In the new book *The Art of Star Wars: The Acolyte, *a scene that has been long speculated about, but never confirmed to have existed, has been revealed: a kiss between protagonist Osha (Amandla Stenberg) and antagonist Qimir (Manny Jacinto).
In the new book *The Art of Star Wars: The Acolyte, *a scene that has been long speculated about, but never confirmed to have existed, has been revealed: a kiss between protagonist Osha (Amandla Stenberg) and antagonist Qimir (Manny Jacinto).
I recently rewatched it to see if I would come away with a different feeling, but no, I agree with most of this. I didn’t know about the nepotism, but that tracks.
Sol was the worst. His motivations were creepy, his emotional attachment and paternalism to Osha was unhealthy even for a non Jedi.
The more the story of Osha’s “kidnapping” was fleshed out, the more frustrating the whole thing became. Sol was selfish, presumptuous, and motivated by personal feelings.
The big lightsaber fight was devastating. It was incredible action and for sure some amazing cinematography, but
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killing all the padawans
was a huge swing that was a bit too blunt of a tonal switch for me. But I get why they did it, it had impact.