This show was perfect. It’s the only Star Wars I am actually looking forward to watching.

@ukrainefighter2456

6 күн бұрын

Hey jazz, you know whats funny and ironic. Is that the one show that everyone sorta wasn’t looking for or hyped about turned out to be the good one. But the show that people were excited and hyped about. (Kenobi, mandalorian, boba fett acolyte) turned out to be bad. Well maybe first two seasons of mando was good but third one was lackluster. 🤷

This show is a masterpiece amongst a bunch of cinematic trash that Disney is hell bent on producing. This fact makes Andor all the more precious to me because in my opinion it’s the last true slice of the essence that George Lucas created. The concept, the directing, the message.❤

@reconpuffen7715

9 күн бұрын

It's funny cuz back in my day people didn't like this show and most didn't even watch it

@betonkevero6823

9 күн бұрын

​@@reconpuffen7715There wasn't a big marketing campaign behind Andor, because Disney anticipated the Kenobi series to be a bigger hit, which was released just a few months before Andor. Therefore they focused their resources on Kenobi. The other part why Andor didn't generate big numbers was that some people simply didn't have the patience to watch it. They might have expected something lighter, something that doesn't require attention.

@ivarbrouwer197

8 күн бұрын

@@reconpuffen7715after the first half of the season, word was spreading. Typically sleeper hit, by now, everyone acknowledges its brilliance. I would say the animated Star Wars series are mostly as good, not the same, but really well thought through and developed. All other series feel like even if they start okay, are rushed that they stopped writing after the first draft, but with all good writing, iteration is the name of the game.

I've seen people criticise the show for how much Cassian often melts into the background and lets other characters take center stage, but that's the point!! The whole point of the first season is how the people around him spur him towards a decision we always knew was coming, a decision he even knows himself that he's running from. The people he meets and knows inspire him, and we see him internalise these experiences until he makes the final decision: to fight back. Also, on a meta level, you don't want a resistance member who is too obvious. You want someone who can disappear in a crowd. Great video, every time I watch a video essay on this show I discover a dimension of it that makes me love it even more

This scene is such a beautiful callback/foreshadowing to the end of Rogue One. On a beach, facing the orange-red sky at the end of the world after doing everything he can to free others. Cassian says on the phone to tell Marva that she would be proud of him, and he tells Jyn at the end that her father would be proud of her. In the words of George Lucas, "It's like poetry, it rhymes."

@fnutarf2085

8 күн бұрын

Clearly many magnitudes more thought went into this series than the other Disney shows combined

@DefaultProphet

6 күн бұрын

@@fnutarf2085Why can’t we just celebrate a good thing, why do you feel the need to use it to shit on something else.

Someone who had no intention of being a hero making the hero's journey in spite of himself.

One thing missing from the Original Trilogy was a detailed exploration of what life was like in the Empire. You had the death of Luke's foster parents, the destruction of Alderaan, Vader's seizure of Cloud City and multiple instances of captured Rebels being mistreated or even killed. But it wasn't until Rogue One, Solo and Andor that you saw the misery of the civilian population.

@alexo_pog

6 күн бұрын

thats exactly why i love all 3 of these, as well as the Jedi Cal Kestis games the nuance in the dreadful but bearable reality of the regime everyone learned to live under is amazing

Andor shows that if Disney wanted to, they could actually make high quality tv shows that have great characters, well written dialogue and many memorable moments. People reacted positively to Andor for a reason and it blows my mind that they continue to ignore that for shows like Ahsoka, Obi Wan and now Acolyte. I didn’t know Andor would be the Star Wars show I’ve always wanted but it became just that. It felt like a breath of fresh air and it was nice to see a Star Wars show being handled with care and attention to detail.

@arneczool6614

10 күн бұрын

The reason we don't get more Andor-style show is more then one ... first of all, you need a "Tony Gilroy", a "Denis Villeneuve" or another genious like that to make something that really surpasses the lots of mediocrity that standard writers and directors produce. The other reason ... people still watch the other show. Even I did. Ok, I watched Andor alone more often then all other shows combined, but still ... they feel its "good enough" for people to keep subscribing. Still, I have the hope that in case Andor season 2 becomes the initial success this show deserves, we could really get more of that.

@MADC1973

7 күн бұрын

The more hardline and toxic fans need to understand who the target audience for Star Wars is supposed to be. This was affirmed by Lucas himself. Children need their version of Star Wars but there is a place for more detailed, mature content like Andor.

My favourite scene in the series is Luthen's transformation in episode 4. Where he carefully puts on everything, handles everything with care and does a few acting scenes before the mirror. It was amazing.

@grantmackey7546

7 күн бұрын

When I first watched that scene, I remember thinking about how impressed I was with Stellan’s acting and how odd it was that I was so mesmerized by this character just putting a wig and jewelry on lol phenomenal scene

I wish Andor wasn't the exception. I wish Disney put more budget into other shows and gave them more than 8 episodes. Honestly? Most of all I wish Star Wars only had one live-action show a year and they took their time to tell the story.

@jazzx251

10 күн бұрын

Andor was an outrageous exception I'm still perplexed how this show got 2 x 12 1 hour episodes, at a cost of $250 million - with exceptional writing, acting, directing - all filmed on location One thing's for sure - the "suits" at Disney weren't involved - and they're ALWAYS involved - whenever there's money to be won or lost, they are there ... money is the shit to their fly - these greedy leeches can't resist it. So how did this utter masterpiece happen? I believe it's like Cassian says "you just walk in like you belong - and take their money" In other words - the truest act of rebellion was the creation of this beautiful television show! They stole $250 million right from under Disney's nose, and made ... this. An utter masterpiece - surely one of the greatest ever TV shows..

THANK YOU FOR FINALLY TALKING ABOUT THIS SCENE i do believe is extremely underated

While the Aldani heist is the reason for the prolongued sentence, the reason for him to be arrested for NO REASON at all is given at episode 4. Dedra's ISB chief commends her on the "detention numbers far above the QUOTA in her sector" The ISB has detention QUOTAS. Obviously, to get slaves to build the Death Star.

To be honest there are a lot of scenes i found perfect in Andor

@justinromano1989

11 күн бұрын

Exactly

@kirkdarling4120

10 күн бұрын

A whole lot of scenes I play back in my mind frequently.

@arneczool6614

10 күн бұрын

I have a hard time to even name a single "imperfect scene" ... maybe the lasersword ship, or the post-credit-scene in Episode 12 ... those 2 felt a bit like just being added because someone at Disney wanted some clearer references ... and LASERSWORDS

@guruware8612

8 күн бұрын

@@arneczool6614 What about the scene where a trooper in full armor is knocked out by a simple fist-stroke ? just to name one of them... Running around disguised in hoodie-wear to stay "incognito" ? Where everybody else wears no hoodie ever. Why not arrest every hoodie and be done with it? Running away from troops, a sudden stop to look around (to get spotted more easy ?), and stopping again at a corner to ponder about life and mommy. Spaceship's opening door, with a heavy steam-whoosh, because hyper-speed engines and steam power goes hand in hand? Starting a spaceship always needs flipping multiple switches overhead, barely reachable, redesign is urgently needed. Shooting laser-beams at other spaceships, nothing hits the target. Again... hyper-speed engines, but no targeting computer. Speaking of computers, a graphical interface put to shame by a gameboy of the '80's. ok, that was more than one, sorry. Ya, was a good show compared to laughable ahsoka, or the current acolyte-abomination. But great something else is.

@arneczool6614

8 күн бұрын

@@guruware8612 „Running away from troopers“: In this scene, it was others who ran away, they just ran past Cassian, giving the troopers the impression he was one of them. He only slightly increased his pacing. But he indeed was nervous, because he was scared that the empire might be looking specifically for him in case they discovered who did the Aldani-heist - in reality, the troupers just got the order to arrest randoms for whatever reason they could come up with. And neither cared for his identity nor for whatever he has done in court.
 „Spaceships opening door steam“ + „Switches not reachable/random“ + „Grafic interface of 1980ies“ + „No target computer“: Its simply a references to the aestetics of the Original Trilogy and Design Descissions of George Lucas.

If only every show could be as beloved as Andor and that's coming from a non-Andor fan.

@arneczool6614

10 күн бұрын

I start to watch every single of the Star Wars show with the same .... hope ... but so far only Andor managed to actually hit deep into my heart. Hell, by the end of the first season, I was ready to sign up for the rebellion RIGHT NOW !!! It was so much more then the typical bunch of action scenes cut together I expected ... Somehow every other show managed to disappoint, one way or the other instead.

@wickdaline8668

10 күн бұрын

@arneczool6614 Maybe I need to rewatch this show or something. I've been more forgiving on the other shows than most. With the Mandoverse shows for all their faults, at least felt like events ooccurring in each episode. Andor meandors their event build ups into three long episodes with two episodes of soap opera-ish talking and the third episode for the big spectacle to occur. I hope one day Andor will no longer be the end all, be all, and that I'll no longer have to justify my taste in the other shows to anyone else.

@stevenlong9632

9 күн бұрын

@@wickdaline8668 It would have been a better viewing experience if they had released three episodes at a time.

@wickdaline8668

9 күн бұрын

@@stevenlong9632 Maybe.

@arneczool6614

9 күн бұрын

@@wickdaline8668 Its absolutely perfect that you have your own taste, and nothing to critizise on it ^^ The main reason why Andor gets so much love is largely also a result of it simply not repeating some useless mistakes so many shows lately have done: We don‘t get an empire of incompetent clowns, no legions of „elite“ stormtroupers who just fail to use a gun, no „somehow Palpatine returned“-style story arc, no „even bigger deathstar“, no „sidequest-style“ storytelling where the actor simply get sent around to find a MacGoffin that makes no sense. In season 2, we will see a lot more „bigger action“ for sure.

Andor: The Last Hope For Good Star Wars.

I’m glad this came out during the Acolyte failure People need to remember this gem…. And get excited for season 2

@okedoke1234

6 күн бұрын

novaa I am hoping against hope that Season 2 is as good as this.....I love this series and am so happy we at least have this, it is the only reason I have kept D+ subscription, so I can rewatch

@novaalkron6277

6 күн бұрын

@@okedoke1234 same here, it’s just to good to only watch once

Interesting that he learns of his mother’s death near water and looses his own life by water from the Death Star blast. This must been done on purpose. Even the prison worker place was like an island in water .. a reoccurring theme or metaphor..

@MoreEpicSell

9 күн бұрын

Many of you have mentioned this and its something that I haven't taken into account, but its such an interesting idea!

i really enjoy your breakdown of this show and why its writing and screen play is so good. new sub right here.

If you’re a Star Wars fan and don’t appreciate this series, that’s ok. Just know Star Wars can be a little more mature and intellectual.

@panzer00

9 күн бұрын

It should always be mature and intelligent. Otherwise, why even bother?

@ignacio3460

8 күн бұрын

​@@panzer00because pew pew vrrm lightsaber

@panzer00

8 күн бұрын

@ignacio3460 I guess, man. They think we are stupid.

I think in that moment he doesn’t realize he’s Alone. I think the exact opposite. All his life he was searching for his past. For the culture, the family, the sister taken from him, not really identifying with the community that raised him. I think the whole show is Cassian thinking of himself as alone, despite the fact that Marva took him in, that all of Ferrix stood by him and helped him escape, even though he wasn’t the most reliable friend to anyone. In that scene he doesn’t just find out his mother is dead, he finds out Ferrix is being occupied and the people who always cared about him tortured. And that he is partly responsible for what they are enduring. In that moment of losing his mother Cassian realizes he has never been alone, and that he has always had a family he never really acknowledged. A community that stood by him thru good and bad times. You can see the change in him as he says goodbye to a man he barely knows, but will forever feel a bond with, because he finally understands what it is to have a shared worldview, shared challenges, and shared interests. He resolves to return to Ferrix, not for his mother’s funeral, but to save those who are his greater family. He’s seen what a small group can accomplish to thwart oppression. He’s seen what a prison full of comrades can accomplish if they act as one. Andor in this moment realizes he is not an island, he is a part of the main. That the people of Ferrix are His people. And that he has a responsibility to fight their oppressors, because he has the ability to fight.

@grantmackey7546

7 күн бұрын

I love this interpretation! And that’s the great thing about good writing, different moments can be interpreted by different people in many different ways

I cannot convey jus how excited I am to say that I have only seen half of my favorite show.

To think we would be getting Andor this year but got that other shit instead

Which is why this show is so succesful. Brilliant writing leading us to care for these characters. Patiently waiting for season 2

The whole show is a masterpiece of ironic layers and the entire Maarva relationship is indeed at the heart. We hear her influence over Cassian even when she is not on the screen (they actually only have three face-to-face scenes together in the present day). We hear her words relayed by B2EMO in episode 1 and via her own hologram in episode 12, but the crucial scene that connects to this one is where Brasso passes on her message to Cassian that posthumously states her love, faith in him and forgiveness… and, importantly, her pride. That being what he has really wanted all along. The irony of his involvement in Aldhani inspiring her is exquisitely painful… that little smile that he quickly tries to hide as he does not want to give her a reason to stay - ouch. He thought he knew what he wanted there, but she actually knew him better than he knew himself. She knew the man he would eventually become and had faith, in the end, that he would indeed become “ an unstoppable force for good”. All that said, the scene on the beach is gut-wrenchingly sad. The Empire stole so much from Cassian, including the opportunity to be with her at the end, or even to be able to tell her - as he tries to - that she can be proud of him at last. Luna’s acting of the feeling of numb, shocked, uncomprehending. grief is superb. Thank goodness Cassian gets the positive message in the next episode - and can start to properly mourn and reflect on his relationship with his incredible mother.

Absolutely I have to agree, the scene after they escape the prison IS the best scene. The feelings conveyed there, the sense of hope AND dread all wrapped in together... it truly was an impressive scene especially for how understated and subtle it was.

First time viewer here. Loved the unpacking of this. A well earned Sub. Keep up the good work!

This is definitely the first tv show/movie in a long time where I was reminded of my own relationship with my own mother. Usually the relationship is trite enough where regardless of whether they are realistic or not, you don't really think about it. But in this show, both Marva and Syril's mother really hit me, both the good and the bad side of a mother. It's definitely a major reason why people who love this show REALLY LOVE this show. But at the same time, I can also see why some people just find this stuff slow and boring.

This show was soooo freaking good...

Not a "step mom". He was a foundling, they adopted him.

yeah it upsets me that Cassian is consodered a Plot Device when he himself comes to grapple being part of the cause in his own series this adds so much to Rogue One as well as Jyn Erso is a Mirror Image of Cassian Andor.

Andor is simply a brilliantly written, acted and executed story that happens to be set in the STAR WARS UNIVERSE. The themes are quite universal and the entirety of this show could work even if set in a different universe. I think that’s what’s missing from the other productions. They’re so busy trying to make it “Star Wars” (ie the superficial elements) they forget to just make it good (basic stuff like solid writing, deep characters with logical motivations , etc). When the first season of the Mandalorian dropped it was such an exciting/hopeful time! Unfortunately now most of the productions seem “cookie cutter” and bland.

Andor is a piece of art and anyone who says otherwise is willfully shooting themselves in the foot. SW isn't a genre, it’s a universe and many different genres, themes, characters, and stories have yet to be discovered in that universe. If someone wants the 'feel' of the old movies there is good news, the old movies still exist, so literally go watch them again. As horrendous as some of the Last Jedi was I have grown to appreciate that Rian was also trying to make something new, his execution in some of that 'newness' was very questionable but the stuff that worked really worked. This misguided unconscious consensus of SW fans that we need to ‘recapture’ those feelings from the first films has led to an over saturation of bad SW trying to live up to something it shouldn’t even need to. Every SW project doesn’t need the same themes, characters, and feeling as the OG trilogy, that'd get repetitive and very boring. Most new projects have virtually become parodies of the source material where nothing is left but references cameos, and generic mic-drop lines that fit in any situation. I love Andor not just because it is full of heart, nuance, and complex storytelling in a thematically dark setting but also because of what it represents: innovation of SW and a new hope that future SW projects don't have to be self referential, sloppily written, poorly executed, mass produced projects rather than pieces of art that stand on their own merit. Disneys and the fans problem has been thinking that SW is a genre and everything must fit into very confined rules. If someone thinks Andor is too boring they need to consider spending less time feeding their dopamine receptors with stuff like Tik Tok and take the time to pay attention to what’s happening between action sequences. They’ll realize that that there is a lot of nuance and character work happening, it is a masterclass of writing and direction. If someone thinks Andor doesn't feel like SW they need to reframe how they understand the IP, it is not a genre of itself. The themes, characters, settings, sounds, textures, virtually everything is straight out of the Lucas doctrine and what story he was trying to tell. If someone thinks Andor stands shoulder to shoulder on equal footing as Obi Wan, Ahsoka, or Boba Fett they need to try and summarize one of those shows and try to summarize Andor, the difficulty to do so for Andor succinctly is indicative of the complex level of detail and care. Andor is lightyears ahead of those shows in virtually every cinema or storytelling criteria. Anyone who loves Andor should be promoting it and recommending it to everyone they know. Systems either change or die and there is only one way out of this SW slump of bad media.

@maartenklos4866

7 күн бұрын

Thats your opinion...luckily it isnt mine....I am more open to SW.....Andor is maybe darker...but the writing isnt any better...more boring even

@mitchyoung4173

6 күн бұрын

@@maartenklos4866 It can be your preference to have a more flashy or action oriented screenplay and I respect that, but it is an objective fact that Andors writing is much more complex and well thought out than anything else Disney Lucasfilm has shat out. The fact that I can make a playlist that includes videos breaking down the costuming and set design alone is indicative of the quality and care of this work of art, I’m not the only one who thinks this. kzread.info/head/PLbFwvKxIxwaY8I17B9nAjD9kQBEM10sdB&si=EQIUgfXwHengP28N

@danielhenze8182

6 күн бұрын

@@maartenklos4866saying the writing isn't better is laughable

@shipso6116

3 күн бұрын

​@@danielhenze8182 well, yeah, but if the guy wants to bring in public his perception problems like struggle to focus he's free to do it :D.

Is Star Wars with a predominantly UK cast the best type of Star Wars? 🤔

marvel will never top daredevil star wars will never top andor its that simple

I don't sit with this whole anti-Disney hate campaign that has come from a minority of spiteful toxic fandom that has spread over social media since 2015. Even though the sequel trilogy was a poor effort, the rest of the material produced at Disney has been decent to good. If you look at the prequels they were far from perfect even though storywise they are George Lucas' vision. Andor however, has elevated Star Wars to a new level of dramatic maturity. It was written for adults and although Lucas intended Star Wars to be for a primarily younger audience, this kind of drama has a place in the future of Star Wars.

@NoCluYT

5 күн бұрын

It's not a minority. It's most Star Wars fans and the general public. Ask the average person what they think of today's Star Wars. They don't even bother to watch the new shows or anything.

@MADC1973

5 күн бұрын

@@NoCluYT That's interesting. Not the minority? Do you have actual facts and figures to support that? I think not.

@stewdumplings7847

3 күн бұрын

Just watched Andor after episode 4 of the Acolyte wanted to see if the rest of star wars was bad as the Acolyte. Wow was Andor amazing touch slow but the writing, script, plot, set design was amazing. With no hate I can say the Acolyte is not in the same universe as Andor. Acolyte is a poorly written, acted, plot hole ride and is soooooo bad.

I'm so glad that in the midst of such other star wars trash coming out of d+ that we are still celebrating really great star wars storytelling.

Andor is so great, unlike.. the power of many cringe of lately shows.

They won’t do more seasons. Instead they do acolyte and crap

Andor is brilliant. I hope all sessions will be without the wokeness virus, because this is Star Wars as it should be. Like Episode 4-6

It’s so sad they made this wonderful show yet they’ve saturated it with crap

S1 of Andor is the only REAL Star Wars to be made by Disney, everything else is cringe-worthy fan-fiction.

Is the voiceover AI or something? It sounds so weird

@NoCluYT

5 күн бұрын

He just has an accent lol😭

@remram44

4 күн бұрын

@@NoCluYT I don't mean the accent. If it's a real voice, it must be really heavily edited. The pacing sounds completely unnatural, like it has been cut and assembled back together.

Not Star Wars. Disney trash.

JFC Andor is overrated. This is an OK scene if not a bit awkward and forced. They made mediocre WWII movie and everyone thinks "depressing" = "masterful cinema."

@rogeriopenna9014

8 күн бұрын

couldn´t disagree more. And it's not depressing. And what do you want? It's the rebellion brewing. The Jedi are gone. And the Galaxy is ruled by a Sith Lord (though nobody knows)

@The_BIaze

8 күн бұрын

It’s not a masterpiece because it is depressing. It is a masterpiece because we understand that it depressing. The writing guided us to this moment so we can appreciate it. We understand the characters and what this moment means for them.

@sinistar99

7 күн бұрын

@@rogeriopenna9014 I'm happy that there was an Andor and it was fine. But I don't think it was the "pinnacle of Star Wars" and would hate it if it all became like Andor. I guess I want Season 2 of the Mandalorian and more Rebels. There's Star Wars for everybody.

@rogeriopenna9014

7 күн бұрын

​@@sinistar99 nobody said it must all be like Andor. But it just seems everything with Jedi is boring nowadays, maybe it's just the bad writing... I think Jedi and lightsabers are something best served in special moments, like in the OT. When you have it ALL THE TIME, like in the prequels, sequels, etc, it starts losing fun. It looks more like a Marvel super heroes movie than anything.

the series is so cheaply produced non star wars and so over drama its silly

@pseudonymousbeing987

10 күн бұрын

Andor was far more expensive than any other star wars show. It's one of the most expensive shows ever made. Wtf so you mean cheap? What EXACTLY? It looks better than any Disney plus show. It looks as good if not better than the Star wars MOVIES themselves.

@jazzx251

10 күн бұрын

wrong. "Cheaply produced" ... $250 million is what it cost "Space Miami" (Niamos) was filmed 3 miles North of Blackpool - on the Northwest coast of England ... Cleveleys town council charged the producers £200 million pounds to film there, and include their iconic seafront futuristic landmarks - featured in the show It was worth every penny! The rest of the budget was divided up between the actors and musicians Stellan Skaarsgard got £100 - as he, effectively, did TWO characters (£50 x 2) Andy Serkis got £40 which some actors on £30 were extremely annoyed about.

@kirkdarling4120

10 күн бұрын

By "cheaply produced" you can only mean "not enough CGI." By "over drama" you can only mean "too much talking and not enough pew-pew and boom-boom."

@arneczool6614

10 күн бұрын

@@kirkdarling4120 Those people who call it "non Star Wars" would probably call a movie like "Save private Ryan" not a WW2 movie aswell

@rogeriopenna9014

8 күн бұрын

@@jazzx251 not sure if it's the most expensive when it comes to minutes or episodes.