There is a harmful new villain within the Star Wars universe.

The fifth episode of Star Wars: The Acolyte was launched on Disney+ Tuesday evening and it instantly grew to become essentially the most talked-about version of the collection to-date. An episode that was basically a 30-minute lightsaber combat introduced the deaths of a number of well-liked Acolyte characters, along with lastly pulling again the masks on the mysterious Sith lord that has been looming massive over the season. Following the massive reveal, collection creator Leslye Headland and the actor behind the eerie Sith masks opened up concerning the twist. WARNING: This text accommodates spoilers for Star Wars: The Acolyte…

The id of the Sith turned out to be Qimir, the timid dealer performed by Manny Jacinto. He was in hiding in plain sight the entire time, and there have been loads of clues resulting in his massive secret. In line with Headland, leaving breadcrumbs behind solely made the reveal extra thrilling.

“I believe a great twist isn’t about hiding every part from the viewers after which throwing it on them like, ‘Hey, that is what you did not see! We hid it so effectively that you simply did not see this,'” Headland informed EW. “I believe a great twist is telegraphing what is going on to occur, after which as soon as it does, executing it with out an oz of pity or sentimentality.”

Jacinto needed to conceal one character inside one other for a lot of the season, which created a singular problem for the actor. However the reveal allowed a swap to flip, getting him into combat mode nearly instantly.

“We talked lots about how you are taking a low-status character and convert him to a badass,” Jacinto stated. “He is a man that’s so underneath the radar, that no person is listening to, and unexpectedly he is truly the man pulling the strings.”

“I had nearly 4 months to coach for that combat scene,” he added. “That was the primary time I actually obtained to dig into one thing with a lot motion and actually make use of my dance background. We labored on every part. We did boxing, we labored on kicks, we labored on all of the choreography. It was robust. They conditioned my physique in order that I may get by this five-person combat scene.”

Set throughout The Excessive Republic, Star Wars: The Acolyte delivers an investigation right into a mysterious string of crimes, which pits a Jedi grasp towards his former apprentice in a race to uncover the reality. The extra that the pair be taught concerning the scenario, the darker their journey turns into, as they confront issues that darker than both of them may have imagined.

The collection stars Amandla Stenberg, Lee Jung-jae, Manny Jacinto, Dafne Eager, Charlie Barnett, Jodie Turner-Smith, Rebecca Henderson, Dean-Charles Chapman, Joonas Suotamo, and Carrie-Anne Moss. Star Wars: The Acolyte premiered on Disney+ on June 4th.