Qimir (Manny Jacinto) looking at Osha in The Acolyte season 1 episode 8
Summary Manny Jacinto, who portrayed Qimir/the Stranger in The Acolyte, perfectly addresses the intense backlash to the Star Wars show and recognizes the underlying reasons this continues to be a problem in the franchise. As much as Star Wars movies and TV shows are loved, with new projects always comes a new wave of vitriol. The Acolyte was certainly a victim of this pattern as well, with countless controversies and a considerable amount of review-bombing.
“It’s a cycle....With everything that’s come out since the original trilogy, there’s always a very passionate group that doesn’t like change, that wants that same feeling that they experienced when they were kids, only now they've grown up and their taste has matured and they're more critical about art or the world, and then they are just more precious about the things that they experienced when they were younger.
Related Despite All The Controversy, The Acolyte Hasn't Broken Star Wars Canon At All Audiences were concerned from the very beginning that The Acolyte would break Star Wars canon and retcon the prequels, but that didn't happen. These stories carry an incredible amount of weight, and they shape the people who watch them—especially children. It's understandable that, in light of that, viewers become sensitive about the stories and the characters they've grown to love. In fact, Manny Jacinto's very empathetic assessment of what is often cruel backlash perfectly captures the true underlying issue; it's simply difficult to let go of something that's been so personally meaningful.
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