ANDOR 1x6 - Full Length Reaction!
Added 2026-02-23 17:10:01 +0000 UTC
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Also, keep the tissues ready because you'll cry not only because of stuff that happens to characters but also of how cruel the Empire is and destroys cultures in ways that are exactly how actual dictatorships have done in our world and hits way too close to home
Atlas Seeker
2026-02-28 22:56:45 +0000 UTCWhat makes me hate the Empire even more than their massacres and surveillance of citizens, is how they erase local, indigenous cultures and replace it with stiff, Strict, imperial norms without any regard to local customs and people (or aliens since the Empire is outright racist towards all non-humans) and makes them compliant and destroys their heritage. Too similar to our history and it's still happening now.
Atlas Seeker
2026-02-28 22:11:11 +0000 UTCEp 7 is a stand-alone bridge episode. Eps 8, 9, & 10 are a story arc Eps 11 & 12 are a story arc. There is an end credits scene on Ep 12
JAKH
2026-02-28 08:01:08 +0000 UTCThey don't really have the equivalent of the internet. Which is why you can't have a cashless society
Golandaz
2026-02-26 12:59:47 +0000 UTCWow, you are really good with the names!
Golandaz
2026-02-26 12:58:09 +0000 UTCYour excitement is absolutely priceless! Tell us you're totally invested without saying you're totally invested It's worth repeating if you have heard/read already. There will be an ending credit scene after ep 12
Billy Dancel
2026-02-24 06:20:40 +0000 UTCOne of the things I really like about Andor is how it gives a lot more dimension to the Imperial characters as well. Sure, the Imperials are definitely still the bad guys here, but I think this show does a good job of fleshing the main Imperial characters out to feel more three dimensional and human. Syril, for example, is a bit of a jerk but at the same time, when you watch it from his perspective, he's a police officer trying to investigate the murder of two other cops that his superior wants to cover up. And then when he fails to do that and gets fired, we get glimpses into his dysfunctional relationship with his mother and even maybe feel a bit of sympathy towards him. And at the ISB officer Meero, while she's intent on serving the Empire, is also demonstrating she has a knack for investigative work and trying to stand up for herself against the Imperial office politics. Or on the flip side, we have the Rebels who are on the side of freedom, but at the same time they aren't just the trope of swashbuckling charming heroes but have a bit of a ruthless side at times and sometimes are kind of jerks as well. Luthen, the Rebel backer and organizer, outright says he has no problem "disposing" of Andor if things go poorly, for example, and in the heist there really isn't much doubt they'd probably have killed the commander's wife and son if they felt they had to. And of course in this episode we learn Skeen was just a thief out for himself the whole time. Which all I think helps make this show as a whole feel a bit more grounded than a lot of other Star Wars offerings. Sure, there's action and special effects, and we still have the Empire as the bad guys against the Rebels as the good guys, but those black and white lines are a little more greyer and the characters and writing feel more developed. Special effects and action can only really get you so far, ultimately the really great shows are the ones that are built on the fundamentals of interesting characters, writing, acting, and storytelling, and I think Andor does qualify as one of those shows. 😊 P.S. On a tangent, I was making some similar comments recently about the new Wonder Man show as well. Wonder Man is easily among my top MCU shows, and it's again a show where special effects and action are almost irrelevant. In fact, the show is almost entirely just characters talking with each other for entire episodes with little or no special effects or action for long stretches at a time. It's all just fantastic acting, tight writing, and an entertaining personal character drama about some struggling actors trying to make something more of themselves in Hollywood. (You really need to add this one to your short list, Addie, I 100% guarantee you'd dig it! 😄)
Doug
2026-02-24 03:55:45 +0000 UTCTHIS episode...I already knew I was in love with this show before we got here, but this episode kicked things into a whole other stratosphere for me. I started weighing the show against not only Rogue One, but The Clone Wars, Rebels, and the original trilogy. I started weighing it against the like of The Sopranos, Breaking Bad, The Wire, Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Not weighing like 'this one is better than that one'; but like 'I already know this one is going to stick with me'. This episode only works because we spent the last two building up tension--only for this one to build up even more tension before it explodes. Spectacular line after spectacular line: "You'll hang for this!" "Seven years serving you? I deserve worse than that." Each character getting a center piece before the end. And, of course, Cassian blasting Skeen for his would-be betrayal because the part of him that already knows deep down knows he's a rebel can't stomach the idea of Skeen calling himself one, too. Loooooooooooove this &%!#ing show!!!
Steve Mercier
2026-02-23 21:38:23 +0000 UTCThey’re on the ship making their escape. You think that the remaining members of the mission are safe…and then Nemik gets crushed. RIP young hero. You’ll be able to tell Cassian you’re proud of him when you next meet him. RIP Taramyn. Skeen stopped covering you and you paid the price for his selfishness. RIP Lt. Gorn. You were the most important member of the team. Without you, they don’t get through the door.
Joseph Olson
2026-02-23 21:12:57 +0000 UTCOne thing that doesn’t make sense about this is why would the imperial payroll be physical cash and not just direct deposit credits into an account? The Star Wars universe has mastered light speed travel but not a cashless society?
The Dude Abides
2026-02-23 18:47:05 +0000 UTCThis episode should’ve taken home the Emmy for best visual effects
Adrian Duenas
2026-02-23 18:04:27 +0000 UTC
