A doomed arranged wedding, a routine audit that ruins a brief but desperate paradise, a prototype TIE fighter theft that goes hilariously awry every step of the way...and perhaps the most hysterically awkward but deeply rewarding dinner with mom meeting the missus.
No joke, I would watch a regular 30-minute sitcom about the crazy domestic life of Syril and Dedra with Eedy crashing the place every week. I love how this deeply serious, much-needed drama critiquing the madness of today's society is willing to step aside for a few scenes to give us such comedy gold. I never thought a Star Wars sitcom could work until tonight. I need more of it.
Need.
But all joking aside, this is a fantastic slow-burn of an opener for the season. As expected, we get a time jump and numerous check-ins on where everyone is now in the galaxy, all setting up for the greater story. I'm not surprised by the various conflicts that have arisen between certain people, most notably at Mothma estate wedding.
That said, I was disappointed how quickly Tay Kolma's creditability and dependability went completely down the drain, if only because I'm such a big fan of Ben Miles. A shame the character has to die...and of course it's at the hands of Cinta, much to Vel's chagrin, who was already clearly miserable at that wedding. Get her back in the field already, Luthen!
I wonder, with Brasso's death at the conclusion of this trilogy, if we'll see Wilmon and Bix die in each of the following trilogies, as more of Andor's old life is chipped away and becomes the hardened man we meet in
Rogue One.
Lastly, the bastards left poor B2EMO behind!
