In an interview with IGN, Amandla Stenberg discusses in depth her character changes and choices in the finale of The Acolyte.
“Manny actually had the idea that instead of it being the physical intimacy of romance, that actually we’re holding the lightsaber together,” Stenberg explains. “And I also just think that there’s something very piping hot tea about that as well.”
“Osha goes through such a change in self […] that we actually felt like the moment, just [needed to be about] Osha coming into her own power and relinquishing her connection to her past, which she didn’t know was imprisoning her, but it was,” Stenberg confirms.
“All of that felt like it was a very clear story about autonomy and a woman making choices for herself, that when we got to the romantic portion of the plotline, we just thought, we don’t know if this is fully earned yet.”
