The Reel Rejects - THE ACOLYTE 1x4 Star Wars Breakdown & Review!!!

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Starting point is 00:01:28 I think it's him because, you may, she said, she changed her mind. And then, like, the whole point was saying, like, the lesson was to kill him. And then he goes and does it instead. I think, I think it makes a lot of sense. She, this, the Lord must be connected somewhat away to that planet. Because he has a personal revenge against, vendetta against them, too, it seems like. But there were no men on that planet. I think it's a woman, but he's so young.

Starting point is 00:02:02 Maybe so, like, as if it is him, it's a good mystery. What if they pull a Star Wars thing and we never find out? Well. I feel like if you said it's such bullshit, on this, I'd be like, I can accept that for a lot of Star Wars characters, but on this, they're going to have to find out who the Sith Lord is. Well, we have, wow, God. The Jedi is stumbling upon a Sith is the most terrifying.

Starting point is 00:02:28 in the entire galaxy right now yeah um i love that moment what is that not who is that what is that that that was great uh i mean it's literally the stuff of myth and legends to them yeah i mean some of that like she didn't even know what that was you know that's cool um oh boy yeah i really think it must be um the guy and that that's the only thing that makes any logical sense unless like he's just been pulling like a big act this whole time it's possible yeah I mean I say like half joking half truth I mean the siff is the rule is simple

Starting point is 00:03:09 always two there are I mean Palpatine played an act that's what they do maybe not as committed as this guy well I mean but it's also it makes sense to what better way to learn and know the motivations of an apprentice that you're not entirely certain of

Starting point is 00:03:31 other than to like really convince them that you're on equal footing with them, you know? But that private moment where he like ran into the trap and stuff, I'm like, would a Sith Lord have fallen for that? Well, Darth Jar Jar Jar. No, it's

Starting point is 00:03:50 fun. I don't know. I think that's I'd have to explain some stuff like that. Either way, I mean, we also, that might not even be the SIF master. True. You know, that might be the acolyte. Like, we don't know how deep this conspiracy goes. God, that's so excited, man.

Starting point is 00:04:16 Yeah, they're pulling like those lost maneuvers. Yeah. They're pulling a lot of different elements of mystery building detective shit. Like, there is a bit of, like, a true detective vibe to it where you're like, huh, I have way more questions and less answers. No, it's funny. You're like, I've learned something, but I haven't to you. They pulled the rug out from under us multiple times this episode, which I thought was of great benefit to us as an audience. Yeah.

Starting point is 00:04:45 um and then to put may in this frightened child position instantly set the tone where i was like oh man she's like actually really scared and then to have this line of jedi just literally get blown away with a single push of the force like oh man i i do think that change change though in May when she's like, you know what? Everything's changed with OSHA. I'm like, I do feel like this kind of came a little left field. Yeah. Well, I think it's, and again, I think there was a way to get to that choice without a feeling like sudden.

Starting point is 00:05:33 Well, I think they were probably hoping that the dialogue as they were traveling would make that feel more organic. And it didn't get, I'm sure there are people who will disagree with us. And that's okay. Go for it. This has been, May has been my, again, two episodes in a row now, has been, like, my challenging character of, like, her motivations are, like, not there for me. But that's okay. Well, the motivations are a little unclear of what's part of the mystery, right? Because it's like, oh, it's personal vendetta. No, wait, the Sithler specifically wants you to kill it.

Starting point is 00:06:07 But the Sithler wants you do it because of your personal vendetta to give it to your dark side? Like, what is it exactly? But also, how much does she know? Like, also, what does she know that we don't know? right um and also the relationship originally we were under the impression that she was like a willing apprentice the bomb drop that we got now is that she's being kind of held against her will in the situation yeah there's like deals made yeah there's then he strikes down the wookie and so it's like okay yeah no there's there's a lot of questions that are arising of like okay this is all kind of

Starting point is 00:06:40 I'm liking the way it's unfold because I'm like oh this is less this is less straightforward than it initially appeared yeah well she's also a a interesting scapegoat um may for a Sith Lord to start murdering Jedi okay yeah so all right I'm gonna I'm gonna go classic Star Wars here and pull out a conspiracy theory cool when May's moms were talking about how they were born and they were like if the Jedi knew what we did in order to create them Ben and Jeserate yes

Starting point is 00:07:21 so funny I wonder if they brought a Sith Lord back or something made some deal with the Sith Lord or if that's how this Sith Lord disconnected. And that's why there's a vested interest in these.

Starting point is 00:07:41 Because there's two interesting things here, right? One, for whatever reason this Sith Lord has an interest in May. And two, for whatever reason, when that lightsaber was ignited, it didn't cut right through ocean. I'll say, I got to say, guys, it's fun to actually genuinely speculate

Starting point is 00:07:57 about a Star Wars story. Yeah. And three, because sometimes you're like speculating, but it's like kind of man. Is that Sith Lord Palpatine's clone With the time machine. Uh-huh? Yeah. Now, um, I mean, it's, it's funny because we're like, the time period wise, it's like, yeah, it's like, this would have to be like Plague's master's master.

Starting point is 00:08:18 Yeah. Uh, which is sick. It's kind of awesome. Yeah. This is actually, it's actually more fun to speculate than usual. Yeah. It's Star Wars shows. Can we check something in the credits?

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Starting point is 00:12:57 too. Thank you, Reject Nation. Can we see if any of those people that we saw were who I think they were? Yeah. Oh, I got rid of getting at. Yeah, one sec. Hey. Let me see.

Starting point is 00:13:13 Let me see. Written by. Do, do, do. Okay. They don't do that thing where they give you the cast in this show. I forgot it that. Wait, wait. Maybe a little bit here.

Starting point is 00:13:23 Guest starring. Kiadi Mundi. It is Keanu. You got her right. And stays in the video. Yeah, man, that episode, um, wait, I wonder if that's the original actor.

Starting point is 00:13:39 I didn't love the episode as much. I like the last few minutes a lot. You know, like it was really intense. Yeah, my chest was like, yeah, it was really intense in that last few minutes. And I like what they're, I like the idea of what they're doing with OSHA. Yeah.

Starting point is 00:13:55 Of the conflict that she's in. and I think OSHA and May were more interesting characters when you're exploring their backstory and them as little kids than they are in their present day counterparts and that's not a slight towards the actor

Starting point is 00:14:11 because she's great and I agree with it. I think it's the writing. It's the writing around it. And funny enough, like the simplistic dialogue they give soul I actually like

Starting point is 00:14:23 because he's just such like a straightforward simpleton wise Jedi. So I do like his dialogue, but a lot of the, there is something that's kind of, I can't quite put my finger on it that does feel like I'm not as emotionally invested in it as I'd like to be when it comes to May. But like I'm really interested in the mystery and getting answers to stuff more than I am. And I like May and OSHA more than I'm like, I really like care. Well, I guess the good news, Greg, is that May is going to die. You think May will die? Oh, yeah.

Starting point is 00:15:00 Oh, yeah, that was a hundred percent. Absolutely. Sometimes you say, man, I have to like check myself really quick. May, acolyte. Yes. Okay. Not you. Yeah.

Starting point is 00:15:07 Or me. Yeah. Man, it really was Keiadi Mundi. Well, I felt like that makes sense. I got to say when the Sith was looking upon OSHA, it's like he saw potential on her. Well, I think that's a more interesting Padawan. Because they were also saying, like, on the flashbacks, like, of OSHA's power. Yeah.

Starting point is 00:15:24 And I felt like he sensed the power. Yeah. well there's the other side of things that could be really interesting and scary there too is what if as we get the bigger picture of what happened what if OSHA was the one responsible we don't know yeah she doesn't really have a twin this whole dude that would be sick I explain this how does this work exactly I know it would be possible to pull off but I would be so impressed like wait what I mean I suggested that in the beginning I would have loved that What do you think of the episode as a whole? I mean, honestly, it was kind of refreshing to have a really short episode. It, like, pacing-wise, kind of forced them to just, like, no pun intended, get stuff done. I like the debate stuff.

Starting point is 00:16:13 Yeah. Like with the Sith and about the Jedi and, like, who is this? I like the debates. It highlights, I think, what, like, a lot of fans, I think, would really be super jazzed about, which would be an adjacent series. set in this there is a really interesting world to explore

Starting point is 00:16:33 of the morals and the debates and the fights of the Jedi and stuff like that and we got to have like a little tiny bit of that and I think that's somewhere where Andor really shines actually and why people

Starting point is 00:16:44 really enjoy that series it was funny about this show this feels more JJ Abrams than Force Awakens oh yeah that's so well said God let's hope it has an ending though right yeah that's how i'm like you're gonna answer some of this shit well you know what i think is

Starting point is 00:17:02 it it's hard i think what concerns me the most is that i have always imagined the accolate as a series to have a very definitive ending i always thought this was gonna have yeah season one will have a wrapped with a bow yeah um they are talking about multiple series uh seasons um fascinating I don't like hearing that I don't like hearing that either I would like I'm happy to continue to explore the era and the characters and all of that makes you feel like they stretch shit out

Starting point is 00:17:34 but I really want them to like wrap this whatever this is yeah up because then we want to get that for like another few years no not only that but I don't think there's a few years a story to pull from here I think there's a really interesting story that you can wrap up in eight episodes

Starting point is 00:17:51 yeah and hopefully they did because hopefully they did um but yeah i i thought the planet was really fun i'll tell you you know who really got a raw deal calnaca yeah that's a that's a that's a wookie that really didn't get much or like we can't really write lines for this guy yeah but you can you know this show is all about subverting expectations building up a character and then killing them off yeah that's what this show does what what calmaca is to me Gary Ann Moss.

Starting point is 00:18:27 It's literally episode two ends Cleffing or Calnock. And then like we barely see him and always he's dead now. It's kind of brilliant though that it's kind of building up to okay now this central character that we love,

Starting point is 00:18:40 soul is the sole survivor and the last on the target list. That's true. So, but what did you guys think? I'm not sure about you. You're probably really excited about the next episode. Who's going to die?

Starting point is 00:18:57 Do we think any of our main characters are going to die in this duel with the Sith? I feel like they have to kill one in order to show the weight of it. I think soul will die. In this next episode? Yeah. I don't think so. I don't think that yet. It's either soul or may.

Starting point is 00:19:10 I think the Padawan might die. She's great. That's Daphne King. You know that? No way. Yeah, that's Daphne Keene. Wow. I heard she was in the show and then I didn't realize until episode three when we're looking at her face.

Starting point is 00:19:23 I was like, oh, that's Daphne. Nicky. It's so talented. Yeah. I feel like because we've established that as a character that we really care about, that will have a tremendous impact on the rest of the crew. Like, I feel, I think this show is really good when they're doing, like, mystery talking stuff. It's when some of their more emotional stuff, other than soul, right? Yeah, soul, soul always hits the mark. Sol hits the mark.

Starting point is 00:19:50 I feel like that actor is doing a lot to really help me. He was holding to show again. Yeah. But I think of some of them are more emotional. emotional stuff is not quite landing for me, but whenever it's the subtle conversations between Padawan and OSHA, I think that those scenes really hit. I feel like those are, there's a sincerity to those scenes that I really like a lot. I agree. Yeah. And let's drop this up. Yeah. Well, uh, tell us what you think. What he thinks can happen in the next episode. Who is

Starting point is 00:20:18 wearing the mask? And was he hanging upside down in a tree? And, uh, and is it jarred? And is it jar jar all along uh don't forget to use the force to leave a like and thank you for joining us on this adventure my name is michael that's gregg and this was the accolite with the real rejects till next time my new to you you know you

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The Reel Rejects - THE ACOLYTE 1x4 Star Wars Breakdown & Review!!!

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