This article contains spoilers for The Acolyte season 1 finale.
After eight short episodes, The Acolyte has come to an end. The Disney+ series upped the ante with an action-packed finale that tied off most of the show’s loose ends and neatly set things up for a potential season 2. With The Acolyte being billed as Star Wars’ first Sith-centric live-action outing, the series was always going to explore the darker side of the Force and how the Jedi aren’t the white knights they’re sometimes portrayed as.
While Amandla Stenberg was the show’s Mvp in dual roles as the Force-sensitive Mae and Osha, The Acolyte ended up being a much bigger story that encompassed the Jedi trying to hold onto their power at the end of the High Republic era. Boasting a sneaky Sith cameo, a certain pint-sized favorite, and all the usual complaints that the writers have broken canon,...
After eight short episodes, The Acolyte has come to an end. The Disney+ series upped the ante with an action-packed finale that tied off most of the show’s loose ends and neatly set things up for a potential season 2. With The Acolyte being billed as Star Wars’ first Sith-centric live-action outing, the series was always going to explore the darker side of the Force and how the Jedi aren’t the white knights they’re sometimes portrayed as.
While Amandla Stenberg was the show’s Mvp in dual roles as the Force-sensitive Mae and Osha, The Acolyte ended up being a much bigger story that encompassed the Jedi trying to hold onto their power at the end of the High Republic era. Boasting a sneaky Sith cameo, a certain pint-sized favorite, and all the usual complaints that the writers have broken canon,...
- 7/17/2024
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
This Star Wars: The Acolyte review contains spoilers.
While The Acolyte struggled across its first seven episodes, its finale is surprisingly coherent, fast-moving, and even riveting on occasion. The episode is undermined by the crumbly narrative foundation it’s built on, but there’s a lot to like here. Is it good enough to warrant a second season? Probably not. But judging by the number of loose ends the first season leaves dangling, the door seems open to continue the Mae/Osha saga.
This is one of the best episodes of the season. Maybe the best. It picks up where episode 6 left off, with the Stranger saving Osha from suffocating in his comically evil-looking sensory deprivation cortosis helmet. These two still don’t have much chemistry, but at least we’ve had time to repress the off-putting romance novel bunk we saw two weeks ago.
It’s really astounding how...
While The Acolyte struggled across its first seven episodes, its finale is surprisingly coherent, fast-moving, and even riveting on occasion. The episode is undermined by the crumbly narrative foundation it’s built on, but there’s a lot to like here. Is it good enough to warrant a second season? Probably not. But judging by the number of loose ends the first season leaves dangling, the door seems open to continue the Mae/Osha saga.
This is one of the best episodes of the season. Maybe the best. It picks up where episode 6 left off, with the Stranger saving Osha from suffocating in his comically evil-looking sensory deprivation cortosis helmet. These two still don’t have much chemistry, but at least we’ve had time to repress the off-putting romance novel bunk we saw two weeks ago.
It’s really astounding how...
- 7/17/2024
- by John Saavedra
- Den of Geek
With just one episode to go, there’s still a big Sith mystery The Acolyte has yet to resolve: what is The Stranger’s true Sith identity? Have we been watching the story of a Sith Lord from Star Wars‘ past all along or is he someone completely new? More importantly, is he the master or the apprentice? While The Stranger has already shown that he’s very powerful in the dark side, is there an even more terrifying threat preparing to reveal itself in the finale?
As we prepare for the final episode, let’s take a look back at the major theories surrounding the show’s Sith…
The Stranger Is Actually Darth Plagueis
The show has really gone out of its way to not reveal Qimir/The Stranger’s true Sith name, suggesting that it’s a name that’ll have quite a bit of impact once it’s said.
As we prepare for the final episode, let’s take a look back at the major theories surrounding the show’s Sith…
The Stranger Is Actually Darth Plagueis
The show has really gone out of its way to not reveal Qimir/The Stranger’s true Sith name, suggesting that it’s a name that’ll have quite a bit of impact once it’s said.
- 7/15/2024
- by John Saavedra
- Den of Geek
This article contains spoilers for House of the Dragon season 2 episode 5.
With only three episodes left this season, House of the Dragon is already setting the stage for what is sure to be an epic finale. Episode 6 looks to be another nail-biter with the unpredictability of both dragons and Daemon (Matt Smith) threatening the stability of the Blacks.
At the start of the trailer, Rhaenrya (Emma D’Arcy) looks to be taking Jacaerys’ (Harry Collett) suggestion of finding riders for their riderless dragons seriously. Addressing an unknown person, or group of people, she says “It has never been attempted before. To claim a dragon, you must also be prepared to die” which isn’t ominous at all. As Jacaerys’ pointed out though, it would give them a necessary leg up over the Greens’ massive army and their monster of a dragon Vhagar. They just have to make sure that whoever they...
With only three episodes left this season, House of the Dragon is already setting the stage for what is sure to be an epic finale. Episode 6 looks to be another nail-biter with the unpredictability of both dragons and Daemon (Matt Smith) threatening the stability of the Blacks.
At the start of the trailer, Rhaenrya (Emma D’Arcy) looks to be taking Jacaerys’ (Harry Collett) suggestion of finding riders for their riderless dragons seriously. Addressing an unknown person, or group of people, she says “It has never been attempted before. To claim a dragon, you must also be prepared to die” which isn’t ominous at all. As Jacaerys’ pointed out though, it would give them a necessary leg up over the Greens’ massive army and their monster of a dragon Vhagar. They just have to make sure that whoever they...
- 7/15/2024
- by Brynnaarens
- Den of Geek
This The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live review contains spoilers.
The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live Episode 3
The idea of paying debts is more of a Game of Thrones thing. After all, it’s the Lannister motto, and the show features a whole lot of characters paying off metaphorical debts, if not actual ones. While The Walking Dead doesn’t have any incestuous families scheming to take over the Seven Kingdoms (though they did have a king and there are undoubtedly incestuous families out there among the survivors), the Civic Republic is obviously keeping many secrets. The people of its secret city don’t know what the military does. The military doesn’t know what the elite Frontliners are up to. Within the Frontliners, there are conspiracies and gamesmanship; there’s certainly some sort of monetary system in use by the Crm, but it seems the real currency is personal favors.
The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live Episode 3
The idea of paying debts is more of a Game of Thrones thing. After all, it’s the Lannister motto, and the show features a whole lot of characters paying off metaphorical debts, if not actual ones. While The Walking Dead doesn’t have any incestuous families scheming to take over the Seven Kingdoms (though they did have a king and there are undoubtedly incestuous families out there among the survivors), the Civic Republic is obviously keeping many secrets. The people of its secret city don’t know what the military does. The military doesn’t know what the elite Frontliners are up to. Within the Frontliners, there are conspiracies and gamesmanship; there’s certainly some sort of monetary system in use by the Crm, but it seems the real currency is personal favors.
- 3/11/2024
- by Ron Hogan
- Den of Geek
This Star Wars: Andor review contains spoilers.
Andor Episode 6
Throughout most of Star Wars: Andor episode 6, “The Eye,” you’re constantly expecting the heist of the Imperial payroll on the planet Aldhani to go horribly wrong. Interestingly enough, most of the Rebel operation goes according to plan. Our insurgents do escape with the money, and thankfully, they don’t resort to killing the family of the Imperial commandant, or any innocent civilians. But, by the end of this episode, three of these Rebels will be dead, and not for the reasons that you think. With episode 6, Andor has picked up the pace, slightly, and brings with it a broader message: Nobody is safe.
Although Andor is the most trope-busting Star Wars product ever, episode 6 is still filled with plenty of nods to other classic sci-fi beats. We get a beautiful celestial event that only occurs once in a few years,...
Andor Episode 6
Throughout most of Star Wars: Andor episode 6, “The Eye,” you’re constantly expecting the heist of the Imperial payroll on the planet Aldhani to go horribly wrong. Interestingly enough, most of the Rebel operation goes according to plan. Our insurgents do escape with the money, and thankfully, they don’t resort to killing the family of the Imperial commandant, or any innocent civilians. But, by the end of this episode, three of these Rebels will be dead, and not for the reasons that you think. With episode 6, Andor has picked up the pace, slightly, and brings with it a broader message: Nobody is safe.
Although Andor is the most trope-busting Star Wars product ever, episode 6 is still filled with plenty of nods to other classic sci-fi beats. We get a beautiful celestial event that only occurs once in a few years,...
- 10/12/2022
- by John Saavedra
- Den of Geek
The following contains She-Hulk spoilers.
She-Hulk Episode 8
After weeks of open hints and back-handed teases, Daredevil‘s Matt Murdock finally returns to the Marvel television universe in She-Hulk: Attorney at Law and it probably won’t surprise anyone to learn that “Ribbit and Rip It” is the series’ best episode yet. But although Daredevil’s long-awaited appearance is note-perfect—and goodness, I’ve missed Charlie Cox’s sly snark—what makes this episode of She-Hulk sing is that it finally achieves what feels like a perfect balance of thrilling action and offbeat procedural humor, set within the larger question of what it means for Jennifer Walters to be not just a female superhero, but a female Hulk.
Throughout the series’ first season, She-Hulk has been at its best spotlighting the bizarre D-list superheroes that have come through Jen’s firm, and Eugene Patilio is one of its most ridiculous. A...
She-Hulk Episode 8
After weeks of open hints and back-handed teases, Daredevil‘s Matt Murdock finally returns to the Marvel television universe in She-Hulk: Attorney at Law and it probably won’t surprise anyone to learn that “Ribbit and Rip It” is the series’ best episode yet. But although Daredevil’s long-awaited appearance is note-perfect—and goodness, I’ve missed Charlie Cox’s sly snark—what makes this episode of She-Hulk sing is that it finally achieves what feels like a perfect balance of thrilling action and offbeat procedural humor, set within the larger question of what it means for Jennifer Walters to be not just a female superhero, but a female Hulk.
Throughout the series’ first season, She-Hulk has been at its best spotlighting the bizarre D-list superheroes that have come through Jen’s firm, and Eugene Patilio is one of its most ridiculous. A...
- 10/6/2022
- by Lacy Baugher
- Den of Geek
New Order have announced the live album Education Entertainment Recreation, out May 7th.
Recorded at London’s Alexandra Palace on November 9th, 2018, the set is just over two hours, including both their beloved songs (“Blue Monday,” “Your Silent Face”) and Joy Division covers (“Disorder,” “Love Will Tear Us Apart”). The LP is the first live record to feature the lineup of frontman Bernard Sumner, Stephen Morris, Gillian Gilbert, Phil Cunningham, and Tom Chapman.
Education Entertainment Recreation will be released in various formats, including CD and vinyl. A limited-edition box set includes the CDs,...
Recorded at London’s Alexandra Palace on November 9th, 2018, the set is just over two hours, including both their beloved songs (“Blue Monday,” “Your Silent Face”) and Joy Division covers (“Disorder,” “Love Will Tear Us Apart”). The LP is the first live record to feature the lineup of frontman Bernard Sumner, Stephen Morris, Gillian Gilbert, Phil Cunningham, and Tom Chapman.
Education Entertainment Recreation will be released in various formats, including CD and vinyl. A limited-edition box set includes the CDs,...
- 2/11/2021
- by Angie Martoccio
- Rollingstone.com
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