Summary
AsThe Acolyteenters its final episodes, a recently resurfaced interview with stars Amandla Stenberg and Manny Jacinto reveals a foreboding tease for the finale. Set long before the events of theStar Warsprequel trilogy in the final days ofthe High Republic era, the Disney+ series is helmed byRussian Doll’s Leslye Headland. InThe Acolyte, the murder of a Jedi master sets off a chain of events that leads to bloodshed, horrific truths being uncovered, and a tragedy that will begin the Jedi Order’s downfall.
FollowingThe Acolyteepisode 6, Twitter user@RosaLynaLermanuncovered a promotional interview with Stenberg and Jacinto held withThe GATEthat teases a darker, unexpected end for the Disney+ series.
Stenberg highlighted the final episode as a moment that they couldn’t wait for audiences to see while praising Headland’s approach to storytelling, while Jacinto says audiences have only seen a fraction of the series' shocking twists. Check out Stenberg and Jacinto’s full response below:
Amandla Stenberg:Well, for me it would be the finale. So much happens, which is very Leslye Headland-esque. Things that you don’t anticipate, very traumatic things. It all goes down, and I think she’s so great at her format and structure, and in that sense.
Manny Jacinto:Yeah, it was in, I’m assuming it was in maybe the first four that they gave out, that’s literally just the beginning. It’s like the first act…Yeah, a lot more jaws to drop.
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For those familiar with Headland’s previous work onRussian Doll, the shocking direction thatThe Acolytehas taken may be no surprise. A time-bending comedy-drama, the Netflix series was not only celebrated for its humor, but for its drama that fully explored what unique scenarios its time-traveling concept could offer. Similar concepts and deep-diving storylines have already been put in place inThe Acolyteever since the series began.
Even within its first episode,The Acolytehas been framed as a story of two halves, with multiple episodes featuring two-word titles describingOsha and Mae’s current states of being, only later switching to a single-worded title when their paths converge. Furthermore, the series is seemingly once morebringing the storytelling structure ofRashomonto theStar Warsuniverseto explore the twins' tragic past on Brendok. While not strictly traveling in time and changing the past, the flashback structure has left viewers wary about whether the full truth is being revealed.
WithThe Acolytereaching a point in its story where the twins' goals are tested, there is plenty of intrigue surrounding the finale. Between the seemingly kind offers of The Stranger and the unmasking of Sol’s involvement in the Brendok incident,it is unclear just who is friend or foe to either Mae or Oshaas they spend their lives in one another’s shoes. With Stenberg and Jacinto teasing shocks ahead, it seems certain that not everyone is as they seem.
