{"id":143374,"date":"2024-08-22T12:38:36","date_gmt":"2024-08-22T11:38:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wegotthiscovered.com\/?p=1742997"},"modified":"2024-08-22T12:38:36","modified_gmt":"2024-08-22T11:38:36","slug":"star-wars-fans-are-dealt-another-devastating-blow-as-disney-takes-a-second-lightsaber-to-the-acolyte","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gamefootballmobileanimeiphone.com\/index.php\/2024\/08\/22\/star-wars-fans-are-dealt-another-devastating-blow-as-disney-takes-a-second-lightsaber-to-the-acolyte\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018Star Wars\u2019 fans are dealt another devastating blow as Disney takes a second lightsaber to \u2018The Acolyte\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"margin-bottom: 15px;\" class=\"type:primaryImage\" src=\"https:\/\/wegotthiscovered.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/sol.png\"><\/div>\n<p>Just like Anakin Skywalker on Mustafar, Disney is very quickly losing the high ground with how it&#8217;s handling <em><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/wegotthiscovered.com\/tag\/the-acolyte\">The Acolyte<\/a><\/strong><\/em>&#8216;s cancellation. On top of the streamer&#8217;s decision to <a href=\"https:\/\/wegotthiscovered.com\/disney\/the-acolyte-cancellation-is-just-the-beginning-as-star-wars-fans-think-they-know-what-disney-plus-is-coming-for-next\/\">kill off the cult favorite <em>Star Wars <\/em>series<\/a> after just eight episodes having the distinct whiff of giving into the trolls, the Mouse House has now decided to add salt to the wound by jabbing a second lightsaber into the show&#8217;s still-warm corpse. <\/p>\n<p>Although some are taking <em>The Acolyte<\/em>&#8216;s swift death, after concluding its first and only season just last month, as a sign Disney took the wrong message from <a href=\"https:\/\/wegotthiscovered.com\/tv\/is-the-star-wars-fandoms-hate-for-the-acolyte-actually-justified\/\">all the review-bombing and misogynistic hate<\/a>, the official reason for its cancellation is simply that it did not perform well enough in the Nielsen ratings \u2014 with only its opening and final episodes making it into the weekly top 10. Sure enough, it seems <em>The Acolyte <\/em>has been losing Disney money across the board. <\/p>\n<p>As pointed out by @DiscussingFilm, among others, all <em>Acolyte <\/em>merch appears to have been pulled from Disney&#8217;s online store in the wake of the show&#8217;s demise.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">All merchandise for \u2018THE ACOLYTE\u2019 has been removed from Disney\u2019s online store. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0hrBpOjBQz\">pic.twitter.com\/0hrBpOjBQz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; DiscussingFilm (@DiscussingFilm) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DiscussingFilm\/status\/1826388381036917219?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 21, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>There is no <em>Acolyte <\/em>in Ba Sing Se. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Wow they really are trying to make people forget about the show lol<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Chainsaw Reacts (@ChainsawReacts) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ChainsawReacts\/status\/1826388612864508014?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 21, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Amandla Stenberg did not produce <a href=\"https:\/\/wegotthiscovered.com\/news\/the-acolyte-star-amandla-stenberg-is-taking-no-prisoners-with-scathing-response-to-racist-backlash-from-star-wars-fans\/\">a whole song to roast her haters<\/a> just to have her show treated like this. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">the cast and crew deserve so much better than this<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; harv (@harvv) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/harvv\/status\/1826388511492345999?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 21, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>On the plus side, anyone who did get to buy some <em>Acolyte <\/em>merch has some <em>very <\/em>limited editions in their collection.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Now those are DEFINITELY LIMITED EDITION ITEMS<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The Card Captain (@CardxCaptain) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CardxCaptain\/status\/1826388592043983239?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 21, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>As much as this might sting for <em>Acolyte <\/em>lovers still freshly mourning its murder, it has to be said that others have noticed there&#8217;s no <em>Andor <\/em>merch on the site as well \u2014 and <em>Andor <\/em>is set to release a second (and final) season in 2025. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">I need people to stop spreading misinformation. The Acolyte merch is not being purposefully removed from the Disney store. Literally there\u2019s no Andor merch on the Disney store either.<\/p>\n<p>Stop riling up people with false narratives. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/gEsBvWJCFc\">https:\/\/t.co\/gEsBvWJCFc<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/qNsDhS24IT\">pic.twitter.com\/qNsDhS24IT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; captain pike-a-chu<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/15.0.3\/72x72\/1f596.png\" alt=\"\ud83d\udd96\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\" \/> \u1430 #EatYourEnemies <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/s.w.org\/images\/core\/emoji\/15.0.3\/72x72\/1f37d.png\" alt=\"\ud83c\udf7d\" class=\"wp-smiley\" style=\"height: 1em; max-height: 1em;\" \/> (@CaptainPikeachu) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CaptainPikeachu\/status\/1826405332576600189?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 21, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Maybe it&#8217;s not as personal as we feared, then, but even so, it almost wouldn&#8217;t be a surprise if Disney ultimately elected to wipe <em>The Acolyte <\/em>from streaming altogether. Sadly, Lucasfilm already has precedent with this, as fellow one-season wonder <a href=\"https:\/\/wegotthiscovered.com\/tv\/willow-to-fade-into-obscurity-as-disney-plus-announces-plans-to-remove-shows\/\"><em>Willow <\/em>was yanked from Disney Plus last year<\/a> after its own cancellation. <\/p>\n<p>Hopefully, the fact that Disney promotes itself as a hub for the entire <em>Star Wars <\/em>universe would deter them from taking such drastic action, but at this point who knows? The platform even loves Jar Jar Binks more than the cast of <em>The Acolyte<\/em>, as demonstrated by <a href=\"https:\/\/wegotthiscovered.com\/movies\/who-in-the-ever-loving-heck-is-darth-jar-jar\/\">&#8220;Darth Jar Jar&#8221;<\/a> getting a starring role in <em>LEGO Star Wars <\/em>special <em>Rebuild the Galaxy <\/em>this September.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Acolyte <\/em>could&#8217;ve been the grand launch of the High Republic era as a multi-media mainstay of the franchise, but by the looks of it Disney isn&#8217;t going to be venturing back to this period in live-action anytime soon. Expect a bunch more &#8220;safer&#8221; Skywalker Saga-adjacent <em>Star Wars <\/em>projects to come from the streamer from now on. 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