What’s The Beautiful Acolyte about ?

Filming of S01 went through in London & at Shinfield Studios in Berkshire ^^ The on location filming was done in Wales & Portugal. On location sets look amazing ^^ This beautiful Telly show’s era takes place a century before the events of Star Wars: Episode I The Phantom Menace ✅ It’s sorta focused on the rising of dark side powers in the final days of the High Republic Era. It introduces a respected Jedi Master who is investigating a series of crimes. He meets a former Padawan of his & not long after it they encounter evil at work 😬 Here is my first Live Act Star Wars review. Give it a read after done reading this The Acolyte S01 PT1 review 🛋 Enjoy streaming this at Disney+ & trip to Galaxy Far, Far Away after done reading the review 🍵🥪🍪

S01E01 “Lost / Found“

This Live Act Star Wars adventure begins with gorgeous scenery of a foggy planet Ueda. Character played by talented Amandla Stenberg walking towards a bar. There Jedi Master Indara who is played by Carrie- Anne Moss is attacked by a woman who uses daggers at fights ✅ Later on The bartender identifies Osha Aniseya, a former Jedi Padawan, as the killer. It’s because she’s a twin of a character who fought at first scene. Osha works as a meknek, the profession that includes hazard work outside of starships. She denies committing the crime when arrested by Jedi Knight Yord Fandar & his Padawan Tasi Lowa. I noticed that Amandla Stenberg has the ability to play twin role very well with a soft touch. Mae & Osha characters played by Amandla connect feels lil bit similar to the Force Dyad 🤔 I’d say the pilot a.k.a opener episode gets 6.5/10 & would be 7 if the distraction at noodles joint scene not be so faulty. This & more episodes streaming in Disney+ 😋 Highlight: Droid ship goodies & facehuggah in Galaxy Far, Far Away ✅

S01E02 “Revenge / Justice“

Quite soon after i launched the relaxing with this one i noticed that pace in general is much better than at opening episode 🧐 On this episode the viewer spends more time following Mae character. That allows viewer to learn more about what drives her & what she plans to do. The mystery of what happened in the past still a closed book ✅ The episode opens with what looks like an easy kill for Mae, as she finds her next target, Master Torbin meditating in a room, floating in place. He’s been doing it for a long time & with great Jedi power as soon after it is shown. This fan’s eyes & ears got a nice treat because of temple’s atmosphere, life on the street, people passing by & so on 🤤 One of the good moments is also when Jecki talks to Osha on a ship & slight smile before great Jedi Master Sol walks into room =) Another el bueno display of vibrant Star Wars Universe in Live Act production 🙂 The end scene is pure goodiness. S01E02 gets 7/10 & would be seven & half if first escape scene be more clear. Highlight: Sol’s movements at end & life around the temple ✅

S01E03 “Destiny”

On a planet Brendok sixteen years earlier, a younger Verosha Aniseya (“Osha”) is meditating in a forest grove beneath a bunta tree. She admires a butterfly-like insect. Her sister Mae-ho Aniseya (“Mae”) finds her meditating ✅ When Osha says the bunta tree is beautiful, Mae replies that the tree is dangerous. Osha responds that only its fruit is dangerous. Mae uses her Force Powers to suspend the insect until Osha tells her to let the creature go. On this scene i like the colourful setting in Galaxy Far, Far Away & well done with kids being as they are 🙂 Later, the sisters & Zabrak Mother Koril enter a mountain fortress populated by ladies of various species. The two sisters want some biscuits called as spice creams (not the illegal spice as that’s different), but Koril denies it as punishment because they left the fortress. All good though because other lady known as Mum Aniseya told them that biscuit munch time lil after 🥳 This place is a home for Witches that are sorta familiar sight in Galaxy Far, Far Away. Seeing other than Dathomir Witches & how they performed things was a welcome experience 🙂 Do they have any connection to ones that live in Dathomir, hmm that be nice to know 🤔

I guess this is explained in High Republic books that i’ll buy later this year from Amazon Co Uk. Chanting & song during the ritual is what Witches usually do on here it’s done quite well ✅ Everyone who have seen their work in movies & telly shows through decades knows that it’s like this 🙂 The scene where they display the use of Force for children is nice. There’s even a realism part where kids just being well -kids. This Witch group calls the Force as ‘Thread‘ & nothing wrong with it because for decade+ it’s known that Force sensitive beings interpret it differently ✅ I like the wardrobe & small details on bodies. Live Act Zabrak after couple decades & Jodie Turner’s performance, ah award worthy 🧐 The incident scene is also quite good & especially when knowing that this style of storytelling is el bueno when done right & here it is so 🙂 It was shown from Osha’s POV. On S01E05 or S01E06 we’ll get to see more of what happened in Brendok. Story for S01 is still mostly inside the wraps 🤔 S01E03 gets 7/10 🙂 Highlight: On Location Sets, Lighting & Makeup work ✅

Did S01E03 break lore ? No it didn’t. Way too many people suffer with subjectivity in Star Wars lore talks & so on.

S01E04 “Day“

This beautiful episode was shot in three places. On Location Sets were used in Wales & Portugal & rest shot in London Studios 🧐 Here The Acolyte show brings us back to the present day storytelling. One of the nice things shown here is how human like the thoughts & such on this world can feel despite being in a galaxy far, far away. No i don’t mean that our reality be transfered there & then reason to complain. After short glimpse to Kelnacca’s home in Koshar we enter into Jedi Temple in Coruscant. There Osha watches Jecki during a training session before says thanks for helping her find Mae. During nice talk they have, Osha says that she’ll also share stories about their master when time is ready ✅ This is first time in Live Act Star Wars since Episode 2: Attack of the Clones when we see more than two Jedi team up together 😋

The group come to a place in a Khofar forest where alien vibe creatures are attached to trees. One of them wakes up when Osha touches it. Osha shouts Master Sol’s name & things happen 😬 This makes for a welcome creepies moment in Star Wars Galaxy 🧐 It’s nice to see on this El Beauty episode that Derek Arnold took over the work from Silas Carson as the younger Ki-Adi-Mundi. He’s a puppeteer & actor, his biography includes many roles in Star Wars. Those include work in movies like Le Sigh Awakens a.k.a Semi New Hope by J.J.A. & Rogue One. ✅ Why didn’t more bugs wake up & attack the group. Yord’s Padawan, Tasi Lowa hmm she’s been absent since her brief appearance in series opener episode 🤔 I hope we see hat Zygerrian Jedi later. S01E04 would get 7,5 if more than one buggy had woken up & that create bigger danger. 🙂 I guess they come to disturb the encounter at next episode because of noise & light. I’ll stream S01E05 soon via D+ at 1am. Restream maybe at sunday. Highlights: Good short talks with characters, Bayrn species briefly shown at spaceport scene & one other. The beauty of On Location Sets & the floating down part close to end ✅

Did S01E04 break lore with that appearance ? No not at all 🙂

Wrapping up: First half of S01 gives the captivating Star Wars feeling 💯% Nice visuals, ear massage audio, on location sets, wardrobe & dialogues not bad at all ✅ Yord is cool Jedi Knight who closely follows rules & likes to keep Jedi robe in fine condition. Sol is a nice Jedi Master with good intentions. Jecki seems like a smart young Jedi who wants to live a good life in the path she has chosen. Carrie should’ve stayed around longer in present day. Many scenes where Indara investigates with Sol would’ve been welcome 🤔 It’s not a deal breaker though ✅ Lee Jung dedicated his time for the character & learned more London language, respect ^^ The way he speaks at certain volume & situations, le perfecto. I hope that Ewan welcomes him into Star Wars Family if hasn’t yet. Talented Amandla got it from Hayden 🙂 After 4x episodes The Acolyte is 7/10 ^^ I’ll add at web soon.