Spoilers Star Wars: The Acolyte [Spoilers]

[Kaodi]

I am going to suppose that because Vernestra is wielding the purple light whip that she is not a Jedi Master by accident despite seeming to have many of the qualities of a pencil pusher and is, in fact, dangerous in a way comparable to a Mace Windu.

 

[Zardnaar]

I am going to suppose that because Vernestra is wielding the purple light whip that she is not a Jedi Master by accident despite seeming to have many of the qualities of a pencil pusher and is, in fact, dangerous in a way comparable to a Mace Windu.

Lightwhips have pros and cons. If it's similar to the lore better on offensive and looks worse in duels, blocking and dangerous to the user.

 

[damiller]

I rewatched the latest episode and just so much good stuff.

The soundtrack is a tone poem if ever there was one just fantastic.

And i particularly watched the "Sith" scenes.

They are the reverse of the Empire Strikes Back scenes, but start off the same.

Both Yoda and Qimir start off as fools.

Then they diverge.

Yoda is a typical Zen Master. Seemingly belittling, making the student beg to be included, then sending them into a dark in a trial. Yoda bursts into Luke's life, demanding attention. And then at the trial, abandons him.

Qimir is bold. Doesn't seek, but expects her to follow. He speaks soothing words, and easy platitudes. There is no working for entrance. Its there for the taking. Qimir stays with her, he never lets her be on her own. He walks her through the dark trial.

Both say that the student will find in the darkness"Only what you take with you." (though they are out of sequence to one another - Qimir says that at the end of the episode, and it is the only time she is alone. In fact he says that its just her and the force, yet according to Yoda and the Jedi - the force IS the connections, not something seperate.)

Luke cuts the head off his darkness, and meets himself. Oshie doesn't cut the head off and meet herself.

And lets not forget Master Sol. He is also following the zen master frame. He is leaving Mae alone with herself. He is not really present in the cave with her (notice that the ship is quite dark, she is alone with herself.) And he literally at the end of the episode puts her in a double bind (a favorite technique of zen masters I am told)

Just some random blabberings, but if you can't tell. I really love this show!!!

Oh, and the Vernestra scenes had a HUUUUUGGGGGGEEEE Prince Humperdink vibe to me. "There was a great fight here...if she is otherwise when I find her, I will be..put out."

 

[Rabulias]

I am going to suppose that because Vernestra is wielding the purple light whip that she is not a Jedi Master by accident despite seeming to have many of the qualities of a pencil pusher and is, in fact, dangerous in a way comparable to a Mace Windu.

Purple is Star Wars shorthand for Badass.

 

[Maxperson]

3. The jedi on the planet can tell that the fight was with one person, and that person was erratic, but, cannot tell that it wasn't Sol?

You can tell that by the tracks and footwork. That won't necessarily tell you if it was Sol or not, though she would probably know his shoe size and be able to tell the difference between the two.

And NO ONE STILL CHECKS ON THE DEAD WOOKIEE! No one makes any notice of all the drawings and symbols all over the inside of his home? Just not enough of a clue?

They had a lot of off screen time. They probably went in off screen. It would have been a waste of screen time to show them walking into the hut and showing us the wookie, yet again. There are better things to show us in the limited time that they have. If they symbols are important to that part of the story, they can mention them in a later scene.

4. What was the whole point of giving the droid back to Mae, just so she could do a factory reset by pushing a single button and then wander around the ship being moody until Sol finally knocks her out? Mae chasing the tracker through the ship had about as much tension as overcooked spaghetti.

It was the droid that she was looking for?

But yeah, the factory reset was so short and easy to do, it would likely happen being carried in a backpack with other items.

And the entire explanation of Coriolis (or whatever the Nth metal helmet is) is that it's handy against lightsabers. And, it apparently helps you access the force... because.. well.. we need the magical Unobtanium to be able to do whatever the plot needs at the time.

Did he say it helped with the force? My impression was that being unable to use her senses helped with the force, similar to how Luke used that helmet with the sight blocking visor when he started training with Ben.

 

[Maxperson]

I grew up on old Doctor Who, which did a new setting every four 23.5 minute episodes, and Star Trek TOS, with a new setting for every 45 minute episode. So world building is not something I'm looking for. Also, lots of real world (ish) adventure shows like The Avengers and Mission Impossible, so again, world building not really a thing.

I mean, world building has a place and is great with some stories, but this show is not one of those.

 

[Paul Farquhar]

I mean, world building has a place and is great with some stories, but this show is not one of those.

Sure, they could have made a show like DS9, with a regular squad of jedi who deal with a different problem each week. But that show is not this show. And frankly, such a blatant Star Trek rip off would have been a lot less interesting. Nor would it have been a good way to tell the story of the beginning of the end of the Jedi order, which is what this show is in the larger narrative arc.

The Decline and Fall of the Jedi Empire. We have already seen the fall, now we need the decline.

 

[Maxperson]

It's been going for six years before "time lords" are mentioned, and any lore that is created is regularly rewritten.

Did they ever give an adequate explanation for why there aren't Time Lords everywhere? They traveled the timeline for ages before the Time War happened, so there should be Time Lords all over the timeline from before they died in the war.

 

[Paul Farquhar]

Did they ever give an adequate explanation for why there aren't Time Lords everywhere?

Did they ever give an adequate explanation for anything? But are your familiar with the "lost story" Shada (in it's various incarnations)? There is a stray Timelord in that. Also one in The Armageddon Factor and Planet of the Spiders. The Invasion of Time suggests timelords are mostly unadventurous stat-at-homes, and they don't seem to be very numerous, all living in one city, which doesn't look all that big.

 

[Maxperson]

Did they ever give an adequate explanation for anything? But are your familiar with the "lost story" Shada (in it's various incarnations)? There is a stray Timelord in that. Also one in The Armageddon Factor and Planet of the Spiders. The Invasion of Time suggests timelords are mostly unadventurous stat-at-homes, and they don't seem to be very numerous, all living in one city, which doesn't look all that big.

No. I've only spot hit a few seasons. I like what I saw, but never really followed it closely.