Andor

This trailer really impressed me. I think there's a lot of potential for them to build on some pivotal Rebellion characters and flesh out the Empire.

Some more footage. Just over a month to go, so they're probably going to ramp up the marketing.

A shame that this was pushed back almost a month, but at least they compensate by making it a three episode premiere.

The new trailer looks really promising and part of that is probably because my expectations have been lower for this series than all previous ones. I just hope it doesn't feel as mediocre as BoBF and Kenobi... Fingers crossed the end result really does impress like these trailers have.

Weird pushing back the release date… September 21st? Bad Batch is still set to premiere on September 28th at the moment which actually means these two shows are going to have the same episode dates every week atm…

They must have pushed it back cause of She Hulk to maximize subscriptions…

Thought it was really boring tbh. Nothing really happened. Didn't think there were any I nteresting, likeable, or charismatic characters. How is this even Star Wars? It doesn't look or feel like it. Feels more like a generic sci fi mixed with a lame BBC drama. No aliens, everyone is just a British human.

And as usual it's met with endless praise lol. I was sure people would find this boring. I legit feel like I'm going crazy. And like I was ready to love it, I genuinely thought this was going to be an incredible show but right now I don't feel anything watching it. And we're already a fourth of the way in.

First and second episodes are really weak. Third was alright but imagine if they just released the first episode as planned on a weekly schedule. Would anyone stick around to watch more? Hopefully it picks up when the Empire comes in. I might take it all back guess we'll see.

Wait what did they mean in the third episode… “killed republic officers”?? We’re those not Umbarans? That was the confederacy logo on their shoulder was it not?

Anyways, I thought it was definitely slow, but at the same time it’s really grounded at the moment. Honestly I thought the acting was better then most of the Star Wars we seen so far in the Disney era. I think there’s a lot of potential here now that they got the backstory out of the way. They will likely start bringing the Empire, the Senate and everything else in soon.

I predict the first season the main villain will be the Female from the trailers, second season I’m thinking it will be Krennic at least towards the end of it. I’m gonna guess Andor will be part of a splinter group that’s more extreme then most of the rebellion (assassination, infiltration, etc).

Okay I take it all back bros. Episode 4 is podracing. I think seeing Coruscant, Mothma, and what's going on with the Empire really helped place this in the Star Wars setting. There was a lot of familiar stuff and references here and I don't see it as fan service but rather some important connective tissue that connects this show to the rest of the universe. Looking forward to the heist

Episode 4 is genuinely some of the best live action content we’ve gotten in the Disney era… it’s clear the budget is there for this show. Coruscant looked really good and honestly the actors in this show are great. They got the grand maester from Game of Thrones as the ISB head which was an excellent casting choice.

Luther (I think is his name?) is a pretty intriguing character as well. There’s actually a lot to dissect in his shop for Easter eggs and cameos. I saw a Gungan shield, holocrons, Mortis looking murals, Mando armor, and a Twi’leks kalikori. I agree Mon Mothma makes this a lot more interesting now as well

Characters I think we will see make cameos…

Season 1:
Saw (confirmed)
Bail Organa
Palpatine
Tarkin
Mas Amedda


Season 2:
Chirrut and Baze
Director Krennic


Might show up in either season:
Vader (Probably very briefly and in no real role other then threatening Krennic or something)
K2-S0 (He will be a main cast though)


Small chance:
Hera (She’s confirmed to be a general and on base during Rogue 1, so maybe) and Chopper
Thrawn (He will be in the Ahsoka show, could see them making a connection to establish his imperial roots, at the least he will probably be name dropped since he was the one spearheading the effort vs the Rebels before Rogue One)

Wasn't Mothma talking about finding someone new to join their circle? I might be completely misremembering that because I only saw the episode once but that person's probably Bail.

Palp seems like a no brainer like he has to be there in the senate chamber right? Though honestly maybe they show a stand in. Amedda or someone else.

I don't think there will be a lot of cameos tbh. That's kind of Filoni's thing and the show runners of this are always talking about how fans will hate it, there's no fan service, etc. I think I remember some producer or someone talking about only seeing characters that are essential and make sense. So I'd be surprised if we saw people like Tarkin, Kremnic, Vader and any of the other Rogue One characters. Personally I'd rather not see Vader anyway because he doesn't seem relevant to the plot.

Hera actually might have a bigger chance than we think. I believe she's in the Ahsoka show and was in the leaked trailer so they could use this as an opportunity to introduce her. Though I guess it also depends on the time line. Andor is same timeframe as Rebels so she could be busy on Lothal

Colonel Yularen is one I could see, isn’t he like one of the heads of the ISB in Rebels? Wouldn’t actually mind seeing him in live action.

I'm very happy with Andor's approach over the first four episodes. The first couple episodes were a little slower, but in some ways felt like a necessary prelude to this series. They helped ground the narrative and Andor as a character before opening up a lot more plot threads in the fourth installment. Everything feels a little more mature and complex than the previous Star Wars shows (and honestly all MCU ones too). You can tell that this is really following in the vein of Rogue One by making Star Wars feel more real, gritty, and nuanced.

I'm invested in everything that's going on so far. The writing and direction style are making all the characters truly feel multidimensional, with them all possessing unique histories and compelling motivations. It's not like some previous shows where characters exist as over the top fan service or plot devices. The world also feels lived-in and sprawling, a magical quality that was best captured during the OT.

There is endless potential for Andor to expand the lore naturally. It's already doing this with the inclusion of the ISB, mention of the conflict on Mimban, name drops of Ars Dangor, Sly Moore, and Arvala-Six, plus the brief mention of Ghorman, where the Ghorman Massacre will soon occur.

Back to disliking it lol. It's just way too slow. I thought the heist mission would be this episode but it's just 40 minutes of walking around Scottish highlands. I don't get the point of the random 30 second Mon Mothma scenes. Also this is probably nitpicky and I'm focusing too much on it but I hate the sequel name drops like please shut up about Hosnian Prime and Jakku

Most Star Wars content is fun. This show does not have that fun element to it.

Yeah it’s pretty obvious this shows seasons are divided into 4 movies/ stories imo. 3 episode arcs, honestly I don’t mind this at all… it doesn’t feel like a Disney + series at all. This is quite a lot different, it almost feels like a HBO series with the brief cuts to other characters. I’m actually quite liking it. Well shot, good dialogue, honestly it’s really well written. There’s a lot of very subtle things in these episodes. Syril’s room is filled with Clone Trooper figures showing a positive influence in his younger life and that very brief shot of the Coruscant Sun from the lower levels was really nice.

Also it sticks to the traditional Star Wars roots quite well, a lot of mentions of locations that have been in the established lore forever, not trying to make a bunch of junk out.