Under intense scrutiny while imprisoned, Cassian makes allies to plan an impossible escape.Under intense scrutiny while imprisoned, Cassian makes allies to plan an impossible escape.Under intense scrutiny while imprisoned, Cassian makes allies to plan an impossible escape.
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Meero steals the show once again and all of her scenes, especially Bix's interrogation, are just brilliant.
They're doing too good of a job of showing The Empire is not just a cartoonishly evil bad guy with troopers that can't aim, and they actually manage to make them menacing and meticulous and a bad guy that gets the job done.
Showing the inner workings of ISB and how they run things is just the cherry on top.
The prison scenes are just as brilliant and Andy Serkis has a nice little character arc and development in this episode and the writing and editing of these scenes are just great.
Andor is slowly planning his escape but they run into some problems in this episode. The whole prison arc is just bigger and more well-written than I thought it was going to be and it's just a joy to watch.
We get some great scenes with Mon too and the actress is just great, in fact, every actor has been great since episode one. There is another surprising reveal in the Mon Mothma plotline and it makes the whole story more complex. The plot is thickening in a great way.
All in all, I thought this was another great episode from this Star Wars show that I'm actually enjoying watching, which it has been a long time since the last time that happened.
With the brilliant writing team and just everyone behind this show, I'm confident they're gonna do a great job with the rest of the season and hopefully the next season too. Can't wait for the next week's episode.
Getting to know the Empire as much as the rebels has been a very rewarding approach.
Along with the wealthy contributors among the complacent, the working class complacent too busy to see what's happening in front of them, and the 'I'm just doing my job' cogs of the Empire, this is much closer to the obvious comparison to real-world societies of the past.
The dangerously mentally ill fellow with Norman Bates vibes is a creepily nice touch.
The only thing that bugs me is the same reason this show works so well: lack of droids. Their slave existence was an underlying theme never played out in this universe. But as Andor said, people are cheaper and easier to replace.
The quality of this show is A grade, where everything is on point; the acting, the production and sets, and my personal favourite, the writing.
There's not one filler episode and neither is this one. Gilroy is doing a masterclass on how to keep multiple stories retain a heartbeat whilst keeping it interesting, intriguing and makes you look forward to the next episode immediately. As usual, Diego and Serkis are absolutely brilliant and as the series has proven thus far, every 3 or 4 episodes is a biggie so can't wait for next week.
Awesome episode.
What the writers have done with this show is nothing short of phenomenal. The acting is unmatched; the script puts other Star Wars projects to shame; the characters are so inexplicably well-written. I'm nothing short of amazed.
The overwhelming atmosphere of the jail and the eerie totalitarianistic egos of the Imperial Security Bureau are some of the biggest highlights of this show for me. For the first time ever: the Imperials seem unceasingly and head-crushingly competent. Palpatine, Vader, Tarkin, Thrawn etc. All were great villains, but this show has taken the Empire to a whole - seemingly unreachable - new level. I actually get the chills when I see stormtroopers. I get on edge when a Tie Fighter flies overhead.
Well done.
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- TriviaAll entries contain spoilers
- GoofsAt 21:54 Kino Loy puts his tray away with the round side of the spoon dirty and facing up. In the next cut the round side of the spoon is clean and facing down.
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Doctor Gorst: [Bix breathing heavily as soldier restrains her to chair] Oh, the... The restraints are nothing to be feared. It's much safer for you to be tethered as we engage. There's nothing intrinsically physical about this process, but we've had some early trials that were a bit chaotic.
[Gorst smiles and chuckles. He moves a control panel toward her]
Doctor Gorst: There's an Outer Rim moon called Dizon Fray. There was a sentient species there, quite unusual. Extremely hostile to the concept of an Imperial refueling center that was being planned. I say "was" because they created such a stir that the local commanders were granted permission to use any means necessary. And, um, well, what's important for our purposes here today is that the massacre of the Dizonites was broadcast and recorded as proof of mission. They make a sound as they die. A sort of, choral, agonized pleading. It was quite unlike anything anyone has ever heard before. There were three communications officers monitoring the documentation, and they were found hours later huddled together in various states of emotional distress, in a crawl space beneath the ship's bridge. We've taken the recordings and modified them slightly, layering, adjusting. And we found a section of what we believe are primarily children, which has its own particular effect.
[Gorst opens case and pulls out headset]
Doctor Gorst: Doesn't take long. It won't feel that way to you inside. But, um... let me know when you're willing to cooperate.
[Gorst flashes a gentle smile]
Doctor Gorst: Oh, and if you're having difficulty speaking, just shake your head from side to side.
[Gorst holds headset above Bix]
Dedra Meero: You'll want to be sure or that, Bix, that you're cooperating fully. It's repeat listening that cause the most damage. Are we ready?
Doctor Gorst: Let's get on with it.
[Gorst fits the headset over Bix, who breathes heavily, breath trembling, then screams]
- ConnectionsReferences Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
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- 47m
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- 2.39 : 1