'The Acolyte'’s 3rd Episode Ends Bafflingly (Episode 3 Review) 

I hate to be the guy who has to StarWars-splain things, but the reason why the temple caught on fire and the reason why there are fires in space is because, as has been shown canonically time and again, The Force is flammable. It's everywhere, between you, me, the tree, the rock, everywhere, yes. Even between the land and the ship. And even in space. This is a direct byproduct of there being no OSHA in Star Wars (besides Osha in this series, that is). There's no handrails. Exhaust ports are just left wide open. And everything catches on fire because The Force is just constantly filling every void.

The writing could simply be not good, but given how Torbin willingly drank the poison and said "We thought we were doing the right thing" last episode I can't believe that what we saw this episode was the entire truth of what happened.

"What have you done!?" "What have YOU done??" "What have YOU done???" Bravo script writing!

I won't watch the series till your review of it is completed, David Chen and Patrick Klepek. I am truly hoping for the best but expecting the worst. _ Marie from Wisconsin

The issue with the fire is that it looks like a campfire just burning in a room not like gas rushing out into a vacuum. Explosions in space are fine this campfire just looks dumb and lazy

I would say between Torbin drinking poison and Mae's genuine anger towards the Jedi, and the pile of unburnt Coven bodies we saw... that "Theory 2", that this was only a partial reveal of what happened that night and the Jedi were more involved, is the clearest reading of this episode. I get that its probably supposed to be a "twist" but Im surprised that so many people are actually taking this episodes ending at face value.

I guarantee you we are at least the end avénese from this again in a later episode from another character’s point of view showing more context

I’m a middle aged man who grew up on the original trilogy, read the books long before the prequels came around. However I never read up on the High Republic. I never played the High Republic video games. Nor have I read the comic book. The Acolyte assumes I have. I have no understanding or working foundation on what makes this era “peak prosperity” for the Galactic Republic. I grew up on the Jedi as warrior unbiased arbitrators. The Acolyte made them out to be shady ACS (Administration for Child Services) social workers who interrupted “Space Lamaze” Class in order to take some poor space woman’s kids away to convert them into soldiers in the Jedi order

Patrick Klepek go on A More Civilized Age

The show actually just showed Mae burning the book. After that it cuts to Osha with the door on fire. We dont necessarily know that it was spread intentionally by Mae.... we will see.

This episode was from the twins’ perspective, mainly Osha’s. I can see it implicating the Jedi less. Let’s hope future episodes show other perspectives

It was messy and we don't know much because they left many things a mystery for future episodes but they way they left things a mystery sloppy. We haven't seen the whole picture. Its a wait and see but I just don't have any faith they will answer the question in a satisfying way. It was a clunky episode with writing and pacing. I won't lie. I've never been a fan of the Nightsisters and what they bring to Star Wars. I've always kinda tolerated them. Don't like adding Witches to Star Wars. To tolerated them. I've always seen them as abusing the force to their will and do the things they do. They are expending whats already there from the EU. This episode showed a different coven but I couldn't find them interesting. I can respect if people enjoy this show. The show just isn't for me so far. Loved Andor and was hoping this show would surprised me like Andor did but right now. I'm left frustrated to the point I might stop watching and check/listen to reviews.

The writing for this show is nonsensical. If the Jedi needed permission to test the kids, why didn’t the coven just say no, you can’t test them, kick rocks…instead of the silly strategy for the girls to lie and fail the test on purpose when they should know the Jedi have mind trick/reading abilities? So many nitpicks…including the lame song/interpretive dance number smh

I don't understand the take some people have that this episode showed the whole truth of the events, and are frustrated with it. Are they watching the show? The first 2 episodes made it clear that something bad happened on Brendok, and that the Jedi are hiding something about it. Guilt drove one of the Jedi to commit suicide, and another to leave to live in a cabin in the woods out somewhere. The events depicted in episode 3 were not the whole truth of the matter. Now, whether the eventual answer after the Mystery Box opens all the way is any good or not is yet to be seen.

there is no way Aniseya was okay with Osha joining the jedi. in that scene she tells Osha to run along while she discusses it. I'm almost certain she went to the coven and was all "we gotta jump those fuckers when they come back" lol Also the trailers show that we are going to return to this flashback, so we are certainly going to see the second half of this story.

Of course the Jedi did it. They've had accusations and implications in the earlier episodes that the Jedi murdered people.

So I have (fraternal) twin daughters about that age, and one is enthusiastically working at becoming her own person with hobbies and interests separate from her sister, while her sister is the more clingy of the two. So the emotional core of Osha and Mae's relationship rang true for me, even if the writing and acting of it didn't always support it. And I definitely agree there's more to what we saw in this episode (Torbin wasn't talked into suicide last episode over guilt for a tragic accident, no way) and I trust the showrunner of Russian Doll to have something more up her sleeve. It was a bit weird how standoffish the girls were to Koril their birth mother and always deferred to Aniseya, making the whole situation feel like Koril's merely a surrogate with no more parental authority than any other member of the coven. But it's still early and we haven't even learned the Wookie's deal yet, so I'll give it some more time.

None of these Star Wars shows make me feel anything. That said, I don't think I've liked anything Star Wars since the original trilogy. Just let it die.

Reviewers: What a new and unique perspective of the force that we havent seen before in star wars Clone wars and rebels: *Mad indian guy meme*

Dave saying “lesbian witches”. 10/10 😂

The child acting was legit terrible. You both can say it.

Look I'm just saying that Palpatine is the sort of sexist misogynist who would downplay the abilities of a coven of witches' force powers.

Why are we saying the witches are "whipping these kids up like its nothing"? surely its not easy seeing as osha and mae are the only kids there and treated like an anomaly.

It physically pains me that you guys like this stuff

Remember when only the force itself and/or extremely powerful force users could do immaculate conception?

Lauren and Leah Brady are eleven years old. And so they are fully capable of watching, understanding, and feeling the full humiliation of your irresponsible comments here about their acting. There is no such thing as a bad acting performance by a child. There is only bad direction of child actors. Any alternative to this view is ghastly. Which is exactly how I find it when two grown men laugh while directing pot shots at the performances of two young girls.