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The Acolyte Recap: Toil and Trouble
What if no one in the Star Wars universe has a true understanding of the Force?
Way back in 1999, in Star Wars: Episode I — The Phantom Menace, writer-director George Lucas — via his character of Qui-Gon, a Jedi Master — introduced the idea that “the Force” can be unusually strong within individuals who have a larger than normal amount of special microscopic creatures in their body’s cells. The Acolyte creator Leslye Headland comes from the world of American independent film, where screenwriters have a bad habit of teasing out their characters’ backstories for as long as possible, hinting at dark, life-changing secrets while holding back the details until the third act. That said, even I couldn’t miss how Sol’s ears perked up at the news from Aniseya that Mae and Osha “have no father.” Anakin Skywalker’s mother makes the same claim in The Phantom Menace, which is partly what leads Qui-Gon to believe the boy is the Chosen One, born to bring balance to the Force.
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