"I sense a plot to destroy the Jedi," says Mace Windu in Revenge of the Sith, a particularly dire proclamation which, truly, isn't met with a whole lot of urgency. If you, like me, usually scream at your TV at this point, The Acolyte could be the show for you.
I adore the Star Wars prequels, and I've always thought one of the most fascinating things about them is just how darn complacent the Jedi Order is about the rise of the Sith, which is happening right under their noses. This is one of George Lucas's key themes in the trilogy, culminating in the Senate feverishly cheering the ascendancy of a maniacal dictator: when, as Padmé says, liberty dies with thunderous applause.
