The Acolyte
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Qimir is doing his level best to corrupt Osha.
And hes doing a pretty good job, damn him.
I really enjoyed the extended lightsaber battles in Night, which I watched three times.
If he does, the big question is when both of them will drop their respective charades.
A Jedi Knight can only abide so much slander.
Oshas long chat with Qimir is absorbing in its own way but only to a point.
Was it a Jedi who hurt him?
All of these questions are set aside for some future episode … His logic is insidious.
One of her aides wonders if Master Sol might have turned evil.
Vernestra doesnt have much to say about this idea.
She probably doesnt believe it, but still …
Even briefly entertaining Sol as a suspect doesnt say much for the loyalty and competency of the Jedi.
Teach/Corrupt ends on a couple of good teases.
On Sols ship, he tells the now-subdued Mae that hes been waiting 16 years to talk to her.
When hes out of the room, Osha cant help herself.
She puts on the helmet.
She breathes heavy and deep, sounding disturbingly like Darth Vader.
(Could the director and editors and cast have made Bazils Pip-rescue clearer, visually?
Yes, they could have.)
Inan Inverse interviewwith Headland after Night, she said something that surprised me a little but just a little.
Apparently, the original plan was to hold back the Qimir is Maes master reveal until season two.
Im glad they decided to put the character (and actor!)
Its apromisingprologue, Ill grant you.
But we havent really gotten to the story yet.
