First Social Media Reactions To The Acolyte Praise A "Dark Mystery" With "Riveting Fight Choreography & Superb Performances"

Summary The Acolyte wows fans with stunning fight choreography, superb performances, and dark, layered mystery.

The new Star Wars show is a dream for High Republic era fans, with exciting potential and thrilling action.

There's exciting praise for Amandla Stenberg, CarrieAnne Moss, and Lee Jung-jae in The Acolyte.

First social media reactions to The Acolyte praise a unique Star Wars murder mystery with stunning fight choreography and tremendous performances. Excitement is building for The Acolyte, the next Star Wars Disney+ TV show, which officially premieres on June 4. Last night, the cast and crew celebrated at a thrilling launch event, and now first reactions are emerging from attendees who got to watch the first two episodes. Meanwhile, the social media embargo has lifted for reviewers, who are giving their thoughts on the first four episodes.

The reactions are almost overwhelmingly positive, with praise for the cast of The Acolyte for their performances. Many single out the fight choreography, expressing particular excitement about action from Amandla Stenberg, CarrieAnne Moss, and Lee Jung-jae. Here are some of the comments:

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The Acolyte Is Meeting Near-Universal Acclaim

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Teaser trailers and clips from The Acolyte have all focused on the martial arts ("Force-fu"), and it sounds as though there's good reason for this.

The comparison between Lee Jung-jae's Jedi Master Sol and Liam Neeson's Qui-Gon Jinn (from Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace) is particularly interesting. Qui-Gon is generally seen as the archetypal Jedi, a symbol of everything the Jedi Order should have been, and this seems to be implying there's a sense in which he was the last of the High Republic Jedi.

Although the first reactions to The Acolyte are almost universally positive, there are some dissenting opinions out there.

The various Star Wars Disney+ TV shows have often been criticized for pacing problems, so it's unsurprising to see this mentioned. It must be noted, though, that this may reflect showrunner Leslye Headland's personal style; her stories are like onions, with the layers gradually peeled away.

There's particular excitement among fans who can see the potential of the High Republic setting and even Knights of the Old Republic lore.