The Acolyte is currently receiving a divisive audience score on Rotten Tomatoes as the first two episodes finally premiered on Disney+.
There has been a lot of anticipation for the series since it is the first live-action Star Wars project that is set in the High Republic era, a timeline that has never been explored before on screen.
The early social media reactions were mostly positive, suggesting that it will likely live up to the expectations of fans and may end up becoming another satisfying Star Wars series.
The Acolyte Rotten Tomatoes Audience Score Revealed
As of this writing, The Acolyte has a surprising 48% audience score on Rotten Tomatoes based on the 250+ users that have rated the series so far.
It is a huge contrast to the critics' score which currently stands at 88% based on the 68 reviews that the site has gathered, indicating that it is generally receiving positive responses from the professional critics.
The critics' consensus reads: "Taking fresh risks with Star Wars lore while having infectious fun playing with the stylistic trappings of a galaxy far, far away, The Acolyte is a Padawan series with the potential to become a Master."
It should be noted, however, that the Rotten Tomatoes audience score for TV shows does not have a strong verification system proving that the users watched the series.
There is a possibility that some of the site's users are review-bombing the show's audience score which is why it had a lower rating and we should take the figures with a grain of salt.
Since only the first two episodes have aired, it is hard to tell right now what the consensus is overall and there is a likelihood that the audience score will change in the coming days as more users watch the premiere and the system gets course-corrected.
But if we just base it on the critical reception alone, we can safely say that the series is off to a good start, especially since the critics have seen half of the season and have a better gauge of its direction than the viewers at the moment.
New episodes of The Acolyte premiere every Tuesday night on Disney+.
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