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The recent arrival of The Acolyte exemplified everything wrong with Disney’s direction. Marketed as a bold new interpretation, it ended up being a complete disaster—insulting fans with its superficial storytelling, poor character development, and blatant disregard for established canon. The show’s approach to the Force, Jedi, and Sith was inconsistent and revealing of a lack of understanding of the franchise’s core mythology.