Even previous to its launch, some Star Wars followers had been dismissive over Leslye Headland’s prequel sequence. Sure viewers members had been vital of Headland’s intentions to create a various, female-led present, which led to poisonous discussions months earlier than its debut. As soon as “The Acolyte” premiered, it grew to become a sufferer of evaluate bombing on platforms like Rotten Tomatoes. As of this writing, it has a 17% viewers rating, an enormous disparity from its constructive 86% critics rating. Take a short have a look at among the viewers evaluations and it is clear that sure followers are being overtly vital, slamming the present with one-star scores. “Utter drivel, I attempted to benefit from the sequence however cancelled my [Disney+] subscription after enduring the terrible third episode,” shared one person, who up to now has solely reviewed “The Acolyte.”
This massive disparity between audiences and critics is not only a Rotten Tomatoes problem. Metacritic has its Metascore at 67, signaling largely constructive reception. Nonetheless, the Person Rating is a mediocre 4.3. As soon as once more, the viewers evaluations are overwhelmingly unfavourable, with many utilizing poisonous, bigoted language to explain the sequence with what might be thought of hatred, reasonably than criticism.
Viewers members on IMDb are additionally mixed-to-negative on the sequence, particularly in relation to the controversial Episode 3. With over 9,600 evaluations, “Future” has an abysmal 3.6 ranking. Round 59% of customers who reviewed the episode gave it a 1. “That is the way you destroy Star Wars … from inside. The [worst] Star Wars sequence I’ve ever watched and positively the [worst] episode I ever needed to endure,” wrote one person, failing to truly criticize the present.