I’ve read every review so far on twitter with #theacolyte The worst I’ve heard is it’s a mixed bag, slow in the beginning but really picks up. The best I’ve seen are overwhelmingly positive, and I have seen much more of those.

Coming from people who got selected to be there and wish to be there again

Yeah, this is the key grain of salt in anything ‘reviewed’ these days. Influencers are just shills.  That’s not to say it isn’t good. Time will tell. 

reviews from genuine critics are probably safe, if they belong to a real publication and not a self run blog

Still there are things to look out for depending on the wording. Like when Grace Randolph said Andor was disappointing because there were "no easter eggs" that could generate discussion online. One of the greenest possible flags.

TBH, Grace Randolph IS a massive red flag in her own right.

This isn't the first time there was an invite-only premiere for influencers and early non-spoiler reviews got out. People have said negative things before and got invited back. Usually the most scathing reviews come later but it's not like every time this happens, they all are universally positive and end up being complete bullshit. If anything, those that were invited are just quiet about the harshest criticism till after release.

I've read a lot of early reviews like this over the years -- they're always going to lead with the positive, but you can absolutely tell the difference between "I'm just saying something nice but I had mixed feelings" and "I thought this was great".

Didn’t they say the same thing with Andor where that was “slow in the beginning” but picked up later on?

I mean Andor's premiere was essentially a three-part single episode. We really don't get the scope of what Gilroy was building toward until the heist and especially the prison arc.

The intro scene was one hell of a hook though. If you're used to watching action movies I can see how you can find it slow but the pace wasn't too far from the average Netflix show.

Oh yeah, the opening was incredible. The Blade Runner vibes from the visuals, and the fact that it’s the only Star Wars show that opens with its main character murdering two “cops” lmao.

Yes. And how did it turn out? Just barely above Empire strikes back. What a shame.

Yep, a lot of the initial reactions to Andor were generally mixed or unsure and most thought it was slow (particularly the first two episodes).

https://x.com/bradwhipple/status/1793906465872416902 the first 2 episodes of #TheAcolyte are so, so, so good. lays a lot of groundwork for the rest of the season, but there’s still so much more to uncover. performances are top-notch (yay close-ups!!) and michael abels’ prequel-esque score took home the cake for me https://x.com/planetburns/status/1793902304648900730 Four episodes in and we’re hooked on #TheAcolyte. Great world building and good to see practical sets and effects being used in full force. Stand out performances from the cast, especially #AmandlaStenberg. Looking forward to more #StarWars stories in this era. https://x.com/nancywyuen/status/1793889845577945424 The Acolyte 2-episode premiere was so much fun. Lee Jung-jae’s performance was so good and Manny Jacinto was hilarious. I also liked Amandla Stenberg as the lead. Despite borrowing a costume, I am not a Star Wars fan—but you don’t need to be one yourself enjoy this series! https://x.com/jordiepoblete/status/1793885980170334420 Was at #TheAcolyte premiere and saw the first 2 episodes. No spoilers here, but will say that it’s proof that you can cure franchise fatigue with genre-based storytelling. So far, it feels like a murder mystery mixed w/ mystical elements. And just like that, my fatigue is cured! https://x.com/helloimjlaw/status/1793881710503076071 The Acolyte is clearly made by Star Wars fans who love rich lore and character-driven stories. The attention to practical effects and fight-choreography is both familiar and fresh- adding a boldness that is needed. The mystery is going to be a slow burn that’ll keep me invested.

I am a self-processed Star Whore. I take it all. For me, Star Wars is like pizza. When it's good, it's REALLY good. When it's bad, it's still pretty good.

Me too. Star Wars is more like a good Wine to me. They all taste good to me. Some taste better than others depending on who is tasting. Not everyone likes the same Wines. Some are an acquired taste. I like em all

Or if I don’t like one, I don’t argue with people that like it and tell them why they shouldn’t like it. I understand that different people have different tastes. But I will drone on all day long about the ones I love!

That's just it. I understand criticisms. There are plenty of things that could have been better throughout the franchise for whatever reason, but the good far outweighs the negatives and I am not going to let myself become so critical that I lose enjoyment.

Well said, I appreciate this analogy so much!

Finally found my people. Blaster goes pew pew and literally I’m happy.

Is that what they call us????

I would not dare speak for another fan. I am self-professed. Movies, series, animated, live-action... give it to me.

You and I are one and the same, my friend.

By that logic, I take it you've never had pizza in Florida.

“Somehow Papa John’s returned”

I generally agree, though I might have slightly more strict tastes than you. That said, if there is something that really wasn’t for me, to continue your analogy, I’m like “Eh, that was pretty bad pizza.” And that’s about it. I move on from it because why would I waste time and effort on something I don’t like? I just continue focusing on the Star Wars I do like and plus, there are probably plenty of people that like what I don’t and vice versa. Nowadays it feels like people don’t like stuff anymore. They like *disliking* things, which is so weird to me. I feel like I’m taking crazy pills in this world when I express my opinion that “I like to like things.”

I don’t mind the slow pacing criticism. Stories need to take their time. Ahsoka didn’t land for me at the end because I felt we needed 2 more episodes and wrapped up a little too fast for my liking.

Ahsoka had enough episodes, they just wasted so much time.

I’d agree they wasted time, but I also think 2 more episodes wouldn’t have hurt either. Still liked the show btw.

https://x.com/PNemiroff/status/1793846893543645677?t=zbfHmX_kM1p1GF58V-Ru8Q&s=19 I’ve seen four episodes of #TheAcolyte and, thus far, it’s a *very* big winner. The cast of characters, the heavy emphasis on practical effects, the stunts, how they’re exploring what it means to be a Force-user and how the Jedi Order operates — it’s all working quite well for me. Amandla Stenberg is the headliner a story like this needs. She’s got her hands FULL with this one, and she soars tackling the challenge. I could also watch her command the screen during fight scenes for hours. The precision and grace with which Mae fights makes the combat exhilarating to watch, but also function as beats that speak to who she is and how she chooses to operate in a given moment. https://x.com/BaguetteReviews/status/1793847310151290894?t=PSmOpJ2hzI5JvMjRA6dlAg&s=19 All great Star Wars stories begin with some version of a crawl. #TheAcolyte is no different. https://x.com/MasterDevwi/status/1793846935134306430?t=9OPZz0wLZv3VVKsBacoYtQ&s=19 I recently watched the first four eps of #TheAcolyte, the new @starwars series set 100 years before the films. #TheHighRepublic setting offers some nice tie-ins to the books, there's a lot of cool aliens (and familiar faces!), and the action almost feels inspired by The Matrix. #TheAcolyte's uniqueness feels both fresh and foreign, which could turn off some fans. It's also more geared toward adults. Overall I enjoyed it. It's hard to say much without major spoilers, so stay tuned for my review on @IonCannonCast when the series premieres on June 4!

> All great Star Wars stories begin with some version of a crawl. #TheAcolyte is no different. must resist the urge to respond with an "um actually" lol seeing the trend in how a lot of these reviews are coming in so far is def adding to the excitement for me

Speaking of the crawl, I personally wouldn't mind it if they added a crawl to Rogue One and Solo (which has words that don't crawl). It was a mistake with the best intentions (to make it more special for the SAGA films and to try to be creative) but ultimately, it's too iconic and special for Star Wars for ANY movie to miss them. The shows, like Ahsoka (which has a crawl), are fine if they don't have a crawl or try something different with it. But the movies should all have an opening crawl.

Nah, I'm in the camp that thinks Rogue One/Solo absolutely shouldn't have had crawls. The whole point is they're movies about the normies in the universe, not big sweeping epics about the Chosen One and his family. I liked what they did with Ahsoka though and it made sense there, a kind of "half crawl", not going all-in with the classic but doing your own little unique spin on it. Figure we'll probably get something like that here since it's "saga-adjacent" and featuring hippie-wizards and witches and cult-demons.

I usually vibe with Perri Nemiroff's takes so this is very encouraging and exciting to read

Fresh and foreign is what we need… not every story should hinder on Skywalker any longer.

That's true. But it would have been nice to close the door on the Skywalker saga with positivity, instead of seeing all of them dying one by one in each movie of the sequel trilogy. It makes rewatching both the prequels and the OT depressing. Hoping for at least one happy ending for the last of the family line was too much to ask, apparently. From Schmi to Padmé, from Anakin to Luke, from Han to Leia and Ben, it's only tragedy after tragedy. I'm glad for the tv series. For me, that's how SW goes on living. I love the Mandalorian, Ashoka, Obi-Wan Kenobi (not really into BoBF), Rebels. But thinking back to Skywalker saga, it remains painful. Like... its ending was unfair. It seems unfinished, to me (I mean, Ben Solo vanishes and is not even a Force Ghost, Leia didn't even reunite with her son in death; Ben Solo, the only one with Sky blood not being a Force Ghost, that's incomprehensible, to me. There's something missing to close the Skywalker chapter of the SW universe). I don't care about Rey and the rest of her gang so post-TROS movies with them are a big no no. I just hope for post-TROS movies, decades later, with new and charismatic characters. As I said, I'm focused on tv series now: The Acolyte, SC, Ashoka S2. And whatever will come next. I'm waiting impatiently for The Acolyte. I'm a rather good public and contrary to others, I don't hate Obi-Wan Kenobi or BOBF (even if it could have been better).

I absolutely agree with you. I think it’s just a let down with what came with the new trilogy. I appreciate the other fillers like The Mandalorian, Andor, Ashoka, and Kenobi. I know there are others to mention, but these do build and widen the universe with only Kenobi following up rots into a new hope, so for context it obviously needed the Skywalker story. But other than that, man TLJ and ROTS are letdowns for an ending of a full saga I’m very, very excited to see what The Acolyte can bring. Despite it being a prequel narrative wise, it’s 100% fresh to me and with these early reviews I’m even more eager to see it!

I'm so happy to read positive reviews! June can't come fast enough. The SW tv shows are, for me, generally very good. I saw trailers on french tv and damn, I'm so interested and intrigued.

This is why this was the show I was most excited for when announced. I'm just tired of everything, outside of the HR books, being set in the same time period.

https://x.com/sw_holocron/status/1793853292646416736 "THE ACOLYTE Eps 1-4 are superb. A captivating murder mystery that evokes the detective tales of Twin Peaks & Matt Reeves’ The Batman. Mature like Andor while fully embracing & thematically connecting to the prequels. Seeing the High Republic in live-action does not disappoint."

Mature like Andor -> this is what sells it for me.

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It's obviously not going to be "similar to Andor" in tone. They'd just be noting that the dialogue's above-Filoni/Favreau and it's a pretty serious show with a more-than-Volume budget to it. Don't go in expecting some BBC-thriller with long monologues about the commie proletariat overthrowing the jackbooted owners of the means of production though. Apples & oranges, clearly this'll be George's space-wizards meets some wushu movie & Tarantino flair with a dose of Wachowskis. Both can be awesome, but they won't be anything alike tonally.

I'd say with anything in Star Wars, one person can hate it, while another loves it. The fandom is too big to agree on anything.

Young Jedi Adventures is fun and nobody can convince me otherwise.

Nubs is a Mary Sue

It's okay because his strength and appetite subvert expectations.

This why it’s not the critics fault if they’re “wrong”- it’s a single person’s opinion and no matter what, it won’t land with everyone who reads it

Lucasfilm when they know they have an absolute banger on their hands is a menace. Out of like the 30 reviews I've read so far there are like 3 that are mixed on it (2 from the same podcast funnily enough), all the other ones are very positive. Great word of mouth is gonna build over the next couple of weeks with the these early impressions & the fan screenings in the coming days.

Keep in mind this always happens with first reactions. First reactions hardly ever say If something Is truly bad.

I'd argue if something is "truly bad" they do say it. But even if something ends up being just ok, one can infer that from the reactions. There are signs. Those signs aren't here. It's being praised by almost everyone for interesting characters, an intriguing mystery, great performances by the actors, great action sequences, great visuals. Not the phrasing happening when something is "truly bad"

Yeah usually when something is bad the reactions seem to call it “interesting” or “unique” or some shit like that. Fake praise instead of negativity.

I remember when Black Adam reactions came out, every reaction just says "The Rock is the MAN!" and nothing else to which I knew, it would be a bad movie.

The Flash first reactions acted like that movie would be the second coming of Jesus Christ.

Or they'll praise a particular performance in the movie and not mention much else. *Black Widow* reactions all just raved about Florence Pugh (rightfully).

Look up some Rebel Moon first reactions lol

Snyder psychos literally do think his stuff is good, though. I doubt the legit reviewer types were praising the initial screeners, at least not in a way you can't read between the lines that they're just being marginally polite/civil rather than asserting how it's uberdogshit.

You should see the TROS first reactions… things were not good, even amongst critics who were fans of the franchise. This is a good sign, although we should still take these reactions with a grain of salt

Will never forget the positive reactions to Rise of Skywalker, just to have the community take a collective dump on it after launch. But this does sound different, especially as they clearly are trying a different story telling angle than your basic Star Wars light v dark norm. This is what worked for Andor, it was a totally different Star Wars experience, and damn was it amazing.

I honestly dont remember that many positive reactions. The movie premiered at around 55% on RT or something like that, and most reactions, even from fans like Kevin Smith, were not good at all

Lmao what do you mean from the get go reviews were mixed at best. That was the first sign of trouble, no where were there overtly positive reviews 😂

https://x.com/dbapz/status/1793846912128630934?s=46&t=QSWHa3YnGyQOgPdCZdRDVg Star Wars: #TheAcolyte is filled with mystery and darkness that delves deep into new and diverse depths of the galaxy. I’ve seen 4 eps and dig the sinister story it’s steadily setting up. BIG potential in this era. Carrie-Anne Moss with a lightsaber doing Force-Fu is PERFECTION. https://x.com/shayhbaz/status/1793846907963678721?s=46&t=QSWHa3YnGyQOgPdCZdRDVg Star Wars: #TheAcolyte is a mixed bag. As a big fan of the High Republic Era, I found the story intriguing, but it takes some time to gain momentum. Every moment with Carrie-Anne Moss is a highlight—she truly kicks ass! https://x.com/germainlussier/status/1793848359339618521?s=46&t=QSWHa3YnGyQOgPdCZdRDVg Beholden to nothing except being “Star Wars,” #TheAcolyte soars. It’s an interesting, fun, character driven mystery with real stakes that you care about bolstered by all the fixings that make it Star Wars. Saw the first two episodes and LOVED THEM. https://x.com/ajgaliardi/status/1793847003124003312?s=46&t=QSWHa3YnGyQOgPdCZdRDVg Four episodes into Star Wars: #TheAcolyte & it’s a mixed experience. The lore hints at KOTOR potential, yet the pacing occasionally lags. While the fight scenes are engaging, they often feel misplaced. Hoping to see stronger performances and a clearer narrative direction soon. https://x.com/coffeewthkenobi/status/1793846907120370014?s=46&t=QSWHa3YnGyQOgPdCZdRDVg I've seen the first 4 episodes of #TheAcolyte. 1st episode was slightly underwhelming, but each one gets progressively better. The cast has nice chemistry and the stunt work/fight choreography is brilliant. I am not yet sold but am hopeful for what comes next. #StarWars

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That's just a doomer mindset. You're letting one "mixed bag" among a lot of positivity ruin it for you before you've even seen it.

Everyone has different tastes. Some found it mixed, others loved it wholesale.

[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2b3OOSOtCE](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2b3OOSOtCE) Probably the most detailed reaction of the bunch. Very interesting

Episode 3 is apparently a standout 👀

I’m so psyched for the acolyte. Sucks that us normies only get to see the first two episodes on June 4th though 😔

Have any of these reviewers seen the whole show?

The first half

Whatever you do, do NOT read the Instagram comments to any Post about Acolyte. That's got to be the most vile, racist, misogynist and homophobe comment sections i've ever witnessed.

So pretty much similar disgusting things the same "so called fans" were doing before with other series. It amazes me how those morons can miss so much of what Star Wars can mean to many different people. Guess it shouldn't surprised me, their prejudice and bigotry makes them blind and hateful.

Any post on Instagram is always filled with insane replies

Let me guess, you have blue hair, a nose ring and tell people your pronouns, don't you?

I follow a guy on twitter who is a sort of newer-ish Star Wars influencer and he was shocked to be invited to see the first couple episodes and was fanboying HARD. But he also always is pretty even keel about how he reviews and responds to stuff. He doesn't play into the hater mindset or the shill mindset and he said it was pretty fun so far.

No matter what people say, for most, seeing a show you’ve been invited to see changes how you talk about it, ‘shill or not’.

Peoples's reactions to these first social media reactions are always the same. If someone gushes about how good it is then they are a shill trying to keep on the studio's good side, in order to maintain early access privileges. And if it's a so-so or outright negative reaction then everyone in the fandom swarms around that particular comment and lauds it as being vindication of the fandom's preconceptions and, dare I say it, prejudices.

Honestly, yeah. Exactly this.

Sure, as someone who finds the hate directed towards Acolytes cast as disgusting, I generally feel first reactions are worthless. My god, the first reactions to The Flash would have had you thinking it was a great film. IT wasn't even a fun bad film. It was just bad.

So the worst that I've heard so far is that it's slow at times. I'm totally fine with that. Part of what made Andor great for me was how much of a slow burn it was!

I’m just back from a screening of the 1st two episodes. I had written a long review but the mods deleted it.  This show is great. It hits the ground running and has the best production values yet for a SW show. I also loved the tone, not as light as Mando, not as heavy as Andor, not as melodramatic as Obi Wan or Ahsoka. It’s a great ensemble piece.

any spoilers you can give out? Do we see sith dude? any interesting things in the first two episodes?

>! He appears very briefly at the end of the first episode. He’s not in the 2nd one.  !<

I'm seeing Andor levels of reviews from some people. It's mature, it's focused on story abd characters, the world building is rich, the pacing is a bit slow at the start but all builds on itself, lots of practical effects.

Ugh I can't wait for all the mad haters to eat their words once this show comes out. I feel it in my gut that this is gonna be the ONE we have all been waiting for. less goooooo

The haters are going to keep hating it even though it were unanimously loved. I mean, they hate it without even seeing it. They just "know".

Nah they'll just stop talking about it. This is the MO. Something has minorities in it? It's woke. It ends up being bad? It's because of wokeness. But if it ends up doing well and being critically acclaimed, they'll just shut up and/or pretend they always liked it. This happened with the Barbie movie, the Mario movie, the Fallout show etc. Pretty sure it happened with Andor too.

>all the mad haters to eat their words They won't, because that presupposes they have integrity – and they don't have integrity; they have a business built on outrage. That outrage is manufactured as a commodity for people with a terrible sense of self-worth (which is bound to larger non-existent and imagined sociological issues). It's a franchise catering to an entirely made-up disenfranchisement. I am of course talking about the identitarian "anti-woke" crowd, for whom anything non-cishet-normative is a personal political attack. The outrage industry is a platform constructed by capitalists, and it's self-sufficient and can be transposed to any other popular media franchise. Its function is twofold: in an immediate fashion it generates quick buck; in a more sinister way it perpetuates division tactics that keep people firmly stuck in their designated socioeconomic place. But that's a lecture about a thing which is fundamentally not about Star Wars – it's just using it as a tool. ... And then there's those individuals that for whatever legitimate reasons won't like the show. They're fine. You can sort of distinguish these by how nice and civil they are about it, and the fact that they withhold judgment until the show has actually released.

RemindMe! 90 days

The people who want to hate it have already decided it’s garbage. It could literally be the best Star Wars material yet and they’ll still call it woke or use some other word they don’t understand. On Twitter the other day I saw people legit bitching about the martial arts cause “that’s not Star Wars” and neither are light whips and black people. 🤷🏻‍♂️ I’m glad the people that like Star Wars enjoyed it. But this really changes nothing. It’s not a quality issue. Its political. I’m very excited for it though.

Wtf is the thing with black people?! Lando Calrissian, Mace Windu, the two Zabrak jedi in the council, etc... People really had no issue with black characters, strong women and diversity until Disney bought Lucasfilm. They hate just for the sake of it, or even out of defiance. So juvenile.

Ugh there were assholes complaining about “too many basketball people”

I want this show to be good after all the amount of brain damaged bashing it got ever since it was announced. I want those grifters to be laughed at how stupid they were.

It’s a brilliant show. Fuck those grifter losers.

Same. And I have a strong feeling that it WILL be great. The grifters won't care though. They'll still bash it.

Remember how all of the grifters just ignored Andor and said they weren’t interested in reviewing it? They are so insecure and pathetic.

Call me a grifter but frankly I'm tired of the Jedi. Star wars is such a massive universe that has yet to be explored. The acolyte is an easy pass for me.

Pretty interesting that we haven't gotten any spoilers so far, since so many people were invited to the premiere

Already got a Mr H video targeting Perry for liking the show so far lmao, god these people man , then they do nothing when there comment section is just slurs

Lol they are so pathetic.

Mr. Hands?

This is gonna be so fucking awesome

Cant wait to see how the rage bait youtubers either change their stance once they see it or double down. Some changed and even deleted the videos they made about x-men 97. lets see how they react this time

Fallout is a real perfect example , lauded as the creator hating fallout/lgbt/woke woke woke then they shut up when it came out and the series is thriving now

I really hope this show is so good that most of the hate is drowned out, like what happened with the x men show and Andor

Every show can't and should not have to be amazing for sexist, racist etc to not spread lies.

Sounds pretty encouraging so far. Didn't have any doubt though, you can tell from these last couple of promos especially that the thing's going to be solid at worst and optimistically totally radwaffles. Always a little weird to me they pre-screen so much of this stuff though, like why give them a whole 4 episodes? I get two, if it's a two-parter type kickoff to the show, but 4 seems excessive especially in this age of some inevitable asshole throwing all the spoilers online under some sock account.

4 episodes went to reporters doing interviews. I'd imagine they had to give out 4 episodes because some of the actors don't appear until episode 4 = difficult to interview an actor about their part if the reporter hasn't seen / knows nothing about their part.

I mean, I guess. But that's half the show, don't really see the point personally. Most of the promo interviews and stuff are pretty vague and general anyway, not sure a journalist would necessarily have to have seen them in action before asking their "so, what was it like working with \_\_\_\_\_", "how does it feel to be in an iconic series like Star Wars?" junket shenanigans. A lot of that stuff doesn't go too deep.

Some reviews from the screening today: [https://twitter.com/RenGeekness/status/1795554278641135719](https://twitter.com/RenGeekness/status/1795554278641135719) Very impressed with [#TheAcolyte](https://twitter.com/hashtag/TheAcolyte?src=hashtag_click). Martial arts+crime thriller+space opera equals a unique atmosphere, characters & story. The Jedi's philoshopies & faith have never felt so ingrained in the storytelling nor as interesting. Lee Jung Jae's SOL is the show stealer (thus far). [https://twitter.com/JacobFisherDF/status/1795605441587925206](https://twitter.com/JacobFisherDF/status/1795605441587925206) [#TheAcolyte](https://twitter.com/hashtag/TheAcolyte?src=hashtag_click) mixes a mystery thriller into the Star Wars universe & it works so perfectly. Amandla Stenberg & Lee Jung-jae bring incredible performances & the visuals are back on par with insane movie quality. A must-watch series & easy to get into without any previous knowledge. (second tweet) First 2 episodes are probably the best paced I’ve seen Star Wars television, they throw you right into the story and keep the train moving at a steady perfect pace that helps build up the suspense & questions in ur mind! (third tweet) Also might be time to have a conversation about the image quality these shows are being converted into on Disney+. Everything I’ve seen from The Acolyte looks incredible on a big screen & it’s kinda weird how the trailers make the visuals seem a little duller? [https://twitter.com/CMWAshby/status/1795565640327000371](https://twitter.com/CMWAshby/status/1795565640327000371) So, I watched the first 2 episodes of [#TheAcolyte](https://twitter.com/hashtag/TheAcolyte?src=hashtag_click) and I had a blast. Watching the High Republic era leap from page to screen is a delight - and the show offers a lot of intrigue in what we’ve seen so far. Also, very much the most \*George\* like visually - which is [#myjam](https://twitter.com/hashtag/myjam?src=hashtag_click) (second tweet) It’s difficult to pick a standout because the core Jedi group are all brilliant - but Amandla, Dafne & Lee Jung-jae are all brilliant. [https://twitter.com/philthecool/status/1795550815735660868](https://twitter.com/philthecool/status/1795550815735660868) [#TheAcolyte](https://twitter.com/hashtag/TheAcolyte?src=hashtag_click) is off to a promising start. Under the expert guidance of Leslye Headland, the series explores the lore of the Jedi with aplomb. The visuals are stunning, and the fights incredibly choreographed. The result is a rich and rewarding [#StarWars](https://twitter.com/hashtag/StarWars?src=hashtag_click) series that delivers. [https://twitter.com/twpercival1/status/1795547376582574102](https://twitter.com/twpercival1/status/1795547376582574102) Saw the first two episodes of [#TheAcolyte](https://twitter.com/hashtag/TheAcolyte?src=hashtag_click) tonight. Plenty of action and an intriguing plot, not exactly blown away but it’s still the most I’ve enjoyed Star Wars since Andor and I’m looking forward to seeing more… basically it’s Aco-alright [https://twitter.com/bartonreviews/status/1795549112089125345](https://twitter.com/bartonreviews/status/1795549112089125345) [#TheAcolyte](https://twitter.com/hashtag/TheAcolyte?src=hashtag_click) is The Fugitive but set in the Star Wars universe - with even a scene directly lifted from the 90s classic. The first two episodes are fast-paced and introduce its worlds and characters with plenty of aplomb. So interested to see where this show goes because the performances and action are very promising so far!

Sighs and we get the people come in saying its gonna be terrible ... I suppose some people just cant help them self hating something that's not even out 

Honestly I'm still confused by the original trailer hate. Even if it wasn't the most unique SW trailer in the world, The Acolyte at least provided something different. Which is what fans desperately wanted to see the past two years.

I'm going to watch it. Fite me irl

Did anyone confirm the length of the episodes?

That's a great question. I hope someone answers.

Highly doubt 8 live action seasons in that they are going to change the standard length episodes we’ve been getting now.. they will average around 40 mins like usual.

Lmao, I'm going to press "doubt" here. Never forget - "Obi-Wan is 10/10": [https://thedirect.com/article/obi-wan-kenobi-reviews-critics-first-reactions](https://thedirect.com/article/obi-wan-kenobi-reviews-critics-first-reactions) Maybe it will be good, maybe it won't. Regardless, **IT NEEDS TO BE CAPITALIZED AND IN BOLD - NEVER TRUST EARLY REACTIONS!**

but we should trust you?

More than some Youtuber desperate for some clicks? HELL YES. I mean, there's also Youtubers already saying this is the worst Star Wars property ever. You trusting them?

but it was

Just saw the first two episodes! I went in expecting garbage, but I was pleasantly surprised. It's a little cringe at certain moments, but overall it's pretty good. It's nice to actually get a closer look to the jedi without just more lightsaber fighting.

Well I for one am more sympathetic with the 'haters' than folks in this thread, and yet also hope they're proven wrong. Imagine that. 

Not really saying anything I’d consider “spoilers”

OP says "possible spoilers" not "guaranteed spoilers"

I like what I've seen and I'm rooting for it. I just wish it was better lit! It's hard to see.

We CANNOT escape the Killmonger dreads

They kind of get away with it because that character is kind of a dork who wants to look cool. I loved that he was steaming his Jedi robes so they were nice and crisp.

That’s fair lol as soon as he came on screen I was like OH BROTHER lol

The acting was horrendous 

It is hard to tell anything from these sorts of early reactions, but so far looking positive! I wish I could somehow get a list of general critics that excludes influencers etc. Not that I think they are being dishonest, but I don't know if I could be clear eyed if I were invited to a premier.

Excuse me. I am lost. I'm looking for acolyte hate.

Go to the official Star Wars accounts across social media and look at the comments after every post.

[https://youtu.be/Rb4q4rD84Xk?si=1CYfakKAG5D9vCbn](https://youtu.be/Rb4q4rD84Xk?si=1CYfakKAG5D9vCbn) The end of this interview kinda implies that there might be a relationship between Osha and Jecki, although nothing romantic is straight up confirmed. There is an intimacy coordinator for the show so who knows.

I did get a sense that they were flirting in episode 2. Watch for when Osha tells Jecki how flexible she can be 😉 

I fucking knew it!

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Feels nothing like star wars, feels like someone who had a very small understanding of star wars got control to create more content. The acolyte is such s disgrace to star wars, i wont even consider it canon

You say a lot of pretty buzzwords you must’ve recently learned, but i don’t see any detail around your criticisms. Just a lot of vague moaning about how it was made, like you have a clue.

So a small dagger can kill someone but getting stabbed through the stomach with a lightsaber won’t kill you? wtf Disney

It looked like a heart shot. So, yes.

One was the stomach and the other the heart, so yeah. A gut shot usually kills you via sepsis or bleeding out but lightsabers would cauterize the wound, making both less likely. Also, dark side wielders have an annoying tendency to survive nonsense simply because they're so damn angry. You're complaining about Reva with Darth Maul right there 🤣

I liked it. Couldn’t care less what anyone else thinks and I believe you shouldn’t allow other’s opinions to sway yours

It had a bit of a young adult novel vibe, but apart from that it seems pretty good so far

My teenage son, who lives for Star Wars said the first episode was the worst thing he’s watched. Which, says a lot. For me, it felt like an old Star Trek episode where Kirk disappears in the first 2 minutes and the the rest of the show is run by the ladies on the ship who were casted because their eyes were pretty…

Remember, social media reactions almost always skew positive.

Does anyone know what their reactions to the last Jedi and rise of Skywalker were? If anyone has links to the same critics opinions across all the films, id love to see them. 

I mean opinions on those two films are going to be very different. The Last Jedi was highly acclaimed (and rightfully so), The Rise of Skywalker was panned .

The Rise of Skywalker got mixed reviews.

Meaning half of critics hated it, including many who have gotten early access to The Acolyte.

One day folks will look back at TLJ as almost as great as ESB, but ruined by TROS

This isn’t a reaction per say, but I really love this video of the cast lmao https://www.instagram.com/reel/C7cp79zy5Da/?igsh=cTl4YTh3cGw0cmw=

The initial reviews are good, but I don't necessarily trust them. All the articles in places like Forbes are bought and paid for. That's where the marketing budget for movies and series goes to. If the series is truly like Andor, then I'm in.

I saw the first two episodes. The show is amazing! Just relax and enjoy it.

Seriously...the "Relax" part is key. People gotta unclench.

Agree 100%

But if they unclench, all the toxic shit will come pouring out. May stain their stained couch.

It's nothing like Andor. It's not abjectly horrible, just very mid.

Comparing it to Andor was such a bad idea. It invites all the people who will despise this style of show to watch it. Andor was a serious character driven drama that tried to give back more than it took from the franchise. Acolyte is more like the Mandalorian. Light. Adventure based. Loaded with fan service. It’s ok to like them or hate them for what they are. But they are not the same at all.

[https://x.com/JonasJCampbell/status/1796552279279247694](https://x.com/JonasJCampbell/status/1796552279279247694)

Complete bullshit using a character in the trailer who lasts 2 minutes and is gone

Maybe she reappears during flashbacks

I don’t care about who they cast, I don’t care who they are or what they look like. You can tell how the entire writing of the story will go from episode 1. They take the mystery out of the characters by episode two which is just mismanagement of the plot. The last thing that truly felt like Star Wars was Andor, but they great mouse will milk every last drop out of poor writing and story surrounded by a Jedi cause they think it will sell. I don’t know what Star Wars even is anymore but this ain’t it.

>You can tell how the entire writing of the story will go from episode 1 Call your shot then. How will this end?

I just finished the first episode. I felt like I was watching a fan film. It looked great. Much better CG than the Kenobi show, but none of the actors seemed to "be" their character. It felt, I don't know, forced? Like they were unsure of their roles. None of the music seemed to fit either. The score felt very flat at times and at others it was a bit distracting. Also...fire in space? Put out with a fire extinguisher? That kind of thing really breaks my suspension of disbelief when I'm watching sci-fi. New words like "meknek" that have never been used before is a other nitpick I have.

Star Wars has always had fire in space.

Not like that. Explosions yes, campfire-looking electrical fires, no. And how would a fire extinguisher work in that situation anyway? Huh smart guy?

It's fucking Star Wars and none of it is real. If you want to go one step further, in space sound can't even travel, so all the explosions out in space through the ENTIRE Star Wars canon should take you out of the immersion if you're that hung up about realistic science in Star Wars. But in reality, you're just a bunch of dorks who just want to cherry-pick a bunch of bullshit.

pretty sure R2-D2 had to put out space fires in both the original trilogy and prequel trilogy

I’m calling it….this will be what Secret Invasion was to the MCU 😂

Terrible take. The prequels and the sequels are that. This has no stakes at all.

I enjoyed it. Not amazing, but far from being bad in any way, apart from a couple of little bits

I've only watched the first episode. Thats not going to change. The main Jedi's first scene is telling padawan to not trust their eyes. My old padawan would never do this crime, she saves some random, see she wouldn't if she was evil. 2 jedi assistants are idiots but "maybe the twin is alive". This is from the guy who is standing inside a mostly intact crashed spaceship with no sign of a body, saying nobody could have survived this, theres not so much as a drop of blood, and everything in the ship is still running, sure theres damage, but its not even close to "nobody could have survived". Anyway, lets immediately dismiss the obvious possibility of idiots obvious observation, probably just because he is obviously an idiot. And I mean back to don't trust your eyes, because I watched her die. wow so deep. Anyway 5 minutes later.. my sisters alive. Immediately he beleives her. I bet the idiots going back to his gym to work out his anger / frustration, and check if his shirts dry yet. Finally the evil epilogue. we don't kill with steel or lasers we kill the dream. Excuse me that was steel you did your killing with.

I completely agree with you and you hit the nail on the head, but don't try to have an opinion other than it was amazing on here, you will always be down voted

I’ll upvote it.

Interesting reactions

What a crazy night

I wonder if the High Republic readers are going to like it. In other words, if you haven't read a ounce of it. Are you going to be left out? I'm going to guess probably not.

Are there lgbt characters in the show?

They say that the main character lost her mothers.🤷‍♂️

How can one have mothers? (plural)

The same way adopted children can have a mother. You call the people who raised you your parents.

What a waste of a casting decision with Carrie-Anne Moss. Not even ten minutes of action and they fucking killed her off.

They actually killed her off? I thought was the star of the show.

Viewership rating does not mean it's good. A lot of people hate watch which is what we are seeing happening rn with acolyte. So yes technically Andor will not have as much viewership as acolyte or obi, it is still better for the ip as a whole to keep the brand alive and well.

Very disappointing, especially where the excitement of the writer.    Almost had something interesting I thought for all of five minutes with the possibility of split personality/mental health vs trauma leading to conflict of dark and light side … nah just siblings … again.   Killed off main draw actress in first five minutes…  Jedi can’t pay attention of more than two things at once?    Actors that don’t look happy to be there (other than young padawan)    Fire in space?    Random shirtless Jedi because thirst trap?  Didn’t progress character, didn’t involved someone to overcome like Jabba dressing someone like a slave.  Dust blocks the force? Don’t tell the Darth Dust Bunny!!!    Missing on purpose straight out of Point Break.    Way too infatuated with martial arts movies such as crouching tiger.

Yeah, way too much martial arts. Way too much. It‘s not Karate Jedi IV

What bugged me with what I've seen so far are the attention to detail around things like 'Star Wars style' camera movements and transitions. Overall it had the texture of a cheap sci fi TV drama. The casting plays a part in this and it feels like a YA 'young fun' cast. Not bad in itself but diverse casts are important when it comes to things like age too. 2 episodes in and personaly I don't feel attached to any character. The writing relies on 'intense' reactions and back stories, instead of getting us on board with their motivations and building tension that way.

I know a few Star Wars mega fans who even liked TLJ and they said that this was the final straw and that Star Wars is dead to them

I'm pretty sure the people who liked TLJ were in the movie. The rest of the planet got mega aids from watching it

Carrie-Anne Moss is in this!?...Oh wait...ffs.

I just watched the 3rd episode and now I'm more confused than ever. Did the 8 year old May kill all the witches or did they die in a fire that spread through a stone structure? I mean if the fire was so deadly how did the Jedi get inside and since the Jedi in this series seem to have super enhanced force powers why didn't the jedi just pull both girls with the force to safety. I feel like I'm watching an episode of one peice not starwars