Were the Jedi in the Wrong?!? - Acolyte Season 1 Eps 3 Reaction

Seeing as Torbin took the poison himself out of guilt, I reckon we don't know the whole story of what killed the witches and blew up their base..

"A certain point of view" is on full display in this episode. We're initially weary of the witch coven and side with the Jedi, but then the Jedi seem like the invasive aggressors. It's Aniseya and Sol who instill a sense of trust in their respective groups.

There’s definitely a Rashomon “From a Certain Point of View” style to this show. I bet we get what happened from Mae’s perspective and then Sol’s.

If you notice torbin’s scar appears after the witches are killed. So i think the Jedi stormed the fort and it just so happened their cover story was happening

Considering how many religions we made up on just one planet, it makes sense that there should be different interpretations of the Force in a whole galaxy.

Concerning effects for the Force, shoves and blocks should feature ripples of clothing, hair, even destruction and push/pull of the environment. It would not only show how the Force can be manipulated on outside objects, but how it can be wielded to repel Force attacks and create a bodily shield for the user.

They "purged" that Coven. The training session before the Ascension kinda had a "vibe" like they can train ANYONE to connect to "The Thread". And by extension, EVERYONE. EVERYONE If everyone is special, no one will be special.....

Adam with the true narc energy siding with the force cops (half-joking here). The Jedi were polite, but I don't think they were ever going to accept leaving without the kids.

That jedi is Tommen Baratheon

People are saying that the creator planned this as a homage to "Rashomon". We may see this flashback again, but different.

I really enjoyed seeing the clash of cultures in Star Wars. The Jedi of course have been the main focus of this franchise forever so I really liked seeing how other semi-religious groups across the Galaxy react to the Jedi enforcing their way of life onto people across the galaxy whether they like it or not. Seeing the Witches have no choice but to give in to the Jedis demands because they would face serious consequences from a galactic government they're not even officially a part of really fascinated me. Learning about the sociopolitical climate of the Star Wars Universe is what's keeping me very interested in the show so far. I think this is the strongest episode so far, and I hope the show can keep its decent momentum.

I love the mix between serious analysis on how the Jedi and witches interact and “The secret ingredient is Hhhrrrrrrrhops.” And I’d be more inclined to be sympathetic to the witches if the way they were raising Mae and Osha wasn’t so messed up. Teaching them that they’re the same person clearly gave them both issues even before Mae tried to kill Osha rather than be separated from her. No wonder Osha nearly shot her last episode.

So my understanding of what has happened so far is that Torbin was ordered by Indara to do what they did to the Witches and then 6 years later (since he had been in meditation for 10 years before his suicide), he learned the truth about WHY they were told to kill the Witches. He must have not understood the length the Jedi would take to keep power for themselves and when he finally discovered it, took to meditation to try and alleviate his guilt.

There’s more to the story we just saw Osha’s perspective on what happened I guarantee we will get another angle to this flashback. I thought it was a great episode A lot of parallels to Anakin and the twins not having a father both birthed from The Force. Like many things in Star Wars it wraps around in a circle. It’s fine if you don’t like this just don’t bring down the people who are enjoying it

I never saw Mother Koril's body in the room with everyone else. Anyone think Koril did it and Mae was sent to find Osha?

My theory is that the Jedi infiltrated the coven fortress at the same time Mai and Osha thing was happening. That reactor was important, they showed it early on in the episode. Indara and Torbin began slaughtering the coven and Sol went looking for the girls. Kalnacca is the technical one, we see him fixing the speeder. He was the one that sabotaged the reactor, causing the explosion and spreading the fire. Torbin was wounded in the fight, you see for a brief moment at the end of the episode with his ruined eye, which wasn't present the the initial meeting with the Jedi. Clearly the inquisition/slaughter didn't sit well with Torbin which is why he retreated to that meditation state. That's what I was able to put together with all of the context clues.

Also wanted to throw out how much Lee Jung-Jae is nailing his performance. Not just the fact that he learned the English Language to play this part but the emotion and depth he is able to bring particularly in the scene where's he's comforting Osha on the ship and is visibly crying shows that he is not okay with whatever happened in comparison to Indara and Francis padawan who are standing very calm and almost cold in the back. He is selling me on Jay's theory that either Sol doesn't know what truly happened or he does and is very against it.

Jay's Wookie Pale Ale secret ingredient gag was *chef's kiss*. Bravo sir 😂

"This us about power, and who can use it." The Coven is the worst kind of "threat". One that can see through your deception.

I don’t think it was Mae that threatened Osha with killing her. That was way too extreme even for Mae. The way the Sith Lord was messing with Osha giving her visions of Mae the past episodes, I think they did it back then too.