'The Acolyte' creator Leslye Headland was completely starstruck seeing Yoda, and says there were grown men crying on set.
’s first season. If your reaction upon seeing the cameo was a dumbfounded “I don’t believe it,” the little guy would no doubt look upon you with supreme disappointment and retort, “That is why you fail.”
But yes, Yoda is here, just kind of chilling in the High Republic. Which makes perfect sense, seeing as how Yoda has already made appearances in the. But as to why the alien who makes it look easy being green showed up in the final scene, series creator“If you were going to introduce Plagueis, then you needed a formidable other side of that.
That philosophy goes back to something the person who goes to seek Yoda’s council in the final scene says during the series. “Vernestra keeps saying ‘tip the scales,” notes Headland, "and I think you just needed something on the other side. If you're going to introduce Plagueis, there can't be that gap. The Jedi have to have their heavy hitter.”Headland reveals that “Plagueis was always in the script and was always meant to be a tease for a second season.
And that was all she wanted to think about at that point. “I knew I didn't want to have a scene with Yoda,” Headland laughs. “I was like, that's not something I'm ready to take on.”franchise on her set. “Seeing him in person, I have never been so starstruck in my life. I felt like I saw my entire life flash before my eyes. I felt like I was meeting an entity, not a puppet, but an entity.”And it was not just Headland. “I had grown men crying on set.
In a series filled with epic moments, putting Yoda’s iconic ears on screen may have topped the list. “I'm so proud of the show on so many different levels,” Headland says, “and I feel like we achieved so many different things, but that is the f---ing cherry on top that experience. As a lifelongThe Acolyte“I can’t tell you that!” she bellows. Well, what about Yaddle, then? Headland laughs. “No comment. I'm not getting dragged into that. You can't get me. No way.
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