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'Star Wars' fans swoon over new Sith Lord in 'The Acolyte' after riveting Episode 5

The new Sith Lord revealed in 'The Acolyte' Episode 5 finally unites fans in appreciating looks and acting skills

Contains spoilers for 'The Acolyte'

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: 'The Acolyte' Episode 5 started streaming on Disney+ on June 25, 2024, and the riveting episode brought with it a much-anticipated revelation about the identity of the masked Sith Lord. 

The masked Sith is revealed to be Qimir (Manny Jacinto) who earlier pretends to be Mae's (Amandla Stenberg) accomplice in the earlier episodes surprising her and everyone else with the revelation. He unleashes his wrath of brutal force on the Jedi Masters and massacres them all. 

While the show has got mixed reviews so far and has divided the viewers, Manny Jacinto as Qimir has finally united fans in appreciating his looks and acting skills. His presence as the Sith Lord has got eyes back on the 'Star Wars' show and finally made people sit up and take notice. 

Internet reacts as Qimir is revealed to be the Sith Lord

As the revelation about Qimir being the Sith Lord happened, it brought attention to the actor playing the Sith Lord. Manny Jacinto has for long been an internet darling and his versatility to play a fun-loving Qimir and then transition to the Sith Lord gained a lot of attention online. 

A user who appreciated Manny's performance shared a GIF of Manny and captioned it "We have to give Manny Jacinto a standing ovation. His performance as Qimir has been genuinely incredible."

As Manny swung that red lightsaber and killed Jedi, people went gaga over his jacked muscular arms. His arms seem to have gained a separate fan base online. Users are even willing to let go of the fact that he plays a villain and does some horrible things to the Jedi. A user wrote "I don't care what he did, I will follow Manny Jacinto wherever as long as his arms out like that #TheAcolyte" 

Another user shared a GIF to express how Manny's arms seem to be raising the temperature and captioned it "Manny Jacinto’s arms. That’s it that’s the tweet"

A moment in the fight between the Jedi and Qimir sees Manny swinging two lightsabers. A user shared a GIF of that image and captioned it "MANNY JACINTO THE MAN THAT YOU ARE"

Some users though decided to proceed with caution as they think the controversial 'Star Wars' series will continue to disappoint the fans and kill thier favorite character. A user wrote "love this for manny jacinto but knowing SW they WILL kill him off so no thanks"

What happened to Qimir in 'The Acolyte' Episode 5?

Osha (Amandla Stenberg) and Master Sol (Lee Jung-jae) figure out a plan for fighting Qimir by putting the pip on him that attracts the umber-moths to him. Osha and Master Sol think they have gotten rid of him but he fights them off to eventually come out alive and victorious. 

His motive is to exercise the powers without having to comply with the Jedi rules and he also reveals that he is looking for a pupil. He finds Osha incapacitated and uses the Force to heal her. 

He might see Osha becoming his new pupil after Mae leaves him. 

'The Acolyte' Trailer

'The Acolyte' Episode 5 started streaming on Disney+ on June 25, 2024

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