Yes the Karn family situation was so good haha and it was a great mirror to the dynamic between Maarva and Cassian. Wonderful commentary on parenthood layered into a show about how peoples environment drives them to rebellion.

And that's why I think there's no way he and that Meero gal are going to hook up; can you imagine what would happen if those two WERE to meet? It'd be a question of who would kill whom.

RESPECT MY AUTHORITAHH!

The only other thing that got that treatment was The Winter Soldier, I think.

The only real issue is it drags a bit. Especially the first 3 episodes could have probably been shortened to one or two.

Yea i mean the only thing they can really roast on is some of the episodes being slow and just spending a lot of time setting stuff up without much actually happening, but even those episodes honestly didnt feel long. The end credits always sneak up on you lol

@@greghannibal Nah removing any of the show would've made it worse imo.

It's what WE SHOULD HAVE GOTTEN from star wars from DISNEY

I was going to leave a like, but you’re at 66.

@@L._Titus 622 now so come back in 44 likes ;)

999th like.

Dan Gilroy, Stephen Schiff and Beau Willimon also made fantastic contributions

Gilroy also stopped production of Season 2 of Andor to stand with the workers in the writers strike. I’m a little bit disappointed, but it’s dwarfed by the pride I feel for the creator of a show with so much Marxist messaging to stand up for what he believes in. It’s a breath of fresh air in a world with so much corruption. You could call it… a spark…

@@breakingboundaries3950 Oh, he did? I was disappointed because I had heard otherwise. This is truly good news

@@breakingboundaries3950 He finished writing the scripts though!

​@@breakingboundaries3950 I mean the way the security forces operated at the local level largely reminded me of China's fixation on GDP and how local leaders are incentivized to purely provide quiet, conformists report that tell the next level up what they want to hear, regardless of truth. And in most communist nations, unions are illegal. Its why mass strikes are so rare there. I found the messaging to be about the important of freedom and dignity for all, in general. I.e., against all authoritarianism and tyranny.

It's one of the best episodes of TV ever made.

i really like the heist ''arc''. The last episode of the heist had me glued to my chair and to the screen.

I cant.. I cant swim... What?! 😭😭😭

@@chipsfries5638 it really was. You were expecting stuff to go wrong the whole time. Only to do so in completly different ways of wrong.

Totally. I thought it was just gonna be another cliche prison break but it turned out to be one of best things I’ve seen :)

Yeah. That's the best interpretive way to go. Way better to use creative freedom towards spinning out new character arcs, than just recycling well-known characters in vague, unsurprising, and downright boring ways (Boba, some of Obi Wan)

Because those protagonists are creative and they fight the status quo against the Empire, against mega corporations, and neoliberalism.

It made me more than ever want to see Gareth Edwards’ original cut which was said to more straight laced and even more war-centric before Disney made them reshoot it to add fan service and comedy.

Tony Gilroy happens to work in the SW universe

It’s not. It’s a boring sub par show with nothing one cares about, some ridiculous moments and by numbers scenes of talks. Meaningless boring characters and no relation to Star Wars.

Absolutely worth at least 8 dollars. If anyone feels like Andor might be too boring, Episodes 8-10 are what I would sell the show on. Just get in, watch those three episodes, get out, and ask yourself if you wanna see more.

It honestly might be my sequence in all of star wars

@@HereForTheComments On Program!

@@lamesurfer1015 ONE WAY OUT

@@Salem-1610 ONE WAY OUT!!!

the best part is they show us that the empire isn't some nebulous amorphous thing, the empire is *PEOPLE*, sometimes it's your neighbors. The easy thing is to get a job with a uniform with an imperial logo on it and sit in a cubicle and say "I don't talk about politics" whenever anyone mentions an atrocity. MOST people would do this.

I mean they tortured chick and killed billions of people by blowing up a planet in the first movie so I’ve had trouble understanding why people never felt they were evil. Andor is a great show though.

Plenty of real-world countries have tortured people and killed lots more. Perhaps they had good enough reasons, perhaps they didn't... People still work for those governments, and live in those countries and abide by their laws.

The whole Skarsgård family is pretty impressive.

Love me some Boris

Was he good in Thor 2 though?

His children are awesome actors too

He's also in every franchise ever. Star wars, marvel, Dune, pirates, mamma Mia!, etc

Third lead, maybe, but he was also the BEST thing about Rogue One (aside from the droid and the Vader scene) since the actual lead was a boring one dimensional character.

Who's second though? Krennic?

And then they went and cast Serkis and Skarsgard and again made him third best haha

I thought he was the second lead after jyn?

@@Will_ParkerAh come on it’s called Andor! Though I did think mon and skargård were on screen enough to be co leads. And amazing ones at that! God I love this show, it says a lot when I think it was the best show of the year!

That scene where everyone was banging pieces of metal to distract the cops was where the show came to life for me.

@@alanpennie8013 And then at the very end OUR HAMMER LAD spartan kicking a tool of the fascist state off his damn tower to his untimely demise. Magical.

@@alanpennie8013 It's the strongest display of real culture in star wars yet. Ferrix is a complex world with a population that are proud to be of it. Its people have commitment to their community that is not often shown.

@@Blisterdude123 fun fact, he's the throat singing guy during Sardaukar ritual in Dune

@@edba1.037 Did not know that, top lad

That's what I say about Rogue One.

@@biffyqueen wasn't a show

@@SmegulonPrime sure was

@@SmegulonPrime Well screen name checks out

@@d.leesheppard7607 rogue one was not a show

That is exactly the complex, original, creative, action packed idea. I hope Disney takes notes on this amazing plot for season two /s

Actually, S2 ends with Andor boarding his ship along K2-S0 going to the Ring of Kafrene

Please no

Why would you put this out into the world

ROFL

Truth!

Reminds me of Brad Dourif (Wormtongue) and Robert Englund (Raymond Beaumont - Wishmaster). Both were excellent in what the script demanded of them. And Wishmaster is underrated

God, that had me yell out loud and excitement. Andor is genuinely a masterpiece.

*never more than 12

You could just read the internal conflict on his face so well.

LOVED that scene!!!

facts

You mean all other Disney+ shows.

You mean *any* Disney Star Wars, right? ;)

@@Theratron can you name any other “show” (not full movie) that comes close? Clone Wars had a lot of great moments, but like Wagner it was great moments and bad quarters of an hour.

Agreed

@@Justanotherconsumer when it comes to what Disney has done with Star Wars? No ;)

And I loved how that guy brained imperials with Maarva’s brick

To quote Tony Gilroy B2 is essentially an old dog. Nuff said.

@@erakfishfishfish so finally she was part of the rebellion, killing Imperials

Ahahah yeah I said literally that myself. IF ANYONE DOES ANYTHING TO B THEN SO HELP ME SATAN...

I had no idea Diego Luna is so obsessed with Jabba - it's kind of adorable 😆 Cassian better get to touch Jabba's belly, is all I'm saying.

And Cassian calling Jabba "Yabba" would be perfect.

@@BlueHooloovoo Yabba the 'Ut.

Well no he's saying Jabba but he has a dialect where he softens his J's.

@@sparco956 I think it’s because he’s mexican, the letter “j” works different in spanish.

*would have been

Sorry but it’s Yabba lol and it truly is hilariously cute

Oh he was saying Jabba? I kept trying to figure out who yabba is and thought he meant Yoda lol

@@hkiller57 Yes, he's saying Jabba - it's just his accent. You can hear him say the "j" more distinctly at 5:10

I hope they let him touch Jabba and film his reaction.

Apparently it was a thing for an interview and he’s really frustrated by how much it sticks around.

Nemik's speech in particular gave me chills: There will be times when the struggle seems impossible. I know this already. Alone, unsure, dwarfed by the scale of the enemy. Remember this. Freedom is a pure idea. It occurs spontaneously and without instruction. Random acts of insurrection are occurring constantly throughout the galaxy. There are whole armies, battalions that have no idea that they've already enlisted in the cause. Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward. And then remember this. The Imperial need for control is so desperate because it is so unnatural. Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear. And know this, the day will come when all these skirmishes and battles, these moments of defiance will have flooded the banks of the Empire's authority and then there will be one too many. One single thing will break the siege. Remember this. Try.

Marvaa’s speech was beautiful

Calm. Kindness. Kinship. Love. I’ve given up all chance at inner peace. I’ve made my mind a sunless space. I share my dreams with ghosts. I wake up every day to an equation I wrote 15 years ago from which there’s only one conclusion, I’m damned for what I do. My anger, my ego, my unwillingness to yield, my eagerness to fight, they’ve set me on a path from which there is no escape. I yearned to be a savior against injustice without contemplating the cost and by the time I looked down there was no longer any ground beneath my feet. What is my sacrifice? I’m condemned to use the tools of my enemy to defeat them. I burn my decency for someone else’s future. I burn my life to make a sunrise that I know I’ll never see. And the ego that started this fight will never have a mirror or an audience or the light of gratitude. So what do I sacrifice? Everything!

@@oldRighty1 I had to watch that scene multiple times it was so good and so well written!

I've never seen a show with so many incredible monologues. Even stoic Brasso's last line to Cassian on behalf of Maarva "Tell him I love him more than anything he could ever do wrong". This show stabbed me through the heart so many times I think I need a new one.

I know, man! I wanted to hug him so bad, and tell him it was going to be okay.🥺

I've got to admit that was a good Star Wars joke.

She's horribly cold and pragmatic at points, which works. She's one of the good guys, but she isn't NICE. (accusing her husband of gambling JUST to cover up the fact she spent all that money, even though she knows he didn't. Setting her daughter up with a mobster's son....)

@@BlackLiger788 They have to make sacrifices, and this nails it. Also, nobody says she has to be good.

@@BlackLiger788 Luthen and Andor would kill someone if they were being an inconvenience. Everyone in the show has flaws and that’s why it’s so good

@@BlackLiger788 Man Mothma (not my joke, but hilarious) kinda had it coming.

She’s been awesome

I was 5. A New Hope was the first movie I ever saw in a theater...or probably ever, frankly.

Raises hand.

I feel seen.

I was 12. I'm 56 going on 57. This is spot-on.

@@CanadaMatt I consider it my first memory, since it has a date stamp on it.

HISTORIC

I mean they slightly did about the isb guy crush on woman imp officer but overall this is the first honest trailers that wasn't 100% comedy

Agree it’s perfection

@@swagswagsenate they didn't make fun of the people who create those characters, those characters were designed that way. That's what I mean though.

and how exceptionally bad the other disney's star wars contents are

Speaking of the 90's novels, the show's writing honestly feels a lot like Timothy Zahn's excellent work with it nuanced characters and portrayal of institutional politics.

This

@@gregorymaus6289 looks like I'm not alone in the feeling that Andor gives off Zahn's novel vibes and it's awesome

@@alfaseeds13 the bad batch was also really good

You needed.

The show fans didn’t ask for, but the show we deserved

@@haydo-9916 Yep, but some people deserve more.

I'm hoping that they already finished writing the script for season 2 before season 1 ended and they're just working on filming, editing and vfx.

@@HarmonicWave Studios can interfere with scripts, filming, editing and vfx if they are not satisfied with the output

Supposedly both seasons were written around the same time. Just gotta hope Disney doesn’t strongarm any changes or rewrites in.

@@SuperSpasticNinja though that usually depends on the relationship between the one behind the wheel and the one who own the car in the passenger seat

Tony Gilroy won't allow that, he'd walk away first.

should have been a shot with the band too

The empire shouldn't have brought guns to a dead old lady brick fight. Best meme of 2022.

Maarva's Ghost: "Hit Em Again!"

She is so good in this too. It helps that the script is really good, but she really nails the performance.

yep. there is something inspiring about an actor getting cast in a bit part that ended up on the Cutting room floor. Then 20 years later being offered the Chance to reprise the role and just nailing it so thoroughly it makes me wonder where she has been for the last 20 years. just goes to show how much unseen talent is out there.

Absolutely! His performance was in his eyes. He could say so much without talking.

He's great in Black Panther too.

@@ASChambers If you like that then you should see him in his Planet of the Apes movies.

@@mori1bund I have done. He was superb. It was nice to see him without cgi this time

@@thatoneguy466 I just love the cuttlefish exchange in Avengers 2. My favorite scene in that movie.

Agreed. Tony Gilroy needs a full time job at Lucas Films

Did the same. Worth the wait!!!

Tony Gilroy talks in his interviews how he actually studied history of various revolutions, including Bolsheviks. Finally someone who learned history not from the comic books.

There's also modern parallels with the riot cops

@@ilyaliThe Aldhani heist is very reminiscent of the storming of the Moncada barracks in the Cuban Revolution

It's every revolution, I feel like. It's Irish being killed in Bloody Sunday. It's American colonialists dunking tea in the Boston harbour. It's Sun Yat Sen being imprisoned, Gandhi organizing the Salt March... There are so many parallels in history that Andor resonates with.

The trick will be if they realize why it was good. Just knowing that it is good isn't sufficient, that can just lead them to trying to turn it into a cash cow. They have to see that relatable characters that actually face adversity that they struggle to overcome is what makes an interesting story.

Only some of the fans. Seems like there’s a sizable subset that would prefer a Michael Bay outing with more explosions and less of that annoying plot stuff.

Agreed

Sadly, by the time it aired, most fans had given up on DIsney SW so hardly any saw it!

@@cwam1701e I have to say, that was almost me. I didn't bother with Kenobi and only watched Andor because I saw good reviews from people I trust.

So true.

Followed by "The little droid that could"...

someone watched "the bear"

This also i think the first honest trailer that wasn't just 100% comedy.

I don’t think it has any flaws ;)

That’s when you know a show is good

Right on about Serkis too - he was mesmerizing in that role. He's always good.

Wait, there was source material?

⬆️⬆️⬆️ congratulations You won🎁

There are other great shows out there.But if you mean other Star Wars shows then yeah I get it.

The expanse is prolly up your alley then. Thats the only show in this genre that can measure up. Its pretty realistic.

Most of the characters were boring

@@Stevie8654 go watch Kenobi and come back when your over 16

@@Stevie8654 Your definition of boring is different than mine. What kind of characters would you find interesting? Knights with impenetrable armors and gadgets, with magic kid sidekicks, or heroes with superpowers?

@@glendarjj3991 : who doesn't like my preshussssssss? Relax smeegol

@@kmjkmjkmj oh yeah I thought he was great, but when compared to Luthen or Kino he was a wooden plank. Which isn't a snub at Diego he's just cast alongside Stellan and Andy and that's just not a fair comparison haha

Absolutely flawless

Thought the same. This seemed more like a recap. Well done show.

The flaws are sooooo minor. Space AKs. Slower pace than expected. That’s it

@@TonyTylerDraws Not a thing wrong with space AKs. The real flaw is Cassian's childhood flashback/origin. It makes no sense and leaves too many questions unanswered. That's about it.

@@TonyTylerDraws The slower pace is a life-saver for this show.

In over a decade?! I’d say it the best ever. Even better than the originals

Idk about over a decade... I really like star wars the clone wars. But it's definitely up there

@@darthnephilim nah episode 3 and clone wars still top but best since then.

@@rain9001 clone wars was a decade ago.

@@MariNate1016 it depends. I thought some episode came out in 2014. Apart from that, the last 4 episodes of Clone Wars season 7 in 2020 are peak

He’s not my absolute favourite, but I’m so intrigued by where Syril is going in terms of his character. I also love how his poisonous relationship with his mother compares with Cassian/ Maarva, and I’m fascinated by this new obsession with Dedra. Perhaps he’s going to only ever be defined by the strong women in his life. It’s a great show that can make you empathise with the antagonists so deeply.

@@colleybri8912 He's... kinda creepy, but i can understand why he is the way he is because of his interactions with his mother

I hope it sets the standard that you don't need pandering in every show.

percussion tower*

This. All the characters had depth, you felt they had real lives beyond what we saw in camera

I mean, his name is 'The Time Grappler'. So cool...

This! Is! Ferrix!

The Bear needs it's honest trailer.

Be kind - this was an epic series!!

@@pyrofan80 I love every minute of it.

Haha! I’m glad I wasn’t the only who noticed that

I mean the Bear was incredibly intense, but the finale made absolutely no sense to me

The Star Wars Universe is full of potential to explore new, cool and interesting ideas. It's just that essentially all the 464 Star Wars shows and movies so far never had any interest in doing anything but reheating the old triology nostalgia 😅

Mandalorian is way better than this crap

Best is subjective and Disney will definitely continue to make Jedi related content since it prints money. But if that money goes to fund projects like Andor, I am happy! Hopefully they will continue to fund great shows alongside the ones that are more entertainment than philosophical.

I just want an Atton Rand series, maybe up to and including the events of KOTOR2 from his perspective (he can conveniently be left on the ship during most of the combat grind).

although two skywalkers do show up in rogue one.

I only saw it last week, and I've been doing exactly the same 😅 already planning a rewatch, just can't get enough.

Nah., this year was too good for a sweep. Saul, hotD, severence come to mind. But it certainly deserve quite a few.

@Jonatas Silva Skarsgård for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series. And much more

There were many very good shows this years Severance, The Sandman, Reacher, The Boys, Cyberpunk Edgerunner

@@jonatassilva2605 and yet Diego is the one nominated for best actor in the golden globes and no one from hotd is :)

@@jonatassilva2605 Skarsgard deserves an Oscar for his performance.

Great writing, something only good writers knew about

until someone turn on a lightsaber

I hope you like the show! It's one of the best Star Wars things ever made!

Agree

Truly!

I really want a full wardrobe made by whoever is in charge of costumes for Andor.

@@cacogenicist Agreed

I just love how they melt so seamlessly the bright, chromey aesthetic of the prequels with the grimey, old and worn aesthetics of the original trilogy, and a hint of the Empire's minimalistic decor, giving each of them a reason to be and a sense in the Star Wars Universe. Back in the day, I always found it jarring how amazingly different the design was in the prequels, and these intermediary shows are helping a lot in explaining why and how both trilogies looked so different.

How about the Cartman wannabe?

@@BadFluffy I like the read that has final scene was him having an “are we the baddies?” moment.

Incredible.

It's probably a bad idea, but I was waiting for a reveal that he was a precursor to Snoke who died and was resurrected by Palpatine. I don't think they should have done that, but why else would they cast an actor that was already in this universe, even a great one like Serkis?

@@coolnerdlll6053 lol are you on weed?

when i saw that death star all of my body shivers

@@helldronez Being built by the droids constructed by the slave/prison facilities.

@@helldronez that was literally the least important or emotional moment of the entire episode - it was just an Easter egg like ????????

@@1998rg do you watch the series? it is literally what they built in prison camp so it is important plot

I see what you did there

Wowowowow

@@anthonycerulli1423 😁

Making references to other KZfaq channels that make fun of movies is tight!

Now I'm going to have to ask you to get ALL the way off my back about that 😆 (yes, I'm also a Ryan George fan)

Thats cause Disney shat in peoples faces with their woke agenda infiltrating everything that they've been putting out

I can understand when people say they don’t want to give anymore 💰 to Disney Destroyer of Dreams but if we don’t reward them when they do good how can we ever expect to see those IPs again?

I was there. All the recommendations finally got me started and it's so damn good.

Agreed. After the shitshow that has been most of Disney SW I to was worried about watching Andor but I’m very glad I did. What an amazing show.

Let them see the fan reactions.

RoJ was the first live action film I ever saw in theatres. It’s perfectly fine to have “kids” star wars, but the audience is large enough for mature content

This series gives me hope for Star Wars.

Agree I don’t think there was any excitement for the show but it ended up being incredible

I thought Andor was a planet 😂

@@captainlockes2344 I think it is. I think the rebellion has a base of the fourth moon of Andor, right?

@@jakobgeigelclermont That’s Endor lol

It’s the best Star Wars ever sorry to the og trilogy but it’s true

There already is one. Disney threw it away and called it “Legends”.

Star Wars has always been for children. It’s the same story over and over. Adults watch Star Trek.

@@suneelj93 Two different beasts. And after the clear quality of Andor you still have this opinion? Well, at this point its a just a choice or ignorance. Andor just proved it can clearly be successful in different ways.

@@suneelj93 No, I have never liked Star Trek. Probably because of its theatricality. .

@@GuiiBrazil Star Wars started in 1977. Congrats on making something good for adults finally in the year 2022.

The first two episodes didn't manage to catch me and my friends at all. So we ditched it. Terrible beginning for a supposed "great show".

@PhobosDDeimos That's too bad. I guess the show isn't for everyone, and that's okay. I think you are definitely missing out, but it's not my business to decide what shows you do or don't like.

Since it was made by the same people who did Rogue One I knew it had a chance of being good. Rogue One has been the only decent SW movie Disney has managed to make.

@@braxxian I completely agree.

by being better and being more dynamic than the actual show was? What could have been told within a span of one movie was stretched for 12 episodes\8 hours.

Literally and figuratively began to hit different