Andor

Just watched the first episode.

This is a very welcome change of atmosphere to the often “goofy” standard presentation of Star Wars
 
Foxhound5366 said:
and all a bit “paint by numbers”.
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What? We finally saw a competent and conniving empire without the cliched big bad guy running the show. We saw the rebel uprising and a view from the ground not really seen before in Star Wars. Each character had clear motivations and development through the series. Sounds like you watched something else entirely.
 
saor said:
What? We finally saw a competent and conniving empire without the cliched big bad guy running the show. We saw the rebel uprising and a view from the ground not really seen before in Star Wars. Each character had clear motivations and development through the series. Sounds like you watched something else entirely.
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Maybe on the contrary, I watched what was actually there … and found the plot teenage at best. It struck me as empty as the Mandalorian plot: you’ve got these rich characters and you give them very little meaty to do. Mandalorian was all about keeping baby Yoda safe. Andor is all about a pretty lame bank heist and a very convenient get-away (like all good teenage drama). Of all the ways to show the Empire getting stricter in reaction, did we really need to care about a senator with family issues who struggles with her private banker (talk about Real Housewives of Pretoria)? And the pettiness of a mid-level security officer getting fired and then going on an unsuccessful quest for revenge? More teenage-friendly angst.

None of those were adult themes or adult storylines, sorry to break it to you.
 
saor said:
What? We finally saw a competent and conniving empire without the cliched big bad guy running the show. We saw the rebel uprising and a view from the ground not really seen before in Star Wars. Each character had clear motivations and development through the series. Sounds like you watched something else entirely.
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Just finished it.

Easily the best modern age Star Wars content.
 
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Love it, this could give Rogue One quite the cult vote.
 
From all the recent Star Wars creations, Tony Gilroy seems to be the only enthusiastic writer within the Star Wars franchise. Everywhere else it seems to be show runners and actors/actresses at odds with Kathleen Kennedy. I already feel that Jon Favreau's creativity was a bit robbed from The Mandolorian, however I am in the view that Dave Filoni can still deliver on George Lucas's vision for Star Wars.

Andor has been special for me, and Gilroy is really amped for his script for season 2. To bridge it with Rogue One is great for a profile lift for "A Star Wars Story".
 
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