Mini Series The Acolyte 1.06 - Discussion Thread (Spoilers Allowed)

Episode 7 is most likely the next flashback episode since it has the same director as Episode 3.

 

While this show has been hit-and-miss for me so far, i find myself looking forward to Tuesday nights just to see what happens next. I feel like things could go alotta different ways.

Most interesting thing for me right now is learning more about Qimir. Former Sith apprentice gone rogue, is my guess?

 

Interesting. Maybe his look being so much like a Knight of Ren was a clue afterall.

 

During that final moment of EP 5, Qimir heals Osha's wound. Its very subtle, but he reaches out his hand, and the scar heals just slightly as she turns over. Similar to Rey and Kylo's powers in TROS.

Palpatine: He had such a knowledge of the Dark Side, he could even keep the ones he cared about...from dying.
Anakin: He could actually...save people from death?

 

He force healed her like Grogu also did in Mando. I ain’t sure that power is meant to be anything special.

apart from Ben being able to bring Rey back from death, for the most part the power seems to be one many force users are able to do.

 

If that were the case, then why did Anakin's seduction rely on needing this power?

We don't know what constitutes force healing, and how that is different from force saving those you love from death. We don't know where Grogu picked it up from? There's a reason they're playing Kylo's theme here at this exact moment. Qimir may have the same abilities.

It's been mentioned before that Osha and Mae might be a dyad. But ... given that Qimir (which may mean Moon) seems to know Sol (Sun), and that he has a dark past, I wonder if Qimir and Sol are brothers, or might be some kind of dyad of their own. And this is why he has this power, and why this them music is being played right now.

All speculation of course.

 

I have no idea if he has healed her or not, and I can't find any consensus on whether he did or not. Many think he just turned her over with the Force and that's all.

I'm not sure if anyone has confirmed Force healing here. It's very very difficult to see.

 

I just watched it. His hand is directly over her wound and the wound goes from dark red, with a scar, to regular skin. But yes. It's all in shadow, and done as she turns over. SO maybe not.

I'm definitely not ruling it out. Since he's also putting the blanket over her 'lifeless' body. All of that speaks to a healing moment.

 

I can’t believe Yord’s force ghost saves the day

 

Ben likely was able to save Rey because of the dyad enhancing that ability. The idea of force healing in itself doesnt seem to be seen as an odd ability if even baby grogu can do it. And Rey spoke about it like it was just a casual force ability.

 

Whatever it is, force healing is certainly very special, and not a routine Jedi ability. As far as we’ve seen so far.

 

Well Rey/Ben done it, Grogu, Obi Wan Kenobi, Barriss Offee and Qimir.

 

Its because its problematic to use too often. But its clear from The Mandalorian that has this baby knows how to heal and drain its own life force that it wasn't meant to be anything special. We ain't likely to get something to say oh Grogu knows it because this baby was taught the great ways of blah blah blah.

Grogu knew how to do it because its a force ability with a negative of draining life force being why its not used all that often.

 

Draining ones own life force to heal ...

That certainly sounds special.

But hey, unless it happened in the ST... its not special. Right?

 

Clearly Grogu, as presented in the story throughout, is meant to be a very, very special force user with significant latent force powers that have been largely suppressed due to trauma (and yet, we see many extraordinary uses of it anyway). Yet somehow you’ve come to the conclusion that a major force action that this clearly very special force user child conducted, was…not special? Do you just say things to be contrarian? Because I really have no idea what 90% of your takes are based on.

 

Grogu almost went into a coma using this power.

Yeah. Not special at all.

Anakin wanted this power to save Padme and chose the dark side to obtain it.

Yeah. Not special at all.

Rey and Kylo were part of a special Dyad not seen in generations....

Yeah. Not special at all.

The lady at Walgreens forced healed my boo-boo while I was in checkout line.

yeah... wait.

 

Id say any importance Grogu had was quickly done away with in this show. Luke didn't think Grogu was anything special clearly. The post empire, empire seemed to have lost interest in him. There is nothing new here being added to Grogu. He is just a yoda like spieces whos a baby and can drain his own baby life force to help others. unlike no other jedi apparently?

 

Uh..Luke asked Grogu is he knew Yoda, because they were of the same special species, which he hasn't seen before. He wanted to train Grogu as his FIRST student. Clearly that means he saw something special.

You really do seem to have some epically weird takes. Do you even like SW outside of the ST? I'm genuinely curious because you're constantly putting down pretty much all of SW (except for the ST) to prove you points. You know it's okay to admit you might be wrong about something. You don't have to dig in further all the time.

 

And you are generally so insecure about anything that doesn't match your desired concept. You wrap a lot around headcannon to what appeals to you.

Rey uses it twice in TROS and explains it as giving life force to another. Its not explained as this ability that she has but doesn't know why or how. Or anything to that degree. Grogu the baby is able to use it in the Mandalorian twice, which isn't referenced or mentioned as being incredible or unique to jedi. Its not mentioned to Luke or referenced by Luke, its just treated kinda like nothing after the first season. And that's because its a problematic concept to have that ability in story telling. But as of yet they have not tried to explain it away. So as of right now, you are head cannoning it as special when even the films and shows haven't bothered to acknowledge it.

And of course this idea of OH YOU ARE SAYING ITS NOT SPECIAL TO BE ABLE TO HEAL PEOPLE? HUH? HUH? Sure its about as special as reading minds, being able to float off the ground or mind trick people. Its an unnatural ability, but its one force users are able to do at the expense of their own life force. Even if you want to say its an ability they don't all know how to do, its not related to a much higher power to pull off.

 

As George Lucas put it, you don't want to have the deaths of major characters like Qui-Gon Jinn be the result of a character going "oops, forgot to heal him".

 

I think there are many Force powers and many ways the Jedi study them. Some will be better at different types of uses. Some that may have the raw power to do something, but not great at using it. Just like all other skill even regular humans have. Intelligence without common sense. So, it could be considered rare, but potentially any Jedi could perform it.

 

It reminds me of force speed. We see it TPM and it seems weird now because you don't see that ability ever used again. Probably because its also a bit problematic.

I heard legends tried to make an excuse for why its rarely used, to say it takes a lot out of Jedi to use it.

 

Which is why Barris looked older then she should at the end of Tales of the Empire

 

I'm watching the episode now. I knew Jabba's backstory was something to be explored. But, wow, did they make him a sympathetic character or what?

 

Jabba's rise as gangster. Huttfellas.