Revenge of the Sith is operatic and blunt, but it’s a movie about democracy so decadent and self-absorbed that it becomes subject to the whims of a master manipulator.

The Acolyte has proven that one of the Jedi's greatest fears in Star Wars was always equally if not more problematic for the ...

While Sol doesn’t say Qimir had once been a Padawan, The Acolyte strongly suggested he was. Qimir called Sol “Master.” Considering Qimir’s own protege, Mae, was also someone the Jedi tried ...

The Acolyte is keeping the identity of the mysterious Sith Master secret, but — in our humble opinion — it couldn’t be clearer (even before the show actually reveals it). [Ed. note ...

On the one hand, yes, a Sith master was gaining increasing access to the Jedi, including the Jedi Council. On a larger scale, though, the Jedi's willingness to participate in politics and act as ...

This would certainly explain why The Master is so intent on training Mae to kill without traditional weapons. She’s not your typical Sith apprentice. She hasn’t taken on a Darth title ...

Before Episode 4 of The Acolyte, we only see “The Master” once (that we know of ... at the series’ timeline and are keeping the Sith’s “Rule of Two” in mind as they do… ...

Lucasfilm The Sith Rule of Two demands the Order always has a single Master with a single apprentice. The Acolyte‘s Qimir is searching for his own when he should already have one, if he is a ...

It sets up Sol (Lee Jung-jae), Yord (Charlie Barnett), Jecki (Dafne Keen) and several others in their quest to stop Mae, but it also sets up the Sith Master’s entrance. Lightsabers drawn ...

Matt Patches is an executive editor at Polygon. He has over 15 years of experience reporting on movies and TV, and reviewing pop culture. Ever since George Lucas claimed the “echoes” between ...

A master and an apprentice.” Despite Qimir’s impressive lightsaber skills, his age hardly paints him as the Sith overlord who’s pulling the strings. As you can imagine, lots of theories are ...