Andor

I watched this afternoon and was a bit underwhelmed tbh.

The main issues are that Andor as character is a complete personality vacuum. He puts his hands in jacket pockets a lot and asks people for things. The other issue is that it just didn’t feel very Star Wars to me.

It suffers in the same way that Wheel of Time thing on Amazon did, where the costume design and overall look makes it feel like you’re watching people play Star Wars dress up, rather than an actual world. A lot of it felt like some one was just filming one of the those Secret Cinema weekends. Then the flashback bits felt like a dodgy 90s kids tv show and the security team seemed to be from a completely different film entirely, like the Fifth Element or something.

If was alright and hopefully it will improve a bit now they’re leaving that original planet. I don’t want any back flipping Jedis or anything, but if you went in completely blind you’d struggle to realise that had anything to do with Star Wars in those 3 episodes.

Yeah I really like it but I'm of the opinion that when you put aside nostalgia, Rogue One is by far the best Star Wars film, or at least the last hour is, so this was going to be right up my street. Wish they'd just fucking release the whole thing at once though.

Andor continues to be precisely what I want from a Star Wars show, it's a grown up thriller that's not blasters and explosions all the time but there is plenty of conflict.

I have to say that

So many Easter eggs this week too.

It’s begging to open up like flower petals in the morning sun. Wondering how many folks at this point will be refreshed as working for the rebels as it progresses.

Also, mad props for filming in the Highlands and making a near direct reference to the Clearances.

Well the young Turing from Imitation Game has found friends at last!

Never watched Imitation Game, no idea who the actor is, but I still know exactly who you're talking about.

Same vibe, death flags ahoy.

Me too. He’s proper fucked

Makes a nutty decision. Dead.

If it is antagonist to tagonist, does Andor go to Dor? People complain his acting is wooden.

+1 to liking this, no mention of tatooine and making the galaxy feel a bit larger. It's people doing their part without all the "choosen one" malarkey. Although I am getting Gilliam's Brazil vibes in how the empire is represented

I'd put money on one of those ISB officers who clashed over juristiction becoming a rebel

Somewhere it must be, surely

I've just caught up to episode 3 and bloody hell - that was easily the best 40-odd minutes of Star Wars I've seen since, well, Rogue One actually (so happy to see the love for that in this thread).

I'm absolutely hooked now.

I find myself checking how much is left in an episode, worried it’s almost over. Hard to tell how much time has passed as I’m finding this utterly engrossing.

Whizzo, I’m getting worried that the season ending is going to be unbearable. I could live in this show week in week out; like a high quality Star Wars soap opera.

Five episodes in and there’s not been a single ‘wait/huh/that’s silly/impossible’. It’s as if, unlike Obi and Boba, they didn’t just film the first draft. The scriptwriters are at the top of their game. And respect to whichever Disney execs let this show become what it is. Surely sone hard choices had to be fought for.