THE ACOLYTE Episode 5 BREAKDOWN! Every Clue & Star Wars Easter Egg You Missed!
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Published 2024-06-27
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The mystery Sith Lord of The Acolyte has been revealed: QIMIR, Manny Jacinto! This episode contains some of the all-time best live action lightsaber combat, with the heartbreaking deaths of Jecki Lon and Yord Fandar! Erik Voss breaks down every detail you missed, including secret connections to the Knights of Ren in the music, and a play by play breakdown of the lightsaber moves!
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All Comments (21)
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Qimir saying he wants freedom is a reference to the last part of the Sith code "The Force shall free me."
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choreography was so good in episode 5, manny jacinto was so menacing, and the fact he did most of the moves too, makes it even better
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Why has NO ONE mentioned Tenebrous was big into cortosis and even died trying to retrieve some?! Plagueis killed Tenebrous in a cortosis mine. I think that has a lot to do with the story!
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I don't know who did the choreography, but tell them to keep cooking!
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The Jedi need to change their murder rules when it comes to defenseless Sith Lords. When you can eliminate someone that dangerous it needs to be done ASAP. Mace Windhu made the right decision
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In the episode where they’re in the apothecary, Qimir shouts at them when they come in, something like, “Please don’t do your Jedi mind wipe thing!” I think he said that to put them off guard, and make them self conscious about doing something so invasive. So I believe that’s why Sol was put off guard and didn’t investigate him any deeper at the time. Just kinda what I was thinking anyway. 🤷♂️
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Jecki with the drop kick was so sick 🔥
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The one line synopsis that describes the series on Disney plus reads: "An investigation into a crime spree pits a Jedi Master against a dangerous warrior from his past." Sooo. . . there was a time when Sol was mixed up with Qimir somehow.
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I loved how he still injected a bit of humor when Sol asked him about why he'd risk revealing himself, and he just shrugged and said something like, "Well, I was wearing a mask."
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The power of Manny!
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Watching Quimir vs Sol gave me Samurai Showdown vibes! Loved it
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I absolutely love how Quimir fights in this episode. Especially with his helmet and brace. He literally decides to head but a lightsaber and all of a sudden it’s off.
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I legit don’t care if we’re in the “prime Jedi” era or not, every single lightsaber fight between two trained force users from now on should have this level of choreography.
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Badass action sequences. Every star wars force wielding action scene in the future needs to be this well choreographed
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Manny was absolutely incredible in this episode. I always enjoyed him in The Good Place, but his acting range was incredible just within this one episode. I could see him getting a lot of massive roles after this because, just wow that was brilliant acting.
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Manny feels like a combination between a sith and the joker
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The power of one, the power of two, the power of Manny…
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Manny Jacinto is the villain we deserved in the sequel trilogy
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Let’s all admit Smilo-Ren was the best thing out of this entire series.
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There was another famous twin in star wars who said “we have to go back”, long before lost
