The Acolyte
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Well, the fight scenes were good.
But lets not oversell this.
After all of that setup, I expected much more oomph from the seasons big finish.
First, lets recall where we were in the story beforelast weeks extended flashback.
The two key points that get shared are:
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Specifically, the witches created Mae and Osha, who are actually one person in two bodies.
The first point, strangely, doesnt appear to rattle anyone.
This all, quite frankly, plays a bit small.
Osha finally fulfills Maes mission of killing a Jedi with no weapon when she Force-strangles Sol.
Really, the biggest development in this finale isnt so much Sols death as its aftermath.
Also, Oshas lightsaber, inherited from Sol, changes color from blue to redwhile shes using it.
These visual cues are, I admit, a nifty touch.
And there are other memorable moments in this episode that keep it from being too much of a letdown.
Maes escape from Sols ship (with the help of her newly reprogrammed buddy Pip!)
via a small shuttle leads to an exciting spaceship chase through a Saturn-like ring of tiny rocks.
Plus, its been a while sinceThe Acolytewent as fully Force-fu as it does in this episodes lightsaber duels.
But the finales boldest move comes in its epilogue.
With the Senate threatening a full investigation of the Jedis necessity, the news of Sols failure is unwelcome.
(Or at least a Jedi from Yodas species.
But its probably Yoda.)
What can Yoda do about it now?
There seems to be an overemphasis here on preserving all mysteries even the very minor ones.
That wraps season one ofThe Acolyte, folks!
(I even kinda likedObi-Wan Kenobi!)
But given the potential of the premise, the results were, for the most part, rather disappointing.
