The Acolyte
Summary
This clause hold spoilers for The Acolyte episodes 1 and 2.The Acolyte ’s episode titles are a Trygve Halvden Lie , hiding the true plot , and I cogitate I ’ve forecast it out . The Acolyteshowrunner Leslye Headland connect Lucasfilm fresh from the achiever ofRussian Doll , gain a report for voluminous storytelling and an " onion plant " approach to her tale . Like Shrek , her plots have layer , and each instalment peels away another to reveal a little more .
I of late watchedRussian Doll , and I was blown away by Headland ’s creativity . To my delight , I spotted some early hints in the time travel adventure - the importance of a missing CT in particular - but the account still point in instruction I could never have foretell . That means I ’m approachingThe Acolyteas I would a true enigma , cautiously looking at every hint and clue . I ’m somewhat confident there ’s a spate of misdirection extend on inThe Acolyteepisodes 1 and 2 , but I think I ’ve just spotted the key : a subtle Trygve Lie order in the instalment titles themselves .
Here ’s everything you need to follow along with Star Wars : The Acolyte , from references and trivia to main takeaway from each new installment .
The Episode Titles Clearly Describe The Sisters
There’s a duality to these episode titles
So far , two episodes ofThe Acolytehave been released . Both have a formulaic approach to the titles that I quite love :
This is clear tap into the dualism of Amandla Stenberg ’s two part , the Gemini Osha and Mae . One of the twins is lost , and motivated by retaliation ; the other is found , and seeks DoJ . GivenMae is a Sith assassin , viewers can be forgiven for assuming she is the one who is lose and push back by retaliation , while Osha is found by the Jedi and focalise on justice . But I reckon that ’s a lie , and that these two should be flipped .
Osha Is The One Who Is Lost & Seeking Revenge
Master Sol is right about his former Padawan
Osha Aniseya is the sole survivor of a inscrutable tragedy that took place on her homeworld Brendok some 16 geezerhood ago . While it ’s lawful she was plainly saved by the Jedi , Osha really ca n’t be believe of as " found . " She ’s a failed Padawan who leave the Jedi after a decade , because she could n’t find any comfort in theJedi Code . grant to Sol , she was never able-bodied to deal out with her past , meaningshe would be considered " lost " by the Jedi . WhenThe Acolytebegins , she ’s prosecute the grave life of a Meknek , scrambling around on spaceship hulls in outer space .
Osha is drive by a desire for payback , not justice .
The Acolyteepisode 2 powerfully suggests justice is not Osha ’s motivating - for all she ’d claim otherwise . Rewatching the episode , I was expunge by a moment in which Sol cautioned Osha over the danger of retaliation . afterward , when she attempted to fire on her sis , Osha ’s brass twisted with rage . Osha is drive by a desire for vengeance , not justice .
The Acolyte serial publication premiere has introduce wad of new Jedi into Star Wars canon , from former Padawans to mysterious Masters with a dour secret .
Mae Is The One Who Has Been Found & Is Seeking Justice
Mae’s cause is more virtuous than it seems
This is a shuddery thought , because it completely reinterprets Mae ’s role . She is not the one who was suffer ; she is the one who has been found by the Sith . Even more shocking , though , this means Mae believe her quest to be a just one . She is seek retribution for a wrong commit against her and her masses 16 years ago , and there are hint inThe Acolyteepisodes 1 and 2 that she is right to do so .
It ’s there in the cold outdoors , when Mae confronts Jedi Master Indara . " Jedi do not attack the unarmed , " Indara insist , but Mae disagrees . " Yes , you do , " she retorts , understandably mouth from personal experience . Later , inThe Acolyteepisode 2 , Mae confronts Jedi Master Torbin and extend him the gift of remission . She tells himhe should either go tell theJedi Councilwhat he has done , or take the poisonous substance she offers . Incredibly , he select the latter , clearly unable and unwilling to admit this nameless truth .
Mae is attempting to punish wrongdoers who are in a position of power .
The clean-cut significance is that Osha does not know the genuine story of what bechance on Brendok some 16 years ago - but Mae does . The Jedi being targeted by Mae - Indara , Sol , Kelnacca , and Torbin - are responsible for something horrendous , something they have enshroud from the Jedi Council for 16 years . Mae is not seeking revenge , but justice ; she is set about to punish wrongdoer who are in a posture of great power . Her Good Book would mean nothing if she talk up against them , and soshe work for jurist in the only way she knows how .
The Acolyte Is About The Greatest Flaw Of The Jedi
Power doesn’t corrupt, but it does reveal
There ’s an one-time locution that power corrupts , and right-down top executive corrupts absolutely . I do n’t believe that ’s true ; power does n’t tainted , it let on . If you want to know what a soul is really like , put them in a position of big businessman and ascertain what find . At the time ofThe Acolyte , at the tail - end of theHigh Republic Era , the Jedi are essentially the ultimate power in the galaxy . They can conduct arrests without oversight , they hold their own captive , and they are heavily involved in astronomical politics . With such great power , and with little answerability , personal weaknesses will surely manifest .
If I ’m right , thenThe Acolyteis the story nobody ever expect - one that shows why a somebody could become a Sith for what seems to be the best motive . It ’s not that the villain is a hero , per se ; rather , it ’s that Mae has a point , because she ’s a galactic nobody who has no other way to stand up against astronomical king . Such an approaching is utterly in keep with George Lucas ' prequel trilogy , because he deliberately chose to show a Jedi Order that is flawed rather than perfect . It ’s one I would be thrilled to see more of .
