The Acolyte is taking no prisoners. Its last episode was a barnburner of a battle sequence, a thrilling showdown on the jungle world of Khofar between the Jedi and the Sith Master known only as the Stranger. But in the most shocking moment of show yet, the Stranger was revealed to be Qimir (Manny Jacinto), the goofy sidekick and confidant of Mae (Amandla Stenberg), Osha’s twin and the rogue warrior who had been targeting Jedi. But even more shocking were the amount of Jedi murdered in the Stranger’s reign of terror — with fan favorites Yord (Charlie Barnett) and Jecki (Dafne Keen) getting brutally slaughtered by the Sith Master without a second thought. It was horrifying and shocking, and felt like it took Star Wars to dark depths rarely seen by the franchise. And we’re now starting to get to the home stretch of this season.
