Acolyte DISCOURSE | MCU Course Correction | Rings of Power: Breaking Tolkien - The Real BBC 

"A powerful Sith, a compelling mystery and a thrilling lightsaber battle..." What?...you mean 'The Phantom Menace'?

I'm getting bored of this fatalistic "Yeah but there are starving children in Africa" line. Imagine going to a hospital emergency room with a nasty cut on your arm in urgent need of stitches and the receptionist says "You know, it could be worse - you could be a starving child in Africa!" At what point is it acceptable for somebody in the First World to complain about something I wonder.

Lesbian Headlamp probably has so much extortion material on the people in Hollywood to get seasons of Acolyte till she dies.

It's almost like I can still hear Az. RIP.

Moment of silence for Yord. (Picks up his skull) "Alas, poor Yord. I knew him, Horatio." 💀

Az: My Death has been greatly exaggerated

Nah... Deadpool and Wolverine isn't going to be in a bubble, it's the last wish from the genie with an inherited lamp. And they're going to beat the shit out of the fans with the inert lamp afterwards.

1:47:22 Same thing happened with the Corridor Crew a while ago. They got popular by trashing bad special effects works with unique insights from being VFX artists, but one of them complained about the internet criticizing the bad She-Hulk VFX by saying that we're just "pretending to dunk on things."

26:02 "My microphone is fine" *squeaking noises*

Of course the Smilo Ren helmet sold out. Look at it, it is a BDSM bondage mask, it was Pride Month.

My fiends have kids, they play at night after their kids have gone to bed. Revolutionary idea I know.

The Acolyte mystery is "How do these hacks keep getting work?"

Maulie getting the giggles over Gary's microphone squeak. Too precious 😄

the fact that they advertise the smilo ren helmet with a rendering coupled with the fact that you wont get it until a year from now tells me they havent even made the injection molds yet.

If someone pulls the "starving kids in africa" line ask to see where and how much they have donated to feed hungry people. Im tired of people throwing that out just to shut people up

The plot twist will be that Mae and Osha are one person.

The compelling mystery is how a Wokkie Jedi master died after cooking some grass.

I get it... When someone dies in the Acolyte they get a name. Her name is Padawan Jecki... Her name is Padawan Jecki.... Her name is Padawan Jecki.

2:49:35 *Gary!* How could you forget??? *Ming-Na Wen* (Chinese: 溫明娜; born November 20, *1963* 🤯) was in the 1994 *_Street Fighter_* movie! The one with *Jean-Claude Van Damme* and *Raul Julia* (R.I.P.). That's where I saw her first 😍, 30 years ago!

Nobody cares about star wars anymore

MauLer: Just because Red Letter Media made a bad take, doesn’t mean you should unsubscribe from them RLM: “makes an even dumber take” MauLer: F*ck!

If they bring up the starving children in Africa bullshit, just say you are right and spending 180 million on this garbe is an act of evil then because they could have solved that problem with that amount of money. 😆

Just bought 229 and 230 of amazing spiderman on your recommendation gary,, as juggers and spidey are 2 of my favourites. Arrived yesterday. Cant wait to read them. Also picked up x-men omega 1 to conclude the 4 issue after xavier age of Apocalypse arc thingy which I picked up the other week. Was great as it turned up and was a foil cover which i didnt know it was going to be. Never had any foil covers back in the day when I was buying stuff from stores. Im a little bit addicted to comics again now I have found a good place to buy back issues. Thanks to az for mentioning silver acre on a stream a few weeks back. I'm now gunna be a regular cmr of theirs. First time I've bought comics in about 25 years. Its mad being able to buy things that fits in with stuff I would've picked off.a shelf back when I was 13 or 14 years old. Also loving being able to get some way older stuff. None of this modern shite though.

Gary is coping with Az's leave by roasting him 😂 you know he's going to miss him the most.

I can still hear Az😢

Somehow Az has returned.

1:58:18 "Once you start down the dark path forever will it dominate your destiny"-Yoda, TESB. "consume you it will".

Az died... then got better

Seems like them saying that a hill troll is based on Mike E played by Johnathan Banks would be body shaming!

RLM is on the same journey of bubbles off elitism that people like moviebob went through. They will devolve into creatures just as cringe...

I have imagine the remake of the OT and one scene keeps popping in my head “He says he belongs to an Obiwan Kenobi. I figure you know him” “Well of course I know THEM…They are me. And my pronouns are they them Luke. Dont be intolerant” Or when Luke goes to rescue Leia “Arent you short for a stormtrooper” “My name is Luke Skywalker, pronouns He/him. Im here to rescue you”

Acolyte is gonna get a S2 because im convinced thats where half the $180mil went

Damrod was a character in LOTR trilogy. He was a ranger of gondor with faramir. So creative with a new character

Disney could make some serious cash if they just refreshed all the LucasArts computer games. Not change anything about storylines, or inject any woke bullshit, just update the graphics. They could make 200 - 300 million dollars with about a 15 million investment. Doing the same for Monkey Island and Secret Weapons of the Luftwaffe would add even more. It will never happen because that was under George. There are over 100 games from LA! Just update and send some to PC only and some just to Playstation. They have the entire EU to play with too. It makes no sense to not leverage that amount of IP to generate a positive cash flow.

My friend did the special effects for the rave at the beginning of Blade and he said they had to use milk as the base for the blood and dye it. Said the scene shot all day so the milk curdled and the smell on stage was awful. He and the special effects crew had to clean it up after and it was nasty.

I wonder if they'll have the guts of making Alvida skinny because of her devil fruit power.

John Boyega did an interview and Trashed ROS. Does that mean he is not just racist against his own race, but against himself?

RLM is a top example of pulling the ladder up from under you.

In which world or universe would the Jedi annihilate every group of force users? They allowed the witches of Dathomir, they worked with Djinn Altis and his group of Force Users, they accepted the Grey Jedi and even honored the lost Jedi in their library with Bronzium Statues because "the Jedi Order couldn't give you everything" like an own family. They only stepped in when the Dark Side was involved

The age thing for Yoda's species is seriously messed up. Yoda was roughly 900 when he died. He told Luke he had been training Jedi for 800. We can assume he was possibly a couple of decades old before the Jedi happened across him. And then the natural progression from young trainee through padawan to knight which is when he would be able to start training Jedi, he would have been somewhere around 50-ish? Assume he didn't immediately take a Padawan it lines up. Introduce Grogu, insinuate he's somewhere around 50. Watch the confusion.

My condolences, Az’s loss hits hard 😢

2:26:45 Talk about going out like a champ...drinking a group of sailors under the table and beating five of them at arm wrestling while doing it. Man deserves a Corvette (warship type, not sports car from Chevrolet) named after him.

It's shows like the Acolyte and rings of power that make me want to have born in Ethiopia in the in the 1980s.

AZ I'm so bummed you are stepping away from FNT. Long time fan from the U.S. (Michigan). Be well and keep on doing your thing. Would much rather spend a couple hours watching your show than most things Hollywood or the BBC puts out today.

Are they making up for the Troll that they trespassed on, attacked, and then killed?

"It's my first Virgin........ cover 😳" never change Xray Girl 😂

What Yords topless scene tells us about his character 😂 What stupid headlines tell us about journalist.

Just scored a terrific comic find at a local shop mint shadowhawk and wildcats.

According to Mike it goes: Complaining about Star Wars < Starving African Children < Complaining about Star Trek

Personally, I like the new Lego Line for Star Wars: Rebuild the Galaxy. With a Black Millenium Falcon, a white Vader, an old Stoner-Beach-Luke, a Bounty Hunter C3PO, Darth JarJar etc. They have so little content, that they literally make shit up. Also get ready for the final Duel from Ahsoka. Why now? Nobody remembers it anymore

A course correction won't do much when you've already hit the iceberg and the ship is sinking

I've had a headache all day but hearing Az screaming "THE CRYING GAMMMMMME" is still fantastic

So happy you guys watch the Acolshyte for reviews so we don’t have to. You all are the real heroes

Doom loops wouldn't be doom loops if they were recoverable without massive, massive firings and restructuring. Nobody at Disney, Blackrock or Vanguard have any motivation to do so.

The idea of the ghost of Az haunting Gary and FNT/BBC just sounds like it'd just make the show 1000x better.

Honestly, i dont give an f about Deadpool. Nothing i have heard sounds exciting. Also not giving Disney any of my money

I'm glad that Az's resurrection proceeded without issue. How long was he dead for again?

Az has more emotional outbursts than most women.

If I close my eyes it’s almost as if I can hear Az's sweet voice drifting on the breeze.

Maybe y’all can help Disparu fix those baked bean chompers

The intro is fire, had me cracking up! Can't wait to hear your thoughts on RoP and Acolyte especially, two shows I only know thanks (lol) to creators like you guys! Simon Tolkien always reminds me of Ted Sandyman, one of those hobbits who fell in with Sharkey and cheered as their home was ruined around them for a bit of profit.

Voyager could have been huge if they had just followed my suggestion and had Chakotay shove Janeway out an airlock and he and his people had simply taken over the ship. It would have been amazing to have a Federation ship, with a rogue captain, flying around the Delta quadrant.

Why is az only shouting when he's inches from the microphone, but nothing when he's crawling around on all fours in another room...

I would like to see what Lucas gave them to go by for the sequels. They disregarded it of course, but I am still curious.

If ever "former personal assistant to Harvey Weinstein" feels like a mouthful, you could call Leslye Headwound "Acolyte of Harvey Weinstein."

Noones ever really gone. Rip az I for one vote for, "the dead speak" on his tiny tombstone.

RLM has been producing content for roughly 15 years. It's hard to keep a channel going for so long. Clearly Mike, Rich, and Jay have run out of steam.

What was wrong with voyager? I haven't done a rewatch as an adult but loved it growing up (ya know cuz kids always have a discerning eye for good media 😅)

2005 may be one of the most significant years in pop culture. It's arguably the year both Star Trek and Star Wars ended and Doctor Who got a second life. All 3 franchises now have been obliterated into the ground.

I'm glad Az has risen again from the dead.

Honestly, after this success of Spider-Man No Way Home, they should have announced Sam Rami‘s Spiderman 4 with Tobey Maguire, AND The Amazing Spider-Man 3 with Andrew Garfield, AND a live action Miles Morales movie.

Someone needs to make a "Days of Future Past" poster that has a terrified Revan and Mara Jade caught in the spot light in front a wall covered with images of the the characters destroyed

The Jedi are like Spiderman now. We will never see them at their best and strongest on the screen.

2:04:35 universal said “pffft sure. We are gonna absolutely butcher you when epic universe comes out so sure, use the Eric Banana hulk”

Hollywood hires the production team based upon DIE tick boxes rather than experience or merit, they write the story based upon DIE tick boxes (or indeed rules) rather than a compelling story or consistent characterisation, then they cast actors based upon DIE tick boxes rather than authenticity or suitability. Then when the fans show their displeasure at the resultant garbage, they blame them for being toxic rather than facing up to the fact that maybe, just maybe prioritising their sacred DIE ideology instead of quality is the issue.

Leslie Headland always seemed somewhat familiar that it clicked. She and Joe Dirt and Billy Ray Cirus have all the same mullet. Thus, the oxigen is being cut off from their brain when they create ,, stuff,, .

Remember when Netlix was producing killer stories about lesser known Marvels characters? Disney literally only had to follow their lead...

2:12:58 bring in Mark Millar. He can reboot the entire MCU!

I strongly object the Gaiman-Whedon correlation. I love Whedon, and find Gaiman's writing absolutely insufferable. Every time I tried reading his stuff all I got was "see how clever I am" written all over the page like in The Shining. Not saying he doesn't have good ideas or that I don't know people whose opinions I value who love him, but for me he's just unreadable.

losing your glasses , now Thats what i call Epic bad Luck

RLM is at the 'you either die a hero or you live long enough to become the villain' phase in their channel.

Hey Az, you can always come in for a guest appearance and set an alarm clock. (a wind up one) When the clock goes off you do an Odin. LOL

Glad to see I'm not alone in my assessment of the RLM content recently, sad to see their nonchalance.

Mark this comment down; the 'twist' is going to be that Smylo caused the witches and jedi to fight by somehow causing the witches to think the Jedi were attacking or sabotaging them so they attack causing the jedi to kill them all, and then Smylo took one twin as his apprentice and told her the jedi killed everyone. So the big ending 'dramatic' scene will be them working together to fight Smylo, or maybe just evil twin fights Smylo, and either they all kill each other, or Leslye does the Disney+ "nobody will ever know what you sacrificed here" or whatever thing and has one or both surviving twins just peace out after She Hulk with Whip in hand shows up and wants to silence them all aka kill both sisters and Sol kills her but is mortally wounded or whatever because he wants to protect the sisters and tells them with his last breath that hes sorry or whatever, and so yeah one or both of them just like get on a random ship and leave for 'far away' to explain why they are nonexistent in any other Star Wars. It also leaves the option open for further *ahem* 'adventures' if this slop somehow gets renewed. "I am so brilliant for managing to tie all this together" - Harvey Weinsteins' former personal assistant

I don't understand how people are still "guessing" that there is another Sith that hasn't been revealed. We know that for a fact since Headland took away any semblance of mystery and said several times that an "Acolyte" is the term for the Force users that Sith Lords try to recruit before taking down the other Sith Lord in the Rule of Two. So Vader was technically trying to recruit Luke as an Acolyte to take down Palpatine. Anakin was originally being groomed to be one for Palpatine while Dooku was his Apprentice, and Asajj was Dooku's Acolyte (and later Savage) but she was called an "assassin" since Palpatine knew about her. Smilo is the Apprentice Sith Lord and the Master is still out there. I think the mother of the twins might be involved, but I doubt she is the Sith Master since it would be too much of a complicated mess to establish her rising to become a Master in the time since the attack, but this is Headland so a confusing story mess isn't out of the question... Maybe she is an Apprentice to Plagueis and Smilo is a (failed?) Acolyte to her and he is trying to gain his own power to overthrow both Sith Lords by recruiting one of the witch's daughters.

Gary has to stop repeating that MCU introduced Reed Richards to pop his head. Black Bolt got his head popped. Reed got turned to spaghetti

40 mins of Deadpool wolverine was leaked onto enter the net thoughts anyone

Cannibalistic Humanoid Underground Dwellers was a good creature feature, but with far too little creature screen time.

2:56:09 It looks like X-Ray Girl is dancing to that Fallout Horse Song.

The mystery of the acolyte is “what is the mystery of the acolyte”

I've been watching RLM since... christ like 2008ish I think is when I first ran across the Generations review, on the heels of the Abrams/Kurtz Trek 09 reveal. I've not always agreed with their takes, usually moreso around the supporting members than Mike Jay or Rich; like any time Jack would open his mouth and anything but movie talk would come out or whenever Josh/Wizard would say something like 'the patriarchy' and it not be a sarcastic remark but a serious one. But holy hell have I not seen Mike/Jay/Rich make such a stupid video in.... forever? They release an hour and a half long video, call it a "review," spend an hour of the runtime trying to play holier than thou fencer-sitter and taking jabs at anyone who dares have any sort of discourse on some nerdy subject no matter what the discourse is or what your view is, to then just spend the remaining 20 minutes to say the show is horrible and laugh at it. It's extremely weird to hear them make that stupid "Don't watch it" argument as much as Mike has bitched and moaned about Trek for the past decade or more, to the point he actually seemed heartbroken in a few places. RLM got its big break with Mike's Plinkett reviews, which was nothing more than a Trekkie nerd film buff who got bored and wanted to make a funny yet extremely nerd intensive deep-dive into Trek and Wars, and then take that popularity and use it to spin off Half in the Bag (which everyone hated at the beginning and just wanted more Plinkett) and Best of the Worst. I just can't get over them making a serious argument for "We'll if you hate it just ignore it. Don't watch it" when their entire career, views/stances, and past history up until that Acolyte review was the exact polar opposite.

Here is how you fix the MCU: You just make a Batman movie! And you just give him a different name so that DC can't sue! The Man who dresses up as a Bat! The Bat-Creature-Man! Boom! Problem solved! You're welcome Marvel!

My bet is the Jedi who offed himself, actually wiped out the witches. Because they knocked him out with thread-force and it caused him to snap.

I wonder if you guys were surprised by the "surprise" ending of Sixth Sense. Because if you watched it for the first time today, I'm sure you'd be asking how from the second scene, and completely vindicated at the end.

I never heard of red letter media until you guys mentioned it....

Even if you take them at their ( complete bullshit) word that the male dominated audience just hate women and dont want female led series then why would you make ,, over and over , the very thing your core audience doesn’t want !!!

Ming Na Wen was Chun-Li in the Street Fighter movie with JCVD

I just had a wild idea. Someone should do a comic about Druids protecting the world from ancient evil....and call it "The Society Of Magical Britons" LOL

Oh Gary... Disney's end is coming sooner then people think. They are always surprised when houses of cards collapse on them.

Consider this. Since Disney has owned Star Wars and spewed out their trash there are two high moments. The Darth Vader scene in Rogue One and the Luke scene in Mandalorian. The fan, and I mean across the board including normies, reaction for both of those went through the roof. So, using those you would think Disney would learn what works and what doesn't. Give the fans what they want and you have discussion that lasts for weeks and are brought up years later which in turn creates cash cows with people clamoring to Target for merch. Instead they have literally given us two moments in 12 years and the rest filled with ire and disappointment.