What a Festive Evening

Plenty of people are saying Andor is Star Wars for adults, finally. Others, fewer, are lamenting that Andor ruins Star Wars by depicting attempted sexual assault and drug use. (Though, the Star Wars OT movie series has gleefully depicted murder, slavery, and genocide, so it's never been as kid-friendly as those people would have you think).

Halfway through Andor season 2, I'm not convinced I'm even watching Star Wars anymore... but that's not the complaint it sounds like.

My dilemma is: Either Andor makes the Star Wars OT look quaint, or the Star Wars OT makes Andor look pretentious. It's difficult to accept that the two exist in the same universe.

In Star Wars OT, the Rebels are a league of hopeful idiots, smiling as they fling themselves toward doom. In Andor, they're still idiots, but they're not sure of why they're fighting, what they're resisting, where they're headed, or which of their comrades they should murder.

Andor's Rebels bicker over rations, fire their weapons wantonly, huff solvents, betray one another, bungle everything, kill each other out of mistrust... in short, barely the sort of group Princess Leia would associate with, nor the type that Luke Skywalker would aspire to.

No binary goodness nor Jedi sheen in sight.

When the Rebels aren't bumbling about, other characters are shooting heroin, or phoning their mothers, or conspiring to deface artwork, or enduring tedious board meetings.

I kinda love it, but cautiously.

If you heard Mon Mothma say, in ROTJ, "Many Bothans died..." and then wondered what the workday of a typical Bothan looks like, and where he buys his fruit, and how his birthday dinner went, and whether his student loan application has been processed in time for the opening semester, then this is the show for you!

Andor truly fleshes out the Star Wars universe, and expertly so, opening doors into rooms you only ever fleetingly wondered about, but in doing so, it almost becomes something other than Star Wars.

Superior to every Star Wars product since the OT. And, yes, better than Rogue One, assuming prematurely that it will stick the connective landing.

Another fantastic arc.

The sets, costumes, effects, acting, cinematography and dialogue are all otherworldly. Truly the best we've seen in Star Wars.

The arc comes to a satisfying conclusion. I was on the edge of my seat this episode. It's amazing what the writers are able to accomplish with minimal action. It reinforces the action because there has been so much buildup.

The only thing I'm slightly disappointed by is that I wish there was more.

I think it was a good call to have 3 episodes release a week. Having this stretched out over 12 weeks would be hard. Can't wait for the next episodes!

Greetings from Lithuania.

"What a Festive Evening", a sixth episode of "Andor" season 2 was a good one. Tense, were thing and events starting to (finally) move. Its not just about building pieces of a puzzle, but pieces started to move. The ending was surprising and rewarding. What is like about "Andor" is its unpredictability. Its a Star Wars but in spies world. The scene in the museum was a standout for me. Rebels, spies - all coming into one place.

Performances were excellent as usual, and i really looking forward to see remaining half of the last season 2. Its intriguing and well written story.

The score, the visuals, the effects, the acting, the directing, the writing, the editing - every element is a masterclass in this arc.

Even though there wasn't much action, I was still on the edge of my seat at the end of this episode.

The characters are smart, there's not a single mistake or irrationality in the writing, each actors and actresses deliver absolutely phenomenal performances.

One criticism I would say is that the last scene may have been rushed a little bit, a short scene where the characters get informed and discuss their next move which was displayed in the last scene may have helped in my opinion.

Still, the other Disney plus series can't even compete with "Andor", this show is on another level. Sadly I feel we will never get this good Star Wars ever again after this show ends, but I'm grateful it happened.

Another conclusion that manages to keep me perfectly on edge all the way right up to its bitter end!

This was a build up worth waiting for as you know what will happen, but you dont know how it will happen or the potential consequences!

It feels more and more like a war at this point, with personal losses and sacrifices! Every victory comes with a prize and more and more i get the feeling that this season is building towards an explosive sinister finale!

The writing is once again miraculous as Andor manages to craft tension from simple, yet effective scenes and moments! Those last 20min was just incredible!

I have been up all night working a night shift.. when I got home this morning, I descided to watch these three episodes, and they have managed to keep me awake, so I guess that says it all!

Its dark, its serious, its realistic!