SPOILER: The Acolyte -- Disney+ Star Wars -- begins June 5, 2024

[Disney Irish]

I heard lightsabers do not kill anyone anymore in Disney Star Wars

That wasn't specific to just "Disney" Star Wars. Plot armor has been a thing in Star Wars for a long time.

 

[BrianLo]

I heard lightsabers do not kill anyone anymore in Disney Star Wars

I find it’s funny why people get stuck on this one past depiction. You can certainly also get shot or stabbed and live. Based on the depiction of where that character was stabbed with a saber it is very plausible to live, especially since it provides cautery. And it’s a fantasy world with advance tech, medical advancement demonstrated through cloning and revivification goo.

But I think they wanted to send the message - “she dead” loud and clear on this one.

 

[mf1972]

the reveal wasn’t a surprise for me. once i saw manny jacinto on the planet in episode 4 & the bad guy pops up, it couldn’t have been more obvious. best episode so far. hopefully it keeps going. what annoys me is they make short episodes & takes 4-5 episodes to go anywhere & then they’re rushing to cram everything in.

 

[Disstevefan1]

I find it’s funny why people get stuck on this one past depiction. You can certainly also get shot or stabbed and live. Based on the depiction of where that character was stabbed with a saber it is very plausible to live, especially since it provides cautery. And it’s a fantasy world with advance tech, medical advancement demonstrated through cloning and revivification goo.

But I think they wanted to send the message - “she dead” loud and clear on this one.

Its true, a character can be literally dead and "somehow" be back

 

[Disney Irish]

Its true, a character can be literally dead and "somehow" be back

Soap operas have been doing it for literally 70+ years. And what is Star Wars but a soap opera in space, its literally called a "space opera" for a reason.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

I think I actually liked this one…until the parent trap thing

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

Soap operas have been doing it for literally 70+ years. And what is Star Wars but a soap opera in space, its literally called a "space opera" for a reason.

…right…they paid $4 billion for all my children

Lucci with a lightsaber

 

[Disney Irish]

…right…they paid $4 billion for all my children

Lucci with a lightsaber

Dude, its a melodramatic form of story telling. Its not an offense term, George himself called it soap opera.

 

[C33Mom]

Dude, its a melodramatic form of story telling. Its not an offense term, George himself called it soap opera.

I still think the prequels would be better in the format of an actual opera.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

Dude, its a melodramatic form of story telling. Its not an offense term, George himself called it soap opera.

Dude…keep making it more silly in your head to run interference for the parent company

Days of our lives didn’t generate $100,000,000,000 in licensed product for decades

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

I still think the prequels would be better in the format of an actual opera.

Well the dialogue and acting was more wooden

 

[C33Mom]

Well the dialogue and acting was more wooden

Exactly. Same general plot line but instead of dialogue you get people belting out their feelings over a beautiful John Williams operatic score.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

Exactly. Same general plot line but instead of dialogue you get people belting out their feelings over a beautiful John Williams operatic score.

They done him dirty

 

[Disney Irish]

Dude…keep making it more silly in your head to run interference for the parent company

Days of our lives didn’t generate $100,000,000,000 in licensed product for decades

Not everything has to be a battle. Also for the last time, I'm not running interference for anything I'm stating something factual. Star Wars has been since day one a space opera, ie a soap opera in space. George literally called it a family soap opera back in 2015. So if you have a problem with that, please take it up with George.

If you want me to get more critical, sure the dialog on almost all Star Wars is clunky at best which I blame on the writers including George. The acting can be seen as stiff, but I blame that on the directors including George rather than the actors. However I like things overall so I look past the flaws.

 

[Ghost93]

I think I actually liked this one…until the parent trap thing

Calling it now, the season finale will have Osha and Mae singing "Let's Get Together" in an attempt to get the Jedi and Sith to look past their differences and get along.

 

[lazyboy97o]

I know, the three lightsaber jabs through her thorax though. It wasn’t ambiguous.

She was an alien. Those important organs might be elsewhere.

Its true, a character can be literally dead and "somehow" be back

He wasn’t talking about fictional characters. Real people survive being shot and stabbed. Phineas Gage famously survived an iron rod going through his skull in 1848.

 

[Wendy Pleakley]

Not everything has to be a battle. Also for the last time, I'm not running interference for anything I'm stating something factual. Star Wars has been since day one a space opera, ie a soap opera in space. George literally called it a family soap opera back in 2015. So if you have a problem with that, please take it up with George.

If you want me to get more critical, sure the dialog on almost all Star Wars is clunky at best which I blame on the writers including George. The acting can be seen as stiff, but I blame that on the directors including George rather than the actors. However I like things overall so I look past the flaws.

People have such a deep and far reaching appreciation for Star Wars that it has perhaps become so legendary in their minds that they have perpetual unrealistic expectations that every thing Star Wars must be a masterpeice.

Not that it doesn't deserve to be beloved, but the good stuff does hide some of those elements like clunky dialogue. Heck, much of Return of the Jedi is flat out awful but those childhood nostalgia goggles blind people.

The Acolyte is a decently entertaining installment. The fight scenes in the last episode were fun and the episode kept up a good pace from start to finish.

Some people won't accept anything that isn't another Empire Strikes Back in terms of quality and engagement.

George Lucas couldn't make consistently crowd pleasing Star Wars movies, yet the armchair quarterbacks who don't love the Acolyte or other shows seem genuinely baffled as to why every Star Wars installment isn't another classic.

I'm thankful we're getting Star Wars content that is generally well done.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

Calling it now, the season finale will have Osha and Mae singing "Let's Get Together" in an attempt to get the Jedi and Sith to look past their differences and get along.

Well that would make it a remake…which is totally “on brand”

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

People have such a deep and far reaching appreciation for Star Wars that it has perhaps become so legendary in their minds that they have perpetual unrealistic expectations that every thing Star Wars must be a masterpeice.

Not that it doesn't deserve to be beloved, but the good stuff does hide some of those elements like clunky dialogue. Heck, much of Return of the Jedi is flat out awful but those childhood nostalgia goggles blind people.

The Acolyte is a decently entertaining installment. The fight scenes in the last episode were fun and the episode kept up a good pace from start to finish.

Some people won't accept anything that isn't another Empire Strikes Back in terms of quality and engagement.

George Lucas couldn't make consistently crowd pleasing Star Wars movies, yet the armchair quarterbacks who don't love the Acolyte or other shows seem genuinely baffled as to why every Star Wars installment isn't another classic.

I'm thankful we're getting Star Wars content that is generally well done.

They can continue to make content with no concern from where it came from. More power to them.

Less and less will care…it will die on the vine.

The high cost of low expectations

 

[Disstevefan1]

She was an alien. Those important organs might be elsewhere.


He wasn’t talking about fictional characters. Real people survive being shot and stabbed. Phineas Gage famously survived an iron rod going through his skull in 1848.

And in theory, lets say you get stabbed by a lightsaber and it misses major organs the lightsaber instantly cauterizes the wound.

Its fun to discuss. I am not a die hard Star Wars fan either way.

My only opinion is Disney could have done a better job of transitioning from Luke, Leia, Han to the new characters.
It seems like a no brainer to transition from old to new with dignity for the original fans (and their kids). Its too late now, the damage is done.