'The Acolyte' Episode 3 Deep Dive | House of R 

I can't believe you two are making me choose between my long walks listening to your show and the hilarity of watching you cracking each other up on actual video 😂

A lot of haters for such a fresh new take for SW. To all boomers and racists out there, just chill you don't have to watch, just support your old racist shows, don't try and negate the efforts of the showmakers. Get a damn pinch of empathy towards minorities and make the world a tad better, why not?

So happy to see you two! It's a good day for the Bad Babies🎉

Joanna Robinson on RU-vid!! Big fan since your GOT show with David Chen. Thanks for sharing your thoughts with us as always. 😊😊

Mallory Rubin is a national treasure!

WHATS UP BAD BABIES

FULL VIDEO PODS!! LFG, BAD BABIESSSSS!!!!

I love that you guys are on YT! Makes it even more fun! Bad babiessss!!!!

The greatest day in my life... House of R on RU-vid!!! Content Gauntlet for the win

The chant was the only cringe-worthy moment but other than that I enjoyed it

"There no slopy writing on this show" Then proceedes to give a example of sloppy writing.

I am so thrilled these are now videos!!!

Thanks for the general positivity. Rather than just finding things to be angry about.

For some reason I could listen to Ben go on for hours about nothing.

The witches chant made me embarrassed to own a tv

Nice to hear reasonable points about this episode and the series. Great job.

Seeing the Ringer-verse on video got me cackling like the Brendock witches!!! LFG

I just listened to this episode and now I’m going to watch the whole episode again.

summer contentagedon & full video pods? What a time to be alive. now...if we can just get some House of R merch

Are we watching the same show?

I love the opening graphic! ❤

Totally agree about having to look back at this episode after the rest of the season. Unfortunately feel that way about much of the show so far and that’s honestly a bit tough to have for such a long span of time. I’m sure it will still feel cool when it pays off, but a whole season of not loving it and waiting for that pay off isn’t a great formula to me. Like it’s hard to watch when you’re wondering if the directing / writing is bad or if the fire sequence at the end was meant to look strange on purpose. Still optimistic for the rest, but hoping it picks up a bit soon.

THAT INTRO ❤️‍🔥

I'm so happy to have visuals for you guys!

Guys, it's okay to call it dogshit. No need to sugarcoat it

You guys are trying to too hard to put a positive light on this show and this episode. You are giving the writers way too much credit.

I think we’ll see this incident from a different POV eventually & find out that the witches decided to not let Osha go & it turned into a fight. The Jedi killed the witches & used the coincidence of the fire to cover it up. That would explain Torbin’s apology in the last episode.

The Jedi don’t steal kids. When they encounter children that are force sensitive they basically register them as such. If they don’t want to be Jedi then they don’t have to be. The Jedi don’t have the right to take kids but per republic law they do have the right to test and register them. The issue with the coven is that they were training these kids to use the force basically without a license. The Jedi approaching the situation like Child Protective Services.

Now that you guys are standing in front of your work each episode via video, we should be clear: you look, like, super cool. Almost cooler than you’ve always sounded. The quality of the actual words-based content of the show is well-established and needs no confirmation, but appearances are firing on all geek Cylinders which is a relief, and a delight. You guys are, just, like, the coolest, devil-may-care, at-home-in-the-world, handsomest/purdiest nerdcasting champions out there rn, and we look forward to a parade of the cool t shirts and any other ways you can demonstrate how to carry our nerdly bodies with pride. Btw a show and tell would be epic - especially with a level 12 merch queen as co-host.

The video to go along with these discussions is perfect

This is the Star Wars I've been waiting for ! It's just like being in the theatre to see The Empire Strikes Back when I was a kid! What an epic, incredible space opera! Waiting for the huge impact this has on global pop culture - keeping the legacy alive, this is

Hate to be a stickler, but it drives me kinda nuts that so many people misuse the term Immaculate Conception. Immaculate Conception refers to the concept that Mary, mother of Jesus, was born without the stain of Original Sin. The concept of a virgin birth or God the Son "made flesh" is known as the Incarnation. You can thank being raised Catholic and Wednesday night CCD classes for my annoying pedantry. Sorry! Love the show!

I'm crushing on Joanna.

Oh my god, the intro graphics

The comic arc of Vader going to get the kyber crystal from Kirak Infil'a is so good. Vader gets absolutely bodied similar to the way Mae does in the first episode and uses a similar trick to defeat Infil'a.

After listening for so many years, finally seeing you guys in real life is quite jarring from what I have had in my mind. I had always envisioned Mallory as Asian 😅

Jo!

The two of you could undoubtedly write a better Star Wars show…

I mean, I enjoy their deepdive coverage on shows that warrant it, like HotD with large backstories, histories and more complicated storytelling. But this show does not warrant it at all. It's shallow and average as hell. It's not written that well and the mystery setup is very boring. Having the belief that this episode will improve retroactively when we learn more later on is just a very bad sign. The episode itself should be compelling, and it isn't at all the case.

I'm going to finish my first read of Dune before we ever hear the Paul of Fame episode 😭Still love the pod

I’m coocoo for this content!

Love having video pods. Been following Joanna from the cast of kings days. I was really surprised with all the hate this episode has received. Star Wars is a vast universe of unique possibilities, I welcome fresh takes on the galaxy and ideas of the force. Much like the analogous religion in our world, the force can be represented and expressed by many groups in many different ways. I also think it being the high republic era it makes sense to see the cracks in the armor of the Jedi order.

With all the very straight male shouting happening online about this series, I find it so refreshing to hear both of you talk.!!!!! Poised, intelligent and nuanced commenting on this episode. I'm Loving it all.😊😊😊

They OFFERED to take her... they didn't straight up take her!!

This epsiode was bad. Terrible dialogue and pisses me off that they need to shi* on George Lucas and his established principles of the force. Why do they feel the need to blow up canon????

Cant wait to watch you guys react to wach other. Love the cut, Mal!

I feel that some of these shows would be better received if presented all at once and not on a weekly release schedule. I watched Kenobi as it released and then a couple of months ago I binged all of the episodes one afternoon. I enjoyed it much more this way and it made it clear that it should have been a long movie instead of a series. I think the same will apply to this show

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Did Jo move to LA full time now? Or is this just for the summer?

imagine having to pretend that such badly written content was not exactly what it was. I'm gonna guess Rings of Power was good too, to you guys.

When Disney bought Star Wars I think a lot of fans were enthusiastic because they thought it meant not only would we be continuing the Skywalker Saga forward, but we also had the opportunity to set up a separate saga thousands of years in the past (Old Republic) to introduce a whole new saga with a blank slate. Instead, the anthology films were set within the Skywalker Saga. Then, after TROS, Star Wars exclusively became shows set between events in the Skywalker Saga. 'Filing the gaps' as Filoni once put it. We were suddenly no long moving forward in addition to not getting anything new. Then, The High Republic was sold as this Old Republic-style new adventure, but it really just seems to be filing the gaps before the Phantom Menace. Fundamentally, Star Wars is supposed to be a great epic adventure, and you know what doesn't feel epic? Filling in the gaps

Hopefully things change with The Acolyte, but right now its skewing closer to Kenobi than Andor, in terms of quality, imo

I think this episode should have been episode 1, I think the Mae twin turn would have been more impactful. That being said the kids acting in this was an odd choice and the Jedi stealing kids is not what the Jedi do. I hate that this new regime of writers and directors feel they need to deconstruct what George Lucas created, it's infuriating.

I see zero reason to criticize the kids acting publicly. Especially with star wars history

my god, how can you guys think this is a good episode. the acting is horrible. then you pick on the kids! this is a horrible story and the writing is terrible.

Love seeing you guys on video! Huge fan of all the Ringer-verse content. Having said that, The Acolyte is tantamount to a crime against humanity. The show is terrible. I’m done with Star Wars. The only thing I’ll watch is Andor season 2.

I’m enjoying your deep dive but I truly do not understand how anyone can watch this episode and think the Jedi come off in a bad light. 1. When they first arrive, they do so diplomatically. It’s the witches that escalate to violence and completely dominate the mind of a Padawan (this is much different than Jedi mind trick and obviously a dark side power). The Jedi now know they are a capable coven of force users that dabble in the dark side. 2. The witches state they are exiled and not understood by the rest of the Galaxy. Exiled would mean there is a set of rules regarding their banishment and not understood could imply their dark force powers. Regardless, by their own admission the rest of the Galaxy has a negative disposition towards them. 3. The Jedi ask permission to test the children. We don’t know what would occur if they would’ve just taken Osha and left the witches alone. The witches don’t have a discussion about now they must flee so we can assume they aren’t worried about the Republic further escalating the situation. 4. The Jedi state that the witches cannot train children. This could perhaps be terms of their exile or broad terms regarding any group of exiled dark force users (since the Jedi say they were unaware of anyone there… which is poor script writing at best. The Jedi have no reason to lie about their activities there). 5. The witches repeatedly come off as hypocritical and untrustworthy. The main witch repeatedly tells Osha she’s too young to understand the world and that her wants / desires may change… while also asking her to make a lifelong decision to remain in isolation and be branded a witch. Meanwhile we know the Jedi might not be a lifelong commitment as she obviously was able to leave the order. 6. Despite being raised in an isolated coven of witches who dabble in the dark side and completely hate the Jedi, Osha knows the Jedi are a force of good. This is arguably again bad scriptwriting but you could gather that her beliefs of the Jedi as good despite all odds pointing the other way are directed through the force. Meanwhile Mae who is obviously psychopathic (attempting to murder her sister) shares the sentiment that the Jedi are evil. 7. After their diplomatic parley the witches hold a council where many share the sentiment of attacking the Jedi. 8. While we don’t know the full story yet, from the council above it would make sense that after Osha claims she is leaving the Jedi are either attacked by the witches or they tell the witches they must take both children and are attacked. It would be obvious to them that Mae is being corrupted by the dark side and dangerous to let her remain with the cult let alone be the protocol. So now we come to why the Jedi feel so guilty. With what we have seen, they should not feel guilty or need to cover up the situation. Either they were attacked first or attacked when the witches refused or the Jedi enforced protocol. There won’t be political fallout because nobody likes the witches anyways and the Jedi would be hailed heroes for eradicating a secret / lost cult of dark side sympathizers. Perhaps they feel guilty about killing everyone but they are all adults, all part a coven, and their “power of many” mantra would likely have all of them participating in the ensuing battle. Hard things occur during war so this guilt would be momentary. The only thing they might feel guilty about is Sol lying to Osha about Mae starting the fire. But this could be chalked up to bad screen writing (as he wouldn’t know she started the fire) or let’s assume that Mae was there when the Jedi came to collect Osha. Mae tells them “you can’t because I burned her in a fire”. Now the Jedi have even more initiative to leap into action. For me this episode didn’t “kill Star Wars” but a lot of this show is riding on how future episodes explain what occurred. If the director’s intent was to paint the Jedi as the bad guys here they failed miserably. But remember this episode is primarily from the perspective of Osha who adores the Jedi so that could mean there are some discrepancies.

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This episode is only moderately redeemable if it turns out the child’s perspective is totally off which it probably is. However the witch orgasm chant and the dialogue was pretty cringe inducing lol. The Jedi look horrible as people and so do the witches lol ..

WOOO Video! #teamgrannysmith

Ahhh yea, this is the Star Wars audience now. Glad you guys enjoy it :)

Hilarious for people to desperately scramble to find positives in a pile of steaming shit on the sole basis that if you don’t like it people will make accusations about your political allegiances. 🐑

Above all else, I found the episode unforgivably dull. That said, I could enjoy Mallory and Joanna go back and forth talking about the phone book.

What if Anakin was a twin, but Shmi didn't know it, because she was unconcious during the birth? Whoever performed the c-section could've stolen the other twin.

Yall liked the episode? How? Why?

I feel like everyone is taking crazy pills. I shouldn’t have to try this hard to enjoy a show.

It IS sloppy writing. "The thread is not a power to wield".... 2 min later wields it to show how to force push someone.

This is deff not my channel

this show is so aggressively mid that i've already checked out but i continue to follow yalls coverage cuz i like the pod and the chemistry between the two of you. also: please do the Paul of fame episode. the streets need that one.

Sorry guys the show sucks it's great to try to defend it but you can't it is just aweful.

I have to say it takes talent to deep dive into horse 💩 and come out only smelling like bird 💩. You guys are masterful with it. I can’t wait till Sunday where your talents won’t be wasted.

Star Wars is dead. How are people who openly hate a franchise's source material put in charge of writing for that franchise? This is what killed Witcher, the Silmarillion, Marvel, and now it's killed Star Wars, just to name a few. As an author, I find this as a very big problem. Stealing someone's life's work and twisting it to fit your own agenda and make you money is a horrible thing to do. Not respecting source material shows a lack of integrity, and it's crazy that its become socially acceptable. Star Wars is dead, and if you like it and are defending it at this point, then you are clearly nothing more than a mindless consumer sheep, and this problem keeps happening because of YOU. Let's stop this culture war and get back to respecting source material, and valuing good escapism and immersive storytelling.

I love you both so much but I feel like you are trying to defend the indefensible.

Never seen anyone tryng to so hard to avoid saying it was just bad.

Disney must pay Spotify a lot of money for the No negativity treatment

Sorry, I'm not watching a show created by Harvey Weinsten's assistant.

1.75x speed doing a lot of heavy lifting here

Star Wars is dead , Acolyte lol. cmon review a real show

What a disaster of a show 😑

Oh boy 😑

Normally, I have similar opinions with you guys regarding the broad strokes of a show. But this show is bad. It lacks substance, the story is silly. I’m going to finish watching it because I watch all stars wars but this is by far the worst Star Wars show and it’s not even close. Ashoka is much better than this.

Vocal fry… hard to watch and listen when they keep using it has a crutch

Joanna’s glasses are fantastic.