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Amandla Stenberg Response the Acolyte being canceled

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Amandla Stenberg says the show’s cancellation was not a huge shock and references a “rampage of vitriol.”

1. Lost Hyperspace: Star Wars podcast: ANDOR After Show centers on The Acolyte’s cancellation and Amandla Stenberg’s response to it. 2. Isaac Wilder hosts and Matthew Mike Chester joins as co-host, and their reactions frame the episode’s Star Wars criticism. 3. The episode asks why The Acolyte was canceled and what Stenberg says about the reaction around it. 4. Isaac calls The Acolyte “a bad Star Wars show” and says Plagueis was introduced as “a creepy stalker” in a cave. 5. Matthew says the cancellation was a shock, while Isaac says he was not surprised and then returns to plot holes and changing decisions. 6. The hosts compare The Acolyte’s use of Plagueis with Thrawn’s introduction and say Thrawn was handled better. 7. Isaac argues that the actors did not deserve hate because they were following the script and the director’s choices. 8. He also says the show’s world felt small, the props felt small, and the acting problems were not the fault of the cast. 9. Stenberg says she hates making the video and says she wanted to acknowledge people who supported the show. 10. She says the show’s cancellation was “not a huge shock” and links that to the “rampage of vitriol” around the series. 11. Stenberg describes “hyper conservative bigotry and vitriol,” plus prejudice and hateful language, directed at the cast before the show even aired. 12. She says she could not fully understand that pressure until it happened to her personally. 13. Stenberg says she moved through the experience by honoring her ethics, belief system, and value system. 14. She says being inside Disney and the “massive IP” of Star Wars brought up social and political dynamics for her. 15. She thanks fans for fan art, ship art, and fan theories that she says were “beautiful” and supportive. 16. She also thanks Lucasfilm, Wayne Roberts, and Leslie Hedlund for what she calls a dream experience inside the Star Wars universe. 17. The episode is conversational and argumentative, with Isaac and Matthew interrupting each other and revisiting the same points about canon and character treatment. 18. Stenberg’s segment is a candid monologue with direct language about social media, algorithms, echo chambers, and voting. 19. Star Wars fans debating The Acolyte’s canon and cancellation. 20. Viewers looking for a light recap without franchise debate.

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