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I only noticed one essential element in The Acolyte episode 2 on a replay. Mae presents a terrible choice to Jedi Master Torbin when she confronts him for the second time: "Confess your crime to the Jedi Council, or receive the forgiveness you seek... Right here." She is trying to get him to take Bunta poison. Just now. From here. Obviously, the main emphasis here is on the fact a Jedi Master takes the poison due of such extreme remorse. We have all missed still another element of this scene, though.
Mae knows Master Torbin omitted informing the Jedi Council of events on Brendok. Mae hates the Jedi, hence she is more likely to believe the Jedi Council just didn't mind about whatever really happened on her homeworld. Her remark thus suggests awareness of Jedi Council records. The Sith acolyte is aware of what data the Jedi Council has received.
This naturally raises the following issue: is this an actual Sith agent or a Sith agent? Recent Star Wars books have exposed Palpatine developed a network of agents employed within the Jedi Temple; this is how he found possible Imperial Inquesters. He wasn't the only Sith to develop such concept, rather likely. The issue is that none of random civilians or staff members should be able to view active Jedi's mission logs or records. This points to a Jedi serving the Sith.
The Acolyte's stakes suddenly have been elevated. Leslye Headland has proposed in interviews that this is the narrative of how the Sith "infiltrated" the Jedi; this is quite likely in fact. It's rather easy to see the merciless and cunning Sith hiding among the Jedi themselves. One cannot totally discount that unsettling possibility.
The Acolyte surreptitiously disclosed among the Jedi a Sith Traitor. Set a century before the events of Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace, The Acolyte presents a sinister narrative whereby the Sith assassin Mae Aniseya has attacked the Jedi who visited her homeworld of Brendok some sixteen years ago with great force. Working under a mystery Sith Lord, Mae seems to be a Sith acolyte.
At this point, the Jedi thought the Sith was extinct but in fact they were working in the shadows, changing events all throughout the galaxy. Viewers are aware of what the Jedi do not; the Sith in The Acolyte are ready to resurfaced following almost a thousand years of planning. Order 66 will annihilate the Jedi Order within rather more than a century. And yet already The Acolyte has alluded to the scope of the Sith intentions, and indeed their penetration of the Jedi Order.
Filmed in the Star Wars universe during the closing stages of the High Republic Era, the Acolyte shows the Galactic Empire alongside the most potent Jedi state. Examining several crimes, this sci-fi thriller sees a former Padawan meet her former Jedi Master as they investigate occurrences all pointing to darkness emerging from beneath the surface poised to bring about the collapse of the High Republic.
The program boasts an outstanding cast, and its plot points to lots of action and several twists. The Acolyte is a great program for people who wish more information on the beginnings of the Star Wars universe and the background of the Jedi and the Galactic Empire.
He informs Mae he knows Master Kelnacca resides on Khofar's "relaxing forest retreat". Qimir obviously has informants who can access the Jedi Archives as well; among the Jedi there is a Traitor.
This knowledge along with the other hints makes it very evident that the Sith have entered the Jedi Order. cruel and cunning, the Sith are constantly seeking for means of advantage. They might have been hiding for years, waiting for the ideal opportunity to strike. This is a quite sinister and upsetting turn of events that will surely have viewers wondering right through the season.