The Empire catches up to Cassian, but are as yet unaware of his identity and past.The Empire catches up to Cassian, but are as yet unaware of his identity and past.The Empire catches up to Cassian, but are as yet unaware of his identity and past.
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Episodes that slow down to flesh out new characters or just to add some more to the story tend to catch some heat. Surely a burst of violence or a riveting chase or cash grab are more interesting when we know who these people are. That has been said about Andor before and will be again.
It hasn't disappointed yet so maybe we can give it a chance before we write it off. We got a couple of big new names to hear about, one of them a complete surprise.
The Empire is a very well known entity but we have never been given more inside looks into how the uniforms think and feel about their status (and how to better it).
I'm sure the special effects will be back. Knowing more about these people is not a distraction.
The protagonists are great so far and especially Luna, Skarsgård, and O'Reilly as Andor, Luthen, and Mon Mothma. The imperial characters, almost as good, but they are revealing that even in the middle ranks of the Empire, they are devious, cunning, and up to no damn good, and I suspect we have definitely not seen all of them yet.
A deeply rewarding detailed show so far.
Every aspect of this episode and the brilliant execution of it provides the viewer with a lot of insights into the situation in which the common people are situated.
It shows their fear but also the burgeoning of rebellion and on the opposing side the attempt to prohibit suchlike while simultaneously also reminding of the cruelty of former and current dictatorships. Something everybody should keep in mind and never forget. Especially during current situations we have in some countries.
This is truly the peak of Star Wars and I hope the show continues with this quality.
Anyway, that's a conversation for a different day. I'm just glad to be somewhere where most people watching something Star Wars aren't being total jerks.
Like others have pointed out, what the Empire does to people behind the scenes isn't something that's seen very much in this universe, and it's brutal. This episode was deeply disturbing, from the behavior of some of the inmates to the nature of some of the (non-rebel) scum working inside some of the the most tyrannical baddies Erin cinematic history.
Andy Serkis! What a surprise! I love that man. The rest of the acting is very solid too.
This is a very consistently done show. I don't blame anyone for favoring as much as they do.
Did you know
- TriviaThe prison world pays homage to the dystopian reality of George Lucas' USC student film THX 1138 (1971). Prisoners dressed in white, living a sterile existence, where their work gives them purpose.
- GoofsWhen the prison transport is approaching Narkina 5, the ship rolls to one side and the prisoners are seen reacting to this, yet the shoes they were forced to kick off earlier remain lying in the same place.
- Quotes
Saw Gerrera: Aren't you tired of playing behind the scenes, Luthen?
Luthen Rael: Well, aren't you tired of fighting with people who agree with you?
Saw Gerrera: You come all this way to scold me? Or did you bring me some toys?
Luthen Rael: Mm. I did, but they're not for free.
Saw Gerrera: Nothing with you is free.
Luthen Rael: Not every operation is as flush as yours.
Saw Gerrera: Tell me what you've got.
Luthen Rael: Well, how about a full set of Imperial drive adapters? I've also got three sealed Steergard targeting deflectors.
Saw Gerrera: Hm. You have this all here with you?
[Luthen doesn't answer]
Saw Gerrera: At what cost?
Luthen Rael: Anto Kreegyr. I want you to meet him.
Saw Gerrera: [laughs] Anto Kreegyr?
Luthen Rael: He's been probing the Imperial power station at Spellhaus. He's found a weakness in the defenses. It may take some time to work up, but he's got an angle.
Saw Gerrera: The man is an ox! Slow! And stupid!
Luthen Rael: And strong. I want you to hear his plan. He'll need air support.
Saw Gerrera: Let's just keep this simple. I'll take all three deflectors. How much?
Luthen Rael: Well, you meet with Kreegyr, they're free. You don't, I'll take them elsewhere.
Saw Gerrera: I work alone.
Luthen Rael: That's what I'm trying to change.
Saw Gerrera: I'm not going to put my people at risk for someone else.
Luthen Rael: We need to pull together, Saw! Whatever our final version of success looks like, there's no chance any of us can make it real on our own. We need the Empire to help. We need them angry. We need them coming down hard. Oppression breeds rebellion. Kreegyr needs air support.
Saw Gerrera: I'm not for hire.
Luthen Rael: Think of it. Think of Spellhaus in flames. Neither of you could do it on your own, but together...
Saw Gerrera: Kreeygr's a Separatist. Maya Pei's a neo-Republican. The Ghorman Front, the Partisan Alliance? Sectorists! Human cultists! Galaxy partitionists! They're lost! All of them, lost! Lost!
[tense pause]
Saw Gerrera: What are you, Luthen? I've never really known. What are you?
Luthen Rael: I'm a coward. I'm a man that's terrified the Empire's power will grow beyond the point where we can do anything to stop it. I'm the one that says we'll die with nothing if we don't put aside our petty differences.
Saw Gerrera: Petty? I am the only one with clarity of purpose.
Luthen Rael: [laughs] Well, anarchy is a seductive concept. Bit of a luxury, I'd argue, to a man who's hiding in cold caves and begging for spare parts.
[another tense pause, then Saw laughs]
Saw Gerrera: No sale today, Luthen. Good luck with Anto Kreegyr.
- ConnectionsReferenced in Star Wars Explained: Andor Episode 8 Review - Narkina 5 (2022)
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- 53m
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- 2.39 : 1