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This is a spoiler-free review.

I read all the user reviews before writing this, and I'm confounded by how many people will write a review where the most complementary thing they say is, "well, at least it wasn't entirely terrible for the entire episode"... and then they'll give it an 8/10.

Some of you are being far too generous with your scores, simply because you want to believe that the show will get better and/or because this episode wasn't as terrible as the previous episode (which would be pretty hard to accomplish, honestly).

The only reason I didn't give this episode a 1/10 is because the final scene was kind of cool. Will I continue watching this show? Probably. It's like watching a car crash- you can't look away, even if you want to.

After a disastrous third episode. The fourth episode needed a lot of work to do pull the Acolyte television show out of the abyss.

Unfortunately it fails. This is simply a filler episode and not a very good one. The acting is terrible and the script is only slightly better.

Master Sol wonders which Jedi trained Mae. She has a Master who must have extraordinary powers, Mae has killed two Jedis.

Osha is asked to be of assistance for the search for her sister. They need to get to Kelnacca, the Wookiee Jedi Master who might be in danger.

The forest scenes were a tad exciting, only at the end when someone wielded a lightsaber. I just got a feeling by this point. The Acolyte should had been a television movie with better actors.

Again, the first several seconds of video are always fantastic, each episode has featured really great opening shots. But then... forests that look like they're from the old Ewok movies. The makeup and costumes are horrific. The aliens are comical.

Dialogue is atrocious. Acting is overwhelmingly flat, to the point where you wonder if the actors knew the show would be this bad and are just phoning it in.

The writing is what really sets this series apart in terms of it being bad. The characters will say something to the effect of "I like X" and then 5 seconds later say "I must destroy X". It just makes no sense. And it happens in this show ALL. THE. TIME. Also things happen that defy logic, like where a character would have to be in two places at once for what's on screen to take place. The final draft must have been written in crayon.

They got a lot of the screen wipes and musical interludes right. The music is better than in Ep3.

Ugh, what a waste of time.

This episode spends the time to retread the exact scene the last one ended on without any real significance.

The episode continues to feel more Star Trek like based on acting and script. Trite conversations that are uncharacteristic of Star Wars. I can only think this is because the desired audience is 12-15 years old. Which then means the show is excellently made as it is on par with other Disney and Nickelodeon shows.

The real standout acting wise is the fumbling helper for Mae. Which is probably the Sith Lord in disguise...yoda style. And those two characters are the only ones that are entertaining.

The ending was pretty cool but again was a whole episode leading up to almost nothing. Then a trailer defect reel starts and then stops dead in its tracks.

28 min show, 5 min credits.....Im thinking this is another whimsical Filoni episode of "what if", but ultimately leads nowhere like ahsoka or BoBF.

The Acolyte's latest episode felt like obvious filler. Despite being very short, it felt extremely slow and boring. There were too many scenes of ships taking off and landing, wasting irrelevant time that could have been better spent on advancing the plot or developing the characters. The dialogue was abundant yet contributed nothing meaningful to the story, making it feel like the writers were simply trying to fill the runtime. The episode was riddled with problems related to distance and travel times, which made the pacing feel inconsistent and disjointed.

Once again, a character's sudden change of heart came out of nowhere, feeling rushed and nonsensical. This change lacked proper buildup and context, making it hard to believe and undermining the character's development. The ending was entirely predictable, failing to deliver any real surprises or emotional impact. After all the filler, there was just one interesting minute before the episode ended, leaving viewers feeling unsatisfied and disappointed.

Overall, this episode did little to advance the overarching narrative and felt like a missed opportunity. The potential for engaging storytelling was overshadowed by poor pacing and irrelevant scenes. Hopefully, future episodes will address these issues and bring the series back on track.