Meero I'll give you. The others are more relationships/character stuff.
But we're completely splitting hairs here!
Spoilers Andor season one
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Meero I'll give you. The others are more relationships/character stuff.
But we're completely splitting hairs here!
That's a good catch regarding theme and that sort of thing.
Now, the question: will Karn return as an axe, or join the trees? He's clearly not letting it go. But is he obsessing on Andor to seek revenge, or to follow where he has led?
People actually said that???Nice mentions of Jakku and Hosnian Prime.
Ohhh, but I thought they were decanonising the Sequel Trilogy? Remember when all those "experts" with their YouTube channels said this?? That Mando/Boba/Ahsoka etc were all leading to a new timeline were Filoni and co were ignoring the ST??? And even George Lucas was gonna make a new trilogy???? Despite him being 78 years old of course.
Ohh, are you saying that was complete utter bollocks they were talking? That no one with any sense would believe in any way, apart from all the morons in the comments in those videos??
A lot, yes.People actually said that???
I enjoyed this episode, especially the depiction of different types of milk.But seriously, good character stuff. I do hope we will get a couple more flashback scenes to Cassian's younger days.
Kor
More flashbacks were briefly glimpsed in the trailer(s), so I think you'll get your wish.
I love Andor's style - the slow buildup over the episodes is not something you can get with the movies, who are more or less balls to wall action and big battle pieces. I also really enjoy the "pedestrian" nature of the show - even the action is quite low key where the biggest boom yet was blowing up a landspeeder.
No Jedi, lightsabers, big military vehicles, huge space battles and Deathstars and the show is better for it. I love that we get to see a smaller story that shows what came before the big story sets in and it was about time Star Wars tried something like this.
Rogue One is my favorite Disney SW movie by far and this is a really good lead up to it.
Last week I was shocked that Mon Mothma has a husband (who is a twat) and this week I am inexplicably shocked that she has a daughter too (who is a gogshite, but she's also a tweenager, so it's allowed.) Next week I half expect Mon Mothma's mum to show up (played by Caroline Blakiston, naturally!) Incidentally; if google is to be believed, the actress playing her is 12 (though 10 or 11 when they would have filmed this) so she's three or four years younger than Leia. While it's certainly possible the two would have met by this point, I can't imagine them getting along. Leida does not seem like the Junior Senate type.
I really don't get the complaints about this show. It's clearly a thriller, not an adventure story. Complaining that it's all just tension and people talking, and not enough action is like complaining that a romantic comedy doesn't have enough jump scares. It does what it says on the tin. The point of this kind of storytelling is to get under the skin of the characters, to understand what they're about and really explore the world/galaxy they inhabit. It's not meant to be a sprint to just get to the end of the plot.
I really don't get the complaints about this show. It's clearly a thriller, not an adventure story. Complaining that it's all just tension and people talking, and not enough action is like complaining that a romantic comedy doesn't have enough jump scares. It does what it says on the tin. The point of this kind of storytelling is to get under the skin of the characters, to understand what they're about and really explore the world/galaxy they inhabit. It's not meant to be a sprint to just get to the end of the plot.
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I've said it before, though I don't think here, every 3 episodes is an arc (season 2 is the same apparently) so I feel this will be something better watched in 3 episode binges in later rewatches.
Yeah we haven't seen those Clone Troopers yet.
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This was another slow burner but I loved every second on Aldhani, watching Andor's interactions with the rest of the rebels and slowing gaining each other's trust. I particularly enjoyed the episodes taking its time to show the various nuances of such a rebel mission and the building tension leading up to what may or may not be a suicide mission (even if they don't all see it that way).
I was far less engaged with the other storylines but I still really appreciate seeing the stark contrasts between the three societal classes represented by those three storylines.
I was far less engaged with the other storylines but I still really appreciate seeing the stark contrasts between the three societal classes represented by those three storylines.
The pacing is not my issue with Andor. Slow burn is nice if it pays off.
The TIE Fighter pilot deliberately trolling and intimidating the supposed "shepherds" with the ground level strafing maneuver was pretty cool. Those fighters should be scary. They're the loud, screeching combat vessels of an Empire run by Sith Lords.
I feel as if I'm not watching a Star Wars production. I would have felt the same about "Rogue One", "Solo", and "The Book of Boba Fett" if those productions did not feature characters from Lucas' six films. I almost feel the same about "The Mandalorian", except one of its leading characters is Force sensitive and the second season featured characters like Luke Skywalker and Ahsoka Tano. With "Andor", I feel as if I'm simply watching a science-fiction production about some armed insurrection in a fictional world. Despite my low opinion of the Sequel Trilogy, at least it feels like a Star Wars production to me.
I'll assume Mon Mothma's family plays a big role in this story. Otherwise, I don't understand why they're playing a major role in a story that is supposed to be about Cassian Andor. Does Mon Mothma play a major role in Cassian's own emotional arc?
I'll assume Mon Mothma's family plays a big role in this story. Otherwise, I don't understand why they're playing a major role in a story that is supposed to be about Cassian Andor. Does Mon Mothma play a major role in Cassian's own emotional arc?
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I suspect , their stories will converge in the last part of the season.
So, who what's to put money on Nemik 1) dying very soon, and 2) his manifesto living on in the Rebellion, if not foundational to the ideal of the Alliance.
While the larger point is of course that the Empire itself is the axe and it's hit a lot of trees that won't forget, basically everyone in this episode has had some axe/tree experience that's highlighted. Even Mon Mothma's kid seems to have some valid resentment of being used as a political prop that her mother is seemingly clueless about.
Yup. The episode even made a point of showing that Cassian already doesn't really remember/care; ""
While the larger point is of course that the Empire itself is the axe and it's hit a lot of trees that won't forget, basically everyone in this episode has had some axe/tree experience that's highlighted. Even Mon Mothma's kid seems to have some valid resentment of being used as a political prop that her mother is seemingly clueless about.
All she needs now is a bunch of Bothan servants who ultimately get killed...
I suspect that, but . . . why is this series called "Andor"? I can understand if Mon Mothma and her family serves as a direct catalyst to Cassian's character arc from the beginning. But they don't.
Or it's one guy named Manuel who she's close to, like in the old Tag & Bink comic. "Manny Both-hanz died to bring us this information," she says sadly.All she needs now is a bunch of Bothan servants who ultimately get killed...
Kor
