Spoilers Andor - Season 2

[David cgc]

For him becoming Andor's new bestie we may have to wait and see in the next time jump how that pans out. We the audience know he's a useful asset but I'm assuming by episode ten the characters won't be that trusting yet.

Even in R1, Cassian still didn't fully trust him; he wouldn't let him have a gun.

Personally, I'm more interested in seeing more of the rebellion and other rebels we haven't met yet on Yavin IV, but in particular, a view of the wider rebellion as such as opposed to someone in particular. Especially now that Andor will have hopefully emancipated himself from Luthen, and the organisation is kicking in. It only makes sense this includes Nemik's manifesto making rounds in it, since it would be a weird thread to abandon if they referenced the “rebellions are built on hope” from Rogue One, so now in effect Rogue One back-references words that are more minor in both the show, and Andor's life, and given that Vel is also with us as one of the Aldhani rebels, and she's close to the to-be leader of the rebels.

I'm thinking that, in retrospect, Rogue One will be a microcosm of Cassian's entire life seen through a kaleidoscope. Not just the scene I always talk about where him learning about Marva's passing visually echoes his own death scene, but, for instance, the escape from Narkena 5, where he had to climb no matter what, and he has to climb through the archives to the transmitter tower on Scarif. It'll be interesting to see that whole thing in-context (which is why I'm desperately hoping there isn't any kind of distant epilogue next week; as far as I'm concerned, R1 must be able to slot in cleanly as the fifth arc of season 2).

 

[Tosk]

(which is why I'm desperately hoping there isn't any kind of distant epilogue next week; as far as I'm concerned, R1 must be able to slot in cleanly as the fifth arc of season 2).

Same. Though I'm not completely against something set later that doesn't need you to have watched Rogue One yet at that point. ...if that makes any sense.

If I recall correctly though, Gilroy said that Andor ends basically just minutes before Rogue One starts.

 

[Yistaan]

Wilmon also has to die or become unavailable as a key part of Rogue One was that Cassian and the Alliance had no go-between anymore to contact Saw Gerrera.

(spoiler for Tales of the Underworld)

Spoiler

Meero: Who the **** are you?

Ventress: Someone sympathetic who wants to help. Hurry up and get Syril's body onboard my ship, we're heading to Dathomir.

 

[Tuskin38]

that's Bail Organa with General Dodonna at a Rebel base that looks like it could be Yavin Base,

It could also be a ship. I think It’s the same set they used for Sato’s flagship, and I think modified later to be a Nabulon-B bridge

 

[CorporalCaptain]

It could also be a ship. It’s the same set they used for Sato’s flagship, and I think later for a Nebulon-B bridge

True. Thanks!

 

[Tuskin38]

I'm hoping we see some Bothans

Wrong death star

 

[Tuskin38]

The Rebels just changed the switch or installed NiceBot v24.3 after they made a hard reset.

The technician does mention something about a cortex swap. So sounds like they may have replaced the original KX droid brain with another

 

[Crazyewok]

Any feel sorry for those imperial army grunts?

Poor suckers were set up.

I think initially there showed remarkable restraint and proffesnalism right up to the point the sniper shot them. At that point I think any unit would panic and go to lethal force.

 

[Nerys Myk]

Any feel sorry for those imperial army grunts?

Poor suckers were set up.

I think initially there showed remarkable restraint and proffesnalism right up to the point the sniper shot them. At that point I think any unit would panic and go to lethal force.

They were chosen for youth and inexperience.

 

[Crazyewok]

They were chosen for youth and inexperience.

I know which makes it even more sad.

They held it together well still despite deliberately being put into a situation no troop or police unit should be put in, even before the sniper took his shot.

Sending an isolated group out into a crowd like that's a bad move even with experienced men. Still they used minimal force until that first shot.

I think their sergent knew it was a set up as soon as it was ordered.

I was caught in a riot in Lima and the episode really hit home.

 

[Awesome Possum]

They were chosen for youth and inexperience.

Yeah, they were counting on them to panic and start firing. Then when that didn’t happen the sniper ensured that they would. They were pawns meant to be sacrificed and praised as brave heroes to justify a genocide.

 

[Kor]

Well there goes my idea that Syril might possibly end up joining the rebellion.

Kor

 

[Nerys Myk]

Well there goes my idea that Syril might possibly end up joining the rebellion.

Kor

Hey, Dedra might have a change of heart.

 

[Awesome Possum]

Hey, Dedra might have a change of heart.

I kind of don’t want to see her get redemption, I hope she gets a last minute transfer to the Death Star.

 

[Nerys Myk]

I kind of don’t want to see her get redemption, I hope she gets a last minute transfer to the Death Star.

She seems the type to return to work crushed and sort of half-assing it through the rest of her career. Punching the clock and being miserable.

 

[Nerys Myk]

I think their sergent knew it was a set up as soon as it was ordered.

The sarge was suspicious pretty much from when their boots first hit the ground on Ghorman. Had a kind of "I should call in sick" look.

 

[Yistaan]

I kind of don’t want to see her get redemption, I hope she gets a last minute transfer to the Death Star.

I suspect that she'll, in her mind, refuse any responsibility for Syril's death (despite what Syril himself literally said to her) and probably say something like "This is for you Syril, we've avenging you" when the Death Star destroys Alderaan.

 

[Awesome Possum]

She seems the type to return to work crushed and sort of half-assing it through the rest of her career. Punching the clock and being miserable.

I think she’s in too deep for even that. Dedication to her career is all she knows, she’ll stick to it even if she knows it could get her killed. If anything she’ll see her reaction to the slaughter and Syria’s death as a weakness.

 

[cooleddie74]

I had a passing respect for that Sergeant. You could tell he knew this deployment was complete shite and ordered under dubious circumstances but he couldn't refuse orders.

 

[Awesome Possum]

I suspect that she'll, in her mind, refuse any responsibility for Syril's death (despite what Syril himself literally said to her) and probably say something like "This is for you Syril, we've avenging you" when the Death Star destroys Alderaan.

Exactly, she can even rationalize it in her head since one of the Ghor rebels actually shot him. She’s the hero of her own story and everything she does is justified because she’s the hero, just like fascists act in real life.