The Acolyte - Episode 7 - 1X7 - "Choice" | REACTION + REVIEW 

Qui-gon identified Anakin as a vergence in the force when he presented him to the Council in episode 1.

17:56 I disagree. I felt like Mother Aniseya invaded Torbin's mind for the sole purpose of getting him to resolutely come to his own decision, fueled by his state of eagerness, to leave Brendok and return home... be it convincing his Master Indara what not. Despite the invasion of privacy by creeping into one's mind to manipulate Torbin's dark side, Aniseya still sought a peaceful resolution to the conflict. Yes, she looked creepy when transforming to smoke, her motive was to deescalate the tension. Yet Sol saw her mysterious act as a threat. At the end of the day, the true enemy was misunderstanding.

If wondered if anyone would make that Good son connection with Sol's choice. 😁

Master Qui Gon: "I've encountered a vergence in the Force" (referring to Anakin)

24:10 Don't forget the fact that Mae told the Jedi that Mother Aniseya told Mae and Osha that everyone needs to walk through fear and sacrifice themselves for the coven. When Sol saw Mother Aniseya turn into a black cloud which also began to turn Mae into a black cloud freaked Sol the f' out--surely Mae said about sacrifice rang in his ears. Couple that with what happened to Torbin earlier and the revelation that Jedi of this era have had interactions with the Nightsisters. Mother Koril assumed an attack stance; Mother Aniseya turned into a black cloud; many other witches who had the high ground had their weapons drawn and at the ready. Yes, the Jedi trespassed, but they didn't come to fight. Sol had a second to process what was happening, and all signs pointed to the witches making the first move. Sol came to save the girls and Mae was literally disappearing before his eyes...so his noble intentions stepped up. 9:49 A few moments before the part picks up, one of the witches comments about Osha not being aware of her power yet. I think that explains why Osha was outside the compound at the Bunta tree. Helicopter mom, Koril, made Osha feel less than adequate. Mother Aniseya was more understanding, but we could see that she showered Mae with praise when Mae blocked her attack--Osha ran behind Mae for cover. Osha was at the Bunta tree because she wanted to hone her skills in private without her Mothers telling her what she's doing wrong and Mae showing her up. When Mae showed up what did she do? THE EXACT SAME THING OSHA WAS DOING, albeit with better control. This is why Osha stormed off and expressed wanting to be somewhere else, be something else. She wanted space from her sister and mother because they made her feel less than she was. What many people forget about all this is the fact that Sol got to see Osha distressed. This episode made a point to show us at least once Sol reached out in the Force to see what was going on with Mae, showing us that connection. Did Osha inadvertently reach out through the Force and connect to Sol? He was a different person at the start of the episode. He transformed the moment Osha expressed her interest to leave the cult. Did Osha's fear/anger allow her to tap into the Force and reach out for help? She is a witch, and while she thought she couldn't do what her mothers could do, she was being groomed to be like them. Qimir explained last episode that the Dark Side is another way to tap into the Force and in that moment 16 years ago, Osha likely did just that. Indara teased Sol about not having a padawan because of the way he is. She made him feel little in the moment, and that likely made him susceptible to manipulation too. Osha wanted to be something else, anything else that wasn't a witch, and Sol wanted a padawan. These two were drawn together by circumstances, and I think Osha may have inadvertently got Sol to come to her aid. I really like how this episode portrays both sides in a dark light. Both parental figures made some bad decisions that quickly spiraled out of control. What I worry about is how Osha will remember what happened! I think she's going to remember what she heard on the ship while unconscious, which isn't the whole story. She heard the cover-up! Mae got to hear the Jedi's side of the story, and she already knows her mother's side of the story since she was there. Does Mae see the Jedi differently now? Probably, though Sol still killed her mother and she saw that. What about Mother Koril? Will we see her next week? Is she Qimir's new master? Is she the one who sent Osha the vision in episode one? Qimir didn't do it!

Anakin Skywalker was described as a vergence in the Force back in The Phantom Menace so, yes, we've heard that before

So when mother started turning into smoke before getting stabbed, mae ALSO started turning into smoke, maybe he thought it was some kind of attack on her

The Jedi are the ones who literally broke into their home and wanted to take their children on so little information and speculation. So, Aniseya was literally just defending her family. And, I don't think the witches were trying to prevent the girls in a cultish way. I feel like they were just trying to protect the girls for the very reasons I stated in the beginning.

Ach-to is also a vergence in the force. The witches seemed to be using essence transfer.

Carrie (Indara) is doing the damage control for other screwed up things. Also other sus individuals in the order that may be the formation of the original Knights of Ren. Listen to the music. Qimir is the OG Ren. This also fixes the Last Jedi Story Arc. I also think that Qimir was a bad batcher that was a failed padowan of Vanestra. The vergance is a pocket of force energy when the planets align. It’s how the night witches tapped into the force like the Jedi.

Indigenous people is a perfect analogy. Great episode!!! Been watching u guys for years. Thanks.

I think Mother Aniseya needed some kind of consent before controlling Torbin physically. This caused Torbin's later action because he didn't just want to go home; he was also upset that his mind had been taken over earlier. Also, Indara had markings on her face, and she knew about the difference between witches, so I thought she might also be a witch.

Hey guys this episode was ok i feel like we still did not get some questions i wanted answered from this moment in time, and doubt we will get it in next weeks episode ! but what a bad ass fight with Kalnacca (you would not want a possessed wookie jedi coming after you in a dark alley 😂 I believe in the moment that that Mother Anysia used the nightmother magic (the way we saw mother talzin use it in the clone wars) Mother Anysia was transforming to move towards Mae to protect her, thats why Mae was in mid smoke form in that moment, when Sol was unsure of Anysias intention he raised the ligthsaber to stab her. anyways cool reaction guys . it was missing a few things for me this week but next week will be interesting. (btw the jedi did not cover up anything .... it was from a certain point of view 🙃🙃🙃 )

They told the truth...from a certain point of view. They just left out some of the more pertinent information.

Wow have to say I completely disagree with you about Anasee. She’s not a bad person at all. She was just using her powers for defense. The Jedi literally broke into their home. Just because she used manipulation and what is perceived as dark side powers, remember there isn’t light or dark side to their covenant just power. You know in certain areas that if someone was to break into a persons house they don’t leave that house alive. At least she didn’t cause harm to Torbin. Just wanted to find information she needed to get leverage over the Jedi to leave. And while what Indara did was terrible it was only an responsive action due to Sol and Torbin’s reckless behavior If anything Anasee and Indara were proven in this episode to be the only real adults in this incident.

Really enjoyed this episode and had a similar reaction to you. Loved the overall themes of everybody battling with their own demons, and that moral grey area does give a great playground for storytelling and discussion. Like you I also questioned some things like what exactly was Mother Aniseya trying to do before she was killed, why was Sol so emotionally attached, why was Torbin so fixated on leaving the planet... but in the end, I'm not sure it completely matters. I'm ok with some of the details being left up in the air, leaving things open to interpretation for us to make our own assumptions. Everybody is flawed in their own ways. Knowing the Mother was trying to be protective is enough for me, and misunderstandings happen when tensions are high as you mentioned. Jedi craving emotional attachment or personal desires within a rigid order is completely understandable, and the degree to which each Jedi feel it will differ depending on their own personality and their own (unknown) backstories and upbringings. Perhaps this vergeance on Brendok is tinged in more of the dark side too, causing those feeling to be amplified. Who knows, and to me it doesn't really matter. There are lots of ways for these personal choices to make sense, and telling a story doesn't mean having to always spell out every detail. Lots of questions answered, still many left up in the air. Hopefully they stick the landing. This episode gave me a lot of satisfaction, and gives me hope they will finish strong.

My only issue is the way they set it up wasn’t the most beneficial to the show. If they started with this episode mixed with episode 2, things would have been much better!! There was no suspense and no surprise the way they did which didn’t help their series

Indara told the truth to the council just like Obi-Wan told the truth to Luke-from a certain point of view.

mae was right finally

i need some more Master Torbin lightsaber duels... dude got mad skills

Mother Aniseya and Mother Koril are good examples of selfless love vs Selfish love. In the end, Mother Aniseya let her child decide their own future, let them go. Mother Koril imposed her will on her children's future and refused to let them leave. Koril also acted the most rashly of the two, avoiding a number of opportunities to de-escalate the situation. In an alternate universe Master Indara and Mother Aniseya sit down and discuss Osha's future and we avoid this entire unfortunate incident.

The power of many apparently wasn't enough against the Jedi CPS.

Why didn't she use words...I am realising osha to you... before turning into demon black smoke?

She isn't their birth mother

She wasn't a bad guy. She was sending a message same as a tribe would. She was protecting her people

It took 3 people, to write this episode, I wonder if they were on the same room when they did.

Someone explain to me how anything here explains Torbin killing himself.

Im native and ive not once thought of the jedi from the perspective of them being colonizers and taking kids from their culture to raise them their way...holy fuck this just blew my mind

She was not a bad guy. The jedi invaded their homes and Sol manipulated the test to make Osha choose the way of the Jedi. Indara tried telling Sol and Torbin not to interfere with them and yet Sol deep desire to have a pupil saw the potential of those twins. If anyone is the bad guy its Sol, Torbin and Indara who literally killed the whole coven. I agree Kelnacca seem like the only innocent one. Nice review

Music in the credits,haha

Basically this episode is raising more questions than answers...at this point who actually really know , maybe this view is another lie. lastly what happened to the other mother??

Sorry, can't go through all the reaction, watching this show is like watching a drunk guy trying to put a key into a keyhole.

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Acolyte is an example of Bad story telling if by episode 7 you don’t know the flow or have clarity on the storyline but I like your positivity and trying to be neutral

Only shills who haven't bailed

Nothing with this show is interesting. It's just sooooooo baaaaad.

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