The Acolytes season finalepresents the culmination of a long, strange journey for twin sisters Osha and Mae.
Amandla Stenberg:Oh yeah, it was so fascinating.
First off, I thought it would just be more interesting if they were very different people.
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That was really helpful for me in writing those backstories.
Sol says in the finale that they are the same person.
And as we got into that discussion, because, you know, theres this history inStar Warsof clones.
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Does that mean I should play them as the same person?
and thats when she said No, its going to be related to a vergence in the Force.
When Leah and Lauren came in, I just immediately fell in love with them.
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So going into filming, we already had this relationship, and I got very close to them.
There were definitely elements of [their performances] that I based my characterization off of as well.
There were consistencies I wanted there to be from them as children, and them as adults.
Children are just so beautiful, I just learned so much from them as well.
They really inspired me and helped me create the adult versions of Osha and Mae.
Osha is going throughsomuch at that point: shock, embodiment, reclamation of her own I power.
I just tried to balance those things as best I could.
Because shes someone who has lived a very emotionally repressed life up to that point.
Stenberg:Its so interesting because people love the romantic, or sort of seduction side of their relationship.
And I think theres something very romantic about that.
Im glad that worked, because that was our hope.
And then she finds a person, and a place, where she does.
The Acolyteis now streaming on Disney+.
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