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Star Wars: The Acolyte’s abrupt cancelation means the franchise risks wasting its new Sith Lord. Though plenty of theories have circulated as to why The Acolyte was canceled after just one season – too expensive to produce, not enough viewership, too much social media backlash – there’s no denying it introduced some incredibly compelling new characters.
4 Manny Jacinto Was The First New Live-Action Sith Lord In 19 Years Close One of the reasons Jacinto’s character became such a prevalent talking point online was undoubtedly the fact that he was the first new Sith Lord introduced in over 19 years. The Stranger presented a chance for Star Wars to explore the dark side like never before.
I'm Desperate To See More Of Manny Jacinto's Sith Lord Close Clearly, viewers were desperate for a new dark side character to take center stage, and that character has now been taken away from them. I sincerely hope we get the chance to find out more, though it seems increasingly unlikely.
The Acolyte's Cancelation Means Star Wars Risks Wasting An Incredible Villain Close Part of Qimir’s allure as a character is Manny Jacinto’s screen presence. He’s tender and patient with Osha, and vengeful and bloodthirsty around the Jedi. That’s a difficult balance to strike, and Jacinto did so with gusto. The Sith may not think themselves susceptible, but they are.
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