Warning! This post contains spoilers for The Acolyte.
Star Wars: The Acolyte episode 5 has Star Wars audiences enthralled with its incredible lightsaber battle choreography, and one new video reveals additional details about its creation, including its links to Legends. The Acolyte is the newest addition to Star Wars movies and TV shows, and although it was heavily criticized at first, audiences seem to be coming around after this amazing fifth episode of the show. Not only did the episode feature astounding lightsaber fights, but it also pulled in the Legends concept of cortosis, a metal that could short out lightsaber blades.
Posted by starwars, the official Star Wars account on X, the video includes brief interviews with The Acolyte’s Action Designer and Second Unit Director Christopher Clark Cowan and Assistant Stunt Coordinator and the Stranger Stunt Double Lu Junchang. Cowan and Junchang both describe the influences previous Star Wars stories and concepts had on the battle sequence and the careful thought that went into the choreography.
It’s perhaps unsurprising that the fight sequence was so impressive with the Star Wars prequel trilogy as inspiration; although the prequels also faced backlash initially, they are now seen as some of Star Wars’ best movies with many of the most celebrated lightsaber fights in the franchise.
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The Acolyte Episode 5 Had The Best Lightsaber Fights I’ve Seen Since Revenge of The Sith
The Acolyte episode 5’s action-packed story delivered lightsaber fights in spades – the best ones I have seen since the iconic Battle of Heroes.
The Acolyte’s Fight Choreography Is Absolutely Spectacular
Truly, among all the lightsaber battles in Star Wars movies, the duels in The Acolyte episode 5 stand out. Not only did the Stranger—thought to be a Sith Lord—go toe-to-toe with Jedi Master Sol, but also, Jedi Padawan Jecki Lon held her own in a battle with him. In fact, The Acolyte held nothing back, as Jecki Lon was even brutally murdered during this battle sequence, stabbed through several times by the Stranger, who callously referred to Jecki as “it” after she died.
Moreover, the inclusion of cortosis was absolutely thrilling, and it made the lightsaber battles feel brand-new. At first, it wasn’t quite clear what was happening to the Jedi’s lightsabers as they were fighting with the Stranger, but it became clear that contact with the Stranger’s armor, obviously made out of cortosis, was leaving their lightsabers temporarily unusable. Although this concept came from Legends, it made these fight scenes feel brand-new and raised the stakes considerably.
Of course, it’s difficult to raise the stakes more than The Acolyte already has. The show has made it abundantly clear that it will not hesitate to kill off major characters at the drop of a hat, and each episode contains its own major reveals and plot twists. While Star Wars: The Acolyte may have suffered from extreme backlash at first, it is proving itself as a truly innovative addition to Star Wars, and this video makes it clear that significant work went into making that a reality.
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New episodes of The Acolyte release on Tuesdays at 9 PM EST/6 PM PST on Disney+.
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The Acolyte is a television series set in the Star Wars universe at the end of the High Republic Era, where both the Jedi and the Galactic Empire were at the height of their influence. This sci-fi thriller sees a former Padawan reunite with her former Jedi Master as they investigate several crimes – all leading to darkness erupting from beneath the surface and preparing to bring about the end of the High Republic.
- Cast
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Amandla Stenberg
, Lee Jung-jae
, Joonas Suotamo
, Charlie Barnett
, Dafne Keen
, Leah Brady
, Manny Jacinto
, Rebecca Henderson
, Carrie-Anne Moss
, Jodie Turner-Smith
, Dean-Charles Chapman
, Lauren Brady
, Anthony J. Abraham
, Thara Shöön
, Danielle Xin Yao Waterman
, Sienna Khiroya
, Jeramiah Evans
, Dan Milne
, Thomas Coombes
, Archie Singh Swali
, Nick Court
, Ed Kear
, Jumayn Hunter
, Scroobius Pip
, Abigail Thorn
, Margarita Levieva
, Amy Tsang
, Saskia Allen
, Deborah Rosan
, Tabitha Alege
, Paul Bullion
, Indra Ové
, Derek Arnold
, Lewis Young - Character(s)
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Mae
, Master Sol
, Kelnacca
, Yord Fandar
, Jecki Lon
, Little Mae
, Qimir
, Master Vernestra Rwoh
, Master Indara
, Mother Aniseya
, Master Torbin
, Padawan Torbin
, Little Osha
, Fillik
, Tasi Lowa
, Youngling
, Restrained Convict
, Convict
, Olega Urchin
, Olega Master
, Olega Padawan
, Scavenger
, Ensign Eurus
, Mother Koril
, Ensign Rane
, Scout Sarria
, Ensign Shima
, Elder Jaalyn
, Master Lakshay
, Master Holden
, Master Ki-Adi-Mundi
, Jedi Knight - Seasons
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1
- Streaming Service(s)
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Disney+
- Franchise(s)
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Star Wars
- Writers
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Leslye Headland
, Charmaine De Grate
, Kor Adana - Directors
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Leslye Headland
, Alex Garcia Lopez - Showrunner
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Leslye Headland
