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Warning - the following features spoilers for episode 5 of The Acolyte… From then on, it’s a fight to the death in the forests of Khofar.
But The Acolyte does actually manage to hold its own.
These sequences also remind us that the best combat scenes are always rooted in characterization.
He out-fights multiple Jedi, killing three in the episodes opening scene.
“He doesnt follow the rules of combat” Yord tells Osha (Amandla Stenberg), looking unnerved.
“Theres no method to his movements, it doesnt make sense.”
To a consummate rule-follower like Yord, Qimirs combat style is confusing and unfamiliar.
But its not as if Qimir is just waving his blade at random.
She’s tough and resourceful, drawing a second lightsaber when Qimir shorts out her first weapon.
Of course, Jeckis death is the point where Sol really lets loose.
He only stops because Osha calls him out.
The episode ends with Mae disguising herself as Osha and leaving the planet with Sol.
But before that, Osha does something sneakily important.
The Acolyte airs weekly onDisneyPlus worldwide.
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