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Leslye Headland: Acolyte Nudity “Had to Happen”
This week’s episode of The Acolyte featured more eye candy than usual, and I don’t mean the show’s middling effects work. Qimir/The Stranger/Smilo Ren appears in the nude to show Osha his scar, but she sees much more than that. Showrunner Leslye Headland spoke with Collider’s Maggie Lovitt a...
Read MoreREVIEW: The Acolyte – Season 1, Episode 6, “Teach/Corrupt”
***SPOILERS*** In “Teach/Corrupt,” Osha wakes up in a strange place. Sol tries to reach the Jedi and tell them what happened, unaware of the danger he’s in. Osha finds Qimir, and they chat about masters, apprentices, and her time with the Jedi. Master Vernestra learns of the skirmish on Khofar...
Read MoreThe Acolyte’s Ratings Are a Disaster, Triggering Possible Luke Skywalker Return
The Acolyte is sinking Disney Star Wars even more than Lucasfilm’s last streaming disappointment. That Park Place ran down the series’ viewership numbers, and they’re bad – as in half of Ahsoka’s numbers. Last week’s episode, which was the show’s fifth, had 232.2 million minutes watc...
Read MoreWho Will Be in Andor Season 2?
Some exciting news has come out regarding Andor season 2. Specifically, some more Rogue One characters will appear in the second and final season of that film’s prequel series. Diego Luna offered this sentiment at ACE Superhero Comic Con (via Forbes): “I can tell you, Rogue One is coming, so the...
Read MoreREVIEW: The Acolyte – Season 1, Episode 5, “Night”
***SPOILERS*** In “Night,” the battle between the Jedi and the dark Master is on. Several background NPC Jedi die, and Sol and Yord are injured. Sol faces the Master alone and senses something familiar. Meanwhile, Jackie finds Mae and fails to arrest her. Mae’s Master shows up and fends Jecki ...
Read MoreMore 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...
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