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Acolyte Ep. 6. Two interesting pairs now: Qimir and Osha, Sol and Mae, with the former written more interestingly than the latter.
Lucas planted the seeds of Jedi hubris/arrogance by having the Jedi admit they never suspected Palpatine was a Sith, despite being around him constantly. Acolyte is really cultivating those seeds—fanbois be damned—and it’s turning out to be interesting.
Lucas planted the seeds of Jedi hubris/arrogance by having the Jedi admit they never suspected Palpatine was a Sith, despite being around him constantly. Acolyte is really cultivating those seeds—fanbois be damned—and it’s turning out to be interesting.
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Acolyte Ep. 7. This is the penultimate episode, so one hopes that the many story threads will converge coherently in Ep. 8.
Ep. 7 is a retelling of the events on Brendok that we saw in Ep. 3. The critical difference is that in Ep. 3, we saw them from the point of view of the Witches; now, we see them from the point of view of the Jedi. Critical details are filled in.
A fair amount of lore is relied upon, although the arguments I've seen that "So-and-so/such-and-such is NOT canon!!!" take me back to my Fundamentalist upbringing, with the endless and hate-filled arguments that "So-and-so/such-and-such is NOT Biblical!!!"
The world is always larger than our theories about it.
Ep. 7 is a retelling of the events on Brendok that we saw in Ep. 3. The critical difference is that in Ep. 3, we saw them from the point of view of the Witches; now, we see them from the point of view of the Jedi. Critical details are filled in.
A fair amount of lore is relied upon, although the arguments I've seen that "So-and-so/such-and-such is NOT canon!!!" take me back to my Fundamentalist upbringing, with the endless and hate-filled arguments that "So-and-so/such-and-such is NOT Biblical!!!"
The world is always larger than our theories about it.
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FiOS puked and died in the middle of the USA vs. Costa Rica soccer game last night, so I haven’t yet seen Ep. 8 of _Acolyte_.
So in the meantime, here’s a look at the kind of fervor, devotion, and ecstasy Luke Skywalker can evoke among the faithful.
These are fans reacting to Luke’s appearance in the final episode of _Mandalorian_ Season 2. Seeing these reactions helped me understand why Rian Johnson’s portrayal of Luke provoked such outrage: it was sacrilege, pure and simple.
[Plot points for the clip: the bad guy, Moff Gideon (Gian-Carlo Esposito) has kidnapped Baby Yoda/Grogu in order to try to steal/transfer his Force abilities. The good guys—Mando and his crew—track down and board Moff Gideon’s ship where Baby Yoda/Grogu is being held. Miff Gideon’s mechanized super-troopers corner the good guys on the bridge, where they are holding Gideon and the freed Baby Yoda. Just when all seems lost, a single X-wing fighter hoves into view.]
So in the meantime, here’s a look at the kind of fervor, devotion, and ecstasy Luke Skywalker can evoke among the faithful.
These are fans reacting to Luke’s appearance in the final episode of _Mandalorian_ Season 2. Seeing these reactions helped me understand why Rian Johnson’s portrayal of Luke provoked such outrage: it was sacrilege, pure and simple.
[Plot points for the clip: the bad guy, Moff Gideon (Gian-Carlo Esposito) has kidnapped Baby Yoda/Grogu in order to try to steal/transfer his Force abilities. The good guys—Mando and his crew—track down and board Moff Gideon’s ship where Baby Yoda/Grogu is being held. Miff Gideon’s mechanized super-troopers corner the good guys on the bridge, where they are holding Gideon and the freed Baby Yoda. Just when all seems lost, a single X-wing fighter hoves into view.]
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Mebbe. Who knew that The Mandalorian's first two seasons were going to be as good as they were? And who saw Andor coming? No question that a lot of meh stuff came down the pike--even Coppola had a Godfather III--but who can say where the lightning will strike next?
Verizon tech replaced all of our hardware before the router/modem and we're working again. (The tech said, with a certain amount of disbelief, "You know this stuff was put in in 2008?") Maybe I'll get to watch Acolyte tonight.
Verizon tech replaced all of our hardware before the router/modem and we're working again. (The tech said, with a certain amount of disbelief, "You know this stuff was put in in 2008?") Maybe I'll get to watch Acolyte tonight.
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Finally got to see it. On the whole, it just didn’t feel completely baked. Given only what we see of the Jedi Order in these eight episodes, why would anyone ever think of them as the good guys? They’re arrogantly self-righteous liars on the one hand and appallingly naive about their own weaknesses on the other. And the traits we see are made so extreme that the narrative becomes almost incoherent.
What would you pay
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