Sagrona Teema

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.

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.

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!

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.

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.