I hope the ‘mystery box’ element of what happened to the witches isn’t The Acolyte’s raison d’etre, as once all becomes clear the show might have little or no rewatchability.

So far, for myself I am really enjoying some of the incidental elements, such as the set designs and new environments (particularly in this 3rd episode which had a rather medieval castle feel to it), and I really like the atmospheric soundtrack.

The performances and script… hmmm, not so great. For all the amazing work the set builders and prop makers have done, if the actors fail to convince that they exist in that world and are part of those environments then it all comes off as a little bit cosplayish and lacks human ‘truth’. A couple of the more experienced actors are just about managing to sell it, but for the most part the cast appear to me as actors performing and reciting lines.

It’s lower tier Star Wars to me right now, but y’know Star Wars is like pizza. Even bad pizza is still pretty yummy, and I’d rather watch the next episode of The Acolyte than 99% of other things on TV.