Are we sure that this was an actual mistake and not just little piece of lore that hasn't quite been explained or fleshed out yet? I think it's more reasonable that this is simply a design variation between production generations, if anything. It's probably been explained already honestly. I'm not totally sure myself since I'm more of a TIE man personally (specifically the interceptor variants), and I'm also quite fond of the ETA-2 Actis Class Interceptor. I can tell you just about anything about either of those, but less so with the "T" Series of X-Wings.

Thats why I don't pay for any services to begin with and stream everything online for free through hosting platforms, and no it's not illegal according to US federal law, look it up. It's only illegal to content with the intention to distribute it. You can stream it as much as you want though. People just don't know any better.

That's just it, they probably aren't aware lol. Most of these writers aren't even fans of the stuff they write about. They might watch a couple scenes to get the jyst and then just go from their while incorporating their bias and at times perhaps a bit of agenda. But yeah they do this stuff all the time... Plus to be honest I feel like the scene in question made perfect sense considering Seven's direct personality and her lack of any concept of shame or human decorum. If you really think about it too, this particular instance would be the safest and most empowering way to sexualize a female character like that. Just hear me out here... Generally speaking most guys would be greatly intimidated by a woman who's so forward with their sexuality like that, and when combined with the fact that she's absurdly intelligent, drop dead gorgeous, and capable of folding a guy up into a pretzel if they step outta line only makes her all the more off-putting for most men. Plus I mean just consider the time the episode aired and how people were then compared to now, and keep in mind the type of people that compose(d) the show's fanbase and the Suffice to say that she's pretty well insulated and more than capable of taking care of herself in any situation, so to sexualize her in such a manner and in such a context doesn't invalidate her character or make her more "vulnerable" whatsoever in the way that's being implied. Plus what's wrong with sexuality anyway? Why is it always treated as vulnerability thing, especially in women? If anything, I feel like Seven asserting her sexuality in such a domineering fashion is kinda empowering and demonstrates a certain level of agency. Plus at that point in her development it would all be treated as a sort of "study" or "experiment" as far as she was concerned anyway. I hope I'm making some sense here... I'd like to say more but this input field is giving me issues. Idk, maybe I'm just missing a point here because I'm just a stupid man.

So for the record it's called a shoto, not a "light dagger" or whatever. Jeez, can't even get that right...

And this rationalization is just silly. Maul was facing two opponents at once who were attacking him simultaneously as opposed to Qimir was facing multiple Jedi who basically took turns attacking him individually for the most part, so it makes sense that Maul used a double-bladed saber for the totality of the final duel. Plus he used only one blade when he attacked Qui-Gon and Anakin on Tattooine which basically negates your entire premise here because he basically did exactly what you're saying he should have done. I mean, just... Wow.

So yeah sure, episode 5 of The Acolyte was the least trash so far, but the bar was so incredibly low to begin with that this really isn't saying much at all 😆. You guys always try so hard to legitimize and pump up Disney SW while the rest of the fanbase is just done with the franchise as far as any new media is concerned. I wonder how many of these writers at ScreenRant actually genuinely enjoy the Disney Lucasfilm content and how many are just forced to write and rave about it by their superiors due to industry pressures and the demand to maintain their various "access and exclusivity privileges"...