The Acolyte reviews have praised Star Wars turning to be Reylo fanfic. As Amandla Stenberg falls for a Sith Lord again, The Acolyte isn't targeted at the normal audience. In fact it is aimed to be exactly the opposite in both target demographic and moral lens. While this has had the effect of crashing the audience score, Leslye Headland doesn't seem to care about reviews at all. Instead seemingly to love the reviews about how thirsty all of the interviewers are. Turning the entire show into just fawning over the evil man in the script. The show definitely achieved it's singular goal. To not appeal to the audience. But the issue is, as Leslye Headland is writing what she knows, and all of the critical reviewers double down on feelings over analysis. Will ANYONE be sane enough to realise, this isn't the basis of a story. And these are the easiest, most basic, by default obtained audience you can get. But what did you think? Let me know your thoughts down below and as always, thanks for watching :)

The Acolyte: Made for Women who write love letters to serial killers in prison

Leslie wants us to “fall in love with evil”? I guess she learned well from Harvey

This entire series is nothing but a teenage girl's "bad boy" fantasy fan fiction. And not even a good one for that genre.

I didn't realize that Luke Skywalker whining about picking up power converters and how he can't see in his helmet and Han Solo's bragging and bluffing ways were considered "Ultra-masculine tough guys", and Princess Leia, who stood up to Darth Vader and Tarkin, lied to their faces even when her own planet was in danger, and took charge of her own rescue when it fell apart, was considered a "domestic female character" or "problematic stereotype". Seriously, have they even watched the first movie at all?

Women: Stop sexualizing characters! When women are in charge of a non-sexualized series:

For thousands of years, people have been telling stories of "good overcoming evil". Now Disney want us to sympathise with the bad guys? Never gonna happen!

Osha is so strong in the force, she developed stockholm syndrome in record time

So, it’s not cool for a woman to be in an armor bikini but this is ok? The hypocrisy is so blatant it hurts.

50 shades of incompetence is it's name

"People always bang on about the Jedi. They're in control of their feelings. They're adults, not children. If you think there's a problem with the Jedi because they're not emotional wrecks, you need to grow up." - spot on, Disparu.

Remember when they were complaining about "the male gaze" five minutes ago?

This recent movie cliché of "hot male villain who acts strong and masculine, but is 100% respectful to women despite murdering scores of innocent people in cold blood" is just embarrassing. This spat of awful male characters doesn't "mansplain" or speak badly of women, so despite the fact they are obviously evil, suddenly they are just "misunderstood" and "redeemable". Seriously, _this_ shyte is what passes for modern writing?

Please know that some of us women did outgrow the ‘I can fix him’ phase and are equally stunned by all this.

acolyte writers: hey, can i copy your homework? reylo fanfic writers: sure, just change it a little so you don't get caught.

They don't want to date evil - they want to TAME THE BAD BOY like a female romance novel! "The dangerous sith tempting her with his body. The sith man, basically begging to be tamed." This will be more and more Star Wars 50 Shades of Gray - but while wrestling with wokeness which muddies it.

As always, flip the genders and imagine the outcry if male "journalists" were writing articles like these about a female character. And holy crap these people need help!

Can you imagine trying to find a woman like Princess Leia? She looks good in a bikini, can strangle a crime lord of Tatooine to death with nothing but a chain, is good with a blaster, not afraid to fight for others, is the last to leave when a place is evacuated, a capable leader and chief organizer of a rebellion... ...only to find women like the sycophants oozing puddles over mass murderers. This world needs more Princess Leias.

I really am at a loss for women who so clearly and desperately want men, but don't for a second want to be the women men would ever want.

Well, to be fair, Smylo didn't murder Osha's friends. Calling them her friends would imply that the writers had the competence to actually portray a friendship between any of these "characters."

First, journalists thought men in Star Wars were evil because they were hot and masculine. Now, they think Qimir is hot because he is evil?

Women complain about toxic masculinity, then drench the surrounding area whenever a male character displays his toxic masculinity. Even the lesbian writer wasn't immune.

Worst drinking game ever: take a drink whenever Amandla changes facial expressions 😂😂

Getting a real Fatherless Child vibe from all the articles.

I wonder how many of these news websites celebrating the shirtless sith also belittled the gaming industry for Stellar Blade's main character.

The latest Force power is revealed! Forced relationships.

remember when fire in space was the biggest problem people had with this show? ahh simpler times.

Objectifying people is wrong, except for when they do it

Yeah, the "enemies to lovers" theme, or as women describe it: "Some girls just love the bad boys!" (giggle) ...and then two years, several black eyes and busted lips, a couple restraining orders, depleted bank accounts, and the occasional dead child later those same women are wailing, _"Waaaaah! I don't know what happened! Men are traaaaash!"_

So these people. "We need to stop toxic masculinity" but also. "Evil men so hot." ... so... Toxic masculinity hot?

They have a problem with associating sexyness with evil

As a man thats a chef...... Um the fuck? Most kitchens ive worked in were filled with 90 percent angry sweaty dudes. How is cooking femme coded

Honestly I`m not even surprised at the fanfiction level romance they added, I`m more surprised that it is a straight couple.

When I thought Disney couldn't possibly stoop any lower.

The Ballsackolyte. In a blue lagoon filled with frigid waterfalls, Swam a naked, dark jedi, with shrinking balls. They danced on the surface, weightless and spry, Soggy and shrivelled, like a pea in the sky. With a twirl and a whirl, they banged and they bounced, The fans, were excited and waited to pounce. A marvel to see, two force sensitive spheres, Their secrets revealed as Osha hungrily peers. He is the Ballsackolyte, a handsome dark knight His helmet keeps his identity locked tight The naked sith lord, with luminous balls A Darthmaul clone, minus facepaint, horns and overalls.

Rumor has it, $80 million of the $180 million budget went to mopping.

Fall in love with your evil kidnapper? Stockholm Syndrome.

Imagine Vader, scorched mess of burn scars and ugly metal that he was, rising up out of the water naked -- and then the media shills telling us evil is tempting and must be accepted before we can find balance. Imagine it with Granddaddy Palps.

So Star Wars is now a Harlequin romance novel? When they said this isn't for me, they were not lying. I guess that is progress.

Entire article seems unnecessarily mean to the dude. Imagine him reading this. I mean, he got paid, but was it enough?

My Acolyte review keeps getting deleted from RottenTomatos, for 9 days in a row. And if you look at every recent review it's all 5 stars now. So I think it would be way bellow 14% if they wouldn't manipulate the ratings.

Is that a lightsaber in your pocket, or are you just happy to see me? 😏

Listening to Disparu laugh as he reads what passes for "journalism" these days is the best.

I've never seen Leia described as a domestic type. Padme wasn't a domestic type. Mon Mothma wasn't a domestic type either. What woman in real Star Wars was a domestic type?

Leslie Smeghead secluded a young girl at an emotional and physical disadvantage with an overbearing, evil man who has advantage over the girl on a remote tropical island. Go with what you know, I reckon.

Star wars fans: hey this show sucks Disney SW fans: eew youre weird this is a kids brand for kids Also disney SW fans: this makes me so h0rny.

It feels like all their arguments about us being sexist are kinda thrown out the window now. If not, then this show should be renamed to the Hypocrite.

As for Luke and the dark side- Luke became a greater jedi than both of his masters because he improved the concept of the jedi by saving his father through love, as well as had enough willpower to stop himself from falling to the dark side, denying Palpatine the future he has forseen. Right after that he threw away his saber, his mission complete. Winning with Palpatine without fighting him directly, denying him a new apprentice and defeating the previous one, showing the selflessness of a true jedi. There is no greater jedi in the history of star wars than Luke for those reasons alone. He became a jedi his father always wanted to be, a hero who will come to save you no matter how far you're gone and how hopeless you feel. Saying that Luke had to embrace the dark side is so fundamentally wrong I can pretty much ignore everything that person is saying about star wars.

6:28 EXACTLY! Disney plus is a children’s and family platform but they’re turning Star Wars into 50 Shades of Grey. Like wtf?

They do know that the original trilogy had the ultimate "bad boy" that all the girls loved, don't they? Untamed, self-assured potentially a bit dangerous and definitely able to take care of himself. Unpredictable but ultimately heroic. That's the level of "bad" that is attractive. Not a full on murdering psycopath - and one that has just slaughtered everyone in sight to boot. That's just sick.

The director is so bad....she got Osha holding Qimir's lilghtsaber in a fighting stance but the lightsaber is not even turned on.

What’s worse is that guy didn’t want to do the scene but because all the 🐌 trails on set the PA to Harvey Weinstein forced him and made them rewrite almost all the episode. Pretty disgusting and nobody talks about how Harvey’s PA is still doing this stuff

Fanfiction smut writers. Watch out for an episode title with the word "lemon." If they could redo the original trilogy (and I wouldn't doubt them doing a remake), they would have Darth Vader in black briefs, boots, his helmet, and maybe the cape going up to Luke saying, "Who's your daddy? I am your daddy!"

Sometimes I pinch myself hoping to wake up from this never-ending nightmare, only to realize that this is the unfortunate reality I have to live in. A reality in which the loonies of the film industry have infested all that is sacred, and like flesh eating bacteria have withered away the classics like Star Wars to nothingness.

1:53 - I don't CARE how vulnerable and lonely and lost Kylo is because he murdered his dad because HE MURDERED HIS DAD (and a lot of other people)! That makes him irredeemable. He's EVIL and he needs to be stopped and punished, not understood, forgiven and turned into your new love interest.

So wait....ALL these articles are from mostly women PRAISING the character for being everything that they spent the last few years demonizing and attacking men for? What the hell is happening?

You're nailing it, keep the great work!

They did a mid season re-write to force in a male / female dynamic, likely in response to millions of people laughing at them for their lesbian space witches. 🤣

This very much a R-strategy female story. 1. Do we have a "I'm so plain" (but actually pretty) female lead? Check! 2. Do we have an emotionally distant, murderous, powerful villain? Yep! 3. Does the powerful villain pick out the "plain" female character and slaughter all those around her to capture her? Yep! 4. Is he fascinated with her and start to passively break down her resistance to sleeping with him? You betcha! 5. Will she end up "enthralling" him and leading to become her lapdog? Yes. The Acolyte is fanfiction and the low-IQ journalists lap up this rubbish.

The entire Disney organization is in the "hold my beer" mode. They will burn it all down, rather than admit they missed the mark and are wrong.

Disney Starwars biggest problem is lack of fans.

“I’m dark! I’m disturbed! I’ve got it all!” -George Costanza

When they write "must learn to accept the Dark Side" what the journalists are doing is showing how they do not understand Star Wars lore (even from the original films). Luke did not accept the Dark Side, he managed to pass through the Dark Side and NOT be fascinated/enthralled it. In doing so, he grew and matured, having passed the test and his reward was self-control and true power over himself, whereas his father had failed that test and had been an immensely powerful warlord enthralled to a master in the person of the Emperor. Luke became free by NOT accepting (giving into) the Dark Side, whereas Vader became the tool of another and the Emperor lost all his humanity, being ruled by his will to dominate. Additionally, they are engaging in that Marxist practice of redefining things to force in their own concepts, thus the Dark Side goes from being the lust for power (bad) to being suppressed desire (good - because all things suppressed are good in their discourse). This being "a female centric" story, therefore accepting the Dark Side does not become either sexual awakening or learning to control one's temper but instead means acting like a bitch on heat AND being in a permanent rage (because justified). This kind of writing is ultimately circular because the character journey is not to grow and mature but to be utterly self-centred and have the social world acknowledge and bow to that "personal knowledge". These people are evil.

Man when i was a kid these special books for women. Had there own little dark corner in some stores. Now they are getting 180million to make a series out of it

The ICanFixHims are strong with this new Disney fanbase.Remember, there's no good and evil, just 50 shades of Jedi. Edit: Secluded away on Epstien"s isl... I mean the unknown planet.

If representation is the goal, Disney has seriously missed the mark. There are plenty of female, gay or black etc people who actually have serious acting and writing chops. But the people they always pick are truly awful representations of non white, non straight male talent.. This will end up doing a lot more damage to their cause in the long run.

This whole series is insane... the OT had 3 guys women could have a crush on: a rebellious, rough on the edges adventurer in Han Solo; an idealistic dreamer that becomes the hero in Luke and the suave, charming Lando. They knew they had casted 3 handsome guys. Plenty women had an eye on them. But no one ever thought to change the characters or story to cater to it, all 3 were interesting, intriguing and well acted characters. Neither was evil or a bad guy. Lando had his weak moments obviously but he fought against the empire in the end. Leia was a great character on her own as well. It's disturbing to me anyone would think making a Star Wars show from basically wattpad dark fanfiction

Disparu, you have a "what the heck, I'll laugh anyway" laugh. Love your roast videos.

As much as I enjoy the pure comedy of your channel, most appreciate your consistent focus on the battle between Good and Evil.

That scene in Human Traffic, where Moff's off his face in at the house party and explaining how Han is an intergalactic smack dealer, remember that one? Yeah, that one scene is better than any actual Star Wars made since then.

I Can Fix Him: The tv series.

Being one of your first followers i love seeing you grow your channel & consistently demoralize these broken franchises. Well done!👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

The power of Mannny

This is what Disney wants to teach children: if a hot guy kills all of your friends, that's a sign of lewdness, stability, and the perfect partner!

Well at least they are being honest... They fall for evil because they are evil.

Everything about Disney Star Wars is pretty awful

So.... is this article saying we should totally turn to the dark side because some random sith dude is hot? Obi Wan: Vader was seduced by the dark side.... literally. He a saw a sexy sith and was all like 'I'm in!'.

He can't be a knight of ren..... he would be about 150 years old by then

So are they trying to claim leia & padme were domestic women? Have they ever watched the original star wars?

Their sickness and confusion is showing…

I will say this Luke did use the Darkside to beat Vader but then Luke saw who he would become who his father had become and rejected the dark side not embrace it "I am Jedi like my father before me."

Leslie Headland’s green Jedi wife that has no acting ability is the sith’s master. I’m calling it. Her wife has to be there to the end.

This is basically the series version of a soft core romance novel aimed at women

This man deserves a medal for suffering through all of this, so we don't have to.

I'm still impressed Disparu was able to find these ancient articles in the pop culture museum, carried by the banners of long-dead publications - Salon, Kotaku. Such funny names they had back then! Shake off the digital dust, correct the incompatible format errors, and there y'are, it's like the years just fall away. Even stranger are the ideas. How could people have thought "teh ghey is rad!!" back then? Like whatever, pueriles.

OSHA woke up in a cave, then immediately went to inspect the safety railings outside. As she emerges from the gaping gash in the mountainside, right outside, looming over her, is a huge pillar of stone. Nice bit of foreshadowing for her fondling Smilo Ren's girthy lightsaber shaft.

Bro, your videos are gold.

Ever since the Rebels series (at least, and maybe earlier) there’s been a drive to amoralize the Force, and this show is the inevitable conclusion of that effort. The dark side users don’t even have distorted eyes anymore, something that clearly shows the audience the evil of the dark side. Count Dooku was only an exception to this rule, but now it’s the other way around. The drive to portray the Jedi as an evil institution instead of a good-but-flawed organization fighting against evil is also disgusting. But, to people who have no morals I’d expect nothing less. I look forward to the day Disney fades into nothingness, and I’ll be happy to contribute to their downfall.

I love how this "official Disney commentary" sounds like erotic audio book. Gets me every single time

Not the wives of serial killers, but the ones who exhange letters with serial killers in prison.

"Qimir is violent and dark which makes him appealing to women because it implies he would accept their darkness as well" is a really obtuse way to say that you are a person that is terrible to be in a relationship with.

So...let me get this straight. They're stating over and over that the Sith is fem coded and is taking on the role of the woman, but at the same time his aesthetic is loser? And this show is supposed to be all about the power of the feminine. I'm confused and it sounds like everyone that had anything to do with this show is too.

10k views in just an hour. You doing better than Disney on watching audience. Congrats

They were inspired by Kylo and Rey...so they think the male audience is "toxic" but they got inspired by shippers...THE most toxic group in ANY fanbase. Rabid to the point of literal violence, who actually sent threats and stalked Adam and Daisy and tried to ruin their REAL relationships.

I say the Journalists who like this show should pay the bill for it

How were leia, padme, mon mothma stereotypes? They were anything but.

in Poland there is a book and a movie called 365 days, where the story is about a mafia man kidnapping a woman and giving her time to fall in love with him. women leave traces like a snail when reading/watching this shit.

Reminds me of when Anakin tells Padme he killed an entire group of sand people, even the women and children, which apparently turned her on, because she immediately decides to give him some for the first time. Bizarre af

"The dark side is very, very human"? Someone forgot when Anakin slaughtered a dozen 5-year-old padawans in cold blood.

Your videos are a breath of fresh air, always enjoy watching