Osha and Mae, felt like actual characters to me. Sure, the acting was stiff as a board and occasionally awkward, but I had no issue empathizing with them. Maybe it’s because, as someone who writes as a hobby I can ignore the flaws to see what the writers were trying to do. Or maybe I’m bias because black women with dreads is at least two of my own characters. For the record, I’m black, and I’m not going to say the Acolyte was a perfect show, or even maybe a good show. 2/3