The Acolyte Episode 6 - Dark Side Seduction: The Acolyte's Slow Burn

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Calaroga Shark Media. Hey there,
fellow Force enthusiasts, This is Journey Joe

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Mitchell coming at you from the cozy
confines of the TV basement. Today we're

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diving into episode six of The Acolytess
first season, titled Teach Corrupt and boy

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do we have a lot to unpack. So after last week's action packed lightsaber

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extravaganza, this episode definitely pumps the
brakes a bit. But don't worry,

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there's still plenty of juicy Star Wars
goodness to sink our teeth into. Let's

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start with the main event, Osha
and Kmieres little getaway on Nadach Tooe talk

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about your intense Force powered couples therapy. Manny Jacinto is really bringing his a

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game as Camie walking that line between
seductive and sinister and Amandla Stenberg's Osha.

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You can practically see the conflict playing
out on her face as she wrestles with

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everything she's been taught about the Force. The parallel to Ray and Kylo Renn

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from the sequel trilogy are pretty obvious, but I think the Acolyte is taking

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it in an even more interesting direction. Osha trying on Kamir's helmet at the

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end chills, folks, absolute chills. Are we watching the birth of a

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new Sith Lord or is Osha playing
a long game? Either way, I'm

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here for it. Now, let's
dig a little deeper into this dynamic.

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Kimir's approach to seducing Osha to the
dark Side is fascinating. He's not just

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offering power, He's offering a whole
new perspective on the Force. His argument

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that the Jedi's way isn't the only
way to access the Force is pretty compelling,

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and when you think about it,
we've seen non evil force users outside

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the Jedi order before, like the
Night Sisters of Dathamir. Are the Jedi

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really as all knowing as they claim
to be? I also love the revelation

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about Kimir's helmet acting as a sensory
deprivation device. It's such a cool concept,

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the idea that by cutting off your
other senses you can fully immerse yourself

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in the Force. It's a great
contrast to the Jedi approach of being aware

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of your surroundings. And that final
scene with Osha putting on the helmet,

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the Darth Vader vibes were strong,
and I'm both excited and terrified to see

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where this leads. Now, let's
talk about May's undercover shenanigans on Saul's ship.

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I've got to be honest, this
part of the episode felt a little

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frustrating. The constant almost reveals and
near misses started to wear thin after a

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while. And don't even get me
started on that slapstick moment with Basl grabbing

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May's leg. It felt a bit
out of place in what's otherwise been a

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pretty serious show. That being said, I do appreciate the tension these scenes

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are building. Lee Jung Jay is
doing some great work as Soul, especially

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in those moments where his cool Jedi
demeanor slips. That moment when he punches

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the console out of frustration. It's
a great reminder that even Jedi masters are

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still human, or whatever species Soul
is. I'm also intrigued by the idea

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that May might be in over her
head here. She's been so confident up

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to this point, but now we're
seeing cracks in her facade. The fact

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that she didn't immediately run after Basle
when he discovered her secret suggests she might

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be losing her edge. Or is
this all part of some larger plan we're

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not privy to yet. Meanwhile,
we've got Vernestra and the Jedi trying to

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piece together what happened to Saul's team. This storyline also felt a bit stretched

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out, but I'm intrigued by the
idea that Saul might be set up as

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the fall guy for everything that's gone
down. It could explain why the Jedi

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and the prequel era are so clueless
about the Sith. Speaking of Vernestra,

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did anyone else catch that moment when
she used her light whip. It's such

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a cool and unique weapon, and
I'm hoping we get to see more of

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it in action soon. Also,
the fact that we see Kamir has a

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scar that looks like it could have
been made by a whip, well,

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let's just say I don't think that's
a coincidence. One thing that's really standing

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out to me as we near the
end of the season is how the Acolyte

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is challenging our preconceptions about the Force
and the Jedi order. We're getting to

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see the Jedi at the height of
their power, but also at the height

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of their complacency. They're in ability
to sense the darkness growing right under their

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noses is both frustrating and tragic,
especially knowing what's coming in the prequels.

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Overall, this episode was definitely more
of a slow burn compared to last week's

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fireworks, but sometimes you need those
quieter moments to set up the big payoffs,

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and with only two episodes left,
you know things are about to kick

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into high gear. I'm particularly excited
to see how they're going to wrap up

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all these storylines. Will we finally
learn what really happened on Brendoc, Will

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Osha fully embrace the dark side?
And what's the deal with Kamir's Power of

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two idea? Is he trying to
create a forced diad like we saw with

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Ray and Kylo in the sequels.
One last thing I want to mention the

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visuals in this episode were stunning.
Those shots of not Octob were gorgeous,

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especially the scenes with Osha discovering her
new environment and those little creatures that froze

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when Osha walked by adorable and hilarious. It's those little touches that really make

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the Star Wars universe feel alive.