The Acolyte's big new arrival is already the focus of Sith theories

A𓆏 newcomer in The Acolyte is already the subject of speculati𝓡on

David Harewood as Senator Rayencourt in The Acolyte episode 8 (2024)
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澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:The Acolyte episode 8 was packed with major moments, but one deceptively small introductio😼n could be hiding a massively important character. 

The following will contain spoilers for The Acolyte finale, so make sure you're up to date before you read on! 

In the episode, David Harewood's Senator Rayencourt is introduced. He's no fan of the Jedi, and he clashes with 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Vernestra over his pla🌼ns for an external review of the Jedi Order – and the fact that Vernestra has been covering up a murder investigatio♋n. 

While on the surface Rayencourt appears to be a regular Senator, some Star Wars fans have already predicted that he'll turn out to ꧟ꦍbe a Sith. 

"So my headcanon says the Senator Rayencourt is Darth Tenebrous (an ambitious Senator with an anti-Jedi sentiment gaining in power and popularity – the archetype that Palpatine modeled his career after. Rayencourt wants to weaken the Jedi's power and popularity by bringing them under review and t𒁃hus the clutches of a bureaucratic Senate. Essentially hobbling them to be subservient to the growing greed and complacency of the political system. The Brendok coverup fell into his lap as a perfect catalyst to enact his 'plan,'" . 

Tenebrous is Darth Plagueis's Master – and 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:Plagueis is int𓆉roduced in the finale, too, watching Qimir and Osha from a cave on the 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查询:mysterious island planet. 

🌱has a similar idea: "What if Senator Rayencourt is Darth Tenebrous. He🐲 is training Plagueis and Qimir at the same time. Rayencourt seems to be very against the Jedi. He broke the rule of two and took Qimir as his second secret apprentice. Plagueis got suspicious and eventually discovered Qimir. That scene in The Acolyte is him spying on his competitor."

Some other fan theories about The Acolyte have proved true, like 澳洲幸运5开奖号码历史查꧙询:Verne𝔉stra being Qimir's former Master and The Stranger's true identity♍ turning out to be Qimir himself, but it remains to be seen if this parti🐈cular theory proves correct. 

The Acolyte is streaming on Disney Plus🐟 now. For more on the show, check out our deep dives below: 

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