We are nearing the finish line for The Acolyte, and the narrative has revealed several truths. The many layers of cosmic mystery continue to peel away. One thing fans have been wondering about since the third episode of the series is whether or not the twins, Mae and Osha, thanks to their unique births and sizable Force prowess, are as powerful as Anakin Skywalker. He was the Star Wars saga’s “Chosen One” after all. Anakin was a vergence in the Force, only as a sentient being, not a place.
Well, The Acolyte creator and showrunner Leslye Headland confirmed for us that the twins are not as powerful as Anakin Skywalker. When we asked Headland about the notion of the twins’ singular consciousness split into two bodies, why would such a thing make them stronger via “the power of two?” Why not be weaker if they’re two halves of one whole? Here’s what Headland had to say on the matter:
I think it’s both. The girls are guinea pigs. They’re patient zero for this sort of power. It didn’t work perfectly. Therefore the girls on their own can never be as powerful as Anakin. Their full potential together has yet to be explored. They’ve been separated too long.
The suggestion here is that together, the two could be as powerful as Anakin ultimately becomes. This might make them “a Dyad in the Force.” That’s how they described Rey and Kylo Ren in The Rise of Skywalker. A Force Dyad is two beings that share the same Force energy. Separate, they are still strong. But together, they had enough Force power to rejuvenate an emaciated Emperor Palpatine. With Mae and Osha separated, first at birth and then later by circumstances, they can never be as powerful as Anakin Skywalker. So for those of you worrying that Vader’s status in the Star Wars saga is now diminished thanks to The Acolyte twins? Now we know that’s just not the case.