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Summary The Acolyte has wasted its fair share of interesting characters by killing them off, but there's one character who didn't even die that I can't believe the Star Wars show didn't use more. Since it was set in the High Republic era, The Acolyte got a chance to introduce a whole new cast of characters into the Star Wars galaxy. Unfortunately, not all the characters of The Acolyte were used as much as they could have been.
David Harewood’s Senator Rayencourt Was An Extremely Interesting Character One of the most interesting characters in The Acolyte was David Harewood's Senator Rayencourt, the senator who wanted the Jedi Order to be more transparent and have more accountability. Rayencourt saw right through Vernestra Rwoh and her secrecy, verbally tore her to shreds, and predicted the future more accurately than any Force user has in the history of Star Wars.
Rayencourt also proved he was a fascinating character because he was right. All the accusations Rayencourt made of the Jedi were accurate, and all the changes he wanted to implement were reasonable and would have been helpful if they were adopted. Rayencourt criticized the Jedi, and though he came on a bit strong, the Jedi were more than deserving of criticism.
7 I honestly have no idea why The Acolyte didn't introduce Senator Rayencourt earlier and use him more. The only reason I can think of is that he'll have a larger role in The Acolyte season 2 and the show was saving him for the future. That still feels like a mistake to me, though, since The Acolyte season 2 still hasn't been confirmed, and there's no guarantee Rayencourt will ever have another chance to make an appearance.
Created By Justina Ireland Cast Rebecca Henderson First Appearance Star Wars The High Republic: A Test of Courage Alias Vern Alliance Jedi Race Mirialan Expand The most frustrating part of Senator Rayencourt's small role is that he would have been the perfect way to make Vernestra's story more compelling. If The Acolyte had used Rayencourt more and made him a constant source of stress for Vern, her conspiracy would have made so much more sense.
Rayencourt would have not only single-handedly given The Acolyte a very meaty moment in galactic politics to chew on, he also could have solved the problem of The Acolyte's length. The eight episodes in The Acolyte season 1 averaged about 40 minutes per episode, including about five minutes of credits per episode. Rayencourt was the perfect way to add some valuable runtime and context to each episode of The Acolyte in a way that didn't feel like filler.
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