Warning! This put up comprises SPOILERS for The Acolyte episode 7

The Acolyte episode 7 options an thrilling assortment of Easter eggs and references to each the High Republic Era and the Star Wars canon at giant. Revisiting the key flashback on Brendock that was seen in The Acolyte episode 3, the brand new Star Wars present is lastly revealing the total occasions that led to the dual sisters Mae and Osha Aniseya being break up up as youngsters when the Jedi got here to their world. It’s additionally been revealed what occurred to the Force witches who raised them.

In The Acolyte episode 7, it is defined why the Jedi have been on Brendock within the first place, 16 years earlier than the present-day occasions of The Acolyte. Likewise, it is also revealed that the demise of Brendock’s witches concerned excess of Mae merely beginning a fireplace after Osha determined she wished to grow to be a Jedi. To that finish, listed below are 10 Easter eggs and references from The Acolyte episode 7 because the occasions on Brendock have been revealed in full.

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10 Insulting a Wookiee’s Cooking

“It’s Unwise To Upset A Wookiee”

While conducting their survey of Brendock, Torbin attracts a roar of concern from the Wookiee Jedi Kelnacca after he says he is not hungry for the meals the Wookiee was making ready. Master Indara cautions her Padawan that “It’s unwise to insult a Wookiee’s cooking”. This mirrors the traditional line from Han Solo in A New Hope when he feedback that it is “unwise to upset a Wookiee” after R2-D2 beats Chewbacca in a sport of holo-chess aboard the Millennium Falcon.

9 The Great Hyperspace Disaster

The Very First High Republic Era Story

In The Acolyte episode 7, Indara confirms the explanation why the Jedi are investigating Brendock. According to the Jedi Master, Brendock was as soon as lifeless and desolate, having been ravaged because of the Great Hyperspace Disaster 100 years prior. The Great Hyperspace catastrophe was one of many very first tales set throughout the High Republic Era from Charles Soule’s novel Light of the Jedi.

Serving as a significant galactic disaster, a ship generally known as The Legacy Run was destroyed whereas touring via hyperspace by the marauders generally known as the Nihil. To that finish, items of the ship have been haphazardly shot out of hyperspace at random, turning into extremely devastating projectiles that threatened to wreak havoc on a number of worlds. Apparently, Brendock was certainly one of these ruined worlds.

8 The Acolye’s Brendock Contains A Force Vergence

Powerful Nexuses In The Force

Despite having as soon as been a desolate world, the Jedi have been despatched to research why the planet was now energetic, the suspiration being that the trigger was a excessive focus of Force power generally known as a vergence or nexus. Found everywhere in the Star Wars galaxy, vergences may be entered on each the sunshine and darkish sides of the Force (generally each). They may be location-based, objects, and even highly effective Force-sensitives akin to Anakin Skywalker (the Chosen One).

7 Nightsisters?

A Known Force Coven During The High Republic

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Following his preliminary recon after discovering Osha and Mae and the Force cult elevating them, Master Sol studies again to his fellow Jedi. Sharing his suspicions that they are witches, Torbin asks if their Nightsisters, one other group of Force witches within the Star Wars canon who’ve just lately been seen within the New Republic Era with the Ahsoka sequence. However, it appears as if they have been additionally a recognized coven to the Jedi even way back to the High Republic Era.

6 Bonadan

The Start of The Hydian Way

Upon getting into his thoughts, Mother Aniseya confirms that she is aware of Padawan Torbin’s historical past and wishes. This contains the data that Torbin’s dad and mom come from the planet Bonadan. In the Star Wars galaxy, Bonadan is positioned within the Corporate Sector and is called the official starting of the Hydian Way, one of many largest hyperspace commerce routes within the galaxy.

5 Extremely High M-Counts

Just Like Anakin Skywalker

Once the outcomes of Mae and Osha’s blood come again, the Jedi are shocked to study that each women have extremely excessive M-counts. This signifies that they every have a particularly excessive variety of midi-chlorians of their blood, a key marker signifying they’ve very highly effective connections to the Force. The identical was true of Anakin Skywalker when Qui-Gon Jinn examined his blood in The Phantom Menace, confirmed by Obi-Wan Kenobi to have the next M-count than even Master Yoda.

4 Star Wars Confirms Why Cloning Force-Senstives Is So Hard

Unique Symbionts

The Jedi are additionally shocked to study that Mae and Osha even have equivalent symbionts to the Force. Even as twins, it is revealed that their symbionts and connections to the Force ought to be distinctive from one another had they been born naturally. Instead, this confirms to the Jedi that the women are literally one consciousness break up into two, one thing that might have solely been carried out artificially via the manipulation of a robust Force vergence. This may additionally assist clarify why cloning Force sensitives is so tough, as seen throughout the days of the Galactic Empire with Palpatine’s Project Necromancer.

3 “Noble Intentions”

Foreshadowing The Jedi’s Downfall

During the Jedi’s return to the witches’ compound, Sol tries to clarify that they’ve include noble intentions to have Osha be skilled as a Jedi. However, Mother Aniseya says that someday all these noble intentions will result in “the downfall of every Jedi in the galaxy.” As such, that is some key foreshadowing of the Jedi’s future demise on the finish of the prequels with Order 66 and the rise of Palpatine’s Empire.

2 Mother Aniseya’s Shadow Powers

Straight From Legends And The Nightsisters

Wanting to guard Mae from the battle about to happen between Tobin and Koril, Mother Aniseya transforms herself into shadow to attempt to get to her as quick as attainable. This is a brand new energy for this Force coven as the opposite witches ultimately do the identical following Aniseya’s demise, although it truly comes from Legends. Having first appeared within the Legends novel The Courtship of Princess Leia, this shadow energy was utilized by the Nightsisters, the unique Force witches within the Star Wars canon.

1 Kylo Ren’s Theme Plays (Again)

During The Kelnacca Duel

Following Aniseya’s demise, Mother Koril and the remaining witches be part of collectively to own Kelnacca, puppeting him to combat Torbin and Sol on their behalf. During the transient duel, Kylo Ren’s theme from the sequel trilogy may be heard, although it isn’t the primary time. Ever since The Acolyte episode 5, Kylo Ren’s theme has been heard on a number of events, although for what objective stays unclear past being a notable auditory Easter egg within the new Star Wars present.

New episodes of The Acolyte premiere on Tuesday nights on Disney+.

The Acolyte

The Acolyte is a tv sequence set within the Star Wars universe on the finish of the High Republic Era, the place each the Jedi and the Galactic Empire have been on the peak of their affect. This sci-fi thriller sees a former Padawan reunite along with her former Jedi Master as they examine a number of crimes – all resulting in darkness erupting from beneath the floor and making ready to deliver concerning the finish of the High Republic.

Cast

Amandla Stenberg , Lee Jung-jae , Joonas Suotamo , Charlie Barnett , Dafne Keen , Leah Brady , Manny Jacinto , Rebecca Henderson , Carrie-Anne Moss , Jodie Turner-Smith , Dean-Charles Chapman , Lauren Brady , Anthony J. Abraham , Thara Shöön , Danielle Xin Yao Waterman , Sienna Khiroya , Jeramiah Evans , Dan Milne , Thomas Coombes , Archie Singh Swali , Nick Court , Ed Kear , Jumayn Hunter , Scroobius Pip , Abigail Thorn , Margarita Levieva , Amy Tsang , Saskia Allen , Deborah Rosan , Tabitha Alege , Paul Bullion , Indra Ové , Derek Arnold , Lewis Young

Character(s)

Mae , Master Sol , Kelnacca , Yord Fandar , Jecki Lon , Little Mae , Qimir , Master Vernestra Rwoh , Master Indara , Mother Aniseya , Master Torbin , Padawan Torbin , Little Osha , Fillik , Tasi Lowa , Youngling , Restrained Convict , Convict , Olega Urchin , Olega Master , Olega Padawan , Scavenger , Ensign Eurus , Mother Koril , Ensign Rane , Scout Sarria , Ensign Shima , Elder Jaalyn , Master Lakshay , Master Holden , Master Ki-Adi-Mundi , Jedi Knight

Seasons

1

Streaming Service(s)

Disney+

Writers

Leslye Headland , Charmaine De Grate , Kor Adana

Directors

Leslye Headland , Alex Garcia Lopez

Showrunner

Leslye Headland

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