The Acolyte showrunner Leslye Headland has revealed episode 7 will showcase the biggest problem with the Jedi Order, something that could potentially set up a massive challenge for Rey in her upcoming movie. The Jedi appear to be hiding something in the latest series, with Mae assassinating members of the Order who were seemingly involved in the massacre on Brendok when she was younger. The Acolyte episode 6 ends with Sol deciding to tell her what really happened on her home planet, setting the stage for a flashback episode.
Speaking with Collider, Headland explained how The Acolyte episode 7 will show what the biggest issue with the Jedi Order is. The showrunner says how viewers will “see how far-flung particular missions with Jedi are and the lack of oversight,” implying what happened on Brendok is an issue with how their organization is set up. This information could also impact Rey in her upcoming New Jedi Order movie, as she’ll be trying to rebuild a similar group as the one before the Empire.
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While Sol is going to tell Mae the truth about what happened to her home when she was younger, it doesn’t seem like any Jedi that did something nefarious there will be held accountable for their actions. This sets up a morally gray viewpoint of the Order, which indicates a deeper corruption that can happen in an organization thought to be inherently good. It also indicates their critics are somewhat correct in believing they need more oversight instead of operating so freely on a galactic scale.
These issues could be further addressed in Rey’s upcoming New Jedi Order movie, where she’ll be trying to rebuild the organization following the defeat of the First Order. While she’ll clearly want to be a force of good across the galaxy, she will also have to consider the governments and societies recovering after Palpatine’s defeat. Instead of acting with absolute authority like the former group seems to have done, her group needs to be considerate of how the galaxy is healing, rebuilding from a place of concrete regulations.
However, this is going to prove a challenge for Rey if she doesn’t know the history of the original Jedi Order, including what really happened on Brendok. This means The Acolyte could feature a deeper tie-in to her next movie, as it would explain the importance of how she rebuilds with knowledge from the past. By establishing more nuanced information about the pre-First Order world, Star Wars TV shows can bolster stories like hers that take place in the distant future.