Sagrona Teema

After a thrilling season opener with episode one, episode two has us bouncing back and forth between 4 different storylines that are vaguely connected. Some scenes drone on and on and others are so brief you wonder what happened.

As others have mentioned, Cassian has been sidelined in his own show, with way too much focus on a wedding I care nothing about. Sure there is political intrigue within the Mon Monthma household, but it's dragging on laboriously. We're only in episode two and it already feels like a filler.

But the worst part is the space version of rock paper scissors. Simply put it's painful to watch and it makes you wonder why nobody spoke up and said, hey, this is a pretty lame idea. It totally takes you out of the episode with a groan and an eye roll of annoyance. The last time I felt this way was during the ridiculous space yak street chase in one of the sequel movies, whichever one that was.

Let's hope things improve, because while the tone is spot on, the execution is seriously lacking.

This episode came out very weak, especially coming after the first one I really loved. The whole sequence of the two factions of the resistance fighting already felt pointless in the first episode so now that this one focused on it, it wasn't good. I like the idea to see the infighting within the bigger fight but it was either poorly written or enacted. I was just waiting for Diego Luna now to take back the lead!

With such a high-quality overall this was quite surprising given that we don't have that much time to spare on such a short series. I hope that the rest of the season will make it up!

I really do not understand the bickering rebels subplot. I was hoping Andor just escaped at end of S2E1, but no they are back. Still being played somewhat for laughs? (Foot in the boot). It's just weird and off putting. They are all annoying and I just want that part to be done. The Karn and Meero romance is also weird but in a far less annoying way. I don't know the lore about the Ghorman Massacre, so we will see how that plays out. Mon Mothma's story is the best so far - the sacrifices and machinations of her circle is really good. Loved S1, S2 is meandering a bit so far. Here's hoping things pick up soon.

The only redemption this episode was the set and costume. What unnecessary screen time. Compared to the prior episodes and stellar season 1, we are met with a rag tag 90s kids comedy that doesn't advance the story. The rock paper scissors space pirates should've been left for Skeleton Crew where they would've fit in perfectly. Yes Star Wars can be funny but this isn't it and neither is Andor the right series id argue. This is the only gripe that I have with this episode and remain optimistic for the following features to return to what made Andor stand out from the rest - a gritty and real depiction of life in the Star Wars universe.

Not sure if it's the script or the actors but the show feels off. This whole subplot where Cassian has to escape the planet where people are stranded could have been removed completely, I feel nothing for these characters and none of them seem to act on any real logic. They don't have any chemistry and just feel like extras put in front of a camera. The core cast are great but the show seems to have become a soap opera of just a series of events one after the other and with so many characters we don't get enough time to develop characters I actually am interested in. I feel like I'm watching bad exposition while the show tells me small talk gossip about who, what and where. Show don't tell!