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The show has a lot of issues, but this episode was pretty entertaining. I am still bewildered as to why a Sith would expose himself so recklessly. Let’s see where this goes…

Now we understand!

What happened 16 years ago is a closed case. The remaining Jedi under Vernestra need to investigate what happened here, who train this girl that looks like Osha, why she was killing Jedi and who trained her. Meanwhile Vernestra doesn’t want to involve the High Council, and Mae (Osha) still wants justice and is willing to turn herself in to get it. Sol and “Osha” are the only survivors. While Sol claims that the perpetrator was a Sith, he also says that the Sith was big food, and there is no evidence to back up his claim. But, he did lead the Jedi team, they were surprised and overpowered by someone with a lightsaber, by surprise. He was the only Master sent as I understood it, and he trained Osha, who dropped out of the Order years earlier, possible due to her attachments to the past. “Osha” claims that Sol (who also has attachment issues) had her help him kill the other Jedi and frames what happened what happened both here and 16 years earlier and the nature of their relationship differently. Since the other Jedi who were involved in the incident 16 years ago had issues related to what happened and Sol and Osha also seem to have issues with each other and maybe the past, both Master Sol and “Osha” and there is no one and nothing to say differently, it is determined that what happened here in this episode, and that who was behind the earlier murders were Sol and “Osha”, and Sol take the bulk of the blame. The only the problem is that little tracker whom the only one of Vernestra’s enclave could translate for was killed.

So according to Zhan, the highly militant, procedure loving Chiss rely on teenage girls to route them through tricky hyperspace jumps. And they lose this ability in their late teens. *cough* totally not sus.*cough*

You guys really provide the most level headed views on this show. Its wild how much bad faith there is online that drowns out most genuine critiques. Anyway this was def the best episode so far, still some awkward moments but those are not enough to kill it for me given I enjoy the prequels, which are flawed in very similar ways.

FUCK IT WE'LL DO IT LIVE

wish I knew about you earlier..

It would be really cool to see a Timeline like this but of the Sith, from the earliest known Sith all the way to the Era past the Original Trilogy like Darth Krayt.

Y’all’s perspectives are refreshing with this show. Thank you guys.

Not that it matters. I'm the kind of guy who'd still won't play Dead Space 3 even for the ONE good thing it has: co-op gameplay. Also, I'm not one who'd like to rewatch Dragon Ball GT even only for the Super Saiyan 4s.

One thing I always thought was weird with the "we don't serve your kind" scene is, like, what the fuck would a bar even serve to a droid? It probably would have been more impactful to see him discriminate against a particular alien race, perhaps wookies. At least with the prequels, we can interpret it as a prejudice created by the actions of the separatists.

Not sure why you wouldn't layer cortosis over something like durasteel that would make a better general purpose armor.

I thougt it was frist ssen in vision of the future

Let's all have a good laugh at the demise of Jecki, the pompous little punk brat Jedi. Was that it's name? Yea. The Jedi are imperialists who show up to kill you and then when you fight back they act shocked. Sol couldnt believe the blood-thirsty lunatic "Jecki" that was trying to kill Qimir would be killed by him. To quote the adult in that forest "You brought her here." and to add the unsaid "to commit violence and detain someone against their will. You are not innocents".

Anyone else peep kylo rens theme at the end? I think our "sith" might found the knights of ren

I went full Danny DeVito pointing when the first lightsaber turned off after hitting

Im a bit surprised you like it most. I agree on the bug thing, it was way too silly. But other than that, it was very solid. I dont know if its better or worse than the last episode, they both tell their story very well. The reveal of Qimir was good, though it leaves as much questions as answers. He tried to kill Mae more than once, though he appears to give tender care to Osha and showed concern for Mae previously. Qimir having a twisted attachment to the twins in a semi romantic, possessive, love hate thing would be interesting and I felt that vibe in epsiode 4. It didnt feel that way in Episode 5 until he found Osha at the end. Cotosis intro was cool, a EU classic.

Awesome review! Man, I love Andor but Andor was very very minimal in terms of drawing from lore. I won't say I like the Acolyte more than Andor, but it sure is nice to see Star Wars made by Star Wars nerds taking inspiration from so much Star Wars stuff.

A rainbow light Saber would fit Disney's narrative.

Showing Jecki's death casually in the background... twice, Corey, you're breaking my heart!!

I figure that the name "Cortosis" has high odds of getting dropped in a future episode, alongside some light exposition, probably that its some sith creation in canon that the Jedi haven't encountered in generations, if any of them have ever seen it before and lived to tell the tale. It might even have some relationship to Kyber crystals, since all lightsabers use those in canon. As for the Martial-Arts movie inspiration: I'm here for that shit. If Star Wars has room as a franchise and as a setting to include the radically different tones and styles of storytelling between the Original Trilogy and Rogue One/Andor, then I think it has room for some Wuxia bullshit as a treat. I don't want the rest of Star Wars to all suddenly become this, I like this style as something that gives this corner of Star Wars its own vibe and identity. It's my favorite thing going on in The Acolyte, and even if it's not to everyone's taste, I do think it's better-executed for what it's trying to be than a lot of the Mandalorian/Ahsoka-era lightsaber choreography.

Its better than Andor 😅

What about Kylo Ren theme playing at the end when Qimir takes Osha?

Personally, I think Osha was and is set up to become the Acolyte as it feels like she is the main character, unlike Mei who I see as more of a stepping stone than anything else. The things Qimir talked about are really fitting for her aswell(freedom, not abiding rules as she did not abide the rules of the jedi nor the coven she was born into, instead deciding to stride her own path whatever it may be.

It took 5 episodes, using majority of the ep for a fight scene, and the death of half the cast to make a 'good' episode. This really speaks volumes.

I liked the first half and the fight scene. The second half was hit with some pretty awful pacing issues and flat acting. It seemed like a bunch of scenes they shot were sort of haphazardly spliced together to try to create a coherent narrative.

The choreography was a bonus for me, really enjoyed the faster paced fight compared to the slow drawn out ones we’ve been getting lately

This was a great episode but ngl I’m gonna miss Yord and Jecki a lot. Now only Sol and Qmir are the only two characters in really invested in with 3 episodes left

I like that Jecki lost when she let the battle sense take over. She rushed in swinging when Sol wasn’t ready to continue yet and it cost her life. Always say that Star Wars battles aren’t about powerscaling but rather ones state of mind. How calm they are and how connected to the force they are at that moment Gotta also say Dafne Keen was born to use a lightsaber, much like Hayden. Kinda hoping she will get to play a different Star Wars character one day

The trees fall the wrong way when cut. It may be a small thing but it bothered me. If you cut a tree like this \ its going to fall \ ->>>> that way

Overall I enjoyed the episode but I do wonder what’s the deal about what Sol might have done before or is it just nothing.

This show made me realize there’s not a lot of jacked people in Star Wars

That is a good point. Sol possibly has never encountered a material like this.

The fight was admittedly glorious. Can’t take that away. That said I think I’m finally checking out. The reveal of Quimir honestly felt a little insulting it was so predictable and the whiplash I’m getting from Mae’s choices is driving me nuts. The story telling is just too weak for me unfortunately, to the point I think I’m confortable just getting a TLDR from tapcaf once its over.

A polished turd is still a turd

Who is the voice of the master?

Even though I knew what Cortosis was beforehand it only clicked that's what it was upon a rewatch. Assumed it was beskar initially. Love all the book connections to both canon and EU by Headland!

The bar is pretty low these days.

I enjoyed the episode. Jecki was my favourite character, being able to last as long as she did against Qimir. A shame everyone died lol😅

I knew that the Jedi had to die but I didn't think they were going to go through with it. Especially Yord and Jecki. I really enjoyed this episode. Qimir is quickly becoming a new favorite character for me. Honestly I hope he is just a force sensitive that found a sith holocron and not part of the rule of two for the sake of my preferred continuity but honestly my reservations about the sith in this show are somewhat faded. I always thought that Osha would fall to the darkside after Mae's death. I thought maybe Sol might be forced to kill Mae at some point but now I don't know what will cause that change.

I’ll say it again looks like bad copy of the maul fan film

Legit, I thought Sol, Osha and Jecki would be all that survived this episode. But not even the latter was safe. If Qimir is this good as a sith, imagine what his master is like.

Cortosis is why the sith was able to block the lightsabers with his helmet and armor. Edit: Still this show is just as bad as Kenobi and I will understand people that like this mediocrity

It’s a lightsaber whip

Amazing

Pass, but not because it's bad. It's just not the longflow chart I was expecting... was actually expecting the kind of timelines used by certain Star Wars book copies nowadays.

👍

You’ve peaked my interest in Worm Corey. I read War and Peace so maybe that can be my next big undertaking.

I know the workload would be immense, but I think it'd be cool to see a complete timeline of the star wars legends universe done in this format.

Fantastic work! Is there a secret version that just says Star Wars Galactic Timeline? 😜