Incredible episode. Here's the epic end titles music.
Well he always said that SW was for kids so he must absolutely hate it. BUT it is some of the best drama I have ever seen since the heady days of American cinema pre SW77 so he must be giddy with pride. I have no idea.Throughout I found myself wondering is this to dark, what would Lucas think? Though this show gets it right both ways, all the gritty somber sacrifice, paired with the hopeful survivors. Absolute gripping finally.
I would probably rate it above Mando simply because the quality of that show kept zig zagging up and down noticeably because there were good writers and directors and bad ones, whereas the quality of this show has been razor sharp perfect from the get go. It’s basically an HBO show, for some that’s a dragging pace, for others it’s slow but sure pacing.I'd rate this below The Mandalorian though as it does unnecessarily drag it's feet over the 10 episode run, though it's light years ahead of The Book Of Boba and the utterly risible Obi Wan.
Spoiler:
Everything that Gilroy says just has me and the year plus long wait is going to kill me:
"We're going to be covering four years. Every time we do three episodes in the second half, we jump ahead a year. When we come back to the show for part two, it'll be a year later. We'll do three episodes, and then we'll jump a year. Then we'll do three episodes, and then we'll jump a year on that. That last year will be the year that takes us into "Rogue [One]." We have some pretty interesting storytelling opportunities."
"Well, where is [Cassian] going? By the end, the first scene of "Rogue [One]" is him going off to go to the Rings of Kafrene to try to chase down the rumor about this thing. What does Tivik say to him, man? 'There's a weapon.' They're building a weapon. What kind of weapon? A planet killer. All roads lead to that scene. Now, that's not entirely what our show is going to be about. People don't know the existence of it, do they? Some people do. Krennic does. The people in the ISB. Very few of them might. But all roads are ultimately leading to 'Rogue One.'"
"It's the gravel on which the road is built. Every movement is like that in history. You saw in Luthen's speechand himself, he called himself on it. 'I'm trying to build a sunrise that I may never see.' People caught up in events that inspire them and push them beyond their own conceivable aspirations of what they might do. That's true heroism in a way, isn't it? That's what we're interested in. The show is in the kitchen and not in the restaurant. These are all the people behind the scenes."
This show has been fantastic, will definitely be re-watching it. Wish we were getting more than 2 seasons of it though.For me it is the best Star Wars content since the OT. If only we could have about 5 seasons of it!
Spoiler:
Cassian will use B2EMO as the personality basis for reprograming the imperial KX droid that becomes K2-SO. In a couple years everyone will be losing their mind that K2 was right in front of us in S1 all along.
This show has been fantastic, will definitely be re-watching it. Wish we were getting more than 2 seasons of it though.
aside, this was a good illustration of a very ugly riot and authoritarian power. Stormtroopers haven't been this evil since they boarded the Tantive IV.Spoiler:Stormtroopers being head-butted and Death Troopers being easily whacked
Spoiler:The guy she gutted was her regular at the bar. Her victim had a face and a personality and she took clear satisfaction in doing him.
My season 2 prediction:
Spoiler:
Cassian will use B2EMO as the personality basis for reprograming the imperial KX droid that becomes K2-SO. In a couple years everyone will be losing their mind that K2 was right in front of us in S1 all along.
Spoiler:I certainly lost my mind over Solo's L3/Falcon reveal!
Having grown up with SW being absent on screen for 16 years, re-watching these Andor episodes is all I'll need until the second season. That's more than enough Disney+ SW for my personal canon; gotta be at least 8 to 10 hours there. And all of it elevating the OT! The other shows do the opposite for me by ratcheting up the cartoonishness (and outright stupidity at times). And I just can't reconcile Andor as existing in the same reality with those other stories, so I don't need 'em at all.Season 2 is going to be a long wait. Back to silly green babies, comedy droids, comedy troopers, clumsy dialogue, stupid fake sets filmed using those screen things, Filoni character cameo of the week, "this is the way" (I've really grown to hate that little catch phrase), colourful mobility scooters, "quirky" street gangs, and a thousand other things that we've had to sit through over the last few years.
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