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In Osha Aniseya, the Acolyte has created a fascinating new character whose dark side trip remarkably matches Luke Skywalker's arc. Although Anakin and Luke are often compared, Osha's narrative reveals a closer relationship to Luke's possible road to the dark side, so providing a wonderful study of what might have been.
With its mystery thriller story, The Acolyte never fails to have viewers wondering. Osha first came out as a committed Jedi, disgusted by her sister Mae's sinister impulses. But the last scene saw Osha embracing the dark side and turning into Qimir's Sith acolyte.
Dark Side and Sibling Bonds
Osha and Luke have similar experiences as twins who were split from their siblings early on. Their lives start to define their possible routes to the dark side by means of this separation. When Darth Vader threatens to turn Leia, Luke's relationship to her drives his sensitivity to the dark side in Return of the Jedi. Likewise, Osha's inability to let go of her resentment toward her sister drives her from the Jedi Order.
Parental Loss: The Force
Early death of their parents affected both Osha and Luke's relationship with the Force greatly. Luke lost his surrogate parents, Owen and Beru, in A New Hope; his parents, Padmé and Anakin, were lost when he was an infant. Luke's father's identity and the truth about his turn to the dark side haunted him; he thus feared his own possible darkness. Loss of her mother causes Osha to embrace the dark side. She confirms her slide by exacting revenge for Sol killing her mother.
The ending of The Acolyte prepares Osha to expose Luke's possible course had he decided to join Darth Vader. Although Osha's situation is different from Luke's, her whole acceptance of the dark side offers a disturbing window into what Luke's metamorphosis might have been like. The existence of Darth Plagueis on the Unknown Planet fuels mystery about Osha's future and possible influence on the galaxy.
Osha's turn to the dark side offers a welcome diversion from the usual Star Wars story in which Jedi characters fight the impulse to join the Sith. Anakin Skywalker epitomizes a good man gone bad, but characters like Rey, Luke, and Obi-Wan Kenobi have always stayed committed to the light. Osha's plunge into the dark side is an intriguing turn of events that creates avenues for investigating Luke's own possible road had he given his allegiance to the darkness.
With its examination of Osha's dark side trip, the Acolyte presents a striking analogy to Luke Skywalker's path. Through highlighting the possible darkness inside a Jedi, the show questions established wisdom and begs interesting issues regarding the nature of the Force and the decisions that define people's paths.