In Defence Of Star Wars: The Acolyte 

To explain fire in space shortly: fire needs an oxidizer like oxygen, oxygen can be found in rocket fuel. Which means fire in space is possible. As for fire prior to the Acolyte, the example you gave was an explosion which was an ignition of the fuel which ended the flame shortly after it started because the fuel was used up fast. In the Acolyte the fire is active for what felt like 5 minutes which would have caused alarms to start going off because fuel burns fast and the ship would have sent off emergency warnings because of how fast they were losing fuel. Also the "mechnics" were far away from the engine so a fuel line near them is hard to believe (not impossible).

People talk about it "laying a good foundation" but that's what they said about ep 7. If all you can do os lay a foundation, you'll never finish the house.

Great insights … very good video 💯💯

This show is deservedly hated. The only positive thing was some of the fights but other than that it was genuinely dreadful

I am a liberal who lives in Florida. Florida is ground-zero for attacking Disney. I absolutely hate Ron DeSantis (the govonor) for his constant attacks on Disney for being “woke.” I DESPERATELY wanted The Acolyte to be a good show so I could tell other people who also hate DeSantis to subscribe to Disney+ to help Disney fight DeSantis because “there is a great new Star Wars series.” But the writing was so horrendous I COULDN’T TELL ANYBODY THAT!!! I don’t give a rats ass about “woke” or not. I just wanted good writing, and The Acolyte failed miserably.

It's the most boring thing in star wars , we, the real fans should hate on this so Disney don't make any other show like this

This video was really good! keep doing them!

I think it's worse than book of boba fett, at least boba fett don't break canon

Nice video man, don't worry about the hating comments, as you know, star wars fanbase has always been toxic. They are always trying to sell you the idea that they are the ones to know what REAL star wars is and all that bullshit

Thank you for offering an opposing viewpoint. While the general consensus seems to be that the show is hot garbage, I'm sick and tired of every Star Wars related thumbnail saying, "This is trash." Even if the show is as bad as claimed, it's important to have opposing viewpoints.

Well, it got canceled.

I’m gonna be honest this was my least favourite show ever

I really enjoyed it don’t know what the whining is for 😊 I might even give a good review on rotten tomatoes

wait so is your defense of star wars the acolyte that we need to be more objective about the show and not just hate it because other people hate it? Because I was actually looking for someone who could explain some of the... creative decisions the writers made and why it's defensible lore-wise. I mean I understand your point about making your own opinions on this show and not following the bandwagon of hate, but... the show is objectively bad. I watched it, all eight episodes (wanted to give up by episode 4 to be honest) and I'm trying to see if anyone can actually explain how and why this show is good. I guess I'll keep looking.

Judging by your headline alone....blocked, ignored and bye.

Qimir knows he's there. I honestly didn't think it was that bad of a show. I'd rate it higher than Ashoka and Fett. It's problem was Headland and the writers was so focused on Stenberg's characters, that the show really wasn't asking the questions and answering the questions that it NEEDED to answer like Qimir's Darth title. So 7 and 8 literally crash landed and burned. Don't hold your breath for Season 2. Filoni calls the shots on that, and Headland argued with him A LOT about using Yoda, which Filoni repeatedly denied. So I'd imagine he thinks she is a headache.

I disagree - figths were terrible. I was happy that Shadowersity made an video on this and confirmed what I though. This was really stupid..

After watching it myself I can say that most of what people say is true and the show sucks. The fights are really good though and I do like how the show wasn’t afraid to actually show people dying. If you turned of your brain and didn’t think about it, the show could be like a 5 or 6. However, most people have iq’s at least in the double digits so it was hard to think about a lot of the silly things in this show. I can elaborate if needed but for now it simply sucks.

The Acolyte sure did get a lot of hate. And I think you make a good…wait, no; this show was horrible.

Your video has some serious issues, so I'd like to take a few moments to offer a helpful critique (hopefully it's not offensive, I'd like it to be as constructive as possible). 1. If you are going to critique other creators, always steelman their arguments first (specifically relating to Theory and Quartering). 2. Arguments against inconsistencies should be viewed in total context and not just as being reactionary (such as Mae being able to somehow throw a knife into the Jedi Master Indara's chest). 3. Star Wars is filled with many ridiculous things, like Leia flying through space, explosions in space (peppered through all of the movies and shows), so framing the fire in space as part of those rather than as an example of hate is probably a better tactic. If you want to defend the show (without gaslighting), you're better off exploring three avenues: 1. the hate expressed towards the new ideas actually having their roots in Legends and the comics (which are generally beloved by the fanbase), 2. the attempt to "fix" the problems of the prequels by introducing fractures into the "perfect" Jedi Order of the Republic (showing that Ki-Adi-Mundi, for example, was an absolute liar), and 3. while many characters failed to coalesce as believable (Mei/Osha, for example), other characters really stood out (Qimir and Sol--even though the writers really did Sol dirty at the end). The Acolyte feels more like Star Wars' version of Trek's Picard (trying to show how the Federation wasn't as "pure" as it was portrayed in TOS, TNG, and VOY), which attempted (poorly) to show that the Republic wasn't really "1000 years of peace," but actually had some serious problems that did lead to the civil war expressed in the prequels and in the eventual collapse of the government which led to the formation of the Empire. Your defense should have taken the criticism more seriously (labeling Star Wars Theory as a "hater" is crazy gaslighting), while also praising the show's highlights and positive interpretive interpolations which might have the correct formula to evolve the franchise into something beyond the Skywalker clan. A lot of the criticisms with the show could have been fixed with simple adjustments to the script. For example, show another scene with Ki-Adi-Mundi where he is seen conspiring with Vernestra, having a little dialogue about how the wires that fed through the witch fortress were extremely old and dangerous, or showing Indara experience a vision or flashback of guilt, causing her to hesitate with catching the knife--and all of these problems would have been solved with workshopping and reshoots. So clearly something was going on at Disney that there wasn't proper QA mechanisms, and Headland was given way too much personal authority to release before going through traditional QA sessions normally associated with big budget projects like this.

I don't like that you brand Star Wars Theory a hater. It's one of the man's passions and he is so well read on it. And that's not including legends. Cannon books and behind the scenes information and has a really informed grasp on the world intended by George Lucas. Don't trivialise his irritation at the show by just calling him a hater. He also agreed the action was good. But since this is a prequel set before the start of the series, it impact the story told so far. And when the people making this show don't care about that, it takes away from the experience we've had with this franchise. This franchise matters to people. Enough to pay billions to own it. You can't leverage that love for value and then be surprised people are upset about it when you not only make sub par conent out of it but also use that content to take away from the world you already came to love.

Some people like having something to lash out at when they are unhappy with their own lives

Men i saw the book of boba Fett and yes is bad but this show is worse and i care enough to explain: Characters: TBOBF has character with simple but constant motivations it has a intern logic that one can follow TA one can never know what the characters are going to do May is evil, want to surrender, hate love his sister try to kill her. TBOBF even having a more evil that neutral protagonist keep the evil vs good of star wars intact TA: The siths are rebels and sexy killers and the Jedi are burocratics idiots kidnappers . Filler: TBOBF has two episodes where is the madalorian 2.5 and yes that is bad but is entertaining bad TA: of 8 episodes with get 2 that are a flashback that create a number of plotholes estupid miscomunication and nothing make sense (the power of many, shadow monster) Ending: TBOBF finish in a meh state TA finish touchin two of the most important characters and the implications are so stupid that my brain hurt (Yoda is a dumb puppet o a acomplish, Paligues is a creep that stole his ideas of witches or just is trolling) I could go on but if no use, yes TA has better presentaton a budget but y prefer rewatch the BOBF 100 times that see this faliure of a series again. Sorry for the rant and error english is not my first lenguaje.

I turned this video off precisely at the moment you mention that a stab through your stomach area with a plasma blade is somehow not as deadly. Dude, sure, cauterisation could and would occur however on such a large scale that most of your vital organs around the stab would end up necrotic from the heat and loss of blood supply, not to mention it would probably melt your aorta and vena cava as well and that is a very quick game over my boi

Stop defending the undefendable. The show is shit.

Loved the video, but The Palpatine thing from the Vader comics is not what it seems. Writer had to clarify that palpatine did not create Anakin

To me, what's striking about The Acolyte is the inconsistency. In terms of writing, there are a lot of pretty terrible moments. But there are also little things like Osha and Pip's relationship that add depth and character and are just enjoyable. And also, in my opinion at least the fight scenes were some of the best we've seen in Star Wars, especially the rather unique Mae-on-Jedi fights that didn't revolve around lightsabers.

You have basically no arguments in defence of the show mate.

It was a 2-hour Movie extended to 8 episodes, with 4 of them being the same episode from a different POV. Someone pocketed way more than they should have, someone creating this show should have watch at least ONE of the features, someone didn't rise to occasion when writing the show, someone didn't rise to the occasion when directing the show, and count it, ONE person rose to the challenge of acting inside this show. Failure at almost every level, its nonsensical, written like a CW show, and it doesn't help your protagonist and antagonist cannot even act. Not even mad, this shit is hysterical.

The writing is just awful. Let me give you a very small example that has been overlooked. In episode 8 when venvestite lands with the extremely masculine jedi and the knights, she says" form a perimeter and search". The very next scene all of the jedi are walking off searching.. going in exactly the same direction walking through some woods. None of them listen to what the jedi master said 4 seconds ago in the last scene.. The whole thing is just full of.. why are they doing that? moments.

The story of the show just isn't good. From a concept it's interesting but the execution and potential promise is not achieved. We had a chance for Jedi to discuss the Force with other non Jedi force users. Except all the Jedi did, test the girls and try to leave the planet. At no point did they try to learn about the witches or learn about how they view and use the force. They labelled them a force cult and didn't ever try to learn or discuss anything beyond teaching the younglings. Osha wanting to be a Jedi makes no sense. She was raised in isolation by the cult and if she ever heard anything about Jedi it would be negative. Yet she wants to join a group of people trying to taker her away from her family, who she knows nothing about. Would have made so much more sense, that she would be angry at the Jedi, then over the months of training with Sol realize they are actually the good guys. There are 10-12 other issues that make no sense from a character perspective. If you scroll on your phone with this on, Im sure it's easy to ignore these issues.

All the things you listed pale in comparison to all the other sins though....Mae and Osha's motives flip-flop every episode. Hyperspace travel is instantaneous no days or weeks stuck on a ship training. Ridiculous dialogue. Huge plot-holes (Basel ripping out wires for no reason, opportunities to mind read Mae/Qimir/Osha that conveniently never happen, opportunities to kill Mae/Osha/Qimir/Sol while there downed....Qimir last fight he didn't use his cortois helmet to short out the light saber.) Then they're things that are just impossible....Ki Adi Mundi the whole reason why he's one of the few Jedi that can marry is because his species is short lived and it's imperative they procreate. So he couldn't be alive... Master Torbin went from Padawan to Master in 6 years( 16 years, -10 years in meditation, he started as a Padawan now he's a Master......yah 6 years (with a guilty conscience) Ugh and the Witches.... There's no defending this. You're just delusional. 180 million dollars for this. I Don't Care About The Wokeness. If the stories good I'LL WATCH IT!!!!

Please Stop…

This is a retiredly idiotic take and I have no idea why the algorithm suggested this shit to me.

Despite zero expectations.

This show WAS Terrible! First they lied about what the show was supposed to be. Acting, Story writing was horrible. When the last episode aired i had no clue what was going to happen or the direction they where going. typically you would have at least an idea of the direction it was heading. And the MC was horrible. and last but not least. They fu**** with cannon AGAIN.

Dude… if you were stabbed with a lightsaber in the stomach your insides would boil and you would die. See what happened to Qui-Gon, that move in the shit show just ruins any and all worries we have for the characters as one of them can just be fine after taking a blow that should have killed them. Explosions can happen in space, but fires for the most part can’t. The magic twins thing was extremely incompetent, super lazy writing that just wants to make the new twins happen before anakin like saying “my toy was made first so it’s better than yours.” If you can’t see that the last 8 projects done by lucasfilm for Star Wars have been extremely politically motivated, then you’re blind. Cool ideas and concepts that were stolen from the old eu doesn’t mean it’s done well or works at all. The fights were the best we ever seen since the PT, but they still sucked. If you think season 2 is gonna be made your huffing so much copium you can’t see your keyboard in front of you. The fact that plaguis and yoda are involved with the show at all is a huge problem for the prequels plot wise. The acolyte is the straw that broke the camels back for a lot of people, they’re fed up with the garbage they’ve been served time and time and again and now they’re done. Hmmm maybe the critics liked the show so much because they’re monetarily motivated to give it good reviews so they can continue to get their goody bags and early viewings from lucasfilm. The you are simply out of touch.

I pray to god that it doesnt get a season 2. 3.9 rating on imbd the cast is terrible and it shows there is no emotion to it. Like the cast thinks that Anikin blew up the death star and Fuckin R2D2 is lesbian. It deserves the hate.

terrible show

And, those of us who hated the show, we didn’t have an ‘agenda.’ But it’s fairly obvious that the writers and producers did!!! They literally had Osha ask (out loud) if a scent-smelling-expert Beaver had plural pronouns!!

8:47 No hateful comments my friend, just thumbing your video down, have a great weekend.

Wow i want some of that cope please

Try Star Wars hunters on mobile

COPE!

Take away the fight scenes (which are objectively bloody fantastic) and you're left with wattpad level star wars fanfiction

The acolyte fucking sucked lmao