The Roots of ‘Andor’ Lore Run Deep
The ‘Star Wars’ series’ Ghorman Massacre has a hidden, 35-year-old origin story
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Spoilers Andor - Season 2
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Luthen is going to do what he first asked Cassian to do way back in the beginning of season one. Give it all for something that matters. He knows his fate is sealed, he's always been on borrowed time and knows he'll never see the result of his efforts.
He's a dead man for sure in the final arc and hopefully he finds a way to make his death count.
He's a dead man for sure in the final arc and hopefully he finds a way to make his death count.
The less we talk about the quality of the Disney sequels the better
For me Rogue One and Andor is peak Star Wars and then there is a considerable gap and is followed by Mandalorian and then an even larger gap before the rest slots in somehow.
The Mandalorian is mid-tier Star Wars on its best day.The less we talk about the quality of the Disney sequels the better
For me Rogue One and Andor is peak Star Wars and then there is a considerable gap and is followed by Mandalorian and then an even larger gap before the rest slots in somehow.
These last 3 eps were brutal. Watching the Ghor singing and knowing what was coming. Seeing those inexperienced kids thrown out there as a sacrifice. Syril turning on Dedra and then standing in shock in the middle of the plaza. Even Dedra's reaction when it was all over.
Then there was Bix leaving. Oh man. Just rough as all hell.
Mon's speech was beautiful and horribly resonant. Even though I knew she survived, they managed enough tension with the escape from the Senate that I was on the edge of my seat.
Just perfect, all of it.
Then there was Bix leaving. Oh man. Just rough as all hell.
Mon's speech was beautiful and horribly resonant. Even though I knew she survived, they managed enough tension with the escape from the Senate that I was on the edge of my seat.
Just perfect, all of it.
Turns out K-2SO was originally going to be introduced in a horror episode (for episode 9) but was ultimately scrapped because they couldn't afford it, according to Tony Gilroy via Entertainment weekly:
“Dan Gilroy wrote an amazing, entirely self-contained episode that was episode 209,” Gilroy reveals, referring to his brother and Andor writer. “It was an amazing episode that was like a horror movie.”
So what exactly happened in this scrapped K-2SO horror movie episode that was originally slated to be episode 9 of season 2? “It was the K2 story,” Gilroy explains. “They had to bring this huge ugly tanker ship to Yavin, and there was a KX unit that was trapped inside there hunting. It was sort of like a monster movie with K2 on it. It was really cool.”
As for why the entire episode never made it to the filming stage, it came down to a matter of economics. “We could not afford to do it,” sighs Gilroy. “It was made clear that it was out of the range, so we had to abandon that and consolidate things.” That consolidation also meant moving up Mon Mothma’s big senate speech, which was originally slated for episode 10.
As cool as that sounds i don't think it would have fit well into Andor and its themes. This sounds like more of a standalone episode or part of a general Star Wars anthology series with self contained episodes filling in some blanks of Star Wars lore ( come to think of it i'd like such a show).
The way they introduced K-2SO was good and organic and i hope we see more of him in the final chapter of Andor next week.
I'm fine with that. if the show was running four seasons, sure, there might be room for that. But, in the current shape of the show, it would have been a waste of real estate.
A few viewers didn't really feel it was organic as lugging a robot that weighs a ton wouldn't be the first action most people would take when fleeing a massacre
I agree this was a problem with the episode. The action stopped cold.
Also, a quick reference to antigravs used to lug the barriers around might have smoothed over some of the rough edges a bit.
All Hux cared about was screwing Kylo Ren over.
Well, it is maybe not a natural reaction but i'd like to explain it as Andor's leadership instinct kicking in and recognizing an opportunity of having an imperial droid in the rebellion for future missions.
It was clumsy as hell just to connect canon dots together, but hey, if that's the worst thing about that episode we're all doing well and so is the series.
Yeah, I just read the article and had more or less the same thought. If the rest of the season had been structured the way it is now, it would have felt kind of weird to suddenly shift to a one off horror story in the middle of the season.
For once, I'm in complete agreement with you. K2's "origin" was pretty forced.
Admittedly, though, the KX-droids are horrifying as is. I half-expected them to wipe the walls with the people (families, dependents of Imperials?) in the waiting room.
Apparently that waiting room scene is a callback to a video game level on a game I haven't played.
I think they did okay with the Rebels nonsense, but the way they handled K2 was pretty forced. But it's relatively small potatoes in the greater context of this sublime tv show.
The Stormtroppers were aiming for him.
