The Acolyte
Warning ! This clause contains SPOILERS for The Acolyte season 1 , episode 1 .
Summary
Leslye Headland , the showrunner forThe Acolyte , recently revealed a surprising source of inspiration for her work on theStar Warsshow : Breaking Bad . SinceThe Acolyteis set during theHigh Republic era , about 100 years before the Skywalker saga , its piazza intheStar Warstimelineallowed it to break several of the franchise ’s modeling . It still has to fit into the largerStar Warscanon , but the show also has all original aspects , likeThe Acolyte ’s characters , which lets it experiment more . Some of those experiments came in the mannikin of run from tarradiddle beyondStar Wars .
While mouth toEntertainment Weekly , Headland said that the opening scene ofThe Acolytecame about after she was impress by the possible action view ofBreaking Bad , written by Vince Gilligan .
" Not to compare myself at all to Vince Gilligan , but the cold open to Breaking Bad is one of the good cold-blooded opens ever . So whenever I posture down to write anything , I ’m like , ‘ Well , I wo n’t be capable to top that , but in my show , what ’s the version of that ? ’ And it felt like the best I could number up with was killing Carrie - Anne Moss . It was icing Trinity and just have everyone go , ‘ I ’m dreary . What ’s chance in this ? ’ "
After the premiere ofThe Acolyte , it ’s unmortgaged to see just how muchBreaking Badinfluenced Headland . Her opening scene took Carrie - Anne Moss , one of the most talked about part of the entire show , and kill her off like a shot . Indara ’s death inThe Acolyte ’s premier shockedmany witness , and immediately do a dark tone for the show that essay no one was safe . While it may not have been exactly the same asBreaking Bad ’s stale open , it accomplish many of the same things very ahead of time on .
Here ’s everything you need to observe along with Star Wars : The Acolyte , from computer address and small beer to master takeaways from each new episode .
The Acolyte’s Cold Open Really Did Work To Raise The Stakes
go bad Badbegins quite excitingly with a twosome of knickers floating through the desert , an RV with several dead dead body sloshing around in it , and Walter White take a pistol to make his last tie-up against approaching sirens in just a shirt and underwear . It was the case of opening night that made audience desperate to know what could have cause such a scenario , and it clearly had a similar impression on Headland . The Acolyte ’s first vista accomplished exactly whatBreaking Bad ’s did : it drew viewers into a story that had already started and made them want to get up as quick as potential .
As far as scandalous viewers and draw them into a tantalizing narrative goes , Headland to the full succeeded with the opening toThe Acolyte . In just over seven minutes , she establish Indara ’s skills as a Jedi , a mysterious connexion between her and Mae , and kill off one of the show ’s most advertised role . Everything aboutThe Acolyte ’s opening scenery screamed " this show is not what you think it is , " just likeBreaking Bad ’s did . Headland cite that she did n’t want to compare herself to Vince Gilligan , but the fact is , her opening was on equality with his .
Master Indara is a Jedi Master of great physical and mental skill . small has been revealed of her role to date .
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It ’s also interesting to note thatBreaking Badis likely not the only non - stellar Warsinspiration Headland had . Indara ’s death mirrored Casey ’s shocking last inScream , and it ’s potential Headland intentionally drew from the classic repulsion flick as well . Those inspirations spotlight both Headland ’s versatility andThe Acolyte ’s . They also highlight one of Headland ’s strengths as a author : she ’s willing to draw from any source to makeThe Acolytebetter , and the core of that scheme is unmistakable to see in Indara ’s opening night view .
New episodes ofThe Acolytepremiere on Tuesday Nox on Disney+ .
reference : Entertainment Weekly
Master Indara is a Jedi Master of great physical and mental skill. Little has been revealed of her role to date.
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The Acolyte is a television series lay in the Star Wars universe at the end of the High Republic Era , where both the Jedi and the Galactic Empire were at the height of their influence . This sci - fi thriller see a former Padawan reunite with her former Jedi Master as they investigate several crimes - all lead to darkness erupt from beneath the surface and preparing to bring about the end of the High Republic .
Master Indara is a Jedi Master of great physical and mental skill. Little has been revealed of her role to date.
