Let no one say that nothing ever happens in The Acolyte. Sure, the Star Wars series took a bit of time to get off the ground in earnest — a worrying development, since we’re already more than halfway through its first season. But Episode 5 is not without a sense of urgency, picking up right where last week’s cliffhanger left off and delivering more action than anyone could have expected. In the process, it also may have fixed a bigger problem in modern Star Wars.
