The big villain is conquering the hearts of the audience

The fifth episode of The Acolyte may be one of, if not the, most important episode of the series for several reasons. Currently, the community is not only discussing what happens in the episode, but also about one of the actors involved.

At this point, we would like to warn you about serious story spoilers! If you haven't seen The Acolyte or its fifth episode yet and you don't want to miss out on the surprise, then you shouldn't read any further.

For everyone else: let's go!

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What happened?

The fifth episode of The Acolyte is notable for two reasons. Firstly, the identity of the mysterious “Master” is revealed. Secondly, a whole series of Jedi die in this episode.

The Jedi die at the hands of the “Master.” He ultimately turns out to be Qimir (played by Manny Jacinto) and is actually a Sith Lord. The very bloody revelation, which also claims the lives of two fan favorites, shocked fans.

There is also an unexpected factor: some fans seem to forgive the character for his evil deeds – because they find his actor so attractive. There are some, sometimes questionable, posts about this on X (formerly Twitter).

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While the account itsthenatv states that Manny Jacinto is »hot«, lyviescott the question of at what price the actor becomes “sexier and sexier.”

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Actor performs well in survey

And even though one should be careful when reading comments because something might be meant ironically, some posts still leave a questionable impression.

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So the account michaelrxs had a good time with The Acolyte so far. Reasons for this include “Manny Jacinto's biceps and beautiful face” and the fact that “a bunch of Jedi get slaughtered. What more could you ask for?”

On the account of stoneydubb On the other hand, it is stated that Manny Jacinto can “split the user in half”.

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In a non-representative survey on X about which Sith is the most attractive, Qimir, played by Jacinto, does well.

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And even though Jacinto delivers a good acting performance and embodies a believable character, the revelation itself was not that surprising. There were already fan theories about the identity of the Sith Lord beforehand.

In this case, the obvious has once again occurred to this Star Wars series, similar to the prequel film trilogy in which Chancellor Palpatine revealed himself to be a Sith.

However, The Acolyte also showed that fans have to be prepared for seemingly impossible story twists. It will be interesting to see what happens in the next three episodes. The Acolyte has been running on Disney+ since June 5th. New episodes are released every Tuesday.