49 Years Later, The Oldest Sci-Fi Show Ever Reveals a Dark Truth About Its Main Character
— BBC Back in 1975, the Time Lord known as Doctor (Tom Baker) barely prevented an ancient alien god known as Sutekh from escaping a prison on Mars and killing everyone on Earth. Now, in the Season 1 finale of the newly relaunched Doctor Who, it turns out the Doctor did not, in fact, ever […]
‘Doctor Who’ Ending Explained: How the Finale and Mrs. Flood Sets Up Season 2
— Disney+ From the moment “The Church on Ruby Road” premiered on Christmas last year, it was clear we were in a new era of Doctor Who. There was a new Doctor, a new companion, and a new central mystery: Who is Ruby Sunday, and where did she come from? But aside from that, the […]
‘Doctor Who’ Episode 8 Release Date, Time, Trailer and Plot for the Sci-Fi Finale
— BBC/Disney+ Doctor Who has finally reached the end of its rebooted first season, and it’s all been building to something huge: the return of Sutekh, a decades-old villain who appeared in a jaw-dropping moment at the end of Episode 7. Now, there’s only one episode to learn how — or even if — The […]
Who is the Sith in ‘The Acolyte’? Episode 4 All But Confirms a Major Fan Theory
— Lucasfilm Not is all as it seems in . And that was certainly apparent after Episode 3, which refrains from outright solving the biggest mystery from Mae and Osha’s childhood. When it comes to the identity of its big villain, though, The Acolyte might not be all that interested in nuance. That may not […]
Why is Yoda Not in ‘The Acolyte’? One Line Just Explained a Glaring Jedi Absence
— Lucasfilm When Yoda was about to turn 900, he told Obi-Wan Kenobi and Luke Skywalker that he had been training Jedi “for 800 years.” In the Disney+ animated series Young Jedi Adventures, we see Yoda doing just that, two full centuries before A New Hope, which would be roughly 600 years into his 800-year […]
‘The Acolyte’ Episode 4 Release Date, Release Time, Trailer, and Plot for the Star Wars Series
— Lucasfilm The Acolyte took a huge detour last week with an episode set in the past, revealing the heartbreaking experience that put twins Osha and Mae Aniseya on different paths. But now that we’ve seen what happened on Brendok (at least from one point of view), we can get back to the adult twins […]
49 Years Later, the Oldest Sci-Fi Show Just Brought Back A Daunting Forgotten Villain
— BBC There are a lot of strange, strange creatures in the universe of Doctor Who. But the finale of the newly rebooted Season 1 will find the 15th Doctor (Ncuti Gatwa) battling an enemy that he previously faced back when he was rocking a head full of curls and an infinitely long scarf. At […]
‘Doctor Who’ Episode 7 Release Date, Time, Trailer and Plot for the Sci-Fi Series
— Disney+ Doctor Who has stunned audiences with a new look. Not only is Ncuti Gatwa taking on the longstanding and ever-changing role of The Doctor, but the series has the benefit of the big budgets of being co-produced for Disney+. Now, we’re reaching the end of this newly rebooted first season, and the action […]
‘The Acolyte’ Flashback Explained: Did Mae Really Start the Fire?
— Lucasfilm “What I told you is true, from a certain point of view.” From the moment Alec Guinness’ Obi-Wan Kenobi uttered those words in Star Wars: Episode VI — Return of the Jedi, the saga has been exploring new ways to play with perspective. The best examples of this feel like a tribute to […]
‘The Acolyte’ Episode 3 Release Date, Time, Trailer, and Plot for the Latest Star Wars Show
— Lucasfilm A new Star Wars era is officially underway. Lucasfilm’s latest series, in March. Season 1 won’t end on a cliffhanger, fortunately, but Headland teased a few “narrative threads” that could be tied up in future seasons. With shows like Andor and Ahsoka scoring another season, The Acolyte could follow suit if viewership numbers […]