Preston Jones

Unique twist on classic star wars. Very nuanced expression of details not discussed in past films (force plagueis, darth plagueis in general, nightsisters, politics of the Jedi order). Powerful foreshadowing and full of surprises. The timeline allowed disney great originality in the storyline, and allowed them to work in these details that have been absent throughout the series. Certain things were rushed and didn’t make the most sense, but the Acolyte possessed many shocking and unexpected deaths and plot twists. It is a shame that there won’t be another season. I detested the three “Disney Wars” disasters (7,8,9,) that were so far out of touch of cannon. Really disappointing that I come across this show after the decision was made to cancel it. I wanted to add some things that I saw in someone’s post… Night sisters did not use DARK MAGIC, it was expressed that they learned to manipulate their force in their own way, not only jedis are capable of manipulating the force…. Wookie Jedi: Was not killed off after five minutes of screentime…. you must have stopped watching the show too early buddy, it’s clear you did not finish the series. He was incredibly powerful with his own unique fighting style. You saw him in many scenes, and he fought viciously. You saw that much later in the show though, after he had been executed by a sith lord that single handedly murdered 5-7 jedi. Sith: Maul was NOT the only Sith in “modern times.” you are interjecting your own timeline. Bane’s order had a large number of sith until the reformation, and CLEARLY, this timeline allows for some manipulation of other characters. You literally see Plagueis on Kimir’s planet hiding out. In this storyline, Kimir would turn out to be a failed apprentice of Plagueis, before Plagueis took on Palpatine as his apprentice. Plagueis could literally manipulate life, he was around a long time, and had plenty of time to train other apprentices between his becoming a sith and later being killed by Palpatine. Osha turning herself in: makes total sense why she did this. She wanted to be a Jedi, had full respect for the jedi, and trusted their judgement. She admired them. and her turning later on makes sense as well. Jedi as “bad guys”: what a narrow minded opinion. The Jedi practically kidnapped children from all over the Galaxy. They established order, but they were also a major political force. They were definitely an “ends justify the means” type of order. This show displays the intricate politics within the order that you saw leading up to the clone wars. Yoda himself was overly political and admits that he is at fault for the rise of Vader and the fall of the order. The Jedi were overwhelmingly “good,” but they pissed a lot of people off by kidnapping their children, invading planets, and exerting their will in the name of goodness and the force, this show did a great job of showing the messy side of political jedi-ing. Particularly at the end, when Vernestra using Sol as a humiliating scapegoat to protect the Jedi order from political investigation, literally trashes her best friend through the mud, ruins his legacy and name, all for the sake of the greater good of the order.