The Acolyte star Manny Jacinto recently addressed the potential romance between Osha and Qimir in the second season.
In the first season finale, we saw Osha officially turning to the dark side as she agreed to train under Qimir. The final shot of the two characters hints at a potential romantic relationship that might be formed in the future.
Since the sixth episode, some fans have been shipping a romance between Osha and Qimir and hope that it will be developed more in the second season even if they might end up with a doomed fate.
Manny Jacinto Addresses Osha and Qimir Romance in The Acolyte Season 2
Jacinto opened up about Osha and Qimir's potential romance in the second season of The Acolyte during a recent interview.
He teased that fans could expect a blossoming romantic relationship between the two characters in the second season, given the positive responses over their pairing throughout the first season.
"In the fan art I've seen, there's a good amount that implies... something between Osha and the Stranger," the Qimir actor said.
"That's something that people, I think, have been yearning for in this genre, or at least in this IP, and I love that people are honing in on it and encouraging it. So I think people can look forward to more of that, possibly. If people want it, we can explore that in a subsequent season."
This is promising news for fans who have been supporting the Osha x Qimir ship since it looks like they can expect a developing romance between them in the second season once Lucasfilm renews the series.
However, showrunner Leslye Headland has also teased that their relationship will have a doomed fate with Darth Plagueis coming into the picture.
"Even though [Osha and The Stranger] are standing there, sort of looking out at the sunset, ready to conquer the world, the tragedy is we know they don’t. We know there can only be two. We know Plagueis is there. We know that these two are doomed in some way," she said.
"So to me it’s a bittersweet tragedy, this foreboding ending. But that’s because I know about the Sith lineage and all these other things, whereas I think a different subset of the audience can be like, ‘They’re married!’"
It is interesting to see how Qimir and Osha's relationship will play out in the second season and how deep they are going to explore their romance, especially with the Sith influence.
All episodes of The Acolyte season 1 are streaming on Disney+.
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