As The Acolyte Hater, I Can't Help But Still Adore This Epic Scene

A galaxy far, far away is in turmoil like never before. The Acolyte is drowning in a wave of outrage and poor reviews. It currently has an audience score of 13% on Rotten Tomatoes, with a critics score of 84%. Of all the entries in the franchise, only the 1978 holiday TV special was more hated.

Is that fair? Probably not. Is it deserved? Probably yes.

The Acolyte Has So Many Problems It's Hard to Count

The Acolyte has a fairly dynamic opening with a spectacular duel in the style of good old Asian kung fu movies. Carrie-Anne Moss manages to wield a lightsaber before her character kicks the bucket.

Then we are introduced to the main character – the good sister – and a detective plot that was outlined in the very beginning evaporates right there. Because this series is not about a mystery plot, it is about deconstructing the image of the Jedi. However, George Lucas deconstructed it in the prequel trilogy, showing that the Jedi are not so good and fair and that the fall of their order was quite natural.

The main problem with The Acolyte is that it is frankly irritating with its outlandish naivety, unrealistic even by the standards of a fantasy franchise. The magical, painless crash of the spaceship for Oshi, the absurd invasion of the Jedi temple and a bunch of other similar episodes that seem like talentless work in terms of screenwriting.

The Acolyte will not please those who expect a bright Star Wars attraction from it. There is little action in the first episodes.

Episode 4 Delivered the Most Impressive Scene So Far

However, the final scene of the fourth episode, titled Day, at least corrected the last complaint a bit and delighted the fans, if only for a little more than a minute. But as we have already seen, this is already an achievement for The Acolyte.

“This scene gave me straight chills, this has to be “one of” the best entrances for a Sith Lord, the fact that he just force pushes every Jedi there away is also pretty insane, I don’t think we’ve seen any other Sith Lord in canon do something like that,” Reddit user Phraixus wrote.

The scene with the appearance of the Sith Lord really stands out from anything shown in the series so far. The Sith's appearance evokes both fear and awe, and when he draws his lightsaber, the sword appears to pierce Osha, but this is merely a visual trick (which, to the director's credit, many viewers fell for).