I’m honestly shocked that Andor made it past the Mouse in terms of themes and messaging. It’s a return to the more political messaging that Lucas himself makes a point of referencing in many interviews. Unlike a lot of Disney’s MCU properties, Andor actually takes political stances that aren’t exactly in the mainstream or otherwise inexplicable. $MCU_villain makes a lot of sense, and then randomly does something unforgivable to reinforce that leftist=bad and that merely maintaining the neoliberal status quo is most moral thing to do, whereas Andor’s messaging is much more radical (“one way out”).
Alongside a strong political and moral stance, Andor draws on the space-opera origins of Star Wars as opposed to the grounded sci-fi of Trek. It embraces the dramatic monologue through characters like Luthen and Kino, and empathizes character-driven elements rather then the plot-first, explanations-later approach of the Sequels. It feels closer to early-season Game of Thrones than shows like the Witcher, which also suffered from “theme park” syndrome where the universe only exists to further a singular plot. All in all, Andor had a fantastic season 1, and gives me some hope for the future of Star Wars.
This has been the best Star Wars related show that Disney has done, better than Mando imo.
I can’t get my friends to watch it. If they can do another good season maybe people will jump on the bandwagon
Honestly I was the same when Andor came out, I completely dismissed it because of the shite Disney was at, especially with the Obi-Wan show, couldn’t even finish that it was so bad. It wasn’t until a mate of mine recommended it and explained how good it was compared to everything else. Decided to give it a shot and by the second episode I was hooked.
This is the best Star Wars Star Wars has ever done period in my opinion. I like the more human stuff rather than the “hero of destiny” stuff in general though.
There are single lines of dialogue in Andor that set my brain on fire more than some entire seasons of other shows.
Well done. It’s cool how Andor and Rogue One are the best Star Wars has put out in recent years, and they’re both connected very closely.
Such a good show, way better then the mandelorian in my opinion but I’m also not a huge star wars fan
Good for them! Well-deserved. Andor was not only some of the best Star Wars content of the last few years, but it was one of the best TV shows of the last few years in general.
I thought Andor was entertaining, but I wouldn’t call it outstanding.
Well, that’s just, like, your opinion, man. One with which I disagree.
