The Acolyte Episode 3 - Sins of the Jedi

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Calarogus Shark Media. Hey, their
basement dwellers, it's your boy Journey.

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Joe Mitchell back at it again with
another dive into the wild world of Star

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Wars, and boy do I have
some thoughts on the latest episode of The

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Acolyte. Buckle up, because we're
in for a bumpy ride. Spoilers ahead.

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Episode three, titled Destiny, has
been stirring up all sorts of drama

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in the Star Wars fandom. Some
folks are even calling it the worst thing

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to happen to the franchise since Jar
Jar Binks. But is it really that

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bad? Let's break it down.
First off, we get a flashback to

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the origin story of our twin protagonists, Osha and May, played by the

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talented Amandla Stenberg. Turns out they
were raised in a coven of Space,

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which is on the planet Brendoc,
who have a whole different take on the

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Force. They call it the Thread
and seem to think it's more of a

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cosmic string you can tug on than
a power you can control. It's a

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cool concept, but apparently it's got
some fans Jedi robes in a twist.

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Now, the idea of different force
based religions isn't exactly new in Star Wars,

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but the Acolyte is the first time
we've seen it in live action,

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and boy are these witches bringing the
drama. We find out that the twins

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were apparently conceived by the Force itself, just like a certain chosen one we

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all know and love. But wait, there's more. It seems like the

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twins might have been the result of
some kind of magical experiment by mother Aniseya

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played by the fierce Jodi Turner Smith
ce the Jedi who show up to test

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the twins force sensitivity and end up
causing all sorts of trouble. Osha wants

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to join the Space Monks, while
May is all about staying with her witchy

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fam. The Jedi are giving off
some seriously sketchy vibes, insisting they have

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the right to take the kids away
from their home. They even hand Osha

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a lightsaber like it's a toy and
not a deadly weapon. Not cool,

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Jedi, not cool. But here's
where things get really wild. The entire

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coven seems to die in a fire
that may start ard by accident or did

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they It's clear there's more to this
story than meets the Eye, But we'll

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have to wait and see how it
all plays out. Now, let's address

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the bantha in the room, the
backlash. Some fans are accusing the Acolyte

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of breaking Star Wars cannon and making
Anakin Skywalker less special. Others are mad

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about how the Jedi are being portrayed
as maybe not so perfect. And then

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there are the anti woke folks who
seem to have a problem with the show's

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diverse cast in LGBTQ themes. But
here's the thing. My fellow Star Wars

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nerds George Lucas himself introduced the idea
of the Jedi being flawed and the Force

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being more than just a simple good
verse evil thing in the prequels. And

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as for the Immaculate Force conception,
well, Palpatine did mention that whole Darth

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plaguis creating life thing, didn't he. Look I get it. Change can

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be scary, especially when it comes
to something we love as much as Star

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Wars. But maybe, just maybe
the Acolyte is trying to do something new

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and interesting with the franchise. Maybe
it's okay to question the status quo and

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explore different perspectives on the Force.
Or maybe it's just a hot mess of

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a show that's breaking Star Wars forever. Who knows. All I can say

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is I'm along for the ride and
I can't wait to see where this crazy

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train takes us next. So what
do you think, Basement Dwellers? Is

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the Acolyte the worst thing to happen
to Star Wars since Middi Chlorian's Or is

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it a bold new direction for the
franchise. Sound off in the comments and

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let me know. Until next time, May the thread be with you.

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I'm Journey Joe Mitchell, signing off