'The Acolyte' Episode 8 Preview: Jedi Master's past comes back to haunt
Contains spoilers and speculation for 'The Acolyte'
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: 'The Acolyte' Episode 7 aired on July 9, 2024, on Disney+. The enthralling episode saw a major flashback as Master Sol (Lee Jung-jae) and his connection with Mae (Amandla Stenberg) and Osha's past was discovered. The gripping episode had some jaw-dropping revelations that left audiences desperate to know about the conclusion of the series.
This episode like the third episode broke the flow of the narrative and discovered the past of the central characters in the show. It also brought back some of the popular characters who had already died in the show.
The episode took a break from the existing narrative to explore exposition and that leaves a lot for the finale episode to explain to the viewers of 'The Acolyte'. Here is a preview of 'The Acolyte' Episode 8.
When will 'The Acolyte' Episode 8 release?
'The Acolyte' premiered its first two episodes on Tuesday, June 4, 2024, followed by the third episode on June 11, 2024.
The fourth episode premiered on June 18, 2024, followed by the fifth episode on June 25, 2024, the sixth episode on July 2, 2024, and the seventh episode on July 9, 2024.
As per the schedule, 'The Acolyte' Episode 8 which is the final episode for this season is expected to be released on Tuesday, July 16, 2024. The episode is directed by Hanelle M. Culpepper.
What happened in 'The Acolyte' Episode 7?
The episode begins 16 years in the past in Brendok when the Jedi Masters, Sol, Indara (Carie Anne-Moss), Kelnacca (Joonas Suotamo), and Torbin (Dean Charles-Chapman) are searching for a concentration of force called Vergence in Brendok
Master Sol discovers life on Brendok in the form of Mother Koril (Margarita Levieva) and their children Mae and Osha. Master Sol sneaks into their place to discover witches or what the Jedi call the night sisters.
As the Jedi enter the coven, Torbin faces an illusion where Mother Aniseya (Jodie-Turner Smith) asks him if he wants to escape this planet. Indara asks for Osha to take the test as she did in Episode 3 to buy time from Mother Aniseya after she has Torbin in a spell.
It turns out that testing Osha was never their plan and a clever scheme that Indara and Sol came up with to buy time although Sol feels a connection with Osha and feels that she is in danger on this planet with the witches.
As Sol is adamant about bringing Osha with them, the Coruscant denies permission. Torbin who had taken the blood test for Ame and Osha discovers that both Mae and Osha were artificially created as one but then split into one consciousness and two bodies which would be possible if there was a vergence.
Torbin thinks that the girls are proof of the vergence and rushes to take the twin. Mother Koril instructs Mae to stop Osha from going while Mother Aniseya is ready to let Osha be a Jedi to the dismay of the coven.
Mother Koril prepares for battle as Mae sets the diary on fire causing a huge explosion. As Master Sol and Torbin reach the coven, a conflict happens where Sol kills Mother Aniseya and Mae watches that happen.
As the explosion becomes big, Koril takes over Kelnacca and he begins to fight Sol and Torbin. Indara interferes and uses force to kill the witches on the planet. After Sol and Torbin survive with the help of Master Indara, Osha and Mae are in a predicament where both are about to fall. Master Sol uses force to try and save them but has to choose between saving Osha and saving Mae, He decides to save Osha
Indara asks Sol to not tell the council about the truth and to keep Osha's dream of being a Jedi alive by telling them that Mae burnt everything down.
What to expect from 'The Acolyte' Episode 8?
This episode dealt primarily with Master Sol's past and now with the past and his intentions, Mae might get sympathetic toward him and try to help him out with finding Osha and Qimir (Manny Jacinto).
The reaction from Mae might be a hostile one too because she now knows that Master Sol had a choice between her and Osha and he chose Osha. It could lead to an even more aggressive Mae.
The next episode is the final one in the series and many questions are still unanswered about the show. The biggest burning question is how the Sith was created and what he has to do with all of this.
Further, there is still a lot to be answered about how Mae and Osha were created. This episode explains them being created through vergence and split into two bodies having one consciousness. Does that explain their affinity to the dark and light?
The finale episode surely needs to answer a lot of questions and we will be seated.
Episodes 1-7 of 'The Acolyte' are streaming on Disney+.