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OSHA ANISEYA | 1.08 of THE ACOLYTE

Read on ao3: Osha thinks it's unfair.

For @sithbabe15 for Oshamir Valentine Exchange 2025!

AMANDLA STENBERG as MAE & OSHA ANISEYA in "THE ACOLYTE"

or start at the beginning: https://archiveofourown.org/works/84015091

I often think about Osha and the criticism lobbed against her by people who didn't like The Acolyte. "She isn't interesting." or "She's poorly written." or "She's boring." Well, I think her story is more interesting than people would give her credit for. Osha's story is one of a young person who has had her destiny and choices interferred with her entire life. As a child, she wanted to be a Jedi and dreamed of the galaxy outside of Brendok. Not a bad dream but I feel like Mother Anniseya knew the Jedi were not all they were cracked up to be and that life off of Brendok would be hard for Osha. But it was Osha's chosen path with consequnces she would have to learn for herself. But while Anniseya stepped aside so that Osha could go forth, Mae interferred, she tried to stop Osha, she started the fire that destroyed their home. This in turn lit the flame of guilt that Osha carried with her into the Jedi order. From there, Osha would live a life in the shadows, supressing her feelings of shame and anger. When I saw episode 8 for the first time, I half expected Mae or Qimir to step in at the last minute and stop Osha from Killing Sol. But they don't. I think becasue, by then, both Mae and Qimir understood that the true root of Osha's pain was the result of her actions being interferred with by others. So, they both decided that whatever happened next, it had to be Osha's choice alone. Osha joining the dark side might be viewed as a tragedy by some but I find it empowering. Whatever happens from now on will be her choice and her choice alone. She's finally free. If that is not a compelling story then I don't know what is.

part of the Oshamir Summer Solstice Gift Exchange, for Jeymien! Hope you enjoy. :) The prompt I chose was "Qimir being love's bitch (a la Spuffy)" and this felt very That, to me.

I posted this after ep 7 when we got no oshamir. This was what they were doing while sol was yapping

The Acolyte (2024) 1.01: Lost/Found dir. Leslye Headland