alvarhaggis

The show feels like a YouTube fan fiction. $180m and the costumes look like they're store bought for a cosplay event, the cinematography looks cheap, there are no establishing shots Star Wars is famous for. The dialogue is incredibly cringy and boring. All the actors have been instructed to act as the same person as they all speak the same way with the same cadence, pace, volume and tone. They even all take too many breaths between words at times, and as they all do it this it has to be by direction.

The story is nonsensical, the characters motivations don't make sense, and I'm not sure what the lore breaking/changing is supposed to achieve. Who is that supposed to be for? Who is that meant to inspire? The biggest crime in writing is you're meant to show not tell. The Acolyte shows you nothing and just has people tell you everything. Backstory? Exposition dump. Relationships between characters? Exposition dump. How are the character feeling and reacting to what's going on? They tell you through exposition dump. Why couldn't you show some of these things?

It's quite embarrassing a show that costs $180m can look so cheap and home made. It's Star Wars from Wish.

Another entry from Marvel TV, and another great start. As always the production is top drawer and the acting is too.

I've no doubts this will go on to be another brilliant entry in the MCU. 2 episodes in and I want more, that's always a good sign.