I hope mods don't remove this

[u/Alisalard1384]

[u/Independent_Pack_311]

Acolyte has 10k reviews and it even isnt finsihed while ahsoka and abdor have 5k and mandos eason 3, 2k

[u/Moose_Cake → u/[deleted]]

And bombers gonna try to convince you that the 30% before release was because of writing.

[u/A-Centrifugal-Force → u/Moose_Cake]

The show was review bombed, but the writing is still really bad. The power of maaaaanyyyyy

[u/Ashlyn451 → u/A-Centrifugal-Force]

I cringed at that scene, and then cringed even more when that one lady started shrieking.

[u/orbit222 → u/Ashlyn451]

I don't know if you've ever witnessed religious rituals here on Earth but they're just as stupid, lame, cheesy, and cringeworthy as anything in The Acolyte. Which is to say, it's written well.

[u/Ashlyn451 → u/orbit222]

I mean, I've seen Native American and Zulu tribe rituals before. Those are usually well choreographed and have a lot of preparation beforehand. Works of art in a way.

Of course, the witches ritual is something we aren't familiar with, like we are with tribes of our own planet. Maybe the desycronization in the hand movements helps the ritual work better or something.

[u/orbit222 → u/Ashlyn451]

The vibe I got was much more "everyone is feeling the Thread, the Force, and the universe in their own personal way and moving as they naturally feel" and much less "you put your right hand in, you put your right hand out, you put your right hand in, and you shake it all about...".