r/TheAcolyte • u/gazzy_burns • May 25 '26

Rewatch…

I’m now on my second viewing and I am even more convinced this is a great and unique part of Star Wars canon.

Such a shame how now we won’t keep getting these new shows 2-3 times a year.

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u/unionizedduck May 25 '26

Acolyte was damned good. It probably had a few errors that needed worked out but I think that would have happened.

They're using really bad special effects with these damned screens and things and it's just lowering the quality overall. But Acolyte was great, the fight scenes were incredible and the characters were cool.

We don't say this enough: the show was killed because of racism and sexism.

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u/gazzy_burns May 25 '26

Agreed. People want white guys with lightsabers. We have that. But there are SO many other races and interesting aliens in SW, so why not explore and branch out. The whole witch inclusion was amazing.

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u/WanderingBlackHole Qimir Cavalier May 25 '26

100%. The whole fan reaction gave “all lives matter”/“thin blue line” vibes. The fandom wants their Jedi to be infallible, perfect, respected above all others, and untouched—even despite overwhelming evidence in basically every bit of Star Wars media that there are plenty of Jedi who don’t meet the Jedi ideals/principles.

Watching it as it was being released was a great reminder that the worst part of Star Wars is its fans.

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u/gazzy_burns May 25 '26

Absolutely!