Star Wars: Andor (Disney+)

[Chaplin]

Damn. Season 2 can’t get here fast enough.

 

[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

Finale was fantastic.

 

[carrrnuttt]

That was awesome. The writing in this was top-notch.

They didn't even fall for the "big-battle" finale. Just a natural progression into a rebellion by a town that got fed up with the atrocities of the empire.

 

[Cheesebeef]

Gotta be honest… and a little surprised to say this… Andor finale underwhelmed.

 

[Chaplin]

Gotta be honest… and a little surprised to say this… Andor finale underwhelmed.

What we’re you hoping for? Taken in context I thought the finale was nearly perfect.

 

[Cheesebeef]

What we’re you hoping for? Taken in context I thought the finale was nearly perfect.

Wasn’t really hoping for anything. Just wasn’t as impressed with the show as I was every other episode. I was really surprised by my own reaction.

Didn’t think it was bad. My expectations might have just been raised too high simply because of how in the tank I was for the rest of the show.

 

[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

Wasn’t really hoping for anything. Just wasn’t as impressed with the show as I was every other episode. I was really surprised by my own reaction.

Didn’t think it was bad. My expectations might have just been raised too high simply because of how in the tank I was for the rest of the show.

Weird. You and I have had the exact opposite reaction throughout this series. That almost never happens.

 

[carrrnuttt]

This review pretty much encapsulates how I feel about this show:

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[Chris_Sanders]

Just finally finished this and wow what a series.

The ending leaned WAY into Irish / Scottish themes right down to the pipers with the honored dead saying to fight.

Keeping with those UK themes was the time Andor spent as a prisoner. Heavily influenced by the old Prisoner TV show. Also high level themes about being grinded by the industrial military complex and just recycled until your gone.

 

[Covert Rain]

Can't wait for Season 2 but it's been confirmed it will be the last. Diego Luna wants to move on. Plus, I am not sure how much more ground they really need to cover so I am OK with it. Fewer campfire episodes would be a good thing. The entire prison arc saved the Season 1 for me. I hope Season 2 is epic!

 

[puckhead]

Can't wait for Season 2 but it's been confirmed it will be the last. Diego Luna wants to move on. Plus, I am not sure how much more ground they really need to cover so I am OK with it. Fewer campfire episodes would be a good thing. The entire prison arc saved the Season 1 for me. I hope Season 2 is epic!

I'm glad they're not dragging it out. Two will be plenty for this. I imagine we'll get some K-2SO in this next season.

 

[Passepartout]

Thought that everybody was be Star Wars fatigue but guess I was wrong.

 

[Cheesebeef]

Thought that everybody was be Star Wars fatigue but guess I was wrong.

This was Star Wars elevated in a way it’s quite frankly, never been elevated to. That’s not to say it’s better than ANH or Empire. Those are different tones entirely and it’s almost comparing apples and oranges, IMO.

But this stands tall next to those two movies as the best thing ever done in the Star Wars universe.

 

[Chaplin]

Word is the last three episodes of season 2 will cover the three days before the start of Rogue One.

 

[Brian in Mesa]

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[Cheesebeef]

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Good. This will undoubtedly hurt the show but there is no such thing as non-writing producing duties for a show-runner. Any time production loses a location and need to move a scene… that’s writing. Any time you cut a line in editing or have to do ADR because something’s needed to make a scene work that’s currently not working… that’s writing.

And rewrites on set happen CONSTANTLY.

I think the show will undoubtedly suffer and that really sucks because I thought season 1 was really special. But to quote another show in the Star Wars verse, right now… THIS IS THE WAY.

 

[MadCardDisease]

Finally got around to watching these. Excellent show.

 

[Brian in Mesa]

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[Cheesebeef]

Most anticipated show of the year for me.

 

[Cheesebeef]

First two episodes didn’t exactly send me into hyperspace. All the Andor stuff just seemed pretty pointless and a stall.

 

[Cheesebeef]

Episode 3 achieved lift-off.

 

[Covert Rain]

I have not started it yet. Worked super late last night. Was exhausted. I need to get to it tonight.

 

[Covert Rain]

Caught up and so far meh. I really hope it picks up. I liked about a 3rd of everything that has happened so far and found the rest somewhat boring. I felt like they could have moved the same amount of plot in about 1 1/2 to 2 episodes max.

So far episode 3 was by far the best of the bunch.

 

[Stout]

Episode 3 had a truly gross, really inexcusable use of a deplorable trope that is tired and offensive to me. Otherwise the show has been okay.

Spoiler

Because what do we need to do with a strong woman, to show she's strong and won't take it any more? Oh yeah, we have to have a sleeze try to rape her