Speaking with Collider, Leslye Headland dives into the details of the sixth episode of The Acolyte ‘Teach / Corrupt‘ looking at the love/hate relationship of Osha and Qimir, whether the island is Ahch-To (“I know it’s similar, and it was intentionally supposed to be“) – our money is on it being Bal’demnic – and plenty more besides.
Collider: For you, as a fan of Star Wars, how much fun has it been to get to pick apart these ideas that have been baked into the franchise for so long and then flip the narrative a little bit and make people look at things from a very different point of view?
HEADLAND: I hope it’s making people look at it from a different point of view. I can understand that fans — especially people who don’t know the High Republic — may feel like I’m criticizing the Jedi as they exist in George Lucas’ oeuvre, meaning the prequels and Episodes 5 through 6, but that’s not the case. We’re so much further back from that. We’re in that era that Obi-Wan is talking about in A New Hope. We’re in that period where the proliferation of power is so huge and far-reaching. Actually, in the next episode, you’re gonna see how far-flung particular missions with Jedi are and the lack of oversight.
(o)ne of the interesting ways to unpack the Jedi is, when they are at their height as they are here, what are the things they’re doing differently? A Jedi doesn’t pull their weapon unless prepared to kill — that’s just a High Republic concept. They don’t have battle droids, they don’t have other people with lightsabers. There isn’t any reason to pull it. Comparing that to anybody in the prequels, it’s not the same. They’re just not the same Jedi. So, in my opinion, and in my experience, and what I was interested in digging into is, it seems like it’s a time where you can break down the Jedi as a concept, whereas I wouldn’t want to touch what has been established of them a century later.
Be sure to read the interview in fulll for plenty of fascinating details.
- Bernardin, Marc (Author)
- English (Publication Language)
- 112 Pages - 08/20/2024 (Publication Date) - Licensed Publishing (Publisher)
