With the reveal of Jacinto’s surprising character, “The Acolyte” received a jolt—in the form of internet thirst. But is it enough to save the series from its critical thrashing?
, Disney’s latest attempt to bring Star Wars to the small screen, received a surprising jolt at its halfway point. The Disney+ series has languished in its uncompelling revenge plot that threatens to consign it to the same forgettable heap asbefore it. Yet, while the show hasn’t improved, it has found its feet—or rather, its arms? Manny Jacinto’s arms, to be exact.
Thrilling as the encounter is, it’s also brief—bookended by a tedious trudge through the forest and a sixth episode that sees Qimir espousing tired philosophy in between gun shows. In returning to its sluggish, monotonous pace, one could, justifiably, dismiss the buzz now surrounding. Indeed, it remains hard to pretend there’s much worth watching in the series.
As he makes short work of Sol’s unnamed Jedi pals, Qimir also dispatches Sol’s apprentice Jecki and demonstrates why we should avoid chiropractors on Yord . It’s a sudden break in the color and movement that briefly felt like shades of Star Wars at its best. A pair of moments that should, in a better-handled series, feel emotionally profound and shocking.
Jecki’s death, the umbramoths carrying Qimir away only for him to float down minutes later, the baffling switcheroo as Mae escapes with Sol—it puts me in mind of similarly shallow storytelling in prestige TV.
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