Warning! The following contains SPOILERS for The Acolyte episode "Night." Stream it now with a Disney+ subscription , and read at your own risk! The new Star Wars show The Acolyte pushed the boundaries of what we've seen in this franchise in terms of violence, and while everyone may be bummed out or shocked, I can't help but feel the show dropped a wildly cheeky reference many missed. This could be because I just saw the movie, but did anyone else feel like the show channeled The Parent Trap in its closing minutes? I took CinemaBlend's advice recently and watched one of its best kids movies , The Parent Trap , on Disney+.
Let me say first that Lindsay Lohan should've gotten an Oscar for that performance, but that aside, I think there's a case to be made that this episode of The Acolyte made a nod to it in a way I can't ignore after seeing both projects so close together. Twins swapping places isn't a novel concept, and I'm sure anyone who watched The Parent Trap and was a twin has tried it. That said, there's a key moment in The Acolyte that has me thinking it drew inspiration from one of the best '90s movies on Disney+ .
After knocking out Osha, Mae seemingly decides to swap places with her sister to kill Jedi Master Sol. After looking at her sister, she realized she needed a big change. She then turned on her lightsaber and cut her hair short.
In The Parent Trap , Annie has to cut her long hair short to mimic Hallie and effectively fool their parents into thinking they have.
