The Acolyte has a writer that had never seen Star Wars – here’s how they made the show even better in episode 3
The Acolyte s🐬howrunner reveals one key note she got from ꦉthe non-Star Wars fan on her writing staff

澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:The Acolyte creator Leslye Headland 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:hasn’t been shy about wanting a writers’ room that doesn’t just include thos🐬e༒ who were massive Star Wars fans.
In fact, one of the Disney Plus show’s writers had never seen a Star Wars movie prior to getting the job. But it was that unique outside perspective that led to a useful piece of feedback that helped elevate and improve a scene in The Acolyte’s most recent episoꦚde.
"In episode th🧜ree, we have the twins as children. When you’re world building in an episode – creating a new world a🌞fter just two episodes – you’re really intent on having everybody explain things," Headland tells GamesRadar+ of the most recent entry in the series, which featured a sustained flashback to Mae and Osha’s upbringing on Brendok.
And the note Headland "loved"? She explains: "So the kids weren’t talking like kids. They were talking like Star Wars characters. She said, ‘When I was a little kid, I just cared about hoܫw many cookies were going to be at something.'"
Headland continues,𒆙 "I thought: ‘Oh my god, thank you!’ I would have worried about the world building and the Star Wars-ness of these children and she humanized the characters – or attempted to! Sometiღmes I was like, 'No, we’re doing the Star Wars version.'"
One of the moments in question appears to be when Mae and Osha ask for some spice creams – despite leaving the settlement before The Ascension ceremony. It’s a cute moment and, at once, feels na🦩tural while also drawing attention to the very different parenting styles of Mothers Aniseya and Koril. A note worth making, if you ask us.
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