'Star Wars' show ‘The Acolyte’ can’t even do left-wing propaganda right: ‘It still FAILS’



"Star Wars" show "The Acolyte" cost $180 million to produce, and it’s finally over.

But after the season finale, Lauren Chen is wondering where the money went — or whether the writers of the show are even sane.

“I’m beginning to think that the writers behind ‘The Acolyte,’ they’re just bad people. Maybe even psychopaths,” Chen says, adding, “Overall, where this money went, I have no idea.”

In the finale, the protagonist of the show kills her old Jedi master, Sol, in cold blood, and it's presented as being “what’s right.”

“Is she really the protagonist? Like, I’m sorry, am I still supposed to like or relate to this character in any way, shape, or form?” Chen asks.

“Not only does basically the only good character in this show get murdered in the finale by the little girl that he helped raise and that he did rescue from these weird space witches, but on top of that, his memory and his legacy are completely dragged through the mud,” she adds.

The show itself was supposed to revolve around the theme of ambiguous morality, Chen doesn’t think it did a good job of that at all.

“Such disappointing stuff. And here’s the thing: The entire morality of this show essentially hinges on the fact that the writers believe that Sol was in the wrong, but they didn’t really do a good job convincing the audience otherwise,” Chen says.

While Chen doesn’t believe the show is the “worst thing” she’s ever seen, she says it’s up there.

“It’s terrible. It’s not good as a piece of "Star Wars" fiction, and it’s just not good as a show standing on its own. Like, it’s one thing if there were a show that kind of poked holes into "Star Wars" lore and canon, but at least it was entertaining to watch and decent,” she says.

“This is just not good as a piece of media. It’s not very interesting, it’s not every entertaining, and heck, even if we just look at it purely as a form of propaganda to push a social message, which it seems like is really all that the creators were interested in doing, it still fails, because the message it pushes is terrible,” she continues.

“It justifies murder, tries to add moral ambiguity into something that’s unambiguously bad, like having a temper or no control over your feelings. It’s just a failure all around,” she adds.


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Pharmacist intentionally ruined COVID-19 vaccines because he believed 'they were unsafe,' prosecutor says



A Wisconsin pharmacist arrested last week for allegedly ruining more than 500 doses of Moderna's coronavirus vaccine has confessed to intentionally ruining the vials, according to authorities, who say the man admitted that he sabotaged the vaccine because he believed the inoculations "were unsafe."

What are the details?

Steven Brandenburg, 46, stands accused of removing 57 vials of the vaccine — each containing enough to treat 10 people — from refrigeration and leaving them at room temperature overnight on Dec. 24 and 25 at Advocate Aurora Health in Grafton, where he worked. Moderna's vaccine must be kept at between 36 and 46 degrees Fahrenheit to maintain its effectiveness.

Brandenburg was terminated by the hospital after he allegedly confessed to his employer that his actions were not accidental, and the incident is now being investigated by the Grafton Police Department, the FBI, and the Food and Drug Administration. Brandenburg had initially said that he left the vaccines out of refrigeration by accident.

During the suspect's court hearing on Monday, it was revealed that Brandenburg also told investigators the motive behind his actions.

According to The Daily Mail, Ozaukee County District Attorney Adam Gerol told the court of Brandenburg, "He'd formed this belief they were unsafe."

Gerol reiterated that Brandenburg gave "a full confession that he had done exactly this. His intent was to destroy the medication. He did the things that he was accused of."

ABC News reported:

The 46-year-old pharmacist, who's been licensed since 1997, was "an admitted conspiracy theorist," and told investigators he believed the vaccine "was not safe for people and could harm them and change their DNA," Det. Sgt. Eric Sutherland said in the probable cause statement.

The outlet also reported that:

There is no evidence to suggest that the COVID-19 vaccine alters people's DNA. Some companies, such as Moderna and Pfizer, use mRNA technology that introduces a small part of the virus' genetic code to teach the body how to fight off the real virus. But the vaccine doesn't change the person's DNA in any way, according to Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance.

What else?

During a press conference, Aurora Health Care Medical Group President Dr. Jeff Bahr explained that 57 people had received COVID-19 vaccinations from the doses that had been left out by Brandenburg. The hospital will work with the FDA and Moderna to determine how to move forward in completing those impacted individuals' vaccinations.

Police said the discarded doses were worth between $8,000 and $11,000, the Daily Mail reported.

Brandenburg was released on $10,000 bond, but "was ordered to surrender any firearms still in his possession and was barred from serving as a pharmacist."