Qimir Deserved Nothing :) - Tumblr Posts
I feel very conflicted on the finale of The Acolyte - it felt quite rushed to me, like Osha turning evil felt way too sudden and Mae cooperating with Qimir felt way too sudden and Sol going that unhinged felt so sudden that it’s basically character assassination imo - but damn those sibling feels at the end really got to me. The hug and the tears and the “I’ll find you I promise” and Osha collapsing sobbing into Mae’s arms after learning the truth… it’s so goddamn good and it almost makes me feel a bit disappointed because I really wish we could’ve seen Osha and Mae repairing their relationship in the presence of the Light.
After watching E7, I really thought it was setting up a finale where Sol’s transparency helps turn Mae back to the Light. Like maybe he promises to tell the Council everything that happened on Brendok those 16 years ago and to face whatever punishment they give him, and then he and Mae team up to save Osha from Qimir’s manipulation.
We could have had the Osha and Mae confrontation where Osha learned that her hate for Mae was misplaced, had her be furious at Sol upon learning the truth, had Qimir goad her into using her anger to kill Sol, had Mae be the one to talk her down, had the three of them team up to apprehend Qimir and give to the Jedi as a prisoner. And then at the end of it all, we could’ve had all the tears and hugs and confessions and forgiveness between Osha and Mae and between the siblings and Sol. It could end with Sol being expelled from the Jedi Order and him, Osha, and Mae going to hunt down Qimir’s master.
And I think it would’ve worked so well, both thematically and as a set up for a second season. Like, going into the second season, we would have Qimir in prison, being subject to interrogations by the Jedi, which would create a really compelling arc for Venestra and we could focus on her character much more—and then the whole hunt for Plagueis, which would inadvertently lead to Plagueis learning how the witches created Osha and Mae and wanting to capture them to experiment with them and learn the whole “creating life using the force” thing that leads to the PT. We could get Osha’s training arc, as well Mae’s training arc, since Mae went through the ceremony with the coven and presumably has Cool Witch Powers now.
Ughhhhhhhhh ok this AU is starting to consume my mind, so if anyone wants to write a fic about this, please feel free (and also dm me so I can read it!!!), because otherwise, I’m adding this to my WIP list lol
(and yes, this is my “Star Wars would be so good if it was good” moment, and yes, I just really want Osha and Mae and Sol to be a big happy family, sue me)