What do we think of the new Star Wars comics that have been announced? What are our guesses for San Diego Comic Con announcements? These questions and more answered in this week’s Q&A!
The Acolyte is over and a lot of the same questions pop up over the course of the season. So today I’m going to answer the most frequently asked questions I saw over and over again.
0:00 Intro
0:12 What is an Acolyte?
0:57 What about the Nihil?
2:02 What is the High Republic?
2:41 How can there be fire in space?
3:37 What is the Barash Vow?
4:23 Are witches new to Star Wars?
5:06 Do the twins make Anakin less special?
6:14 Why does Indara have a second tattoo?
6:43 What’s going on with Ki-Adi-Mundi?
7:47 Why does Vernestra hide everything from the High Council?
8:40 What is Bazil?
8:59 Why do so many Sith have masks?
9:58 What is cortosis?
10:53 Is that unknown planet Ahch-To?
11:20 Why doesn’t Qimir have yellow eyes?
11:53 Why does Jedi training fade, but Sith training doesn’t?
12:28 Why doesn’t Vernestra like hyperspace?
12:59 How does Vernestra have a lightwhip?
13:28 How does the Stranger hear in his helmet?
13:51 What was the hyperspace disaster?
14:19 What and where is the vergence on Brendok?
14:55 Did Indara actually speak with the Council?
15:37 What is a symbiont?
15:58 How did the fire spread in the fortress?
16:36 What power was Mother Aniseya using?
16:59 Is Kelnacca a madclaw?
17:27 Did all the witches actually die?
17:58 Is Mother Koril dead?
18:23 Why didn’t Sol use the Force to save both twins?
19:38 Why did Bazil sabotage Sol’s ship?
19:56 Was that Darth Plagueis?
20:14 How did Osha change the color of Sol’s lightsaber?
20:47 What should you read now that The Acolyte is over?
Now that the first season of The Acolyte is over, I wanted to take a step back and look at the entire story. What worked for me, what didn’t, and what I hope to see in the series’ possible future.
Last week I got to be part of a roundtable zoom call with The Acolyte showrunner Leslye Headland. We asked her some questions about the seventh episode of the season as well as tomorrow’s finale.
0:00 Intro
5:48 How did the Stranger get that scar?
15:56 Will Sol take the blame for the murders?
19:58 Is the Unknown Planet Ahch-To?
22:25 Can the Stranger not be stunned?
25:25 Is the Mother going to be in Ahsoka?
The twins have swapped masters! Episode six of The Acolyte wasn’t as action packed as Night was, but it had some really great explorations into the Force, especially the dark side. Here is my review for Teach / Corrupt!
What IS the Stranger? Is he a Sith like he implies, or something different? Let’s speculate!
0:00 Intro
3:36 Rey movie update
6:58 Andor season two update
10:16 Is the Stranger a Knight of Ren?
24:38 Is the Stranger connected to the witches?
32:58 Was the Stranger a former Jedi?
39:18 Is the Acolyte making the Jedi too morally gray?
Today we are, unfortunately, talking about all the Ki-Adi-Mundi drama that got stirred up this past week. And we’re also answering a couple fun questions.
Are Mae and Osha a dyad in the Force? Will The Acolyte spoil the High Republic books and comics? How about the new Outlaws gameplay? These questions and more answered in this week’s Q&A!
0:00 Introduction
3:38 Are Mae and Osha a dyad?
9:49 Will Sith lineage change in The Acolyte?
13:37 Will The Acolyte spoil the High Republic?
19:21 What’s with the moonbeams on Brendok?
22:32 Who will die in The Acolyte?
25:06 Are Inquisitors Acolytes?
30:56 Star Wars Outlaws
It’s time to learn about what happened on Brendok! At least part of the story as we get to see Mae and Osha’s history, their mother, and their time in a coven of witches. Here is my review for the third episode of The Acolyte titled Destiny.
What is an Acolyte in Star Wars? Have we tried playing Star Wars Hunters? These questions and more answered in this week’s Q&A!
0:00 Introduction
4:20 The Acolyte fan screening
8:37 What is an Acolyte?
13:11 What characters deserve comics?
16:37 Will we see the Jedi Council or Yoda?
20:00 Who is in Sol’s Jedi lineage?
23:25 Star Wars Hunters
Vernestra Rwoh has made her live action debut on The Acolyte! So who is she, and why is she so important to the story of the series and the High Republic era as a whole?
The review embargo for The Acolyte ends today, so I can give you my thoughts on the first four episodes! I keep everything spoiler free, but starting tomorrow we’ll dive into full, detailed discussions of each episode as they release!
The Acolyte is almost here! I’ve put together a crash course on the High Republic era, the characters, factions, and stories you might want to be familiar with before watching the new series.
After nearly ten years of running this channel, I have seen the same questions over and over again. Today I’m answering over FORTY of the most frequently asked questions I’ve seen about Star Wars Episode One, The Phantom Menace!
0:00 Introduction
0:19 What was the blockade of Naboo for?
1:12 What do battle droid colors mean?
1:49 Why did Naboo elect young queens?
2:32 Why was Jar Jar banished?
3:08 Why do the Gungans dislike the Naboo?
3:35 What is Naboo’s core made of?
4:01 Was Padme’s name a secret?
4:40 Why did the handmaidens have similar names?
5:28 Are there angels in Star Wars?
6:01 Why was Quinlan Vos on Tatooine?
6:41 Does Anakin have a statue of Maz Kanata?
7:23 Did Anakin build C-3PO from scratch?
8:13 Was Sio Bibble’s message a trick?
8:47 What was a normal midi-chlorian count?
9:30 Was Anakin really the only human that could podrace?
10:34 What did Boonta Eve celebrate?
11:22 Who started saying wizard?
11:57 Why did Sebulba hate Anakin?
12:38 Why did Ben Quadinaros’s pod explode?
13:19 Why was Aurra Sing at the podrace?
14:01 Who got second in the podrace?
14:58 What happened to Kitster?
15:46 What is the Trade Federation?
16:44 Is E.T. in the senate?
17:40 What happened to Chancellor Valorum?
18:15 Why was Anakin too old to train?
19:17 What were the Jedi Trials?
20:08 What happened to the blockade?
21:00 Who knew Padme was the queen?
21:38 What was the purpose of the laser gates?
22:21 Why didn’t Obi-Wan use Force speed?
23:23 How did Maul survive being cut in half?
24:19 What happened to Maul’s ship?
24:56 Why couldn’t Qui-Gon be saved?
25:30 Why didn’t Qui-Gon disappear?
26:05 What happened to the lightsabers of fallen Jedi?
26:50 What happened to the Padawans of fallen masters?
27:34 What happened to Captain Panaka?
28:16 What happened to the handmaidens?
29:17 Why was Qui-Gon cremated on Naboo?
29:52 How did Yoda know about the Rule of Two?
30:53 Was Jar Jar a secret Sith Lord?
Today we’re talking about theories for The Acolyte and catching up on some other Star Wars news we missed!
0:00 Introduction
6:49 The Acolyte Theories
22:46 Hopes for The Acolyte
28:19 Will we see Korriban/Moraband?
31:50 Sigourney Weaver in The Mandalorian & Grogu?
34:44 Ahmed Best wants to play a John Wick Jedi
Eighteen competitors entered the Boonta Eve Classic in Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace. What were their stories, and what were the complete results of the race? Find out in this video!
Today we’re answering YOUR questions about Tales of the Empire, as well as talking about our May 4 experiences, which included seeing Ewan McGregor at our screening of The Phantom Menace!
0:00 May 4
4:15 Seeing Ewan McGregor
10:04 Skeleton Crew News
15:31 Rebuilding the Galaxy
21:00 How does Captain Pellaeon fit in Tales of the Empire?
25:15 Why does Morgan lose her Nightsister magick?
30:50 Is The Acolyte baddie a Sith or not?
Tales of the Empire is out! It’s short, but there are still some fun connections to be made between it and other Star Wars stories, so here is everything I found!