Current Events > Star Wars: Andor Episodes 4 Topic *SPOILERS*

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Came out today at 3 AM EST.

Good show from the 3 episodes so far.

Damn no posts?

This show is a league ahead of the other Star Wars live action stuff IMO. It has an actual range of characters with their own believable actions, motivations and responses that have ramifications that go well beyond what they could expect or imagine. It doesn't rely on fan service to be interesting. Cinematography and locations are top notch. Even if this didn't have the Star Wars branding it would be an actual good sci-fi show.

It'll be a total shame if it gets overlooked but I suppose not overly surprising since the pitch doesn't seem to be interesting on the surface.

Watching it now, was just waiting til I was off work.

Punished_Blinx posted...

Damn no posts?

This show is a league ahead of the other Star Wars live action stuff IMO. It has an actual range of characters with their own believable actions, motivations and responses that have ramifications that go well beyond what they could expect or imagine. It doesn't rely on fan service to be interesting. Cinematography and locations are top notch. Even if this didn't have the Star Wars branding it would be an actual good sci-fi show.

It'll be a total shame if it gets overlooked but I suppose not overly surprising since the pitch doesn't seem to be interesting on the surface.

Yeah, this show is definitely a step up. This episode was especially good with the new ISB and Mon Mothma stuff. Mon Mothma looked great. Can't believe they've kept the same actress from RotS and Rogue One. It was also great to see Coruscant again.

Karn is a wildcard right now. I wonder if he'll be a third side or if he'll end up helping Andor.

I dug the random Rakata name drop

I like that we are actually acknowledging the perilous paranoia filled world that early rebels would have existed in.

InfinityMonster posted...

Yeah, this show is definitely a step up. This episode was especially good with the new ISB and Mon Mothma stuff. Mon Mothma looked great. Can't believe they've kept the same actress from RotS and Rogue One. It was also great to see Coruscant again.

Karn is a wildcard right now. I wonder if he'll be a third side or if he'll end up helping Andor.

Karn is so compelling to me. His life is at a complete crossroads right now. Either he learns from what he did, thinks about the consequences of his actions and strive to make amends or he doubles down, blames everyone else and gets suckered into extremism.

Both are completely believable.

This show really nails the politics of actually living in Star Wars during this era.

when he was getting chewed out, my immediate thought was "and that's how rebels are born"

Punished_Blinx posted...

Damn no posts?

This show is a league ahead of the other Star Wars live action stuff IMO. It has an actual range of characters with their own believable actions, motivations and responses that have ramifications that go well beyond what they could expect or imagine. It doesn't rely on fan service to be interesting. Cinematography and locations are top notch. Even if this didn't have the Star Wars branding it would be an actual good sci-fi show.

It'll be a total shame if it gets overlooked but I suppose not overly surprising since the pitch doesn't seem to be interesting on the surface.

All of this. The whole thing just radiates with talent in the production.

And even then we still get the odd bit of fanservice, like the bits on Coruscant and the mention of the Rakata.

Nemik is adorable. Shame he'll probably be the first to bite it. >_>

And I can't wait for Karn to become more engaged, either to see him properly step up or properly fuck up.

CyricZ posted...

All of this. The whole thing just radiates with talent in the production.

And even then we still get the odd bit of fanservice, like the bits on Coruscant and the mention of the Rakata.

Nemik is adorable. Shame he'll probably be the first to bite it. >_>

And I can't wait for Karn to become more engaged, either to see him properly step up or properly fuck up.

I feel like my dude has already properly fucked up.

ScazarMeltex posted...

I feel like my dude has already properly fucked up.

Well there are fuck ups.

And there are fuck ups.

Mon Mothma's home life is so shitty too. Her husband being some 'apolitical' douche who finds the struggles and inconveniences of others outside his vision boring or irrelevant. A guy who has fun trolling his wife by forcing her to have dinner with Emperor lackeys.

Not someone who is an Empire devout or obviously evil. Just someone who absolutely benefits from their social status living during an oppressive regime. Someone who is privileged and does absolutely nothing positive with it and just goes along with evil because it doesn't inconvenience him.

Seriously how the hell is this a Star Wars show? There's so much depth to the lives these people live. It's not just typical rebels vs empire stuff. Hell this is the most oppressive the Empire has actually felt and they haven't used a single Stormtrooper. That single Tie-Fighter was used so effectively.

Its not a bad show, but, like with Rogue One:

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/8/9/2/AACE4xAADuvk.jpg

Waiting for a reason to care about any of these characters lol

This is the only side of Star Wars where I havent felt compelled by the characters. Its so bizarre to me that the movie and this show are so praised. I feel like Elaine and The English Patient lol.

The stuff with Mon Mothma was cool though. And of course, dropping the Rakata name was the highlight.

Im very pleasantly surprised so far. And Ive always loved Mon Mothma so those scenes this week was a high point.

is it any good?

Liked Obi-Wan, adore She-Hulk for some reason. Hated those goddamn Ewok movies in the 80s.

Punished_Blinx posted...

Karn is so compelling to me. His life is at a complete crossroads right now. Either he learns from what he did, thinks about the consequences of his actions and strive to make amends or he doubles down, blames everyone else and gets suckered into extremism.

Both are completely believable.

This show really nails the politics of actually living in Star Wars during this era.

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CyricZ posted...

And I can't wait for Karn to become more engaged, either to see him properly step up or properly fuck up.

Yeah, Karn does seem like he would end up becoming more extreme, but I think it's also a good point that this was it for him now that I think more about how he walked home in shame.

Punished_Blinx posted...

Mon Mothma's home life is so shitty too. Her husband being some 'apolitical' douche who finds the struggles and inconveniences of others outside his vision boring or irrelevant. A guy who has fun trolling his wife by forcing her to have dinner with Emperor lackeys.

That's exactly what I was thinking as it was playing out. Dude doesn't give a fuck and gives off massive troll vibes. Just casually invited Palpatine's consort to dinner. Fucked up lol.

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The Skywalker saga has a lot of baggage lol.

rexcrk posted...

Its not a bad show, but, like with Rogue One:

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/user_image/8/9/2/AACE4xAADuvk.jpg

Waiting for a reason to care about any of these characters lol

This is the only side of Star Wars where I havent felt compelled by the characters. Its so bizarre to me that the movie and this show are so praised. I feel like Elaine and The English Patient lol.

The stuff with Mon Mothma was cool though. And of course, dropping the Rakata name was the highlight.

I get what you're saying. It's very early right now, but I think the 24 episodes between 2 seasons should be ample time to build that up.

BalanceLost posted...

Im very pleasantly surprised so far. And Ive always loved Mon Mothma so those scenes this week was a high point.

I actually didn't even realize Mon Mothma was gonna be a major character in this. I am definitely pleasantly surprised

Questionmarktarius posted...

is it any good?

Liked Obi-Wan, adore She-Hulk for some reason. Hated those goddamn Ewok movies in the 80s.

It's early, but so far, it looks pretty good even if it wasn't really Star Wars and just a new sci-fi show. I say check the first 4 episodes before calling it quits, because for me, the 4th episode greatly increased my interest.