FIRST TIME WATCHING: Andor S1E4

Mon Mothma! You’ve seen her before in A New Hope and Rogue One. She’s essentially one of the founding leaders of the Rebellion, but in Andor she’s still just a Senator in the Imperial Senate (featured heavily in the prequels) and we see how her relationship with the Rebellion develops

Unlike other recent series, this is Star Wars for adults. Great writing, locations, music and performances, and tying into the major events of the entire franchise. I think it’s brilliant. It only gets better so buckle up. 🍻

I do love the worldbuilding of Star Wars (even restrospective world building lol), the Imperial Security Bureau, or ISB, first showed up in canon in “Rebels” I think, then they were added as a playable character in Battlefront 2, then this and Mandalorian. Basically like the Imperial FBI, furthering imperial propaganda and sniffing out any filthy rebel activity throughout the galaxy The mention of “construction materials heading to Scariff” was also a reference to Rogue One. Scariff is the planet where Cassian and Jyn steal the Death Star plans!

Yeah, the Type A people are the ones who seem to climb the ranks of the Empire haha. But another thing to remember is that for most people the Republic seamlessly transitioned to the Empire. So it's also a lot of ordinary Republic employees just going on with their lives and jobs.

It's been 3 years since Andor season 1 came out and I still think about Luthen's "transformation" scene on the ship. That one moment informs so much about his character. Stellan Skarsgård should have got an Emmy nom for his performance in season 1, it's a crime he didn't.

The acting chops displayed on this show is outstanding, rivaling any of the best "prestige" shows past or present. The masks that Luthen and Senator Mon Mothma take off and put on is fascinating to watch. Senator Mon Mothma is a very important character in the Rebellion lore of Star Wars, and Genevieve O'Reilly does a magnificent job!

In the Imperial meeting one of the officers, Lonni, mentions Scarif which is the beach planet they attack during Rogue One

Nat, did you recognize The Waif from Game of Thrones?

While Andor definitely works as a standalone, a quick Rogue One refresher helps for context in case you forgot: (spoilers for Rogue One) Cassian Andor is the rebel spy from that movie who dies at the end helping steal the Death Star plans. Rogue One shows how the Rebels pulled off that mission right before the original Star Wars movie. Knowing where Cassian ends up makes this show hit even harder!