Directors with the Most Weirdly Diverse Filmographies

Film critic Andrew Sarris changed his profession forever when he introduced, to English-speaking cinephiles at least, the concept of “auteur theory.” The general conceit is that some rarified directors are so gifted, or commanding, in their control over the process of film production that they alone can give a film a “personal or unique stamp.” […]

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This article contains spoilers for The Acolyte season 1 finale.

After eight short episodes, The Acolyte has come to an end. The Disney+ series upped the ante with an action-packed finale that tied off most of the show’s loose ends and neatly set things up for a potential season 2. With The Acolyte being billed as Star Wars’ first Sith-centric live-action outing, the series was always going to explore the darker side of the Force and how the Jedi aren’t the white knights they’re sometimes portrayed as. 

While Amandla Stenberg was the show’s MVP in dual roles as the Force-sensitive Mae and Osha, The Acolyte ended up being a much bigger story that encompassed the Jedi trying to hold onto their power at the end of the High Republic era. Boasting a sneaky Sith cameo, a certain pint-sized favorite, and all the usual complaints that the writers have broken canon, here’s what went down in The Acolyte episode 8.

Osha Turns to the Dark Side

Everything comes to a head on Brendok, with Sol (Lee Jung-jae) chasing Mae after she escapes as his prisoner. Hot on his tail are Osha and Qimir/The Stranger (Manny Jacinto), with the latter trying to adopt her as his new protégé following Mae’s betrayal. A typically flashy lightsaber duel at the ruined temple of Mother Aniseya’s (Jodie Turner-Smith) coven has Mae sparing Sol’s life, but only so he can a