After an uneven first half of the season, The Acolyte seems to have found its voice and a satisfying rhythm. Last week, the plot slowed down and characters were reshuffled a bit after they were shaken to the core in the fantastic fifth episode (Qimir is doing fine though). With episode 7, the show finally unveils what really happened 16 years ago on Brendok, and the line between good and evil feels even more blurred.
There's plenty of satisfaction to be found in a narrative that doesn't fully come together until its later stages, yet we remain convinced things could've been handled a bit better early on. While the story is convincing and refreshing at the moment, there's a widespread feeling that the earlier episodes could've been more engaging in spite of all the information that was withheld from viewers. If you stuck around hoping for an improvement, you're likely to be very happy now, but we can see why many fans bounced off.
