The Acolyte
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The Acolyteepisode 6 appalled audiences by double down onStar Wars’newest Sith being a heartthrob , make good on one key channel fromA New Hope — and I could n’t be more delighted . The Acolyteepisode 5was absolutely cruel ; in fact , several ofepisode 5 ’s Jedi deathswere downright hard to watch . However , the instalment also revealed the true identity operator of the masked villain presumed to beStar Wars’next Sith Lord , station the net into a pother for an altogether unlike reason .
The mask figure , officially called the Stranger , was revealed to be Manny Jacinto ’s antecedently quirky eccentric , Qimir . After installment 5 , there was no longer anything quirky about him ; rather , he had become a terrifying , ostensibly bloody-minded murderer . Despite that alteration ( or perhaps because of it ) , many viewing audience fell hard for the Sith , and that ’s entirely by purpose . The Acolyteis taking one cardinal line fromA New Hopequite literally , andit ’s all to do with the impingement Qimir is having not only on the audience but also on the show ’s booster , Osha .
The Last Jedi gave Kylo Ren a audacious shirtless scenery , but The Acolyte gave its baddie an even more daring - and revealing - prospect in episode 6 .
We’re Finally Seeing Someone “Seduced By The Dark Side Of The Force”
InA New Hope , Obi - Wan Kenobi explained that"Vader was seduced by the dark side of the Force . “Although that speech communication was compelling enough at the time , as it implied ( accurately ) that the dark side is full of temptation , Obi - Wan plain did n’t mean seduction in the established sense . However , The Acolytehas decided to dramatize that definition , crafting a narration in which a light side Force - drug user is literally score by a grim side Force - drug user .
The Acolytehas decided to adopt that definition , craft a story in which a wanton side Force - drug user is literally seduced by a dark side Force - user .
In episode 5 , the romantic tenseness between Osha and Qimir was there but subtle ; in fact , it was difficult to tell whether audiences were reading too much into their interactions , peculiarly at the sequence ’s end when Qimir cover Osha with a gown and fret her arm . gratefully , installment 6 made the answer crystal clearby having Qimir whole strip down in front of Osha and even razz her about not joining him . WhileStar Warshasn’t often been a franchise with intimate undertone ( even including Anakin and Padmé ’s relationship),The Acolyteisn’t shy away from precisely that .
Why Has It Taken Star Wars So Long To Tell This Story?!?
If anything , I ’m dismayed it ’s takenStar Warsso long to take the dark side ' seducing ' promiscuous side Force - substance abuser literally , but I ’m delighted it ’s happening now . For one thing , this take on the sorry side makes complete common sense . Sith and other grim side Force - users would of course of instruction weaponize anything in their arsenal to obtain the apprentice ( or the acolyte ) they look for . It accompany , then , that real seduction would be an effective scheme .
While , yes , Anakin distinctly worked very hard to make Padmé inStar Wars : Episode II - Attack of the Clones , that was n’t about the dark side whatsoever . The closestStar Warshad come prior toThe Acolytewas Kylo Ren and Rey ’s human relationship in the continuation trilogy . Even now , though , the nature of their relationship remains extremely debate . Osha and Qimir ’s relationship could n’t be further from that equivocalness , andThe Acolyte’sshowrunner Leslye Headland has already explicitly confirm that thing are headed in a amatory directionfor the two .
Star Warswill eventually show what being ' seduced ' by the dark side really mean .
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Thrillingly , this meansStar Warswill ultimately show what being ' make ' by the dark side really means . Hopefully , this also means that Osha and Qimir ’s relationship will follow a unlike course than Rey ’s and Kylo Ren ’s . While their bond paper was fascinating , in the end , it was Kylo Ren who turned . It would be so much more compelling ifThe Acolytereally take a leap and had Osha sweep up the dark side , agreeing to join her love interestingness rather than grow him back to the igniter .
New episode of The Acolyte sack on Tuesdays at 9 postmortem EST/6 PM PST on Disney+ .
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The Acolyte is a television series set in the Star Wars universe at the end of the High Republic Era , where both the Jedi and the Galactic Empire were at the height of their influence . This sci - fi thriller sees a former Padawan reunite with her former Jedi Master as they investigate several crimes - all moderate to darkness erupting from beneath the surface and preparing to bring about the remnant of the High Republic .
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