FIRST TIME WATCHING: Andor S1E3
Hey there!
Stoked to be diving into more of this show this week! Gotta say I'm already fascinated by Luthen (although I do love Stellan Skarsgard's acting)
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LINK: https://youtu.be/JzQsYSB6Ruc
Original Series: Andor
Comments (20)
Lol I love the anti-occupation hype running hot off of the LA protests
The music of this show is really good. One small detail that I really love is very often the music of the title card changes, putting you into the emotions of the episode before you even see anything on screen. It’s just a small thing, but that attention detail is what makes this show really stand out. Other Star Wars shows pay attention to details too but usually lore focused. Details in this show are always there to serve the characters.
Next arc! Fuck yes!
Everyone has already mentioned when this is set, but you should also be aware that this is a lead up to the Rogue One movie, which you maybe should have watched before this. Rogue One is about the team that stole the plans to the original death star that led the Luke destroying it, and Cassian is one of the main characters in that movie. It's probably the most adult of all the star wars movies, if not outright the best. With that context in mind you can understand why Luthen wanted to recruit him. He needs people with skill.
She's watched it on the channel before
Not sure if you remember watching Rouge One ( where Cassian is the male lead) but this show leads directly into it and it totally changed my view in Rouge one
Hey Nat, this show is before A New Hope, yes: the Empire is very much still kicking it
The Empire more or less did stop after the 6th movie. After the emperor died all the higher Governers and Admirals started infighting for power and broke apart into smaller factions as warlords. The rebellion official formed a new republic and most of these former empire’s territories became part of the republic apart from a small scattered minority under warlords like Gideon in the Mandalorian. The first order in the sequels are different. They composed of the Empires Elite and most loyal that had contingency orders to meet in the “unknown regions” on the edge of the galaxy to wait and rebuild strength. But they are functionally a new faction.
I think his friend Brasso tied up that ship causing it to crash. At 14:08 on the timer Brasso walks away from the ship and then looks back at it. Earlier in the show he's pulling a bunch of cable wire with some other workers. There's so many subtle blink and you'll miss it details that you catch on rewatching this series. This series is great!
Another detail I missed and only caught on this rewatch: In the flashback, the ship that they flew out on, Maarva's partner opened up a compartment to store some stuff. It was the same compartment that Andor hid the Starpath unit inside in episode 2. The wreck of that ship was where Andor was staying and hiding in the previous 2 episodes. There are many such details that span across the whole series and even taken from Rogue One and other entries.
Yeah important to note, this show takes place 5 years *before* Star Wars: A New Hope, the first ever movie. It’s still the original Empire before the Death Star is destroyed, when Luke and Obi-Wan and Leia and Han all meet for the first time.
Yeah, this show takes place before A New Hope, Luke Skywalker is around 14 years old at this point in the timeline.
I really just love the world building of this show.
Luthen is the best part of the series, I think.
Just to clarify, this is set before the original trilogy, leading up to rogue one which directly connects to the first star wars. Its the height of the empire at this point
The release schedule is fine. Ep 3 marks the end of the premiere after this there is a weekly release for the remainder of season 1. The various arcs are different lengths so it isn't really reasonable to try to line them up anyways. Also a reminder that this series precedes the Original Trilogy, The battle of Yavin being the events in A New Hope with the destruction of the first Death Star. It precedes the formation of the Rebel Alliance which sets off the Original Trilogy.
Each arc is pretty clearly 3 episodes and not "different lengths". Season 1 did release them 1 weekly after the 1st 3 but they are all still 3 episode arcs.
Natalie this show is five years before A New Hope. Not after the sixth film. That’s what the BBY meant lol.
Luthen is the best new Star Wars character in ages.
The ending sequence of this episode, with the parallels of Maarva and Luthen saving him. It makes me tear up every time :,) That's when I knew this show would be very special. Thanks for reacting to it, I'm excited for the later episodes and eventually season 2 ❤️🤝