The King of Collectibles Shares the Secrets to Building the Ultimate Collection

This article is part of Collector’s Digest, an editorial series powered by: In the world of collecting, the most important thing is to enjoy the items you collect. You might have a small grouping of items that mean the world to you, and that is enough. But, you may also look forward to growing that […]

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This Star Wars: The Acolyte review contains spoilers.

While The Acolyte struggled across its first seven episodes, its finale is surprisingly coherent, fast-moving, and even riveting on occasion. The episode is undermined by the crumbly narrative foundation it’s built on, but there’s a lot to like here. Is it good enough to warrant a second season? Probably not. But judging by the number of loose ends the first season leaves dangling, the door seems open to continue the Mae/Osha saga.

This is one of the best episodes of the season. Maybe the best. It picks up where episode 6 left off, with the Stranger saving Osha from suffocating in his comically evil-looking sensory deprivation cortosis helmet. These two still don’t have much chemistry, but at least we’ve had time to repress the off-putting romance novel bunk we saw two weeks ago. 

It’s really astounding how much more enjoyable Qimir was to watch than the Stranger is. Manny Jacinto was charming and funny as the former, and there was even a little pathos mixed in there, too. The Stranger, on the other hand, is personality-less and flat-voiced, and if we’re in for even more of he and Osha’s low-energy convos in the future as this episode would have us believe…may the Force be with us.

The glimpse of Darth Plagueis the Wise we see as Osha and The Stranger depart is a neat tease of what might be coming if the show continues. The Sith Rule of Two should come into play in an interesting way considering how the season ends, and Plagueis’ presence gives the s