I’ve been pretty critical of Acolyte. I hope people are keeping in mind the month or so and many pages of posts I defended Ahsoka before it came out. I’m not about bashing woke projects just because they’re infected with the mind virus. While I have a couple quibbles with Ahsoka, I’m still hoping it to deliver some good stuff in the future. I’m not nearly so hopeful about Acolyte.
Kathleen Kennedy poisoned the Acolyte waters for me. Early complaints that she had to be reigned in because she and Headlund wanted to create the universe’s most powerful Jedi, were just too over the top. The recent deconstruction of Luke Skywalker, showing him jibbering like a spineless squid, drueling blue milk into his beard and committing seppuku, just all shit. Killing Han in such a meaningless way. Delivering a Mary Sue who jumps over Tie fighters. Just shit. We need something else and this horrid, hateful, shameless shitting on the hero’s of the past has just got to end. And wtf, witches in Ahsoka and more witches in Acolyte. Just how many witches do we need, anyway?
IMHO, the essence of Star Wars is in the time period where evil is in power. The Empire, or First Order is in charge, and the good guys are freedom fighters. Most of our projects and all of the films are this way and I for one don’t think Acolyte’s departure from the Star Wars formula was a good one. So what should make good Star Wars?
Mandolorian, Fett, Ahsoka, Rangers, Skeleton Crew, Andor—these all hold out great potential, if Disney can just get down to some real storytelling.
Ahsoka I am concerned about. As much as I love the character, it does seem Kennedy needed to shit on Ezra Bridger. That was very discouraging. Also, Rosario Dawson’s athletics were very disappointing, and I’m no longer sure they can fix that character.
My private quibble with that. . .I should explain. In Star Wars, there are about seven light saber schools. One of them, I believe it is Ataru, is the rogue style that depends upon speed and agility. Overwhelming speed is the only defense against overwhelming strength, and it alone explains how Ahsoka could match Vader’s strength. Ahsoka was the embodiment of speed and agility in Clone Wars and Rebels. Rosario Dawson was completely unable to bring that to the screen. That’s a huge disappointment to see, especially for one who habitually plays high agility combatants in several TTRPGs. Also, Ahsoka was portrayed a bit distant and dire. We’ll have to wait and see if she recovers her hopeful spirit, but it was not fun to see how events have weighed on her.
The rest thought. . .even Fett can be made into something worthwhile. Just needs good writing—not that this is where I would put my effort.
I can’t hate Star Wars and say it’s done for until I see Skeleton Crew and Andor. These both deserve a fair viewing. As to lesbian witches and shaming the Jedi, fuck that nonsense. That’s gonna go into history as the only Star Wars embarrassment worst than the Holiday Special.
Kathleen Kennedy poisoned the Acolyte waters for me. Early complaints that she had to be reigned in because she and Headlund wanted to create the universe’s most powerful Jedi, were just too over the top. The recent deconstruction of Luke Skywalker, showing him jibbering like a spineless squid, drueling blue milk into his beard and committing seppuku, just all shit. Killing Han in such a meaningless way. Delivering a Mary Sue who jumps over Tie fighters. Just shit. We need something else and this horrid, hateful, shameless shitting on the hero’s of the past has just got to end. And wtf, witches in Ahsoka and more witches in Acolyte. Just how many witches do we need, anyway?
IMHO, the essence of Star Wars is in the time period where evil is in power. The Empire, or First Order is in charge, and the good guys are freedom fighters. Most of our projects and all of the films are this way and I for one don’t think Acolyte’s departure from the Star Wars formula was a good one. So what should make good Star Wars?
Mandolorian, Fett, Ahsoka, Rangers, Skeleton Crew, Andor—these all hold out great potential, if Disney can just get down to some real storytelling.
Ahsoka I am concerned about. As much as I love the character, it does seem Kennedy needed to shit on Ezra Bridger. That was very discouraging. Also, Rosario Dawson’s athletics were very disappointing, and I’m no longer sure they can fix that character.
My private quibble with that. . .I should explain. In Star Wars, there are about seven light saber schools. One of them, I believe it is Ataru, is the rogue style that depends upon speed and agility. Overwhelming speed is the only defense against overwhelming strength, and it alone explains how Ahsoka could match Vader’s strength. Ahsoka was the embodiment of speed and agility in Clone Wars and Rebels. Rosario Dawson was completely unable to bring that to the screen. That’s a huge disappointment to see, especially for one who habitually plays high agility combatants in several TTRPGs. Also, Ahsoka was portrayed a bit distant and dire. We’ll have to wait and see if she recovers her hopeful spirit, but it was not fun to see how events have weighed on her.
The rest thought. . .even Fett can be made into something worthwhile. Just needs good writing—not that this is where I would put my effort.
I can’t hate Star Wars and say it’s done for until I see Skeleton Crew and Andor. These both deserve a fair viewing. As to lesbian witches and shaming the Jedi, fuck that nonsense. That’s gonna go into history as the only Star Wars embarrassment worst than the Holiday Special.
Last edited:
