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.

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!

Somewhere in a galaxy far far away, they are playing rock paper scissors. It is going to be the coolest game in the sector.

For a show called, Andor. It is disconcerting to find that Cassian Andor has been sidelined in his won show.

Held captive by a bunch of clueless rebels who seemed to have walked in from Monty Python's Life of Brian.

Well there is the various political machinations in Mon Mothma's daughter's wedding. Which is not exactly riveting stuff.

That leaves the scenes on Mina-rau with Bix. The empire's troops are circling and there might be an impending audit.

It is only the second episode and this was a filler.

Now that episode 1 set the stage of what main characters and plot movements are...this episode dives a little deeper. Provides opposition to strengthen our care factor for the outcome. We all know what eventually happens, but not for these individual characters. Masterfully built si that you are invested and care about people if both sides.

It shows the hesitations of how committed characters are to follow their path. It ads more characters to expand the story and character depth. Like cassian ability to lead, maneuver. He's not masterful yet, but he's learning.

This is upside places you in the precipice of something big about to happen. Can't wait to dive into episode 3.

The first few episodes have competently portrayed the early days of the rebellion. It feels quite plausible by showing the difficulties of organising such an undertaking within the grip of a totalitarian regime. The politics within upper levels of both sides is particularly good. The scenes involving Mon Mothma continue to be the most compelling for me.

Cassian's plot does not develop much from the previous episode, but if you are an original trilogy nerd like me, it feels worthwhile to see more plausible details play out. Lack of leadership and solidarity are very human flaws that make it all the more realistic.

I also appreciate the level of anxiety developed during the Bix scenes. It makes you think of Cassian's line from Rogue One "Your not the only one who lost everything" and feel a sense of impending dread for what might happen to certain characters.

These again are visuals continue to be excellent, particularly the designs of the various planets and environments of the galaxy far far away.