• KaiReeve@lemmy.world
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        5 months ago

        My entry point into Star Wars was KotOR so I’ve always been pretty critical of the average Star Wars media. I really enjoyed Rogue One, Andor, Mandalorian S1&2, and Clone Wars S7. Star Wars can deliver sometimes.

        With a budget of $180M I was hopeful that Acolyte could be great, and it hasn’t delivered yet.

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            5 months ago

            What does this mean, you admit this particular show is not very good but might eventually be good?

            This stupid woke/dei shit is just the culture war du jour, if the product that was being released was excellent, there wouldn’t be as much fuel to call a show bad for whatever reason.

            But as the previous poster noted, there have been properties that were celebrated on release because they are good. The first Mandalorian episodes meet a near orgasmic fervor.

            Acolyte at best is maybe just ok to not very compelling imo, that’s up against the other now recent star wars properties like Andor, which is and was critically acclaimed. The argument just falls apart when you use an objectively not very good show like Acolyte.

            • NeptuneOrbit@lemmy.worldOP
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              I mean the shows premier was a rocky start but it’s getting better. I think it’d a decent set up. Even the first three episodes of Andor were pretty slow. You have to set the stage. Introduce the characters. The plot. The season is going to be good, I’m very sure.

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            5 months ago

            In what world is it a positive trajectory? The first two episodes were by far the strongest, and it’s been falling fast in 3 and 4.

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      5 months ago

      On the one hand I don’t mind some new interesting plots involving same sex partners or similar. However, I agree with you that modern studios are forcing the issue to the point that it ruins everything.