Only came across you recently, but this is easily my favourite channel now. Not just because we blindly agree on things, but because of your deep and encompassing understanding of lore, which I feel like is a big part of why this show is more enjoyable. The pacing issues etc. don't magically disappear, of course, but I am deeply impressed with how deep they went to explore the phiolosphical debate of light and dark side force users, and the institution of the Jedi. I do hope we'll also get some healthy criticism of the Sith down the line. Do also very much appreciate their love for elements of the EU that they have reinserted, in my opinion, well.

Honestly, kinda depressing that there are so few channels are giving Acolyte a fair chance.

His patient approach to convincing Osha is very much the Sith way. If the Sith couldn't control their emotions, they would not have survived with the rule of two for a thousand years.

It's not just the Star Wars discussions that make your videos great. My wife and I often talk about your outlook on many things you bring up during your videos and how much we agree with you. But one of the things that we respect the most, is that even if we severely disagree with you on a subject, you're someone who can discuss it without turning it into a hatefest. Thank you so much for your work and perspective.

Best thing The Acolyte did for me is I discover you because of this show. Lots of people just shitting on the show for easy clicks. It is sad that many people fall into the dark side through unreasonable hate and baited because of their emotions. Show's quality is arguable but story is interesting, what they are trying to do is interesting, characters like Sol and Qimir are very good additions to the SW universe. I am enjoying the show and I just want to discuss what going on with the story. Your videos are very informative and enjoyable.

A lot of people were hating on that helmet because "haha how can he see in that thing lmao" my brother in christ, you're watching star wars. Like Kreia said, "When one relies on sight to perceive the world, it is like trying to stare at the galaxy through a crack in the door"

I commented this on your last video but I don't think Kimir is trustworthy. He's clearly grooming Osha the same way Palpatine groomed Anakin. Osha accuses him of killing her Jedi friends, and instead of expressing remorse and claiming it was only in self defense and that he's sorry (like Balen Skul would have), he just brushes them off as "Oh, you feel bad for the people who didnt want you to feel emotions?" He offers Osha power and freedom while encouraging her to kill him in cold blood and he flat out admits Mae was a pawn and a waste of his time. This guy is preying on Osha's vulnerability be pretending to be vulnerable with her, and it's clear by the end of the episode its working.

generation tech > star wars theroy

The Stranger was voted mostly likely to score with a set of twins by his Youngling graduating class.

Luke himself said the Jedi Order was too full of hubris and, in a constantly repeating cycle, created their own enemies while simultaneously living in denial of doing so.

Yes thank you for bringing up Kanan losing his sight but still a capable fighter

I don’t think it literally blocks the force. He’s just saying it hones your senses since it’s a sensory deprivation thing. Gives you clarity of mind.

I think your spot on with your comments about the Jedi tapping in to the dark side when they think no one can see them, I feel like its almost inevitable for younger less disciplined Jedi to prevent themselves from going there especially under life or death combat situations 👍 nice work Allan keep it up.

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I liked the specific naming of Cortosis and don't mind the expansion of its capability, but if I understood it correctly, it wasn't blocking the force but was acting as a sensory deprivation, in fact making it easier to connect with the force, as you stated. But I may have misunderstood that. My assumption is that Osha putting on the helmet will lead her to connect more deeply with the force and have a new recall of the Brendock incident. However, if the helmet is a sensory deprivation tool, then Qimir should not have been able to have a conversation during the fight. Possibly the force could explain being able to engage (not seeing with eyes nor hearing with ears, etc), but then not sure how it functions as a force suppression element. I could also go with he can hear somewhat, but then again, it's not an effective sensory suppression device and it didn't seem like he was having difficulty hearing. It feels a bit like they wanted to have their cake and eat it to. Not a bad idea, just wish they didn't have him talk until after the helmet was removed (perhaps even not adjusting his head position to noise and fighting more like Zatoichi if we want to stick with the Japanese inspiration). I do like the use of it as a cheat (dark side), very much going into Yoda saying it is (quicker easier, more seductive), and may help explain Qimir struggling more after losing the helmet.

"Freedom. The freedom to wield my power the way I like."

Well, I don´t think that the "Cortosis" part of the sensory depriviation is the kicker here. It´s actually just having the helmet, any helmet, cut you off from the outside, that does the trick. As someone who has done a lot of medieval martial arts and was there at the advent of HEMA, we know the thing some call Helmet Fatigue, Helmet Panic or similar terms. It´s when being alone with yourself in the helmet, with limited view, and room to breathe, really gets to you. It´s brutal when you first encounter it, and when someone is pummeling your helmet, while you are about to lose it, there is NOTHING you want to do more than take that freaking thing off.

You’ve gotta love the details on No-Name’s helmet with the scratches

It's clear Qimir was a jedi padawan, so he knows how to counter it.

Funny. When I saw the fight, I wondered how he could see out of the helmet. Chalked it up to Rule of Cool.