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This admission drew a line between two competing voices at Forbes: Kane’s logical writing contrasting starkly with Paul Tassi’s more sensationalist approach. What was once a unified front in mainstream media portraying a rosier picture of Star Wars has splintered into factions at odds with one another.

The Metrics of Failure

The primary contention revolves around the money. Kane argued that despite The Acolyte's considerable investment, it did not yield the desired viewership numbers that other projects like “The Mandalorian” have achieved. Following Kane’s observations, Alan Bergman, co-chairman of Disney Entertainment, echoed similar sentiments, reinforcing that the project's poor performance was due to cost structures that it simply couldn't meet.