was a petulant child with a talent for the force, but he appeared to have no holocrons, no master. Just an angsty boy with a red lightsaber.

[@sarahb.7175]

"There is no good or evil, only power and those who use it." --Professor Quirrell from Harry Potter... You know, the bad guy

[@swtrooper42]

I thought that sounded familiar. Also if someone starts on with something like "Good and evil are just perspectives" 99% of the time they're the villain.

[@Rakshiir]

@@swtrooper42 Especially in Star Wars. I'm not saying there aren't morally grey characters or that they cannot exist - they clearly can. The thing is: this show is about Sith and Jedi, and there isn't a more clear definition of good and evil as those two factions are. You can have grey force users, but they are neither Sith nor Jedi, because those are so clearly defined how they work. But understanding these very simple set of rules was already to much for the people connected to the show.

[@SJ-qd6ev]

​@@swtrooper42 that's just the case with boring Western media. In Japanese medium you'd get much more nuanced take on morality.

[@GestOfAll]

​@SJ-qd6ev That's an interesting point. I wonder if it's because they dont grow up with a Judeo-christian culture with a strong set of moral teachings and instead grow up basically atheistic with cultural budhism and shintoism that doesn't have a strong good vs evil thing going - from my limited understanding of their religions.

[@juliamelik3434]

Yeah and Lord Voldemort is not bad guy he is just misunderstood man who did not want power at all.

[@evilldead6824]

R.I.P. Star Wars 1977 - 2005. It was fun!

[@robbhays8077]

Star Wars died with the release of the Phantom Menace.

[@evilldead6824]

@@robbhays8077 I included the 3 prequels because it was still Lucas attached.

[@User-mj9hv]

1977-1983

[@JR-kx3jr]

The EU still produced some good stuff before they wiped it all from canon in 2014.

[@angelsjoker8190]

It's not dead. I still have it on DVD and can watch it whenever I want.

[@alanfender123]

damn Drinker, that line of self-reflection really hits home...but what else is out there? I think part of the appeal of the old Star Wars is that it's a cultural touchstone that everybody gets and almost everybody likes. If you grow up, give it up, and move on, that's one less connection to a common culture. it feels like how one by one, local pubs are closing down in the UK

[@xavierpentelbury7245]

Almost had us there Critical 😅... thanks for being a spokesman for all us that care about quality shows/movies. Cheers bro

[@kniknayme9865]

If someone cries in public while saying "star wars saved my life" 1)back away slowly 2) don't make eye contact and most importantly 3)don't engage !

[@Aaron-sv3uv]

One look at her tells you all you need to know about her "Star Wars" turd movie

[@SpadeApeiron]

Star wars was never a good franchise to begin with.. I'm glad to see this overrated piece of shitmeat die and desecrated ~ Just watch any series Japanese people are cooking atm. Vinland Saga, Jujutsu Kaisen, fucking Freiren ( Female great Protag show ), Tbh I Find Cyberpunk 2077 to be masterpiece in semi-realistic future setting and its narrative elements about Technology, survival with implants, what it actually means to be poor ( without having implants lol ), the politics where powerful ppl are actually powerful ( President Myers in phantom Liberty, Mr. HANDS or 4 eyed man in Edgerunners ) & none of those elements have nothing to do with "Omg my Dad was Darth Vader" like "Obi wan and Darth Vader were friends" & "Omg Quigon Jinn trained Obi wan kenobi and adopted Darth Vader as a youngling for Jedi" & "omg Palpatine who was killed by Darth Vader has a Daughter now.." & wait... "She claims herself to be a Skywalker like Darth Vader's grand daughter" ^^^^ Star wars entirety = One Person's family tree.. ?? Should've named "Family war amongst the stars" instead the worst franchise in history is dying with shitty agenda. I'm so glad.

[@Machtyn]

If KZbin allowed images to be shared, my response would be Capt. Picard saying "Engage!"

[@MidWitAndProud]

Unless they worked developing missile technologies during Reagan administration. I bet a lot of people got rid of their mortgages thanks to that star wars.

[@christophergillette7167]

“The Two Towers” actually did help turn my life around in a big way. But if I weepingly professed that on a stage to get attention and sell a trashy product, everyone would have a right to assume the worst.

[@mikehagan5938]

As a former huge fan of Blizzard Entertainment, my message to Star Wars fans is - Just let it die.

[@3a3ylon81]

same message for any Blizzard game franchise..

[@konigstiger8518]

@@3a3ylon81 i think that's what the original comment was getting at lmao

[@Wakuppeopletheywanttocontrolus]

FAAAAAAAAX I LOVE OVERWATCH BUT HATE THE WOKE PLAYERBASE SIMPS AND FEMINIST WOMEN WHO DO NOTHING BUT REPORT YOU AND AN AI BANS YOU

[@trevorrogers95]

We have it in a chokehold and we’re gently lowering it to the floor as we speak.

[@manuel.a.vinces2017]

​@@3a3ylon81 Yep. That's the point.

[@trickyj7019]

The Acolyte...the story of a space brothel. RIP Star Wars

[@MStrat1106]

“So-what DO you see, Cole?” “I see dead franchises. They don’t know they’re dead-“

[@ctrlaltdude]

Some powerful words: "Reframing villains as misunderstood antiheros. No good or bad, morality is just what you feel." If a young generation grows up with this kind of dogma then evil has no boundaries anymore and can roam free. That will truly be a horrifying future where good doesn't exist anymore.

[@TheOriginal_Unaleska]

All part of the plan.....

[@kevoreilly6557]

Worked for Rian …. Wait …

[@Daevii_wbu]

That's kind of the whole point of the Force and all, but I get what you're saying...

[@josephaviles3139]

We are truly living in dark times God help us

[@victorcates9330]

It does seem like that power critique would automatically apply to the police or military. I'm sure there are tribal warlords for whom the West not giving them nuclear weapons really grates.

[@kizzyp2735]

Aged 56 now .I remember playing in my mates tree house aged 10 . He had a Darth Vader figure and a C3PO, and I had a storm trooper . A heady summer holiday of innocent joy, imagination and pure happiness. Thinking about it now I could cry. That is Star Wars and they wont take it away.

[@antibull4869]

See I’m 25 and remember beating the hell out of my friends with our plastic lightsabers 😂 That’s what made Star Wars great. Not the DEI initiatives. The wonder inherent in the story. The ability to do anything and be in any environment and watch the characters handle the issues that arise as a result. That requires competent writers though, an ability completely lacking amongst the leftists who took over Hollywood over the last 20ish years.

[@DDGLJ]

The thing they left out of the Barbie movie was all of them collecting dust bunnies under the bed after I got a Leia.

[@nifftbatuff676]

There are only three movies.

[@talibanairport1544]

Boba Fett action figure checking in 😎

[@thekeeperofreal4144]

The Jones Plantation is available to rent on amazon prime now- we'll worth a watch

[@johnmeaker4152]

Just watched this video now with hindsight of episode 3 (fuck turd shit storm)....... and all I can say is you called it. Grew up with Stars Wars and loved every minute of it. Was part of my world and existence. This show has become the epitome of everything that needs to change in this world. To you drinker, love your work and continue to be that voice.

[@GodotIsWaiting4U]

You would think that the basic concepts of time and space would be so intuitive that any writer should be able to understand them, but The Acolyte is here to prove that theory wrong. Anything offscreen is treated almost like it’s in quantum superposition, able to be paused or fast-forwarded (or just fucking teleported) at will in order to make incompatible chronologies sync up how the script needs them to, and wandering off from a group of people taking the most direct route to a room allows you to inexplicably reach that room ahead of them. If you asked Tony Gilroy about the layout of any of the locations of Andor, he would have a map somewhere to pull out that would allow you to follow how each character moved through the location in their scenes. If you asked Leslye Headland the same thing about any location in The Acolyte, I think you’d just get a blank stare and possibly a grumbled assertion that the question is sexist.

[@Runner2000]

“Making Magic is not for amateurs.” That’s why we wanted them gone, George!

[@IannisMaragakis]

Fuck yeah!

[@PAKGCOD]

It’s finally completed: kzbin.info/www/bejne/h4DSnqGqbt6tpqs

[@PAKGCOD]

That’s a yes for George

[@khfan4life365]

Sounds like George is being passive aggressive with them.

[@All2Meme]

You have become what you hated as a young man, George.

[@miltonwaddams4220]

You can always tell the Drinker's mood by the way he says "Go Away Now" and this one was so sad :(

[@randombotaccount]

Welp, just watched episodes 1 and 2.....I can't wait to hear your thoughts Drinker 🤣

[@josephcoble9681]

Star Wars has been over for decades already; this ought to finish the franchise.

[@benjaminthibieroz4155]

If someone had told me 20 years ago that one day we would have 2 new star wars shows every year and all I would ever feel about it is "don't care..." I would have find it insane... and it probably is.

[@user-do4sk7ce6o]

This looks cool, I don't know what you mean.

[@xycap8351]

Handsome woman eh? Spongehead squarepanties ..... You can draw her with like five big pixels. Picasso invented cubism after seeing her head. I think she was an early computer animation in that Dire Straits 80s video "Money for nothin" ( and chicks for free).....

[@abrahamwarner4408]

After Rouge One came out I had very high expectations for Disney Star Wars.

[@kingleech16]

I’m enough of a curmudgeon that I’m still in the angry phase. Apathy is coming though, I’m sure of it.

[@olkid]

Yep, me too.

[@augustineliyanda1465]

There was a time when sci-fi or fantasy entertainment was considered food for nerds. The very people who comfortably perpetuated that stereotype now want to pretend they have discovered an inspiring message for everyone behind the genre. The message has always been there and they just never cared enough to see it and clearly, they still don't get the message.

[@kayodoubleu3310]

Nerds have to take back nerd culture. This is our only hope.

[@castle4640]

Remember those "the force is female" t-shirts a handful of years ago... that was a helluva harbinger

[@stevederp9801]

With the advances in AI I have an idea where true Star Wars fans can make a “spoof” or a tribute to Star Wars. Where you change the names of the characters slightly and slight details but everyone knows what they’re watching. You get some good unknown actors and film amazing scenes. You have AI do the CGI and action scenes and put it on KZbin for free while the individual actors and directors can then make money off of their patreon or other content. Basically since they’re not monetizing the actual product they put out they can’t be stopped from making it. However they can make money from the popularity of what they produced and become a source for actual Star Wars fans to rally around. The same way that the boys isn’t the avengers. You can make a similar thing to Star Wars and when people gravitate towards it, we can show disney that we reject their shitty content.

[@ComposedSage75]

A Lez story!?? Wow!! Stunning and brave. It isn’t like there isn’t already a bunch of shows centered on that and the many identities catered to out here. Very empowering 👏

[@PAKGCOD]

The best story so far

[@PAKGCOD]

Empowering indeed

[@WhiteManOnCampus]

At the very least we'll get some intense violence if they're portraying a lesbian relationship.

[@sleepteam]

@@WhiteManOnCampus LMAO

[@kazen5907]

A clone of the L word, set in a Jedi Academy, would still be better than this is gonna be.

[@High_Caliber]

leslie headland looks and sounds exactly as I imagined she would. She has one of those faces that you would veer away from in a social environment, because you know exactly what will come out of that mouth (and you would be right).

[@L8ugh1ngm8n1]

I thought she looked like a slimmer Jim Sterling.

[@akl2k7]

​@@L8ugh1ngm8n1Considering that the last I've heard of him, he identifies as non-binary and goes by Stephanie, I don't think you're too far off.

[@MozambiqueEnjoyer6097]

Hank Hill looking ass

[@terencejay8845]

The huge glasses seems now to be a warning in itself.

[@jugalator]

I'm happy I'm not alone in catching on to her energy.

[@Anderson_Se7en]

Man, it has got to be cool asl to get millions of dollars to create a dumpster fire that everyone knows is gonna be a dumpster fire, and after it fails you can blame everyone else for it’s failure and get more money to make more dumpster fires. That has got to be an awesome deal to get.

[@Falderos8729]

“Let the past die. Kill it, if you have to. That’s the only way to become what you were meant to be.” - Kyle Ren “One must let go of the past to hold on to the future.” - Clone Wars Season 4 Episode 14 Opening Text

[@newperve]

They Kylo is the bad guy.

[@user-zn3et4on1n]

"Why is so much of modern Hollywood about tearing down classic heroes and reframing villains as misunderstood anti-heroes? Why are they trying to dupe people into believing that nothing is intrinsically good or bad, that morality and objective reality don't actually exist?" Thank you for wording it so well! It's a trend I've noticed in a lot of newer novels as well, and it's so frustrating!

[@ericcallahan829]

Aptly describes the modern liberal democrat and how their crown jewel cities are run. NYC, chicago, san fran and LA. All have rising crime as they reform bail and crime laws

[@curtisfarley6558]

Propaganda just gets stronger and stronger while the population hasn't gotten any better at resisting it. That's why they target kids and try to break down the family structure. But say "conspiracy" and you will be lumped in with people who believe the earth is flat. Here is an example. Google Chem trails and prepare to get gaslit; Google cloud seeding and they will reveal that they are spreading chemicals via plane to produce clouds.

[@colofthedead6101]

It's a step away from the mythology of the stories like Star Wars and Lord of the Rings to the darker, grayer worlds of GoT/etc.. Both have their place, but they don't need to ruin the great and timeless stories.

[@Rebrn-bk5em]

Thousands of years of wisdom handed down only for some young person today to say “nah I know better”. These same folks are literally rewriting history to fit an agenda

[@Aqueox]

It's called BOLSHEVISM and subversive activity by "Israelis". Same playbook, different era.

[@Galgomite]

"There is no good or evil, Harry. There is... only power, and those too weak to seek it."

[@drivenbyrage5710]

Sounds alot like, The Message. It's not about inclusivity, it's about superiority over others.

[@fredo3161]

A nonsensical statement.

[@FrostWolf52849]

Star Wars is like the Bam Margera of film franchises. Something you used to love, appreciate and look up to when you were younger and now just makes you sad and depressed any time you look at it

[@TPOrchestra]

(0:02) Director: "Come on, Hayden, you need to look like you're thinking deep thoughts!" Christensen: "I am! I am!"

[@tombstonestakes]

I gave up on Star Wars the minute I heard J. J. Abrams was directing The Force Awakens. I accepted that it was truly over after The Last Jedi. And it was around then I realized just about every other movie was gonna suffer too. It’s been a sad decade for those of us who love movies.

[@drewmorrison]

Yeah I knew they were f’d after The Last Jedi. Then The Rise Of Skywalker was the final nail in coffin. Mandalorian season 1 was good. Was definitely overrated because of the garbage we got prior to it. Relatively Mandalorian looks like a masterpiece compared to the other movies. Then of course they messed that up too. Pretty sure this gen is moving to Dune now as the main sci fi lore now.

[@kevslinger]

There's been a lot of great movies over the last decade. It's just the star wars franchise has become a cash grab

[@maxmazzotti6651]

Star Wars is just six movies from ‘77 to ‘05 and an eu from ‘77 to ‘14

[@arlwav]

honestly still lots of great movies outside of main stream

[@pierreo33]

lmao as if the prequels were any good

[@sadudas11]

“The bad guys are the underdogs”. This sums up and explains their ideology very nicely. Whoever has the most “power” IS the bad guy.

[@theworld6710]

I believe that’s incorrect. Underdog is used to describe a competitor with little chance of winning, or a person with little status. Underdog isn’t a moral position. It’s entirely accurate and reasonable to say the Sith were the underdogs at that time, and doesn’t imply the Republic to be bad.

[@GeorgeMonet]

But they have the most power.

[@JawaThePwn]

Marxist lens.

[@The_ScapeGoat]

​@@theworld6710 you have much to learn about postmodern neomarxism

[@sjtaylor7950]

Why is power *not* important, exactly? Even the original Star Wars (and prequels) reasoned that the power someone (or groups of someones) has has an affect on how their morality impacts the universe around it. Isn't just pretending power isn't important because everyone with power now is totally just a 'good guy' even MORE ideological a stance to take?

[@musashimiyamoto586]

Always remember that since the initial trilogy and the intermittent superhero dash by the Marvel universe the hype and expectations for such movies has increased thousand fold. We naturally expect so much more now. Still no reason to make overblown CGI-infused remakes of classics like Blade Runner or Dune, but that shows you the level. The plot, especially for Dune, has not changed (or improved) since way back then, but everything around it has which made the story seem hollow at the end. Better to start afresh. Which is why I thought Andor made a fantastic contribution in that respect. Great plot, fantastic actors and time being taken to let it all unfold.

[@tonycamacho3015]

Curiosity killed the cat Diversity killed the mouse ~Phillip3023

[@master_samwise]

What a world we live in where EA of all companies is publishing the best Star Wars stories on the market.

[@Masarreen]

I was thinking the exacty same thing. Also i love your vids :)

[@dwayneeutsey8162]

For me, I have accepted that Star Wars died a while ago. However, I will always love the original release I saw in the theater in 1977 as a rural kid who really identified with Luke gazing out at those setting suns. Disney can't take that away from me.

[@AndreNitroX]

The real Star Wars will live on in the 6 movies, books, comics, games and excellent lore that existed before Disney in the expanded universe. That they can never take away

[@longann7560]

Same here, Amen ! Let's love star wars for what it was and let it go !

[@bmaida2778]

That's what I've done. Just haven't watched anything from them in 10 years and from time to time put on the original trilogy

[@qgde3rty8uiojh90]

Say what, Drinker?! Leslye Headland was whose personal assistant? DAMN!!! So much to unpack here...

[@TheEvertw]

"Star Wars is gone and is never coming back" It is DEFINITELY coming back. Every time I stick one of the DVD's in the player.

[@SumDumGy]

That’s not back.

[@tommyhinzo7]

Use the VCR, man. Get it right.

[@VxV631]

It only dies if you let it die.

[@TheDalisama]

Star Wars may be dead, but Dune seems to be back.

[@TheEvertw]

@@TheDalisama YES! I Love it!

[@Juhno]

I love how that woman just laughs and practically advises others to do the same: To sneak into the project by lying and exaggerating even if it - as she indicated - ruins or degrades it. Regardless of the fact that the project may be very important to someone. And at least some people have spent a lot of time and money on it.

[@Man_fay_the_Bru]

Pretend boys club

[@2WhiteAndNerdy]

That advise literally only works if you check boxes ✅ Does not work for us average white males who require 30 years experience and 5 PhDs for entry level jobs.

[@ashplattsii1fan92]

She "snuck in" on her knees

[@meridgey]

Thank goodness for the Legends material. I'm currently reading The New Jedi Order Series. 😊

[@Verebazs]

You say "thank goodness", for that pile of undiluted excrement, with it's sado-mazo aliens mmune to the Force?! Do you have your head on backwards? The EU was exactly as awful, as Disney Wars is.

[@billybubba8344]

I accepted Star Wars was dead when they brought back Han, Luke, and Lea but they never had 1 scene together. I thought I had been mistaken with Mando season 1, but then Mando Season 2 happened, and I knew I had been correct all along.

[@abeartheycallFozzy]

"It's not about good or bad, it's about power!" and "This is a very personal story for me." Yep, that says it all

[@steveanderson6170]

The villains would always have you believe its not about good or evil. To the villain, they're the same.

[@newtpondskipper]

They're "misunderstood ".

[@RiqCrow]

funny that only thing that can save Star Wars is Thrawn- a blue male - in my own opinion. Because he is (or was) a well written character in Timothy Zahn's *original* books, and someone with a brain decided to save that character before Disney declared other book plots as non-canon. Though Disney put massive effort to dumb even him down in Ahsoka, against strong females with massive thick plot armors, at least they him having that epic entrance.

[@porterwake3898]

I'm probably the only person who remembers the good ol days of my VHS tapes, no prequel, awesome video games like X-Wing Alliance.....then 1999 happened.

[@robtomben]

Tie Fighter CD-Rom? I remember all of it.

[@EternalEmperorofZakuul]

Prequels could have been better if Lucas had people telling him yes or no and connecting to the PT with minimal flaws

[@DOOMStudios]

“Close your eyes.” Alien: o_o

[@PAKGCOD]

That’s so funny

[@PAKGCOD]

Alien = all of us

[@Christrulesall2]

Alien: Uhhh..i haven't eye lids, bruh...

[@salis3350]

I love playing "Spot the White guy" in current Disney project. It really gets harder and harder with each new project

[@jomahawk7488]

Just look for the obligatory “this is the bad guy!” Shot. That is literally the ONLY role white men are allowed to play anymore.

[@JohnDoe-dr9ff]

It’s like opening a “Where’s Waldo” book. 😂

[@ThruTheWireless]

just look for the most obnoxious bumbling oaf who thinks he's gods gift to mankind but treats everyone else like dirt

[@oXRaptorzXo]

Is the main Jedi master not white?

[@GamerCru]

​@@JohnDoe-dr9ff but there's no Waldo.

[@scottabel1247]

I will say that Andor Season 1 is a banger. I don't know how Gilroy pulled off such a great season without contamination from all the failures at Star Wars Disney. I am much looking forward to Season 2.

[@Neanderthal75]

Amazing that I didn't even know about this coming out, only after 2 weeks later. And I was a star wars fan. Was, a long time ago..