The Acolyte Recap: The Master’s Identity Revealed — Plus, Who Died?

For those who’ve been wondering about the Master’s identity in The Acolyte , Tuesday’s episode offered much-needed relief.

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Picking up where we left off last week, Mae’s dark-sided leader cut down several Jedi and injured Yord before Osha intervened. The Master then went after Osha, but was cut off by Sol, who he immediately recognized. Interestingly enough, Sol had sensed something familiar about him.

While they braced for a one-on-one duel, Sol’s cohorts Yord, Osha and Bazil rushed back to the ship. Sol demanded the Master show his face and the latter refused because he’d worn that mask to protect his thoughts.

Back at Kelnacca’s home, Mae retrieved the dead Wookiee’s lightsaber and ran, crashing right into Jecki on the way out. Jecki tried to arrest Mae but only secured one handcuff. When she finally locked in the other, she was interrupted by the Master, who noted that Mae could learn a thing or two about loyalty from the feisty padawan.

As Jecki fought the red lightsaber-wielding figure, Mae used the distraction to escape. To Jeckie’s credit, the padawan held her own with two lightsabers — hers and Kelnacca’s. But the Master gained the upper hand by destroying one of her weapons and vanished to chase after his rogue pupil. He almost killed Mae, only to be interrupted by Sol and Jecki. The fight continued, and it wasn’t long before Jecki sliced off the Master’s helmet and received two death blows to the chest in kind.

Her body fell to the ground, and the Master’s identity was finally revealed: Qimir. (Note: Did you guess correctly?)

Qimir held Mae hostage, and that’s when Sol asked, “What are you?”

Qimir said he didn’t have a name but that the Jedi might call him Sith. (Note: For now, we’re using his trader alias.) As for his desires, he simply wanted to wield his powers without Jedi oversight and take a pupil, aka an Acolyte. But after Mae balked on their deal and exposed him, he was now determined to kill every last one of them.

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Yord rejoined the fight and recognized Qimir before he, too, was murdered. Plus, Mae again tried to run away but was stopped by Osha, who didn’t hesitate to fire her blaster this time. To be fair, though, it wasn’t set to kill.

Sol went for a fatal strike with Qimir and halted when Osha called out to him. Qimir then said something peculiar: “I’ve accepted my darkness. What have you done with yours?”

The question resonated with Sol, who looked horrified as he backed away and reminded his foe that the Jedi do not attack the unharmed. That bought Osha time to attach Pip to Qimir’s back. With the tiny droid emitting a bright light, a swarm of umbramoths descended upon the Sith and swept him up to the sky.

In the aftermath, Osha questioned Sol about Qimir’s implication that she couldn’t trust him. Before he could explain, Mae stunned him with the blaster so she could chat with her sister alone.

In their standoff, Osha called the Jedi her family while Mae viewed them as invaders. Mae believed the Jedi brainwashed her sister and vowed to restore her. They embraced, and Osha took that opportunity to arrest her twin. Mae countered, though, using the Force to knock Osha unconscious before cutting her locs with a lightsaber to match her sibling’s.

Sol eventually came to, with Osha — or perhaps Mae in disguise — relaying that Mae had left. Qimir, meanwhile, went back for his helmet after slaying the umbramoths and found an unconscious “Mae,” who was most likely Osha. So, how long before Sol or Qimir realize they’ve been Parent Trapped ?

Thoughts on this week’s The Acolyte ? Were you surprised by that reveal?

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