Details You Might Have Missed In 'star Wars: The Acolyte'

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When audiences first meet Osha, she's working as a mechanic on a ship owned by the Trade Federation.

That's the same shipping company that invades the planet of Naboo in "The Phantom Menace."

The ship is captained by several Nemoidians, the alien race that also appears throughout the prequel trilogy.

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Master Sol is tasked by Master Vernestra Rwoh (Rebecca Henderson) to find the person responsible for killing Master Indara (Carrie Anne-Moss).

Vernestra is one of the main characters in the High Republic era of the franchise, which has been explored through books and comics since 2021. She first appeared in Charles Soule's 2021 book, "Light of the Jedi."

In April 2024, showrunner Leslye Headland told Empire that Vernestra has "been through some shit," in the time between the books and "The Acolyte."

Fun fact: Vernestra is played by Headland's wife, Rebecca Henderson.

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The first episode quickly establishes that Stenberg is playing twins, Mae and Osha, who are both Force-sensitive. The twist is that Osha and Master Sol believed Mae had died several years before the events of "The Acolyte."

Osha discovers that Mae might still be alive when a vision of her sister appears to her after the prison ship crash lands on an ice planet.

It seems that Osha and Mae have a bond through the Force, similar to the Force dyad that connects trainee Jedi Rey (Daisy Ridley) and villain Kylo Ren (Adam Driver) in the sequel trilogy.

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In episode two, Mae tries to assassinate Master Torbin (Dean Charles-Chapman) while he meditates in the local Jedi temple.

Qimir (Manny Jacinto) suggests that Mae should convince Torbin to poison himself as a way of getting over a crime he committed in the past.

"He needs something only you can give him, absolution," Qimir explains.

In "Episode III - Revenge of the Sith," Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor) tells Anakin Skywalker (Hayden Christensen): "Only a Sith deals in absolutes."

Qimir's comment is not necessarily a reference to that quote, but it's clear that Headland has ensured that the themes in "The Acolyte" match the wider franchise.

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When Mae asks Qimir what he did before working for her master, he says he used to make money by "gun-running for the Hutts."

The Hutts are a race of alien gangsters who mostly run criminal operations.

The most notable is Jabba the Hutt, who appeared in the prequels and the original trilogy. He was killed by Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher) in "Episode VI—Return of the Jedi."