Warning: This article contains spoilers about the two-episode premiere ofStar Wars: The Acolyte.
Perhaps more than any otherStar Warsseries,The Acolytefeels like something of a throwback to the original movies.
Of course, some of the callbacks are even more obvious than that.
Yord Fandar (Charlie Barnett) in ‘The Acolyte’.Lucasfilm
But another classic, oft-repeated line from throughout the franchise that was uttered almost didnt make the cut.
According to creatorLeslye Headland, its a line that she had to fight to keep.
That was hard to get that in, Headland tellsEntertainment Weekly.
Master Sol (Lee Jung-jae) and Yord Fandar (Charlie Barnett) in ‘The Acolyte’.Lucasfilm
I’m going to be honest.
I got a lot of feedback that I shouldn’t put that in.
And I have a bad feeling about this is incredibly iconic.
That and May the Force be with you are not the only pieces ofAcolytedialogue that honor the past.
Close your eyes, you cannot trust them, is taken right fromA New Hope.
Although there wasanotherline early in the premiere that gave him even more trouble.
Leslye kept screaming at me off-screen, Just give meDrag Race!Give meRuPaulfierceness!
And I was like, What?
How is that a note right now?
This isStar Wars!What are you freakin talking about, Leslye?
But I also was like, I know exactly what you mean.
Clearly something to keep an eye on as we sashay into next week onThe Acolyte.
Additional reporting by Devan Coggan.
