Did he do that?!?!?!?!?

Also, kinda burying the lede that the Wolfman-mask alien from the ANH Cantina scene will be an actual character.

Please don’t let this suck…

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    I agree the trailer looks fun. Goonies in space, plus a Jedi.

    There’s just been a certain cheap and rushed quality to recent Star Wars outings, both in writing and actual production values, that has made them a lot less enjoyable than they could be. I actually kinda liked the Acolyte and hope in particular that we see Manny Jacinto again, but I can’t deny it was mostly just “kinda okay” and definitely seemed to squander its budget on cheap fake beards and fat toy lightsabers.

    A breezy, fun story could handle that campy vibe a little better than ponderous end-of-galaxy stories, though. We need an infusion of charisma, too. I dunno. As always, I’m cautiously optimistic.

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      I’m an editor by trade, and weirdly, I think Acolyte’s main problem is editing. When I later heard that the story was supposed to be all about the Sith and was reworked by producers, it clicked. It’s cut like someone doing their best to make a story make sense after cornerstones of that story are removed. I’ve been in that position. It sucks.