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I just don't know how anyone can't think that Andor and Rogue One are not the best written bits of Star Wars. They are just SO GOOD.

Two of the best monologues in television history are in this episode. S+ tier television.

Kino: leads his fellow prisoners to an escape he can’t make. Luthen: burns his life to make a sunrise that he knows he’ll never see. Somehow never directly connected those two dots in this episode until today.

“Andor is back in business !” - yes!! Did you notice how Cassian didn’t sleep the night before? Recalling how Nemik couldn’t sleep before the heist. Back then, Nemik said of Cassian that he “ had nothing” and that’s why he slept so well. This time, Cassian is the one who doesn’t sleep - because he is now a true believer and a true rebel! What a fantastic episode. Great reaction.

"I burn my life to make a sunrise I will never see." That's pure poetry. This is the best written Star Wars project ever. We got two superb monologues on one episode and both were acted brilliantly. I love this show so much.

Yes. Kino said it. He knew from the start he was dead. He had to begin right there. His choice was exactly as Cassian put it: to die on his own terms, fighting the Empire instead of giving them what they wanted, for every other man in the prison that could swim. He had to wrap his mind around the idea *he* was never getting out, and then he did something astonishingly selfless. His "one way out" battle cry was also him crying out his own death sentence. I love how you paralleled Kino's sacrifice to Luthen's. Kino absolutely was one of the heroes Luthen needs. Because of his leadership, how many men escaped and survived to tell the galaxy what the Empire was doing? *Love* Kino Loy.

At the last Star Wars Celebration, when Andy Serkis (Kino Loy) stepped onto stage to talk about Andor, Star Wars fans from the world over started chanting: "One Way Out! One Way Out! One Way Out!" 💔

The body language was exquisite during Mon's meeting with Davo. Mon and Tay sat stiff, upright, close. Davo lounged, spread his arms, crossed his legs...he was in control of the discussion and knew it. Kino knew they were surrounded by ocean, and he knew he couldn't swim. Yes, "I'm making a sunrise I'll never see" also applied to Kino. But the sacrifice of everything by Luthern and Kino must also happen to Mon Mothma as we know it will happen to Cassian. I think that's the ultimate story of the birth of the rebellion: The rebellion was birthed by those who sacrificed everything.

"I share my dreams with ghosts" Still my favourite line in Star Wars. It could mean, 1. Luthen is haunted with nightmares in his sleep from what he's done, 2. His "dreams" as in ambitions/goals are shared with people who already died and became ghosts, and 3. "ghosts" referring to Luthen's rebellion being from the shadows instead of open combat.

Davo Sculdun is an interesting character. Rich from crime with a dubious reputation, he is nevertheless smooth, well spoken and obviously intelligent. Money he has but marrying his son into aristocracy will give him legitimacy. Will be interesting so see what happens next season

As I've said many times and it's confirmed every watch... Andor is not only the best SW content but Top 10 TV series all time and with 12 episodes so far. The two monologues by Kino and Luthen were top tier. Kim you are 🔥with your commentary.❤

"And what do you sacrifice?" "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 - 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 - 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!"

Luthen's speech is truly astonishing. The writing is top-notch in general in Andor, but it really shines in that speech, and the delivery is so powerful. Also, Luthen is such an amazing character, someone who embodies "the goals justify the means", in contraposition to a more noble and idealistic Mon Mothma. But I truly believe a ruthless and dark Luthen was needed to kickstart the rebellion and him sacrificing his morality enabled the more idealistic rebellion led by Mon Mothma and Leia to have a fighting chance later on. And Kino's speech is also so great. While we, the viewer, change our perspective on him during these 3 episodes, I don't think he changes that much. He always cared for his fellow inmates deeply, the fact that he was strict was mainly to keep everyone out of trouble, because he thought that was their best chance to get out of there alive: work hard, keep out of trouble and when you complete your sentence, you can go free. That's why he was so sad when Old Ulaf died, he was so close to being free, to validating Kino's point that being so strict was the right thing to do, because Ulaf got out. But Ulaf didn't get out, and actually noone was getting out. That's why it was such a shock to Kino, because he realised that everything he was doing to keep everyone as safe as he could until they could get out was for nothing. Once he understood that, he was on-board with trying to escape, because he knew it was the best chance, not for him, but for everyone else. He is a true hero.

I will so cry in the next episodes. They will hit so hard personally.

Clarification: Mon Mothma is at a particular impasse on two fronts. Firstly, she needs to justify the "disappearance" of 400,000 credits from her family's wealth to the Empire; and Secondly, to have a cover for any future transactions done in the same manner. Davo Sculdun's "assistance" would only help her with the latter, in order to keep funding Luthen and the Rebellion, but she still has to justify those 400,000 missing credits... The level of quality in this show's script is astounding and I can't point it enough.

I never realized how much of this episode is about sacrifice. It has two of the best speeches I think I've ever heard. It's a phenomenal episode.

Squuueeeeeeeeee! One way out! Kino knew he'd have to swim to get out. That's part of the reason he was so hesitant at first I believe. Luthen is the one willing the do the dark, dirty work to accelerate the demise of the empire. Mon, as much as I love her, wouldn't have gotten the rebellion to that point. I love the nuance and how this shows that it's not all good vs evil when it comes to a greater outcome. Sometimes you can't get there on kindness alone.

Kino's speech is passion, Luthen's speech is poetry.

There's a good interview with Stellan Skarsgård on Vanity Fair on KZfaq. In it he says he got them to reshoot the speech from this episode about 10 times, each time because he wasn't happy with his delivery, and only stopped when he thought he nailed it. It definitely shows, it's the best speech in Star Wars history and one of the all time great speeches in movies period.

When Kino said, "I can't swim." I remember saying the same thing as a child, and the reply was, "You're about to learn." and I got thrown into the deep end of the pool. Guess what...... I learned that day.

Davo Sculdun is incredibly well written and acted. This show is just epic.

There are three scenes that Always get me no mater how often I watch them. 1. "I could have gotten one more" (Schindlers Lust) 2. Rues funeral and uprising in district 11 (Hunger Games) 3. Theodens Speech (Lord of the Rings) And the forth one is "One Way Out". The only one thats from a tv-show. For some reason I even feel some empathy for the guards that shoot at the prisoners and the once that hide. They must bei desperate and scared as well. They are running a horrible place but they are Not faceless and therefore Not emotionless. I dont think I have ever Seen a scared stromtroopers and Killing them Always seems Like destroying a robot Not a Person.

This is the episode when the show achieved Legendary status. Best Star Wars since Jedi.

The two best prices of dialogue in modern Star Wars. Kino and Luthen dropping bars in this episode.

The show is a revelation. I've seen the entire series through 5 times, and with your excellent reaction, might go for a sixth. This episode stands as one of the best ever with those (2) monologues.

I like to comment on all of the little things Andor does so well, but for this episode, I just have to rave about Luthen's monologue. It's yet another example of a new tone and style of Star Wars that we've never been given, but one I want more of. Writing like that is so much more important than lightsabers and Force powers and space battles. I want more characters as complex as Luthen.

A small detail I think you may have missed. Go back and look. Kino says "Climb!" repeatedly... Karis yells "Climb!" just before he dies... and "Climb...CLIMB!" is (almost) the last thing K2SO said to Cassian and Jyn before he died. I think there are a few others. It's a recurring theme that is sort of hidden in the dialogue. There is even a song on the soundtrack simply titled "Climb!" :D

One Way Out has already become one of the greatest television episodes of all time. It ranks up there with Breaking Bad’s Ozymandias, The Last of Us’s Long Long Time, and Star Trek TOS’s City on The Edge of Forever.

ONE WAY OUT

Such an incredible episode. The speeches were just amazing. This was definitely my favorite episode of the series.

That episode should win Emmy, Oscar or any other prizes for best monologues in the decade in any tv series.

My favorite episode of Andor btw I love the edition cuts with Kim thoughts and theories.

I love how you pick up on Andor's character traits

Two fantastic speeches from two amazing actors. Great episode

2 of the 3 speeches in this season IMO are in this episode. Also I love the irony that for all of the ISB’s resources and Deedra’s drive they never found out the Empire already had Cassian.

This episode made this series one of the best shows for me.

In my opinion, this episode is the best thing Star Wars has ever produced. Better than the movies(and I love the movies), better than Clone Wars (and I love Clone Wars), and better than the Mandalorian. The 'One way out' and 'I've sacrificed ... everything' scenes back to back is incredible. They spent half a season building to those moments and nailed it. Most shows are lucky to have something half as good. Andor had two Emmy worthy moments in 10 minutes. And episode 12 is almost as good.

OMG, Kim! Your TAKE on this episode was amazing. Luthen's monolog and Kino's speech was fantastic! ✌️

Once agai9n your insights about this show never cease to amaze i have watched at least 30 reactions to this episode and you are the first to make the point that Kino needs heroes because he has stained his soul and no longer sees himself as a good person. Wonderful reaction gonna miss this after you complete the show, I just hope you will be reacting weekly when season 2 drops so we don't have to wait several months to enjoy this level of engagement. Thank you Kim

that music at the end of the episode is so epic!

This episode really 10/10, but the best thing about it is that it isn't even the peak of the season!

I love how every single reactor to this episode cheered on for new guy and got bummed when he died immediately Edit: Also cool observation about Luthen's "I need all the heroes I can get" line. I thought it was just to remind Lonnie that he is a hero whether he likes it or not, but I never thought it also means Luthen doesn't see himself as a hero

The third episodes of each arc in this show are SO AMAZING! This one really stood out to me. One way out!!!

This episode has everything Terrific writing and actors, as usual [although those speeches were a cut above anything else - even for this show] And this one showed off the superb practical prison set (probably filmed on the 007 stage at Pinewood) - in terms of how actors can climb up on things, the moving lifting stock - the stuntman flying backwards over the railing [so old school, and so effective! (I actually cheered!)] And, for a show with very few action scenes - they nailed every beat; the editing and music were fantastic when shit kicked off ... Just like with Aldhani, and episode 3 - when you DO get an action scene, it's flawless - and genuinely exciting to watch; gripping in fact! ... And having few action scenes makes each one have more worth in terms of "realism" - something special and worth looking forward to, completely earned by the build-up and characters It takes a brave show to have whole episodes without any action scenes in them - but building up the tension for when everything goes off the rails (or over them backwards!) This is a brave show

He can't swim. Makes me rethink his line, "I'm going to assume I'm already dead." This was my favorite episode on first watch. The second time through the series it changed to ep 7.

This one's my fav. Just so perfect. Great commentary, glad you're loving it!

Yeah The scene with Luthen was epic. This series makes me cry how beautiful the sacrifice every one makes in this series. ✊

I think the only valid description of this episode is Shakespearian. It's that good.

Andor's writing is epic! And this episode with two of the best monologues of all of star wars! Kino Loy bring a forgotten leader of the first resurgence against the empire we can see. And Luthen showing us is huge sacrifice ! And to your question I do believe that at this time Luthen is indeed in seek of others as heros as he doesn't see him self as a hero but a shepherd of a rebellion against the empire Boyyyy your first edit about what they were building there is interesting and we will see in the future how it stands

I hope we don't learn in season 2 that Kino was in prison for strangling a whole family to death. Would really kill the vibes here.

Your insight serves you well!😂

Andor is sooo good and I'm loving your journey!

¡One Way Out!, ¡One Way Out!, ¡One Way Out!

Awesome reaction of my favorite episode of Andor!!!!!😊😊😊😊😊

I have never clicked on a video this fast.

man, I could listen to you break down any type of media. Thank you!

Another amazing reaction to an amzing episode of an amazing show. The final arc awaits and this epside along with epside 12 are among my favorites.

I have watched the entire show. This episode was my favorite. Andy Serkis is amazing.

Incredible episode of an incredible show

Editor Kim is so perceptive :)

You're not watching this. You're living it! Beautiful! Impressed! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Also, Remember Kino ✊

Im afraid Mon Mothma also only has "one way out"...

One Way Out! This is my favourite episode, but it's all good. Loved Luthen and Kino's monologue! Amazing!

Thank you, Kim! 🌊 More epic monologues yet to come.

I actually think that Davo is being honest when he said that he didn't like the Empire's new regulations. Although the Empire is a very fascist and the one thing I did well was Crackdown on large-scale criminal operations period under the senate, criminals like Davo often had more room to do their business

Kino represents the legions of rebels who cannot go forward to see the end. They are there to get the rebellion moving forward, but not see it through. They are the cost of victory.

It was so fun to see you so giddy during rhe prison break.

13:27 - bless you!

My favorite episode is either episode 10 or episode 12. I can't decide which

Episodes 3, 6, 10, and 13 are my favorites. 13 is probably my favorite among them but just barely. I can't elaborate without spoilers so we'll leave it at that.

It really says something to the quality of Andor that this is still not my favorite episode.

Who knows, we might even see Kino yet in season 2 at some point and maybe he will get to be part of the rebellion

I really Enjoyed this reaction Kim🧡Thank you and until next episode✨Take care and have a Nice day 💫🚀🎼

My favourite are ep 12 and 7. 9.5/10 content.

This is the best episode imo. The rest is still good, but the prison break and Luther’s monologue are the heart of show I think

Episode 10 is a 1... Way out of 10!

Episode 10 is my personal fave, followed by the season finale and Episode 6.

History is full of people like Kino Loy and Lonni Yung: nameless and forgoten to all but those who know what they did. All wars have their generals and their statesmen. Their diplomats and their soldiers. Their war heroes and war criminals. Yet we only like to focus on the more positive sides of conflicts: the heroic freedom fighters and the cunning generals and admirals that claimed victory or never gave up against an overwhelming enemy. It's one of the biggest lies We tell each other: "Our side won, and with a few exceptions, We all did our part in fighting for the right cause!" What rubbish!

I guess it is 10 out of 10.. but it is also 10 out of 12. 😄

I'm A Hero! 🦸‍♂️ Not To Many Of Us 🦸🏼

The last episode is my favourite and you'll find out why soon. Will you be reacting to Shogun?

Kim, they made some action figures from this tv show, but i don't think they made any of the Prisoners into action figures, or the Ferrix workers, they are the main characters besides the police and the imperials

hi

Don't forget to ask... what happened 15 years ago?

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Kino’s monologue is one of the most rousing speeches I’ve ever heard to motivate people….and it’s not even the best monologue in this episode! Luthen “What do I sacrifice?” Will be a staple used in acting classes for years. What a masterful moment!

Just think about it: "one way out" isn't even the best monologue of the episode.

I think Luthen is a Dark Jedi. A Jedi that has gone over to the Dark Side of the Force. He's using the means of the Dark for the ends of the Light. Now re-watch his monologue with that in mind. "I share my dreams with ghosts..." "I'm condemned to use the tools of my enemy..." "A sunless space..."

Poor guards, being murdered by murderers. I like this show, it shows alot, tho it can do even more.

This is why this arc and these reactions to it get to me. This is a maximum security facility. You have no idea what scum of the Galaxy are in here. For every crime imaginable. Thanks to Andor's criminality some people here might not be guilty of crimes warranting this place, but they are here because of what he helped do. You're like YAY!!! Vault heist. No care on who that heist affected. Because if you were in this universe, that effect might have been yours. This is literally how propaganda works haha YAY Prison break!!! No care what so ever on what you just cheered in to fictional existence. How many of those people you cheered escaping are going to find a way off this planet to murder a family or worse? They are prisoners. And not political ones. Right off the street criminals. You cry for the old man dying but they never tell you what he did to get there. And that's the point. So how many prison breaks in your area have you cheered on in real life? hahahahahaha

I tend to think luthen was a Jedi, who went into hiding

ONE WAY OUT