The Acolyte: Episode 6 (Spoiler Thread)

[Sian]

I guess Disney knew Harrison, Carrie and Mark would put butts on seats. Which I think is why TFA was the most successful of the ST.

 

[DarthSkywalker]

It doesn't help that they end these episodes so unceremoniously. A wacky Star Wars fade into the end credits with a muted sound effect and usually a low-key soundtrack for the credits. These usually seem to happen mid-scene, like a badly placed commercial break. Not a single week has the way they end these episodes felt natural or satisfying.

Ironically I think the closest we got to a "natural" ending was the cliffhanger. And that definitely wasn't satisfying.

 

[Sian]

I don't mind miniseries and shorter seasons, but Disney just doesn't know how to make a concept like that work, besides a few exceptions.

My favorite comparison is Stranger Things 4 to Secret Invasion. Stranger Things budget per episode was about 30 million, Secret Invasion's was 35 million per episode. The entire nine episode season of ST lasted for almost thirteen hours. That's fairly meaty. Secret Invasion's six-episode season lasted for four and a half hours. They mismanaged all that money for pretty much nothing. Stranger Things has extensive special effects with fantastical worlds and creatures. Secret Invasion is largely set in warehouses, and there's a weird CGI bicep as the grand finale. No vision, improper planning, reckless reshoots, and mistreatment of special effects houses. At the end of the day, the main product of Disney Plus is these stretched-out movies, and we're dealing with it once again with The Acolyte, to my great disappointment.

Stranger Things is an excellent series which goes from strength to strength.
Disney's have yet to match the quality of ST. Far too much talk and waffle in many of them.

 

[#root]

This episode could’ve been an email.

 

[Sian]

I'm actually sorry, I really am. I haven't seen much of this show, but my cousin has and he was very disappointed, especially

 

[Sian]

I'm actually sorry, I really am. I haven't seen much of this show, but my cousin has and he was very disappointed, especially
when one particular character bit the dust.

 

[Sian]

I'm a bit baffled that people are complaining about Qimir 'disrobing'....all you see is his upper body, and later, his legs.

Remember, the OT showed the burned skeletons of Owen and Beru, an unknown bad guy getting his arm cut off, Luke getting his hand cut off, Han being tortured, Leia in a bikini strangling her 'owner', while the PT showed Anakin being mutilated. SW has always been far more 'mature' than people give it credit for.

Not to mention Han skewered and a topless Kylo in the ST!