Tag: Leslye Headland
More Men Than Women Worked on The Acolyte and Were Paid More
The Force may be female, but Disney’s workforce sure isn’t, at least on its new female-led show. By now, you’ve been inundated with the messaging that Star Wars is all about girl power – and will be for the foreseeable future – and the fan base is a bunch of evil men who hate women and &h...
Read MoreLeslye Headland Says The Acolyte Isn’t Gay After All
It’s become a bit trite to say that the making of a piece of entertainment, or some real-life story surrounding it, is more entertaining than the art itself, but The Acolyte almost demands it, especially after showrunner Leslye Headland’s latest howler. Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter about...
Read MoreAcolyte Writer Blames Dave Filoni for Bad Episode
As you may know, a lot of people (myself included) had issues with the latest episode of The Acolyte. In retrospect, perhaps “Day” is more controversial than the already-hated “Destiny.” Anyway, one of the show’s lovely writers, Claire Kiechel, responded to fan outrage by blaming Dave Filo...
Read MoreREVIEW: The Acolyte – Season 1, Episode 4, “Day”
***SPOILERS*** In “Day,” Osha says goodbye to Jecki. Mae and Qimir arrive on Khofar. Vernestra finds out who Mae has targeted and discusses it with several Jedi. Vernestra tells Sol and the others not to tell the Council. Sol enlists Osha to join the Jedi as they travel to Khofar, Kelnacca’s h...
Read MoreREVIEW: The Acolyte – Season 1, Episode 3, “Destiny”
***SPOILERS*** “Destiny” opens on Mae and Osha’s homeworld of Brendok 16 years ago. They are the only children in a coven of witches led by Mother Aniseya (Jodie Turner-Smith), their actual mother. But she isn’t their only mother; Mother Koril worries about Osha’s lack of discipline and te...
Read MoreAcolyte Ratings Trail Ahsoka
Deadline reports that The Acolyte, the new Disney+ Star Wars show from Leslye Headland, has brought in 11.1 million views after five days, compared to Ahsoka’s 14 million five-day total. This is pulled from Lucasfilm’s own data, not a third-party analyst like Samba or Nielsen. It already wasn�...
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