Considering how well it did It should be uncancelled. It was my fav series of 2024.

The Acolyte was so super sweet. Im a star wars fan. And The Acolyte imo has been best Disney star wars aside from the toons. Oh ya Ashoka was amazing too.

I can understand why many people might hate the show, but remember guys, not even the og trilogy was perfect, nor the prequels or the eu comics / books.

I loved the Mandalorian and Ahsoka too.

This show really gave me that mysterious evil feeling that the prequels did with the introduction of the siths and their views on the Jedi. The Plagueis cameo, the Twins with the force dyad, the creation of life trough the force, etc, it all makes sense and its all connected for the bigger picture. Overall I loved it, with some exceptions of course. I believe 8 episodes are not enough to tell even a smaller important part of a bigger plot. We should've gotten more episodes and more showtime and I'm sad to hear that season 2 was cancelled, but such is life...

Now, one thing I have to mention that bothers me. I am totally fine with watching SWE explain all the questions about the series and theories, BUT if someone is a maximalist and wants to read all the materials that are strongly connected with the late High Republic / Acolyte era, he/she gonna have to read trough a lot of things, I mean a lot of things. Comics, books, audio books, etc.

Dont get me wrong, I love reading, but not many people have the money and time to read it all to understand important characters and happenings in the series. This is the same issue that started with Rise of Skywalker. I still remember that I binge readed the novelization in one run, because I was so excited about finally getting the answers that the movie couldn't really provide about different things.

Also, remember the Last Jedi visual novel? If we haven't read it or haven't look it up on YT, we wouldn't even know that Revan and the Jedi Crusaders are now considered canon.

This is the only thing that bothers me. The series and movies are good, but with many unanswered questions, we just dont always have the time to read all the books and comics to get a somewhat solid explanation for many things. So, as I said above, I'm really happy that many YouTube channels are doing the "job" for us and explain things to us in 15-20 minute videos, instead of reading hundreds of hours.

That said, I still loved the Acolyte!

I enjoyed the show. Thought it was done well, had some great scenes, characters, etc. But most Star Wars shows tend to cast some lore or light on the wider story, especially since this is the first show chronologically I was hoping for more to be revealed about why things in the future happened the way they did.

Is there any lore implied that affects any other movie or show? Or did I just miss it? I don’t know all the shows and the ins and outs of the canon but it seemed extremely isolated, which is ok but not what I expected from a live action show.

Why does Bazil sabotage Sol's ship? I thought they were on the same side. Did I miss something here? He randomly sneaks into the cockpit and starts ripping out wires.

I watched The Acolyte in the space of 2 days and I absolutely loved it. I loved the characters, the plot, the choreography, everything. I don't understand why people hated it so much though. The most frustrating part is that we won't get a Season 2 because people were so angry about it the first time.

So after watching the most recent episode of Skeleton Crew the other day, my family and I were discussing our thoughts and expectations for the finale.

When my Mother, who was visiting said something I wasn't expecting:

"You know, I get Skeleton Crew is popular, and don't get me wrong, it's cute and I like it...

... But why is it considered so good, when Acolyte got so much vitriol?'

She went on to elaborate that she felt the plot of Skeleton Crew, while entertaining enough, is absolutely plodding, and sometimes isn't as interesting as it could be, in comparison to almost every episode of Acolyte giving us a Jedi having to be defeated, a different understanding of the force, or major moral dilemmas to question regarding the Jedi.

But, she intoned, a lot of times Skeleton Crew is just kids bumbling from place to place. Sometimes there's a cool fight, but otherwise they're just going with the flow and seeing what happens.

Obviously this was just her opinion and we discussed why she felt that way about the stories, pacing, and characterization of each show.

What are some analysis/thoughts you've had regarding Acolyte and/or Skeleton Crew, and their reception?

This show was awesome. I only recently found it while scrolling through D+. Which I feel like was part of the problem for it not getting renewed. I’m a pretty avid Star Wars fan and watch all of the new content. But I never once saw an advertisement for this show. Seems like a big miss.

Really hoping someone up high at Disney changed their mind!

So in episode 7, it appears she vanishes but then is mysteriously never shown again. Were we supposed to just forget she exists?

I find myself rewatching specific parts of the show rather than the entire episodes now. While there are better, deeper, and more tension filled scenes in the other episodes, the Mae vs Sol fight in the courtyard is my favorite scene in the show. I like the action, the music, and it's got my two favorite characters facing off against each other. What scene is your favorite?

I had heard this was bad so I went in with low expectations (maybe that helped me enjoy it more?) but I’m genuinely confused why this was so shat on (aside from people review bombing who are triggered by a queer or poc person being in media 🙄)

Is the show some television masterpiece? Obviously not. But I have seen many worse shows this year. Heck HOTD was arguably more disappointing and I’d argue The Acolyte is about on level with Dune Prophecy (a show I felt pretty meh about). Idk my expectations for Star Wars just aren’t very high in general, as there’s so much genuine garbage that has come out of the franchise in the past couple decades, to me this is in no way the bottom of the barrel.

I genuinely liked exploring far back into the Star Wars timeline and the dubious morals of many of the characters. There was some cheesy stuff, I wasn’t a big fan of how the lightsaber turned red but meh whatever. And yes the sexual tension did come off as pretty fan-fic-y but then again, this is the same series that has some of the cringiest sensual tension scenes in one of the main movies — I can’t watch Ep 2 scenes between Anakin and Padme without cracking up. I legitimately think the chemistry was better in this show than in AOTC lol like cmon, this is a deeply unserious franchise at times

Anyways, it’s a bummer they cancelled the show. I would have liked to see where they took the story. Apologies for the rant but just wanted to share my thoughts and validate others who felt the same.

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bro I love acolyte but when yall make a throwing knife a hundred times more lethal than a lightsaber why don't we just return to medieval weaponry at this point qwq..

It seems like a great story line they could use to help us understand a force vergence.. and how the twins were created using the force like Anakin was.. it would been nice to see them finish the story or at least give another season to help us understand more. It was like a slap in the face, she (Osha) Bleeds a kyber Crystal while it's in the saber, usually they do it in meditation if I remember correctly.. so that's some power.. and it would help us get more background on Darth pleigues as well I'm guessing bc qmir(idk if that working is right but yk who in taking about, that guy who taught me) has to be working for him even unknowingly.. what I really wanna see is how powerful Osha becomes after she's really trained.. but they won't be giving us that on video I'm guessing.

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There’s so much more story to tell

So I personally liked this show. I know it was high budget and views were not great. But it could have used a second season. Why do so many people who did not like the show come here just to show hate. If it got renewed it would affect them in zero ways. They say it takes from other projects but Disney makes billions and I think this risk is worth it. If they learned from the mistakes made this show could easily become epic and go on for years. I just don’t get the hate this day and age. Maybe I’m too old for the internet. Sorry for the rant. Here’s hoping for a season 2.

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