The early reviews for Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu are painting an ugly picture for Lucasfilm and The Walt Disney Company. The film debuted at a Rotten 58% on Rotten Tomatoes before briefly climbing to 62% as more reviews rolled in. Since then, however, the...
The Acolyte showrunner Leslye Headland recently shared her explanation for why the head witch in the show, Mother Aniseya, turning into an ashy dementor was actually her becoming one with the Force. In the show's most recent episode the Jedi confront the witch coven...
The Acolyte showrunner Leslye Headland confirmed again that a second season of The Acolyte has not been greenlit by Lucasfilm. In an interview with Nerdist, Headland was asked, "Do you know if you’re definitely getting a season two?" She responded, "No! [big laugh]"...
YouTube personality Grace Randolph has finally turned on The Walt Disney Company and Lucasfilm and described the most recent episode as "awful." Randolph shared her initial thoughts on X simply writing, "#TheAcolyte aw man, that was awful." READ: Leslye Headland...
Data analytics firm Nielsen released their data for the week The Acolyte had its two episode premiere and it confirms Star Wars fans are abandoning the franchise. Not only are they abandoning the franchise, but the series is one of the least watched live-action Star...
The Audience Score for Star Wars' latest live-action show The Acolyte has disappeared or been removed from Rotten Tomatoes main page for the series. However, the Audience Score is still available on the show's first season page. When searching for The Acolyte on...
Leslye Headland's The Acolyte fell off a top 10 chart that tracks viewership data for various streaming originals. As noted by X user NowItsKnown, data analytics company Luminate released their Streaming Originals: Television chart for the week of June 29 - July 4,...
Leslye Headland, the showrunner of The Acolyte, confirmed she's using the show and Star Wars to push discussion on gender norms. In an interview with Collider, Headland was asked about the show's approach to gender norms by Maggie Lovitt after confirming there is a...
The Acolyte showrunner Leslye Headland claims that negative audience reviews of her Star Wars show are "review bombing." However, she previously claimed she was "sad" that the show was being dismantled. Back on June 20th, Headland informed The Hollywood Reporter, "It...
The Acolyte showrunner Leslye Headland admitted that one of the main purposes of the show is to "break down the Jedi as a concept." Speaking with Maggie Lovitt at Collider, Headland was asked, "For you, as a fan of Star Wars, how much fun has it been to get to pick...
Canadian-owned media website ScreenRant attempted to spin The Acolyte as a success based on nebulous metrics from an analytics firm called Reelgood. In an article titled "Exclusive Data Suggests The Acolyte Is A Star Wars Success Story Despite The Backlash," Thomas...
The Walt Disney Company continues to use Jordan Peterson as a villain in its various IPs. The latest is having the Sith character played by Manny Jacinto quote Peterson at the end of the most recent episode. Jacinto's Qimir character says at the end of the episode,...
Weapons and fight scene expert and YouTuber Shad Brooks, who hosts Fight Scene Autopsy on his Shadiversity YouTube channel, broke down The Acolyte's lightsaber fights in the show's fifth episode. Brooks was unimpressed with the show's lightsaber fights from the very...