The Acolyte has by no means been precisely clear on what sort of Star Wars story it’s telling. Is it one among an ex-Jedi, the Sith reborn, an necessary origin story, or only a transient little journey to introduce the world to the Excessive Republic in live-action? The true reply is probably someplace in between, however we’ve bought a number of extra episodes left earlier than we all know for certain.
Whereas it definitely looks like the present is on the verge of ending close to the conclusion of episode 5, the collection really has a complete of eight episodes.
[Ed. note: The rest of this post contains slight spoilers for Star Wars: The Acolyte.]
The Acolyte began out with a easy query: who is killing all these Jedi? That query, nonetheless, was answered within the first episode. Since then it’s raised considerations a few mysteriously masked grasp of the Pressure, Pressure-sensitive Covens, a Sith man’s proper to observe the Darkish Facet in peace and train it to different folks, the each day lifetime of a Wookiee Jedi exile, and extra. However by the top of episode 5, all of that has just about come to a detailed.
As an alternative, it looks like the final three episodes of the present (about an hour to 90 minutes of whole runtime if the remainder of the present is any indication) are going to be about Mae and Osha swapping locations. Up till now, Mae has been a fairly clear imaginative and prescient of the Darkish Facet of the Pressure; she’s animated by her anger and robust feelings, she tries to kill her sister, and a technique or one other the fireplace she units will get everybody she loves killed. In the meantime, Osha is the image of excellent Mild Facet conduct — even when she isn’t a Jedi anymore. She trusts within the Jedi and their approach of doing issues, she appears wanting to keep away from violence, and he or she definitely doesn’t approve of Mae’s quest for revenge. However that isn’t to say that both character has to remain that approach for the entire present.
Who is aware of, possibly this is a arrange for the 2 to commerce sides, with Mae becoming a member of the Jedi and Osha teaming up with the Darkish Facet — an anti-redemption arc could possibly be a pleasant change of tempo for contemporary Star Wars. Or possibly, with Osha captured, Mae can be pressured to affix the Jedi in taking down her grasp? Both approach, the present’s go three extra episodes to do one thing.
