The best thing about that show was that there was a flash of some dark hooded Sith-looking dude in a cave... everything else was extremely forgettable.
SpreadsheetAg said:
The best thing about that show was that there was a flash of some dark hooded Sith-looking dude in a cave... everything else was extremely forgettable.
Watched the Acolyte finale. I used to think it was just incompetence, but I’m starting to believe it’s just that they actively refuse to write a good story. Like out of spite.
— Sheev Talks (@SheevTalks) July 17, 2024
TCTTS said:
That's a little over the top, and a mindset from a different, pre-Iger-return era, but we shall see.
Cliff.Booth said:Watched the Acolyte finale. I used to think it was just incompetence, but I’m starting to believe it’s just that they actively refuse to write a good story. Like out of spite.
— Sheev Talks (@SheevTalks) July 17, 2024
Madmarttigan said:
I am 100% confident that if 10 of us got into a room together we could knock out a better story in a day. We could put out a hit given a week.
LB12Diamond said:SpreadsheetAg said:
The best thing about that show was that there was a flash of some dark hooded Sith-looking dude in a cave... everything else was extremely forgettable.
I laughed at that one. Oh wow, a new totally random character that we will not learn anything about in the last episode. Makes total sense with the writing of this show.
oh you dun gone and triggered porkchop.TCTTS said:
In the nearly 50-year span of the franchise, IMO, this was the most forgettable piece of live-action Star Wars content ever made.
Just a complete, inept, inconsequential bore.
Obsessed with the past to a fault, revolving around it in such a baffling way, with damn near no plot to speak of or forward momentum beyond it.
There were chunks of this episode, in particular, toward the beginning, where I had absolutely no idea what anyone's motivations were, where they were, why they were leaving, where characters were going, etc. Yet, at the same time, I wasn't even confused. I was just… watching moving images on my screen. Completely lucid and not on my phone, but also as disengaged as I could possibly be. Almost like zoning out when driving alone on the highway. In fact, that's exactly what watching this show felt like.
Overall there was just… nothing to root for or invest in or care about. I didn't like a single character, and I couldn't even tell you who the main character was or what they were trying to achieve.
I couldn't tell you what the hell the point of any of it was.
And that ending?
Why did any of that have to happen? Why on earth would Osha actively choose to train with Qimir? Why does Qimir even give a **** at this point? I know lines of dialogue were spoke that "explain" those things, but they simply explain away plot mechanics/pre-determined story decisions, not the inner motivations of real characters.
Honestly, I don't think I've ever actively rooted for a show NOT to get another season, but at this point I'll honestly be mad if the slop we were just given is rewarded in any way.
Disney spent $180 million on The Acolyte to have ratings as just under a Netflix documentary about dancers on TikTok. pic.twitter.com/VlcOgFYrAg
— Lil' Chad (@LilChad10) July 8, 2024
you just wait until they get their overnight numbers for Koala Lumpur!Cliff.Booth said:Disney spent $180 million on The Acolyte to have ratings as just under a Netflix documentary about dancers on TikTok. pic.twitter.com/VlcOgFYrAg
— Lil' Chad (@LilChad10) July 8, 2024
ABATTBQ11 said:TCTTS said:
That's a little over the top, and a mindset from a different, pre-Iger-return era, but we shall see.
It's not like Amandla Stenberg wrote one of the world's worst rap songs about it or anything...
i enjoyed everyone's weekly suffering.Charlie Conway said:
I'm just glad we've all been together on this incredible ride
concac said:
Is TPE okay?
concac said:
Is TPE okay?
TCTTS said:ABATTBQ11 said:TCTTS said:
That's a little over the top, and a mindset from a different, pre-Iger-return era, but we shall see.
It's not like Amandla Stenberg wrote one of the world's worst rap songs about it or anything...
Amandla Stenberg producing a truly terrible rap video isn't remotely in the same league as the mess Disney/Lucasfilm is in. I posted a study earlier today in the main Star Wars thread, showing that The Acolyte is the least watched Disney+ Star Wars show by a pretty wide margin. Given all the cost-cutting mandates company wide, hopefully they stop doubling down on failures like this, especially ones from a bygone era.
TCTTS said:
In the nearly 50-year span of the franchise, IMO, this was the most forgettable piece of live-action Star Wars content ever made.
Just a complete, inept, inconsequential bore.
Obsessed with the past to a fault, revolving around it in such a baffling way, with damn near no plot to speak of or forward momentum beyond it.
There were chunks of this episode, in particular, toward the beginning, where I had absolutely no idea what anyone's motivations were, where they were, why they were leaving, where characters were going, etc. Yet, at the same time, I wasn't even confused. I was just… watching moving images on my screen. Completely lucid and not on my phone, but also as disengaged as I could possibly be. Almost like zoning out when driving alone on the highway. In fact, that's exactly what watching this show felt like.
Overall there was just… nothing to root for or invest in or care about. I didn't like a single character, and I couldn't even tell you who the main character was or what they were trying to achieve.
I couldn't tell you what the hell the point of any of it was.
And that ending?
Why did any of that have to happen? Why on earth would Osha actively choose to train with Qimir? Why does Qimir even give a **** at this point? I know lines of dialogue were spoke that "explain" those things, but they simply explain away plot mechanics/pre-determined story decisions, not the inner motivations of real characters.
Honestly, I don't think I've ever actively rooted for a show NOT to get another season, but at this point I'll honestly be mad if the slop we were just given is rewarded in any way.
TCTTS said:
In the nearly 50-year span of the franchise, IMO, this was the most forgettable piece of live-action Star Wars content ever made.
Just a complete, inept, inconsequential bore.
Obsessed with the past to a fault, revolving around it in such a baffling way, with damn near no plot to speak of or forward momentum beyond it.
There were chunks of this episode, in particular, toward the beginning, where I had absolutely no idea what anyone's motivations were, where they were, why they were leaving, where characters were going, etc. Yet, at the same time, I wasn't even confused. I was just… watching moving images on my screen. Completely lucid and not on my phone, but also as disengaged as I could possibly be. Almost like zoning out when driving alone on the highway. In fact, that's exactly what watching this show felt like.
Overall there was just… nothing to root for or invest in or care about. I didn't like a single character, and I couldn't even tell you who the main character was or what they were trying to achieve.
I couldn't tell you what the hell the point of any of it was.
And that ending?
Why did any of that have to happen? Why on earth would Osha actively choose to train with Qimir? Why does Qimir even give a **** at this point? I know lines of dialogue were spoke that "explain" those things, but they simply explain away plot mechanics/pre-determined story decisions, not the inner motivations of real characters.
Honestly, I don't think I've ever actively rooted for a show NOT to get another season, but at this point I'll honestly be mad if the slop we were just given is rewarded in any way.
yes. lose more money. that will teach... everyone?PatAg said:
The show ended up not being good, but not for the reasons the review bombers have. Which makes it tough to have any real discourse. It also means they will probably get a season 2, so as to not give in to those people.