So much happens in that its midpoint reveal — Qimir's unmasking as the show’s mysterious Sith Master — has been skipped over in a lot of the conversations about the game-changing installment. To be fair, many viewers had already predicted the twist, which was heavily set up in 's fourth episode. But that doesn't take away from how genuinely imposing Qimir comes across in the series' latest installment.
Qimir easily throughout the episode, titled "Night," including Jecki (Dafne Keen) and Yord (Charlie Barnett), and he does so while also testing Sol's (Lee Jung-jae) moral limits. The episode gives the character one of the most impactful entrances of any Star Wars villain since Kylo Ren (Adam Driver) and sets him up to continue being a dangerous force in the future. There are, nonetheless, certain Star Wars fans who believe that Qimir isn’t actually in existence at the time of .
Some viewers, specifically, believe that he may still be reporting to a Master of his own. “I want a pupil..
. an Acolyte.” During their confrontation in "Night," Qimir and Sol reach a brief stalemate when the former captures Mae and presses his unignited lightsaber against her head.
Whilst fielding Sol's many questions, Qimir tells him, "I want a pupil...
an Acolyte." It's a confession that, while not particularly surprising in the moment, further suggests that Qimir is a Sith Master ready to raise up another in his image. However, if Star Wars fans are right in their belief that Qimir's own .
