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Despite that, not many would have predicted the bloodbath inThe Acolyte episode 5.

Now, creator Leslye Headland and those involved have opened up on the excessive kill count on Korriban.

The Acolyte

Spoilers for The Acolyte episode 5 follow.

You have been warned!

‘Night’ saw the Sith Lord quite literally unmasked as Qimir (Manny Jacinto).

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“I just figured someone would stop me and nobody did,” Headland toldEntertainment Weekly.

“I figured someone would say, ‘This is too far!’

But they didn’t.”

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“I really like that she was actually killing people.

Because if you’re not making it dangerous, then why are we even here?

Why are we concerned by the story?

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Why do we care?

The Acolyte, then, has shown its hand and bared its teeth with the Qimir reveal.

Despite that, some think there’sstill another Sith waiting in the wings.

The Jedi attack.

If that’s the case, expect more death and destruction in the final stretch of theDisneyPlus series.

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