The Acolyte showrunner Leslye Headland has denied episode 6’s unknown oceanic planet is Ahch-To (from The Last Jedi). That said, it might have deeper Star Wars Legends ties.
Spoilers ahead for The Acolyte up to this week’s sixth episode.
After a killer fifth episode, people are feeling better overall about The Acolyte, Disney and Lucasfilm’s latest live-action Star Wars series, yet it remains to be seen whether it’ll maintain the momentum and stick the landing. For now, episode 6 was the steamiest that Star Wars has been in quite a while (the Reylos are celebrating) and also teased a troubled past for Manny Jacinto’s Qimir aka the Stranger, the Sith (or Sith-like, we don’t know for sure) baddie that everyone and their mothers are thirsting over.
