Tag: Star Wars

  • Review: Choice & The Acolyte

    Review: Choice & The Acolyte

    In the end, a show more interesting in concept than in the execution Spoiler Warning The Acolyte ends its run with a finale that highlights the flaws and the virtues of the show, after a second flashback episode which finally revealed what happened on Brendok.  I’m going to review each…

  • Review: Teach/Corrupt

    Review: Teach/Corrupt

    Can my entire review just be the Picard’s facepalm meme? Spoiler Warning To review or not to review that is the question.  Episode 6 of The Acolyte completely loses the plot with the only compelling aspect being the great performance of Manny Jacinto giving it his all (if not showing…

  • Review: Day and Night

    Review: Day and Night

    The Return of the Twin Trope is not enough to hide the lack of cohesive story-telling Spoiler Warning It’s always a sadness when a show which starts out strong declines in the middle rather than continuing to be great.  When I watched Day, I figured it was so short and…

  • Review: Destiny

    Review: Destiny

    A flashback episode which takes the story nowhere Spoiler Warning On one hand, this is a well-constructed episode – neatly written, well-acted, and certainly delivers on the world-building.  On the other hand, as a flashback episode, this really adds nothing much to the series as it simply retells the event…

  • Review: Lost/Found & Revenge/Justice

    Review: Lost/Found & Revenge/Justice

    A strong and mysterious beginning to what is shaping up to be an intriguing story Spoiler Warning Having heard an early pre-release review that extolled the strength of the beginning episodes, I decided to take a look myself at The Acolyte, despite not being particularly enthusiastic about the Disney Star…

  • Soul-Bound

    Fandoms: Star Wars Relationship: Obi-Wan/Alpha-17, mention of past Obi-Wan/Satine Kryze, Anakin/Padme Summary: When the Empire rises, Obi-Wan and Alpha-17 realise the Sith rings they wear may also have another purpose than to bind them to each other. Author’s Note: Part of a birthday declutter and a website exclusive for a…

  • The Only Choice

    Fandoms: Star Wars Relationship: Anakin & Obi-Wan, mention of Obi-Wan/Jango Fett, Anakin/Padme Summary: Sent back in time by the Force, Anakin chooses a different path to the Jedi. Author’s Note: Written for Big Moxie, Time Travel. I wanted to do something from Anakin’s point of view but I feel like this…

  • The Freedom of the Clones

    Fandoms: Star Wars (Prequels, Original, Sequels), Star Wars Legends: Jedi Apprentice Series Series: A Future in Motion Relationship: Obi-Wan/Quinlan, Anakin/Padme, Leia/Han Solo, Ben Solo/Rey, past Obi-Wan/Satine Summary: Save Qui-Gon. Save Anakin. Save the Jedi. Defeat the Sith. Obi-Wan’s mission to fix the timeline has had its ups and downs. With…

  • The Temporal Menace

    Fandoms: Star Wars (Prequels, Original, Sequels), Star Wars Legends: Jedi Apprentice Series Series: A Future in Motion Relationship: Obi-Wan/Quinlan, Anakin/Padme, Leia/Han Solo, Ben Solo/Rey, past Obi-Wan/Satine Summary: Save Qui-Gon. Save Anakin. Save the Jedi. Defeat the Sith. Obi-Wan might not have planned to go back in time, but now the…

  • The Only Hope

    Fandoms: Star Wars (Prequels, Original, Sequels), Star Wars Legends: Jedi Apprentice Series Series: A Future in Motion Relationship: Obi-Wan/Quinlan, Anakin/Padme, Leia/Han Solo, Ben Solo/Rey, past Obi-Wan/Satine Summary: Balance has been achieved, but one Force Ghost isn’t about to accept the outcome, leaving Obi-Wan Kenobi the universe’s only hope once again.…