Andor [Disney+]

Wow, great show. So much better than all the other Disney stuff Sort of refreshing at the end as well that the stormtroopers were actually able to hit targets with their blasters :)

This team are really good creating eye-catching scenes. The whole band scene was brilliant the slow march was great but especially when the hit the square and do that pace change.That last fight was shot and framed as well as any real world war movie I have seen.

Anyone notice little things too like the "glove wall" in the background behind the band. Its the kinda continuity makes the place feel real.

Just reading up on Tony Gilroy it's no surprise he was the writer for the Bourne movies and Michael Clayton but he also done the screenplay for Dolores Claiborne which surprised me.

Axis wanted him dead since he could identify him, if Andor was caught and interrogated by the ISB.

Don't forget the Expanse.

Speaking of BSG and the above this last episode of Andor was almost as close to them as Star Wars movies in some senses. We got cursing, stabbing (with a real knife), people getting trampled beat and kicked in the head. The scene with the ISB lady on the floor was especially rough. It wasn't very "Star Warsy" and thats a good thing.

How could I forget the expanse 🤯 Just finished a rewatch recently

Still haven't watched S06 of that yet, and for the life of me I've no idea why. 😆

As for 'Andor', well it soldiered on to a completely satisfying conclusion, unlike the damp squib of an ending that 'The Walking Dead' farted out. That whole funeral scene was great and I loved the way that the Empire are presented as something to be feared and compelled to be fought against, rather than some cartoonish collection of easy targets, that miraculously managed to take over the galaxy. Also loved how they were kinda trying to go easy on the people of Ferrix at first, but then went full Empire when the proverbial hit the fan.

Going forward (ugh, I hate that phrase) I want to see more grown up Star Wars like this, because it blows the shit out the more twee nonsense that unfortunately is the bulk of the output at this point. I can only hope that Disney are paying attention to the responses that have been put Andor's way, as opposed to the relatively lower audience count.

One thing I am not happy about hearing, though, is the reveal that S02 of 'Andor' will be set across multiple years. That kind of jump never sits right with me at all. I'm sort of hoping that that angle might be dropped once things get going on the second series proper. If they really want to span years, make an S02 and an S03?

You could really feel the dirt in that Ferrix planet.

Ide say there won't be much left of the place by the time season 2 comes round.

I thought it was an underwhelming finale. Feels like the big pay-offs were held off for next season. I enjoyed the series overall.