In that scene where young Ki Adi Mundi was present, the other Jedi offer alternative possible explanations for what happened to Sol and his team: it could have been a fallen Jedi, a splinter order, or something else that was responsible. Him saying "the Sith have been extinct for a millennium" in Ep 1 isn't canon-breaking, because not all darksiders are Sith. To be Sith is to be part of a specific culture and group. Let me paint you a parallel of just how absurd Qui-Gon's declaration that he was attacked by a Sith, in an alternate universe where Qui-Gon is a CIA agent in 2024, and Ki-Adi-Mundi is the CIA director: QUI-GON JINN: "I was attacked by a mysterious man." CIA DIRECTOR KI-ADI-MUNDI: "How terrible. What do you know about the man who attacked you?" QUI-GON: "He was a trained spy. My only conclusion can be that it was a member of the Black Hand." KI-ADI-MUNDI: "The Black Hand...?" QUI-GON: "Yes". KI-ADI-MUNDI: "You mean the Serbian secret society responsible for the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, which caused World War I... in 1914? That Black Hand?" QUI-GON: "The very same". KI-ADI-MUNDI: "... why...? Why would you possibly assume that THE BLACK HAND is responsible for this attack? I mean, of all the groups that could possibly attack you... gangsters, Mossad, drug cartels, disaffected youth... why do you conclude that it HAD TO BE a secret society from Sarajevo from 110 years ago? They're extinct!"
Qamir is a Sith He even describes himself as a Sith Even if he’s, say, SHIT Lord it’s obvious that Lesly is TRYING to push that stupid fan theory that makes the Jedi the secret bad guys
@@KRobinson-ko1ne Qimir doesn’t actually say that. What he says is “Jedi like you might call me Sith”. He may be Sith, or he might not be. Regardless Ki-Adi wasn’t there to hear him say it. And, from the small council scene, it is implied that dark or fallen Jedi, splinter orders, and other threats are common enough that assuming the Sith are at play without definitive proof is foolish. And as for the Jedi being “bad guys”: why do you see things in such black and white terms? The Jedi try to be good guys, but they can get it wrong. They can have conflicting needs that force them to make imperfect decisions. That’s the central theme of the show: how an institution whose members have good intentions can still fuck up.
@@grifonecoronato ehhh dude i think you’re starting to pull at strings here. You’re already having to fill in the blanks too much by yourself just to have it make sense. Qimir does call himself Sith, or however you just stated it, but as the audience we are then supposed to think HE IS SITH. This is also further confirmed by Plagueis being present in the cave. Also dumb in my opinion. In regards to the splinter order, or whatever, one - the show doesn’t go down that path enough to explain more. It just kind of says it and forgets it. So as the audience we are still thinking Sith. 2- in the High Republic Novels this era is a time of peace, yes, but dark side users, splinter orders, aren’t common either. So using that as a way to say “nOt ObViOuSlY sItH” doesnt do anything. Because it still is more likely a Sith. Its really just the fact that Leslye chose to have this specific character be in this awful show and hear this specific issue with a dark side user makes no sense. If it was idk Kit Fisto it wouldnt be that much of an issue since he wasnt on the council during episode 1, in pretty sure. Now for why is it so black and white? This is where we need to pull ourselves out of our world and into the SW galaxy. The rules are different than the ones in our own world. This also relates to your CIA analogy. The SW universe has rules that make the dichotomy of good and evil pretty black and white. Especially when it comes to the force there really is no grey. There are definitely characters that go back and forth between the two sides but they end up on one or the other. Also the force isnt just something that enhances our feelings, it also drives them. So the force is something we still dont understand on how it would actually affect us. This universe makes it seem that the dark side can really warp you into going further down that path. It almost controls you. So its not just like “oh i feel like doing bad stuff today, but tomorrow ill be nice” it kind of takes it to a whole new level. The prequels showed us how even the Jedi can make mistakes and aren’t perfect. But this show, just like this video says, makes us now think the Jedi are just dumb and more blind than we thought. It really just comes off as this show wants to make the Jedi look awful
@@anakinstark66 "[...] HE IS SITH. This is also further confirmed by Plagueis being present [...]" Until we have an on-screen interaction between Qimir and Plagueis, we don't know the nature of their relationship. Qimir could be a Sith Apprentice (as he implies), just as much as he could be a Force-wielding agent of the Sith (much like the Inquisitorius were for Vader). Implication doesn't mean confirmation. --- "In regards to the splinter order, or whatever, one - the show doesn’t go down that path enough to explain more" The show or its characters don't have to explain it more: the fact that the small council offered up these as possibilities -- while never once mentioning the Sith -- gives enough information to the audience that a) the Sith aren't a possibility to them, and b) that there are plenty of disparate Force-users that can threaten the Jedi Order's members. They don't have to be a common occurrence, they just have to be COMMON ENOUGH to warrant being mentioned. If anything, Ki-Adi-Mundi being here ONLY REINFORCES what he said in The Phandom Menace, because he would have personally overseen missions with evil, lightsaber-wielding Force users, who were identified as anything but Sith. And lastly -- and I can't stress this one enough -- Ki-Adi-Mundi was 100% factually wrong in The Phantom Menace. His role in the story is to be the Doubting Thomas archetype, and his presence in The Acolyte reinforces why he feels justified in his skepticism when listening to Qui-Gon Jinn. --- "It really just comes off as this show wants to make the Jedi look awful" And this is the core criticism old-school fans seem to ultimately have: they don't like the Jedi portrayed as anything but perfectly good. But the Jedi were never perfectly good; they fell because they were prideful, and thought themselves too skilled and wise to ever be threatened on an institutional level. And that's not ME saying this, that's George Lucas saying it. The Jedi's overarching story says that the Order was destroyed because of their own hubris. Darth Sidious was just an instigator, and he only had to topple a few dominoes, which the Jedi Order had already set up by themselves. But at the same time -- and let's be honest here, as fans of Star Wars -- we can't have an overarching story that the Jedi fell from hubris, and then get upset when the Jedi are portrayed as acting hubristically. The Jedi on The Acolyte had good intentions but they acted badly. That's the whole point: to sow the story seeds for what comes later.
It didn’t break canon. Mundis age was never established in G canon. And Disney reset canon. Please do actual critique rather than repeating dumb nonsense SWT said.
I think if you actually watch the end half of this video it critiques what you’re saying. This guy goes into it but seems you only hear the birthday part. Sheesh Honestly his bday and shit isnt the main issue. Its just the fact that he is the one selected by the show, out of all possible people, to know what’s going on with the dark side user. And clearly Lucas Film is having issues with the canon and implementing information from legends to the new canon well. And this video explains how they changed the implications and meanings of the movies (G Canon) so maybe watch it all???
