How It Starts Secret Wars

Don’t let them snikt up on you — the following post contains SPOILERS for the end of Deadpool & Wolverine.  Deadpool & Wolverine leaves the Marvel Cinematic Universe changed forever. It doesn’t bring Deadpool into the MCU; it confirms he’s been in it all along as part of the Fox X-Men universe, which is a part of … Read more

Who Is Darth Plagueis? Star Wars’ New Big Bad Explained

Fans had speculated all season that Darth Plagueis, Emperor Palpatine’s fabled Master, might be involved in the rise of the Sith on The Acolyte. And there he was popping his little alien head out from inside a cave in the series finale. So Plagueis is definitely involved somehow. But how is he involved? Is he Qimir’s master? Does Qimir even know … Read more

A Huge ‘Star Wars’ Character Appeared in ‘The Acolyte’ Finale

The following post contains spoilers for the season finale of The Acolyte. Yet another long-discussed Star Wars character had made his long-awaited live-action debut. Famed Sith Lord Darth Plagueis makes a very brief cameo in one scene of the season finale of The Acolyte. Fans have been speculating about how various Acolyte characters could be connected to Plagueis all season. … Read more

Why Do ‘Star Wars’ Shows Look So Bad?

There is a lot to like about Star Wars’ latest series, The Acolyte. It’s presented one of the more complex images of Jedi in history; on this show they are far more flawed and complicated than they’ve typically been shown in the past. There have been some really intriguing mysteries about Mae and Osha and their shared past. … Read more

Every ‘Acolyte’ Theory And What It Means For Star Wars‘ Future

The latest episode of The Acolyte resolved a bunch of the big theories surrounding the latest Star Wars show by revealing the identity of the Stranger who has been manipulating Mae into killing Jedi on his behalf as part of some mysterious plan. But it still leaves a lot of questions that the show has yet to resolve. Are Mae … Read more

Is This the New Direction ‘Star Wars’ Needs?

Star Wars is charting a new course with the Disney+ series The Acolyte, which is set 100 years before the events of the Star Wars prequels, and features a group of Jedi we’ve never met onscreen before investigating a series of murders during a period where they stand totally unopposed by the Sith. The Acolyte is something different for Star Wars; … Read more

‘The Acolyte’ Is Not the ‘Star Wars’ Show You’re Looking For

The show’s title card simply reads The Acolyte. No mention of Star Wars. And in the lead-up to The Acolyte, Disney and Lucasfilm have emphasized how different this Star Wars show is from all the previous ones on Disney+. It is set 100 years before the prequels, in a time period never explored in live-action before. Instead of linking back to the … Read more