#i am pleased i immediately recognized abi's voice when i heard it in ep 3 haha

[crystal-lillies]

came to The Acolyte for Abigail Thorn, stayed for the intriguing plot, characters, and the eventually doomed-by-the-narrative Jedi Order.

I was putting off watching it to catch up on other things, but then my brother had called me this morning to ask me about it (he hasn't seen it yet either) and share the Discourse(tm) he's heard about the Force nonsense. So that piqued my interest enough to tip the scales.

Amandla is amazing as the twins with very different personalities and mannerisms. 10/10. Yes, I cannot believe we are getting so many OSHA violation jokes baked into a character.

I read that Lee Jung-jae wanted to channel Qui Gon energy for Sol and I absolutely feel it. Sol is a new addition to favorite Jedi.

Having grown up watching the original trilogy, the prequel trilogy, and Star Wars: The Clone Wars, I feel like the vibe of this and the story it's telling so far fits well within what's been established, especially with Star Wars: The Clone Wars and the variety of perspectives we got to see from cultures across the galaxy during the clone war, and how the Republic and the Jedi clearly overlooked a lot more than just the Sith's emergence in the leadup to the war.

Definitely enjoying the kind of story that The Acolyte is weaving so far, although still holding out to see the rest. The Acolyte could still fall prey to the compressed narrative that plenty other streaming shows have in the last few years.