Anti-woke Star Wars fans act weird towards “The Acolyte”

A powerful Sith, a captivating mystery and a thrilling lightsaber battle; The Acolyte proves to be one of the strongest stories in Disney war of stars era, but “anti-woke” fans are behaving extremely strangely towards the show.

What happens in episode 5 of “The Acolyte”?

Episode 5 of The Acolyte offers a thrilling battle in which the masked Sith uses his helmet to block lightsaber strikes and even short-circuit the deadly weapons.

Despite being outnumbered, the Sith mercilessly mowed down his opponents; the battle resulted in a surprisingly high death toll (in a predictable twist, the Sith turned out to be Qimir, played by Manny Jacinto).

Meanwhile, long-lost twins Osha and Mae (Amandla Stenberg) clash over their value systems. Mae tries to reconcile with her dogmatic sister, but Osha stubbornly clings to the story the Jedi told her and rejects Mae.

Out of frustration, Mae knocks Osha down and switches places with her sister in order to get closer to Sol (Lee Jung-jae) and presumably to get revenge.

At this point, it’s obvious that Mae has been tricked – she lost her temper as a child and burned Osha’s book, but the lit lantern in Mae’s hand shattered off-screen, a clear indication that someone else started the fire that killed the witches.

Mae blames the Jedi and Osha blames Mae, but there is a possibility that Qimir was involved, as Sith tend to provoke fights among the Jedi from behind the scenes.

The episode has everything that a good war of stars The story should – a family feud, a powerful, manipulative antagonist, and a thrilling lightsaber duel that introduces a creative new fighting technique.

Many war of stars Fans have loved the series so far, but a section of the fanbase is overly critical of the show, nitpicking about details and accusing the show of violating canon.

war of stars Fans were upset about war of stars since the prequel trilogy, but the current division in the fan base is even more petty than usual.

In fact, some of the criticisms of The Acolyte have proven to be absurd.

The War for Wookieepedia

The editors of the online Star Wars wiki Wookieepedia recently faced heavy criticism from angry fans after editing the birthday of a Jedi from the prequel trilogy “Ki-Adi-Mundi.”

If you don’t know who Ki-Adi-Mundi is, you’re not alone, as the Jedi is a background character with a handful of lines of text. The character appears in The Acolytea century before its introduction in The Phantom Menaceand his birthdate was changed to reflect the cameo appearance.

Following the change, Wookieepedia editors were surprised by the severity of the backlash; some of them reportedly received death threats.

The absurdity of the “controversy” inspired many memes on the Internet, and commentators wondered how war of stars Ki-Adi-Mundi’s birthday could be emotional for fans.

The cone-headed character managed to spark controversy again after his quote about the “extermination” of the Jedi in the wake of The Acolyte Reveal of Qimir as a masked Sith. Critics consider this moment a “break in canon”.

However, Ki-Adi-Mundi’s claim that the Sith were extinct is a mistake. In fact, one of the main plot points of the prequel trilogy is that the Jedi had become too complacent to acknowledge a Sith in their midst.

Some of the criticisms from “anti-woke” influencers were openly hostile and obviously malicious. For example, Mae’s haircut was made with a lightsaber criticized as a “bright” twist in the plot.

The cliché of a samurai or knight cutting off his long hair with a sword is widespread and represents a new beginning – one of the most famous examples can be found in Disney’s animated adaptation of Mulan.

The show was also criticized for Padawans being too skilled in lightsaber combat (another common war of stars Trope), the fact that the Jedi could not sense the Sith before he revealed himself (this occurs repeatedly in the prequels) and the fact that the Sith helmet could repel lightsaber blades (the helmet is made of cortosis, a special metal).

The flood of malicious criticism suggests that some war of stars Fans would probably hate the original trilogy if it were released today – all of those films contain retcons, mistakes, and awkward lines of dialogue.

There has been much criticism of Disney’s handling of war of stars — the excessive use of nostalgia, meandering storylines and too many spin-offs — but The Acolyte is an attempt to tell a new story within the war of stars Universe, using familiar tropes.

The show isn’t for everyone, but it’s far from a disaster either—getting upset about a minor character’s birthday suggests that some fans are trying (and failing) to find fault with the series.

It could be that “anti-woke” influencers have become accustomed to making bitter complaints for the benefit of their subscribers and continue watching the series to gain engagement.

Apart from the artificially created controversy, The AcolyteI think it’s pretty good.

ForbesControversy over episode 3 of “The Acolyte” explainedFrom Daniela DiPlacido