Ever Been to Ghorman?

I did not expect another time jump, but I guess it makes sense in two ways; first, revolutions don't happen overnight, and secondly, it makes sense if they're trying to get as close to Rogue One this season. (And I guess a third reason is that it makes logical sense that the Empire isn't gonna take over Ghorman and its Kalkite reserve in just a week) But, therein lies a bit of a problem with the time jump. The 4th episode feels like a new season opener now and has to set up many new plotlines and characters, and their relationship and their dynamics have changed a lot since we've seen them in the previous episode.

Now I'm not saying this is an intrinsic problem with the episode itself, or that it is even a "problem" per se, but it's kinda hard for the audience to be fully back up to speed when you move on and introduce many new things. The momentum from the previous episode is gone.

In season one of Andor, all of the 3-episode arcs were somewhat close in terms of time passing, and you'd get a natural progression of characters and where they were and what they were doing. But here, we have yet another 1-year time jump, and it feels like you have to put more effort as the audience to get to know these new characters and plotlines. Now I know that this was the case with the first season too, and one of the reasons I liked it so much, but this one felt like a whole new season.

I know I'm rambling, and I'm definitely nitpicking here, but I'm just stating that this is the nature of pilot episodes, and this one feels like one.

But anyway, weird rambling aside, this episode is yet another pretty good first episode of the new arc and does a great job of giving us the new situation and position of pretty much each and every important character, and I don't think they missed a character here. They do a good job of juggling through so many of the familiar characters and storylines, and introducing new characters and new storylines on top of that.

One thing I thought was well done was the relationship between Cassian and Bix, and adding some backstory to the time jump we skipped, and didn't see all the stuff that happened between the two episodes. Makes the time jump feel more real by things actually having happened in between instead of just "they were there, now they're here and nothing happened in between.) Anyway, this is a good setup for the new arc, and I bet it's gonna escalate and get even better just like The Eye of Aldhani arc in the first season, but this episode is definitely not the best episode of the show, but certainly isn't bad (or the worst) either.

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"Ever Been to Ghorman?", a 4th episode of "Andor" Season 2 was a very good in setting up the story. Writing is very good here, as well as acting, directing, and exceptional set design. The way this show looks is off the charts great. Its a real, lived in world. When I'm watching Andor, i need to remind myself every 15 min. Or so that I'm watching a Star Wars series, because it sounds, plays, looks like no Star Wars before - in a great way. You do feel just how powerful the Empire is here like in no other instalments before.

Overall, this was a great episode in storytelling and world building.

This episode proves why this season is deffinetely a slow burn! Not much happens storywise, as the episode is mostly devoted to set up future arcs and storylines!

I would say this episode centers mostly on the events on Ghorman! It was introduced to us in the first episode and I feel like that its a planet which will play a larger role in this season! Its nice to see the consequences of what the empire is doing, and the secrecy of it, only makes you more invested!

The small character moments is enough to make you speculating on what is gonna happen later on with some of the characters! Syril gets to play a larger role, and Brix is struggling with her experiences! We see how this is slowly turning more serious and that war has consequences! Is it all worth it or not?

This episode was not very eventfull but it has enoigh to make you excited for whats next and the production is still on point!

Don't get fooled. This is one of the best Andor episodes and an incredible piece of television.

This is not slow. This is perfection.

One of the darkest stories in SW universe. An astonishing storytelling with a great amount of details that keeps you interested in without breathing.

The spy game here is mindblowing, the acting is superb, the dark and full of tension atmosphere is thrilling.

The visuals, the sets, the props, the costumes, the photography and cinematography, the characters, the music... all in this episode is just perfection.

And is just the first of the second arc.........

Mmmmmm... very, very slow episode........ This episode, is a bit of a change from the Andor series we've come to know... There seems to be more and more aliens from the Star War world... I thought this series was kind of keeping them aliens out of this series but looks like they had no choice but to include them.... But anyway things are hotting up on Ghorman.... Syril Karn... is rethinking his situation and where his loyalties lie!

MonMotha is also in a bit of a pickle but we all know where that's heading!

Is the alien language more like French?

But anyway this episode is rather slow but we can see the lay out !