The Acolyte Ep. 4 "Day" | Reaction & Review | Star Wars | High Republic

[@hoos3014]

What a brutal cliffhanger.

[@Toddkelley74]

I actually said wtf at the end 😂😂😂

[@cjrebirth]

😂😂 when Mae's master showed up and started approaching Osha, i was like *"Turn around Osha! He's right behind you!"*

[@Mjsports3730]

Thought he Han soloed her for a second

[@Miml2010]

Remember Jecki Lon said those creatures were attracted by Sol's light saber? Well, now there are how many light sabers lit up. The next episode is probably called "Night" or will definitely be at night. The Jedi will have to fight the Master and those damn flying roly-polies.

[@dominicaedwards8537]

This is a 16 year old memory from the perspective of a traumatized 8 year old that fails to take in account: 1. People say things to each other that they don't always mean when they're angry. 2. The memory was shaped by Osha's negative feelings towards Mae.

[@Vulcanerd]

Not to mention kids don’t necessarily have the most nuanced or objective view of things.

[@aeris44]

Also a dark side user could have been messing with Osha during the tragedy as a kid, the way shes been seeing visions of Mae with dark eyes the first few episodes.

[@elhvira]

They litterally spent an episode showing us that Force Push is the specialty of the Brandok Witches. At Power of Two level, it was already sending people flying. That Force Push at the end of the episode was definitely Power of Many level. There is definitely a link to the Brandok Witches, whether it is Mother Koril or Qimir under the mask.

[@quinndelcarmen1384]

i think maybe mother koril somehow absorbed the power of many using some kind of dark side transfusion or sW version of necromancy ~

[@quinndelcarmen1384]

or qimir is somehow related to mother koril?

[@youtuberzero2583]

The floating in could be alluding to a witch as well. When has a Jedi or sith floated?

[@raptiliano]

​@@youtuberzero2583 Count Dooku floated in a scene from the 2D Clone Wars. Floating is not an ability exclusive to witches...

[@raptiliano]

Force Push is not exclusive to witches. In ROTS we saw Anakin and Obiwan use this joy in the fight on Mustafar.

[@ModeMan101]

Here’s my prediction, based both on Mae’s change of heart and Osha’s increasing conviction that Mae is a murderer: Mae will continue to distance herself from the dark path and Osha will end up being seduced by the Sith master instead.

[@susanwitkowski5802]

I agree!

[@Vulcanerd]

I’ve thought about this and heard one or two people toss this out, but I don’t know. I see Mae distancing herself from the Dark Side, but I don’t see that from Mae? She’s still very fond of Sol, she seems to care of Jecki and Yord and she seemed disappointed that she wasn’t rejoining as a Jedi to go to Khofar. You may very well turn out to be correct so guess we’ll see.

[@ednamodee]

yk that person strong asf if they can just fling you like that so it’s probably Darth Tenebrous

[@brettholcomb3763]

I disagree that Mae tried to kill Osha. I think future flashbacks will make this clear. My theory is Mae knows something new when she confronts Osha ("We're stuck here NOW"). She was trying to keep Osha in that room (instructed to?) so she said "I'll kill you" to scare Osha into doing what she (Mae) says. Mae took Osha's Jedi drawing and wanted to burn it, but the fire got out of control. (It's likely) we will see Mae run for help when the fire spreads and she will watch some version of whatever goes down between the coven and the Jedi.

[@quinndelcarmen1384]

yes. the flashback from episode 3 is very much as obi-wan would say, from a certain point of view. now we need the other points.

[@Madame702]

We don't know what the Ascension Ceremony was, we don't know why Torbin and Mae's eyes roll black. These are yet to be answered and I suspect Jedi Master Sol has an idea. The Jedi where intent on disrupting these Witches so it must have been something serious.

[@brettholcomb3763]

@@Madame702 Yeah. At this point there are so many potential explanations that at best we could guess a part of the story. I have considered, that Sol is covering things up to protect Osha from the truth of what the coven was actually up to; and what the covens plans for the twins actually were.

[@Killm33]

I think the hidden master is using Mae and her history with Osha to get to Sol. I think Sol is the real target.

[@newhappiness4410]

I am now convinced the master is mother Koril. It makes sense of her protective nature of the sisters that the other witches tried to stop her resulted in their death. We’re being misled to the obvious candidate

[@adriankuban2904]

Normally, the ending when the Sith Lord appeared gave me goosebumps like when I first saw the Alien movie. As for Kiadi-mundi, we know that SW Legends are not Canon. We've already seen this change with Yaddle in Tales of the Jedi. As for Kimiro, I think the same, I noticed that he might not want Mae, just as a textbook, but maybe something more. And as for Mae, since she found out that Oshie is alive and they saw her, her turn would make sense, it reminds me of Vader and Luke in episode 6.

[@jasonmarbach]

I liked the slow burn of this episode a lot. It felt *like* the more patient storytelling of Andor to me. Not at the same quality level, but stylistically. I get why folks (even at Lucasfilm) see shadows of Andor in this. It’s aiming for a more heady, mature storytelling style than most Star Wars gives, which I dig a lot even if it doesn’t reach Andor levels yet for me. But that ending reveal in the last few minutes? Dooooope. That elevated the whole episode, for me.

[@Jeffjway]

Guesses from me : I think the twist is that it's the reverse of what everyone is thinking. By the end of the series, Osha's anger and hate towards her sister and the death of her family leads her into the Dark Side and Mae's desire to repent leads her to the Light. Qimir is the Sith we see at the end of epi 4, but he is the Sith apprentice, not the Master. The Jedi were the ones that lit the fire in order to eliminate the witches, but the order to have the 4 jedi do it was a Sith inside the Jedi, Qimir's master.

[@imthestein]

I think Qimir is a red herring and Torbin isn’t dead. I think Torbin got that scar when he became a Sith

[@pemberliegh]

I'm still not entirely sure Mae actually set the fire. Force wielders can manipulate perception and memory in a lot of ways. I wouldn't be surprised if the sith or even mother koril changed Oshas experience in ways she's not aware of or manipulated/controlled Mae. I just keep thinking back to that moment when the girls are on the bridge before it collapses. Osha asks where's Mama, Mae says she's dead, Osha yells "what did you do?" and Mae yells back "what did YOU do?"... I can't help feeling like Maes experience of that last day on Brendok is wildly different from Oshas.

[@lordfoul6259]

I think the sith just found his new apprentice

[@G1Transformed]

19:30 Palpatine took on the Jedi Council and dispatched all but Mace Windu in the first few seconds of their fight! I don't this Sith could do the same or worse--two fingers to get Osha out of the way and a whole hand to knock back an army of Jedi? Yeah, this one's gonna be a real threat. Qimir is being set up to be the Sith Lord, and I'm not mad at that--he's playing the bumbling/defenseless fool-type character Palpatine played when getting saved by Anakin and Obi-Wan in RotS, so I'm half expecting him to be the Sith Lord. That said, Mae's conversation with him says otherwise. I was under the impression that she has seen both their master and Qimir at the same time, though we have not.

[@jackrobins8756]

I’m throughly enjoying this show you guys!! Cliffhanger!! Can’t wait for tonight’s episode

[@thegreatjedi309]

The Acolyte takes place a century before the Empire and the Clone Wars. Palpatine became a Sith Apprentice before he entered politics, and he killed Plagueis the day he became Supreme Chancellor. Depending how long Plagueis' species lives (however the dark side corrupts a body's natural healing ability, so practitioners tend to live shorter than average naturally, extending their lives via unnatural means), he must be the current Sith Apprentice/Master during the Acolyte. At a minimum, the Sith Apprentice in Acolyte may be killed and Plagueis would be the replacement.

[@KennyMrTerrellThisIsTheWay2024]

High dustin and wendy , Glad to see your reaction. Yeah it was frustrating that they had to ending part but at least we got to see the mysterious master very interesting mask almost like kylo ren , guess we'll have to wait till next week.

[@VanArchon]

Well, that knapsack Qimir was carrying sure was big enough to hold a masked helmet and cloak...

[@lrdofstrms]

Not totally sold on Qimir being the main bad guy...he might be the Apprentice however, and the main Sith Lord might be unseen or show up in the last episode. Still a lot to unpack. As a further thought about the whole 'create life with the force', it may be where Tenebrous learned about it and passed it on to Plagueis, who decided to give it a go before Sidious gave him a 'bedtime snack'.

[@Vulcanerd]

I think Qimir and Koril are the easy, two leading candidates for the Sith master, but I wonder if it's Qimir over Koril for one reason we see in this episode. Other than it making some sense that a Sith master would keep tabs on their apprentice by being right under their nose and Qimir easily fended off Mae in ep 2, he also knows poisons (which, in and of itself, doesn't indicate Sithhood), but most of all, when Mae informed Qimir her plans to surrender herself to the Jedi and tell them what she knows, it was Qimir, as the Sith master, who knew he had to beat Mae to the wookiee and kill him to stop it. There was also the scene in ep 2 where, when surrounded by the Jedi, Qimir begged not to have his mind probed knowing that that would immediately give him away. Just some thoughts.

[@Kandychills]

Better then the last epy. Cant wait to see what happens. Ya ive heard hes prob the master hes sus lol

[@basicsimp8798]

Can't wait for the next episode. It keeps getting better ❤

[@anthonysolis3795]

That masters entrance was so creepy and awesome floating down from out of nowhere it's definitely bout to go down, also the ledi all igniting their lightsabers not gonna lie was epic I literally went LETS GOOOO!! 😂

[@Miml2010]

Remember, the Jedi High Counsel is not aware this is going on because Vinestra is keeping it under wraps. If they resolve it without involving them that would explain why the prequel Counsel has no knowledge of this Sith. If it is in fact a Sith.

[@TheTimplatte]

That would make sense EXCEPT Ki-Adi Mundi is a part of the group led by Vinestra so he is fully aware of what’s going on.

[@Miml2010]

@@TheTimplatte but if you consider that in this time period the Jedi jurisdiction is like the police with precincts and districts that were pretty much sell governed. So if Vinestra is the district captain, who’s gonna go over her head and trick on her?

[@thedarkknight2221]

Just like the Obi-Wan series should’ve been cut down to a movie, this should’ve been a movie as well.

[@marvelstarwarsgeek1511]

Great reaction 👍👍👍 This ep was a lot better , the last few minutes were incredibly creepy and very effective the big bug bear for me and a lot of others is the run time 30 minutes is no way long enough . Personally I think Darth Grin is Quimir if you remember back in ep 2 Quimir overpowers Mae , when Mae is a skilled assassin I think Quimirs bumbling drunk is all an act ( just like Palpatine ) if you pay close attention to the dialogue in this ep his tone and inflection changes a lot from clown to serious ( just like the fantastic Ian McDiarmid did in the scene when Anakin confronts him in Revenge of the Sith ) but I guess we will find out next ep ,

[@Toddkelley74]

They shot on location in Wales just a fyi 👍

[@goldsearcher7606]

Mae’s masked master is definitely Qimir.

[@x_warhog_x8701]

lol ikr Qimir pronounced closely to "Chimera"

[@Killm33]

That might be true but that’s starting to look too obvious imo

[@TDhexada]

i really hope not. it’s so obvious. it better be a red herring. i would genuinely like the master to be a random person we haven’t met yet rather than qimir.. it’s honestly bothering me how obvious they’re making it that if it is him i will be so sad 😭

[@gantz0949]

​@@TDhexadayea fr. I've heard there's a corrupted jedi who we haven't seen yet

[@TDhexada]

@@gantz0949 i really hope that’s the case. i think vernastra is right about “one of our own” and it may even be someone who seems good. maybe even vernastra herself but i kinda doubt that.. either way it better not be qimir cus it’s so damn obvious.

[@AlbertoMartinez765]

YES! That Cliff hangar Doh. And HE could be a SHE as in a Force Witch.

[@Vulcanerd]

I've never been a huge fan of the, "The perpetrator was under your nose all along!" type twists, either, so I hope it's not Qimir or Koril, the two leading candidates in my mind.

[@brettholcomb3763]

I don't really care about "twists" at all. But, I like it being a Sith technique to have an alternate identity to manipulate others; especially to groom/gaslight an apprentice...like Palpatine.

[@Vulcanerd]

@@brettholcomb3763 I don't mind it that much, but I feel like a lot of mysteries have used it too often for it to be impactful especially if we've already seen Palps do it (even if it makes sense in the way you say) and I think a lot of fans won't like it, either, b/c a lot of people are already assuming it's Qimir or Koril and fans seem to have predictability even if it makes sense.

[@brettholcomb3763]

@@Vulcanerd That's why I don't watch things for "twists," for me it's a hollow experience. Maybe I'm wrong, but I've been watching this whole series as if Qimir is a Sith, been loving his performance, as well as his dynamic with his unwitting plaything, I mean acolyte lol. The entire prequels was a set up for the worst, most obvious "twist" ever, but we love it not for the "twist" of Palpy being Sidious but because of the his manipulations when we know what he is up to. That said, I will have to do some serious recalibrating if he is just a guy who was drawn into serving a Sith Lord. lol

[@brettholcomb3763]

I don't care about a twist. For me, "twists" (in and of themselves) are the cheapest storytelling tool. But, I like the idea of Qimir manipulating Mae while pretending to be a harmless goof. If he is revealed to be a Sith Lord (likely an apprentice to a master) we will look back at these interactions with Mae and see the manipulations, like Palpatine manipulating Anakin in the films and the Clone Wars.

[@Killm33]

What’s Qimir connection to Mae, Osha and what happened in the past?? The four Jedi are the only four that know about what the Witches were doing with Mae and Osha. I still think it’s one of the the witches trying to cover up their plane by killing the 4 Jedi that know

[@Vulcanerd]

Dustin: Screw Indara and Torbyn, if they kill the wookiee Jedi I riot! 😝🤣

[@Vulcanerd]

Mysterious Sith master, "Why... so... serious?" 😂

[@albericponcedeleon2696]

The Sith Who Laughs

[@Dodgerguy79]

So who is the Master? Obviously someone very powerful.

[@quinndelcarmen1384]

Qimir or Koril is my guess for the dark master ~

[@alexblackburn2021]

Why do I think the helmet is some kind of Sith artifact that allows the wearer to channel some super powerful kind of Sith magic could it be a dead Sith possessing someone without there knowledge🤔

[@quinndelcarmen1384]

could be another nod to legends. similar with the sith amulets used by Exar Kun and Ulic Qel-Droma

[@ednamodee]

its Darth Teeth

[@Miml2010]

Someone said Smilo Ren!!

[@Jordashian93]

It’s Smile Ren!

[@Drrck11]

When the episode ended; I was like Darth Vader; NNNNOOOOOOOOO!

[@Killm33]

Vernestra Rwoh is also suspect. Not saying she’s The Sith but I get weird vibes about her

[@alejandrourenad]

Darth Smiley is powerful

[@Killm33]

When it comes to Marvel and Star Wars there’s no in between. A movie or tv show is either out of this incredible or it’s garbage. A movie or tv show can’t be good or decent anymore. lol

[@vmc62]

the sith It's obviously Qimir

[@TheTimplatte]

I’m calling it. The master is going to be a female. Also, if it isn’t Indara, how does the Jedi saying they haven’t seen the Sith in 1000 years in the Prequels make ANY sense.

[@UltimateMorales2099]

My vote is still on Koril being involved

[@tamelaculp57]

It's Smilo Ren 😅

[@TheMovieCouple]

Haaaahahaha!

[@adriankuban2904]

​@@TheMovieCoupleNormally, the ending when the Sith Lord appeared gave me goosebumps like when I first saw the Alien movie. As for Kiadi-mundi, we know that SW Legends are not Canon. We've already seen this change with Yaddle in Tales of the Jedi. As for Kimiro, I think the same, I noticed that he might not want Mae, just as a textbook, but maybe something more. And as for Mae, since she found out that Oshie is alive and they saw her, her turn would make sense, it reminds me of Vader and Luke in episode 6.

[@Biohazard219]

There are more of us

[@ralphroshia9247]

I Hope the Sith is Plaguies

[@thelodownshow313]

Did it look like a female body. The sith might be mother corral

[@hannahawesome85]

I think many of us thought that this episode is/was very *underwhelming* and should have been a lot longer and better. * * * * * S P O I L E R * * * * * Why not have the whole forest of cockroach-moth-beasts attack them all at once? There were so many in that forest and only *ONE* woke up and attacked?! 🥴 I wanted to watch Kelnacca fight and using his Force skills and his lightsaber! What the hell?! Killing him off off-screen and then showing us when Mae just walks in was not cool. The episode is way too short and that cliffhanger felt cheap for me. Like: Let's throw all the Jedi back and then fade to black! That will keep the audience wanting to watch more..! 🙃 I think that's just very dumb. I like this show so far but this episode felt like it had very lazy writing in it. I love the actor who plays Master Sol and the others are alright too.

[@TheMovieCouple]

I actually would have liked to see those weird worm tree creatures attack. And agree missing out on the potential Kelnacca fight

[@thedarkknight2221]

This show sadly doesn’t even feel like The High Republic era it’s supposed to be. With the exception of Sol, Osha and Jecki, the rest of the Jedi don’t seem anything like the more compassionate, wise and open minded Jedi that this era is known for. Hell I haven’t even seen one cross guard lightsaber in this whole show, and a lot of the Jedi of the High Republic era had them.

[@jasonmarbach]

This show is at the very end of the high republic era, and the transition to the prequel era is well underway and has been for a while. Eventually hopefully Star Wars will go back further and show more of the high republic Jedi at their peak, before the transition is really underway. But this show is clearly set in the bridge period.

[@quinndelcarmen1384]

@@jasonmarbach exactly. this wasnt the height of the high republic era, but the inbetween time when it was turning into the prequel era

[@ralphroshia9247]

In my opinion tge Sith isn't Qimir or a Brendock witch because that's to obvious

[@jonathonthompson1380]

The joker smile on the mask for a fool ???

[@tonyilias2561]

God this show is so awful. Horrible acting, writing, cheap sets (which is crazy considering the $180 million dollar budget)

[@Schrodingers-Caterpillar]

Like it or not- you have to admit the dialogue is cringe

[@lusparon332]

Not great but much better than Attack of the Clones

[@Madame702]

That is no Sith, no Sith can knock over eight Jedi at once.

[@Risky2k9]

So after many many years, Mae decides to turn herself in and give up on her dark side journey (after already killing 2 Jedi) out of the blue, Mundi makes a cameo when he shouldn't even be there at all but why not right screw the timeline. The wookie Jedi was clickbait and we never got to see any lightsaber action as they showed in the trailer. Then he is found dead at the end like wtf is going on lmao. The dialogue in this show is also cringe and comical. How does Disney wants fans to approve of this show? This is not even about male dominating Star Wars or gayness, it's about terrible writing at it's finest.

[@caseyr5554]

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