This short article includes spoilers for The Acolyte episode 5, “Night.”

The Acolyte star Dafne Keen opens up about and defends the shocking fifth episode. The Star Wars show’s most up-to-date episode, entitled “Night,” was basically a thirty-minute-lengthy duel amongst the Jedi and a dark sider who is now recognized as The Stranger. The episode unveils who’s behind The Stranger’s mask and asserts the villain as a single who shouldn’t be messed with, as The Stranger kills off most of the Jedi, such as Keen’s Jecki Lon, a person who seemed like an endgame character. The most up-to-date episode proved that creator Leslye Headland is not afraid to kill her darlings.

Speaking with Entertainment Weekly, Keen speaks about killing characters and praises Headland for performing so with aplomb. She mentions that there are directors in blockbuster sagas who are afraid of killing off their characters, or that when they do, they from time to time bring them back to life with writing tricks that Keen feels are a bit “cheeky.” Keen says that she was glad to see that Headland wasn’t afraid of killing off characters, saying that Headland has a backbone as a writer and enjoying Headland’s choice to really show viewers that The Stranger was a villain alternatively of saying so. Read her comment under:

There are so quite a few directors in blockbuster sagas that are so scared to kill off their characters, and are so comfy with bringing characters back to life, and all of these small writer tricks that I feel are fairly cheeky. And I seriously like that she was really killing people today. Because if you are not producing it unsafe, then why are we even right here? Why are we concerned by the story? Why do we care? Leslye has such a backbone as a writer, to make you fall in enjoy with these characters and then slaughter them all like pigs and be like, “Yeah, this is our villain. We’re not just saying he’s so big and scary, we’re actually showing you how big and scary he is.”

Leslye Headland Understands That The Best Stories Include Loss

The fifth episode of The Acolyte saw the death of quite a few characters. While most of these have been seemingly unimportant or newly introduced characters that could be killed at any moment, beloved characters weren’t off-limits. This tends to make the death of Jecki all the additional unsettling, as when viewers see that the other people are getting killed left and ideal, there’s a sense of comfort in realizing that the additional established characters will leave unharmed.

That wasn’t the case with The Acolyte’s fifth episode, resulting in a breathtaking episode that raises the stakes. Keen’s comments resonate with what tends to make a terrific story. There requirements to be loss and danger, robust tension and conflict that drive the story forward. Without these components, a single is left with a narrative that is not compelling, and the deaths that happen in The Acolyte’s midpoint of an episode are meaningful and speak to the series’ apparent flare for robust structure. The heroes lost the initial battle, and now, their pursuit of victory is not just wanted by them, but by the viewers as effectively.

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With the death of Keen’s Jecki, it is now private for Lee Jung-jae’s Master Sol. Since revenge is not the Jedi way, Sol’s objective and journey are now even additional complicated, as the want of revenge for his Padawawn’s death is not that irrational. It’ll be satisfying to see Sol grapple with the death of Jecki and the conflicting feelings that comply with. With 3 episodes left on The Acolyte, there’s nevertheless area to correctly portray Sol’s encounter with grief and area to unmask Sol’s secrets.

Source: Entertainment Weekly

The Acolyte

The Acolyte is a tv series set in the Star Wars universe at the finish of the High Republic Era, exactly where each the Jedi and the Galactic Empire have been at the height of their influence. This sci-fi thriller sees a former Padawan reunite with her former Jedi Master as they investigate various crimes – all major to darkness erupting from beneath the surface and preparing to bring about 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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