FIRST TIME WATCHING: Andor S1E10

All the theater kids watching episode 10: "ONE MORE DAY BEFORE THE STORM! AT THE BARRICADES OF FREEDOM!"

I think this episode is my favorite of the whole series. But it’s a hard choice because the season finale is fantastic and season two has episodes just as good. This one is just so inspiring though. The writing for this show is as good as it gets. One way out! One way out!

There is no sound weapon, it was always just the floor :)

Are you going to start season 2 right after you finish with season 1? Edit: I should have read the the description lol

This is a fantastic schedule. I'm gonna watch all of it this week.

hm...the floor DID make a horrible sound when it fried them through their bare feet...ok, i'll allow it. lol

ok to be clear Lonni is NOT Deedra's assistant, he is another Supervisor. they are completely different people. I hope her mistaking him doesn't confuse her later...

They didn't think the prisoner wouldn't talk, the mistake was that they were supposed to be transferred to a different facility and instead were just moved to a different floor. The arrogance of the Empire is their belief that they can maintain complete tyrannical control over the galaxy. In the long run it's just not possible.

How can you not watch multiple episodes a day? It gets so much better than this ridiculously great episode ✌️💚

Guys, I know we're all frustrated by the "sound weapon" thing, but my guess is these episodes have been "in the can" for a while, so we can never get the message to past Nat, she's gone. 😊

I FORGOT LUTHENS SPEECH WAS THIS EPISODE AAAHHH! Masterful writing this episode that alone should’ve landed this show an Emmy win. He’s right, he’s sacrificing his decency and humanity in order to fight a bigger evil. He’s the kind of person who makes the choice to sacrifice 50 men to keep one informant because it’s technically the logical thing to do, but someone like him could never be the face of the Rebellion. He’s forced to work in the shadows. Some of his actions are reprehensible even to members of the rebellion. He’s dirty, but effective. And Kino… such a devastating ending, and it happens so quickly that you’re just stuck with that knowledge that he’s stuck there, like so many others who didn’t make it out. Andy Serkis, you will always be famous Also love how Cassian consistently inspires people to stand up and fight, and have THEIR moment in the spotlight while also avoiding taking any credit and claiming not to be a rebel 😅 part genocide survivor, anti-fascist, resistance fighter - part scavenger/smuggler who knows how to cover his tracks

Will you do thunderbolts sometime soon?

Stellan and Andy put on an acting clinic this episode. The heartbreak that is universally felt when Kino says he can’t swim is one of the reasons i fully know that Andy Serkis is one of the greatest actors to ever grace the planet. I also know that of Stellan because when he ends that speech with “Everything!” I get chills every time. Both of their speeches have burned a fire in my soul that will never die out. Injustice needs to be corrected and fought until our dying breath

Okay Nat I have to say, there is NO “sound weapon”, it was the floor being electrified that made everyone spasm like that, once that was deactivated they were pretty much in the clear

Reminder: There's an end credits scene at the end of episode 12.

ONE WAY OUT! ONE WAY OUT!!!! When I first watched this episode I was so hyped I couldn't sit down, I was standing and pacing around I was so excited. As others have said Nat, and you probably know by now, the prison doesn't have the sound weapon, it's just electric floors there. Plus whatever weapons the guards have. The floors can be set to to torture or kill depending on the situation. But it's electricity not sound. When Cassian arrived he was hit by the lowest electric setting. That's why the guards wear the special boots, to avoid getting shocked. The sound torture weapon is still experimental and they only ever mention Dr Gorst using it so far.

One of the best episodes of this spectacular show, and two of the best monologues I've ever heard. Also...there's no 'sonic' or 'sound' weapon in the prison. Everything is based on energy pumped up through the floors. That's why the guards wear special boots, and Kino says "All the floors are cold". Anyway...fantastic reaction. You screamed directly in my ear several times, and I enjoyed the shit out of it. Good stuff.

This episode proved how vastly superior Andor's Creatives are compared to the rest of Disney-Star Wars' slop trough. Firstly, the world-building was unparalleled. In the span of 3 episodes, Andor's Creatives created one of the most miserable, hopeless, and seemingly inescapable fictional prisons ever (WITHOUT degenerating into "drop the soap" prison clichés). Then took the whole thing down in one of the best prison breaks I've ever seen. Second, equally impressive was Kino Loy's character arc: introduced as an antagonist and the Imperial prison's obedient taskmaster, and becoming the voice of the prison break, inspiring all the prisoners to rise up and escape. Only in a series like Andor, which was refreshingly devoid of AGENDA (i.e. "The Message"), could the character of Kino Loy be portrayed by a straight white man. If KK and her Star Wars Story Group (hacks) had any influence over the Andor series, they either would've had the SWM Kino betray Andor to the Empire, or the heroic Kino would've been cast differently. Third, the prison arc catapulted Andor's character development, transforming him from a lone wolf and victim of circumstance into a rebel leader with a legitimate axe to grind against the Empire. It's brilliant irony that if the Empire had not wrongly imprisoned Andor, he probably would've been eliminated by Vel and Cinta, or the ISB, before he evolved into a rebel hero. I'm aware of the criticism that Cassian Andor is a reactive character who was forced to change and adapt to things that happened to him, as opposed to a proactive character, who made hard choices on his own -- but I think that's a shallow interpretation. Those criticisms mostly come from the zealous defenders of the slop trough, desperately trying to deflect the same criticisms aimed at the characters in "The Acolyte", "Ahsoka", "Obi-Wan", and "The Rise of Skywalker", among others, with cynical "yes, but" arguments to try to drag Andor. The key difference was that Andor WAS the victim of circumstance while he was being proactive (trying to find his lost sister, then trying to lay low after the heist), and he fell victim to the Empire's corrupt agents. Then Andor had to grow as a character and took decisive action to get himself out of the dire circumstances he was placed in. That's why his character arc was so compelling. I can't wait for the season finale. The tension of the last episode is gripping and the climax is incredible!

Just FYI Timeline: Andor -> Rogue One -> New Hope -> Empire

Kino ma Man needed a floating swan ☹️

Any chance of a thunderbolts reaction ?

So there is no “debilitating sound weapon”; they just had the electric floors, shock sticks, and blasters. I think what you’re thinking of is the sound it made when they sparked the floor which was high pitched. Also, being in the middle of a big ol body of water on a moon helps the Empire feel it is secure too.

Poor Kino. My jaw dropped when he said he couldn’t swim. It’s such a simple reason but totally believable on why he probably didn’t make it out. I also like the Lonni Jung reveal. He was lurking in every ISB meeting to the point I thought he was just a background character, not even a support. And when he did get lines, it was never much. They totally fooled me on how vital to the plot he really was. Of course there had to be an inside guy.

I hope The Expanse is in the poll for next show. Getting to watch the 2 best sci fi series would be awesome.

Spoiler alert! Melchi is in Rogue One, so he ain't dying...yet

The monologues in the show are next level. I’m so happy you’re doing 3 eps a week

this episode is probably one of my favorite pieces of star wars. and it gets finished of with that eeeeepic monologue from Luthen.

Yeah been waiting for this one. I had the pleasure to meet Andy at a con last year and could help but gush over his performance in this episode.

hopefully you got the bose quiet comfort! The new ones are the best ive had (had the previous 2) super comfy and last a while on battery - and the best sounding ones yet!

Curious if the YouTube edit will acknowledge the mixup about the floors and the "sound weapon" thing.

best notification I had in a while

Luthien is my favorite character. What a great speech!

One of the best episodes of television of recent years, if not all time.

Hope to see Succession or Barry in the series poll!

Happy Monday Nat. Hope you are doing okay. Looking forward to Zorro on Friday and starting a cool new show next week 😊

I think it just was a genuine processing error. They probably meant to ship the "recycled" prisoner to some other prison facility. The Empire is incompetent in several areas, that's just part of Star Wars lore I think lool.

If you’re looking for show suggestions The Sandman airing its final season throughout this month so would be interesting to check out the first season. Season 1 is legitimately one of the best adaptations of a comic ever.

Guys Squid Game S3 will be in the polls this is the final season let's end it now!

LETS GOOOOOO. Ugh so excited for you to finish it and start Season 2. Just pure greatness, in Star Wars. This show even caused the Battlefront 2 game to blow up again and people asking for Battlefront 3. It revived the love for Star Wars in so many people. You will want to watch Rogue One and New Hope again after, it gives you a whole new watching experience.

I'll say it again. The fact that Stellan Skarsgård didn't get an Emmy nomination for this season is borderline criminal. That monologue at the end alone was Emmy worthy. "I’m condemned to use the tools of my enemy to defeat them. I burn my decency for someone else’s future. I burn my life to make a sunrise that I know I’ll never see....". Epic as fuck! AND we got that kickass speech by Andy Serkis a few scenes ago?! Peak television.

damn was hoping we'd get thunderbolts next week

Yay! Glad Natalie gets to watch the Fox in action!