Originally Posted By MarkMustang:
Just finished watching the first 3 eps. Good stuff.

I liked Hunter and Wrecker bringing in the Pyke - that was a cool scene. And the 3 kid clones were a nice touch too. I guess they are going to the island where the insufferable Phee Genoa lives. I know she shows up at some point. Also - was that a genetically modifies sarlacc (the slither vines)? That's the vibe I got.

I guess now we know why Vader shows up - to hunt Omega. After all, Hemlock has the full resources of the empire at his fingertips. And if we're at 17 years BBY, that means Vader is still early on the path of being Vader. I wonder if his portrayal will be different than the more traditional version. I hope we get more rage Vader.

Originally Posted By garyd:
Crosshair, "that went well"

Omega,"stow it"

I don't know why but that really made me laugh.

According to series lead Amandla Stenberg, the plot of Disney Plus next Star Wars series The Acolyte will not only attempt to “honor the ethos” of the franchise and its concept of the Force, but also simultaneously “challenge them”.

(Does that sound suspiciously like ‘subverting expectations’ to anyone else?)

Stenberg – who identifies as non-binary, uses she/they pronouns, and is perhaps best known for having portrayed Rue in the first The Hunger Games film and Spyder-Byte in Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse – provided this tease of Star Wars’ next television outing during a February interview given to C Magazine‘s Ira Madison III.

Despite her noting that a non-disclosure agreement between her and the House of Mouse had left her unable to offer too many public details regarding the series’ production, Stenberg was still able to provide her host with a very brief and vague overview of its overall creative direction.

Beginning with The Acolyte‘s setting within the franchise’s ‘High Republic’ era – a time period, as conceived wholly by Disney, set roughly 500 years before the events of A New Hope and centering on the exploits of the then-flourishing Jedi Order – the actress explained, “In the context of the Star Wars universe, it’s a time of great peace, theoretically.”

“It’s also a time of an institution, and it’s a time in which conceptions around the Force are very strict,” added Stenberg. “And I think what we’re trying to explore within our show is when an institution has a singular conception of how power can be used…we try to provide a lot of different perspectives and answers to that question. The idea is to kind of honor the ethos of Star Wars and ideas around the Force and also challenge them, hopefully harmoniously.”

Notably, Stenberg’s interview is not the first time mention has been made of The Acolyte‘s intent to explore such a ‘grey’ interpretation of the franchise’s central force (pun 100% intended).

In March 2023, series creator Leslye Headland told Empire Magazine, “When you’re doing something completely original, like we are, you want to question the status quo of the era that you live in. What I think is so interesting right now is that everybody thinks they’re right!”

“The Jedi really think they’re right – and George [Lucas] tells us that they’re wrong in Phantom. They missed a huge aspect of the dark side rising. That just felt like fertile ground to look into what’s going on for all of us right now.”

Further, in a teaser trailer for the series unveiled at the April 2023 Star Wars Celebration event, an unidentified female character can be heard narrating, “This isn’t about good or bad. This is about power and who is allowed to use it.”

According to its official log line, the Disney Plus series “will take viewers into a galaxy of shadowy secrets and emerging dark-side powers in the final days of the High Republic era with the story of former Padawan who reunites with her Jedi Master to investigate a series of crimes but discovers the forces they confront are more sinister than they ever anticipated.”

Originally Posted By MarkMustang:
Solid episode. The interaction and quips between Omega and Crosshair were great. The corrupt Imperial, the gambling den, really had a nice western vibe to it. Very Star Wars.

I really liked the TK-Troopers with the ponchos. Need a Black Series figure of that.

Originally Posted By Nmbmxer:
I chuckled when the engine exhaust knocked the trooper off the tower.

Originally Posted By user4574:
Agreed. Especially the little shriek.

Originally Posted By Skywarp2203:
Good follow up episode to the 3 parter.   Went back to the original formula of a beginning, a problem, then escaping.   Really hard enjoyed Omega and Crosshairs banter.   Complete opposites, yet I could watch a show with just those two.   Omega’s reunion with Hunter and Wrecker was great.   Especially when Crosshair walked out of the ship.

Originally Posted By Freakinout:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LCDp-60sSw

Originally Posted By Freakinout:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=waof42ihdvU

Originally Posted By Skywarp2203:
Already have my predictions on the rest of the season.

Originally Posted By dillydilly:
Seriously though, never thought Bad Batch would end up being this good. In fact, it's so good that I started watching Clone Wars again(in chronological order this time).

Originally Posted By dillydilly:
Seriously though, never thought Bad Batch would end up being this good. In fact, it’s so good that I started watching Clone Wars again(in chronological order this time).

Originally Posted By Skywarp2203:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9CWq5JmGOs

Originally Posted By Skywarp2203:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9CWq5JmGOs

Originally Posted By von_landstuhl:
OBI-WAN KENOBI IS OFFICIALLY DEAD, AND THAT'S FOR THE BEST

While the packaging for Moon Knight and The Falcon and The Winter Soldier — two series that haven’t been renewed for a second season — are listed as “The Complete First Season,” Obi-Wan Kenobi is called “The Complete Series.”

This doesn’t mean those MCU series will be renewed, especially considering the upcoming movie Captain America: Brave New World will essentially serve as a Falcon and the Winter Soldier sequel. But the door is at least being left open. That isn’t the case for Obi-Wan Kenobi; if there was even a remote possibility of a second season, the physical release wouldn’t claim to be complete.

Considering how Lucasfilm and Marvel are unusually cryptic about which shows are renewed, which are in limbo, and which are outright canceled, this is probably the closest we’ll ever get to an official cancellation.

Originally Posted By TheTallest:

I believe the addition of the Inquisitors and especially Reva killed that show and having Leia being the main plot point didn’t exactly help. It is of my opinion that Reva was by far the worst aspect of that show. While the other Inquisitors were unnecessary they were at least canon and seen in Rebels. Reva was was absolutely pointless. Leia’s inclusion could have been left out entirely and if they were dead set on using the Inquisitors they could have wrote the story about Obi-Wan being searched for.

It would however been cool to have another season where he interacts with Qui-Gon a little more but I don’t think that was enough to carry another season.

Originally Posted By von_landstuhl:
OBI-WAN KENOBI IS OFFICIALLY DEAD, AND THAT'S FOR THE BEST

While the packaging for Moon Knight and The Falcon and The Winter Soldier — two series that haven’t been renewed for a second season — are listed as “The Complete First Season,” Obi-Wan Kenobi is called “The Complete Series.”

This doesn’t mean those MCU series will be renewed, especially considering the upcoming movie Captain America: Brave New World will essentially serve as a Falcon and the Winter Soldier sequel. But the door is at least being left open. That isn’t the case for Obi-Wan Kenobi; if there was even a remote possibility of a second season, the physical release wouldn’t claim to be complete.

Considering how Lucasfilm and Marvel are unusually cryptic about which shows are renewed, which are in limbo, and which are outright canceled, this is probably the closest we’ll ever get to an official cancellation.