FIRST TIME WATCHING: Andor S1E12
It's finally here! The Season 1 FINALE! This show has gotten so good and I can't wait to dive into the next season soon :)
Also, yes, I am a dummy and did initially miss the end credit scene. So that is attached as a separate video link here in the post. Oops!
As always, thank you for your support here on Patreon. Until the next one, take care and stay golden :)
LINK: https://youtu.be/ZwfI7uGlolg
END CREDIT REACTION: https://youtu.be/YMOEI4AqEos
Original Series: Andor
Comments (39)
You already saw Andor die in Rogue One... why are you worrying about him dying in Season 2?
I think season 2 has similar problems to season 1 (slow start, boring first few episodes) but as a whole I enjoy it more than season 1
“I love him more than anything he could do wrong” wow, what a line And Maarva whooping imperial ass even when she was turned into a brick 😭 iktr!!! Mon’s storyline is by far the most depressing to me. Forced to arrange her daughter into the same child marriage from her culture that she was subjected to with her husband, leading to her miserable marriage. All because of her loyalty to the rebellion, which could get them all killed if discovered :/ Caught between a rock and a hard place, she’s right in the thick of it
The best read on the hat thing I've seen is that when they were both in Primo Security, officers had the orange bill hat, so it's a sign of acknowledging that he still sees Syril as his Commander
Im not going to get on Natalie about missing the end credit sequence initially, or that she doesnt know this show takes place before the 1977 Luke Skywalker Star Wars movie, or that she doesnt know that Cassian Andor lives to be in the movie Rogue One which takes place directly after this TV series...im just going to talk to her about why they switched hats in the shuttle. This show has painstakingly shown how much Syril takes an effort to tailor all his outfits to achieve a certain style. Hes a fashion diva in a crypto bro alt right social media gen Z male body. His "friend" knows this about him, and Syril clearly didnt like the disguise, people of Ferrix, hat style he had...so his "friend" switched hats with him to give him the more form fitting hat. Thats it. That simple. But such a beautiful, quiet scene that speaks volume about the characters, especially Syril.
So instead you come into a comment section where you feel the need to spoil things....I'm defenitely going to get on you for that. Jesus dude. LEarn to either be more subtle or stfu....wild to just come out with big spoilers.
Sorry you missed the end credit scene. Everything in this show has a pay off✌️💚
The Andor season 1 finale is a tense and riveting episode, one of the best of any Disney+ series -- only surpassed by a couple of episodes from Andor Season 2 (no spoilers!). That's impressive for a Star Wars series that SUPPOSEDLY no one watched. It proves that when the Star Wars franchise is in the hands of genuine Creatives, it is as entertaining and relevant as the Classic Trilogy. It's only when Star Wars is mishandled by agenda-obsessed hacks that it becomes controversial and unbearably contrived. Case in point, the snitch that got killed by the explosion from Wilmon Paak's pipebomb (that Natalie cheered and called a MFer), I guarantee that he would've been cast as a white guy if KK and her she-devil story group had been in control of the Andor series. The contrast between the Andor series and all of Kathleen Kennedy's abortions could not be more stark and damning. It's a shame that Disney wasted hundreds of millions of dollars on The Acolyte, Obi-Wan, The Book of Boba Fett, and about 50% of Ahsoka, which could have been better spent on Andor. I believe that Maarva Andor's anti-authoritarian message from the Season 1 finale could have been played at the "No Kings" marches back in June, and it would have resonated the same way. It's the perfect example of topical messages and timeless themes that will always be relevant and inspiring, in contrast to self-righteous activism, which is already out of vogue.
Gilroy has gone on record saying the KK got them everything they needed for the show, and has had nothing but good things to say about their collaboration. We don't need your political agenda in the Patreon comments, tyvm.
I like that the prisoners were essentially working on what amounts to screws for one of the components for the Death Star.
More or less, yes. Although I think it's questionable whether building and operating those Imperial prisons actually saved the Empire money compared to using droids, which could work 24/7 instead of 12/7, operate at a consistent pace, require no food, no guards, and never rebel. Also, keeping it a SECRET would be much easier with droids. It reminds me of the Star Wars: New Jedi Order novels; one of them explained the correct way to ramp up the military-industrial complex. You start by building a factory that manufactures droids. After 1000 droids have been manufactured, you don't use those droids to build a Star Destroyer, you use those droids to build another factory that makes droids. That way production expands exponentially instead of linearly. When you're cranking out 10 million droids every day, then you use those droids to build warships, starfighters, weapons, etc. -- and mine all the resources to feed the galactic war machine. The post-credit shot did show DROIDS assembling the components of the Death Star's firing disk, so obviously the Empire wasn't solely reliant on forced labour. It seems like prison labour was used for the sake of Cassian's character development and to depict the Empire as monstrous and exploitative. Don't get me wrong, the prison arc was my favourite part of Season 1, but I don't think it makes sense to rely on forced labour to construct something so critical to the Death Star, because a single instance of industrial sabotage could've caused the Superlaser to blow up the first time it fired.
Originally Marva was meant to say “fuck the empire” instead of “fight the empire” but Disney wouldn’t let them use it it was filmed and everything but they ended up having to fix it in post.
She missed the great end credit scene. Sigh. There were so many comments in previous episodes to remind her too. Lol
Read the post. Theres a link to it.
So she went the entire first season still not realizing it's a prequel to Rogue One? It also means she doesn't read the comments here, because several people have mentioned it.
I mean, who could blame her for not reading these comments. There are a lot of passive aggressive spoiler posters on this website lol. Im sure she reads them after shes watched everything.
Like I said, really frustrating to subscribe to people who don’t read comments at all. Multiple comments have stated there’s an end credit scene and no comments were read. It’s not really a community on here sadly.
Read the post. Theres literally a link to her reaction to the post...
Most of STAR WARS doesn't have end credit scenes, so missing the one at the end of this season is perfectly understandable. It honestly SHOCKED me when it happened. So rare. I believe the only end credits scenes in all of SW might be this one, and the 2 in The Mandalorian. Just a heads up ahead of time, there aren't any in all of Season 2. Unless one wants to consider Rogue One an end credits scene, hee hee.
Yes, missing the end credits scene is understandable... except that there were numerous comments under her previous reaction videos about the post-credit scene in the Season 1 finale (I recall seeing comments about it under the "Pick a TV Series" poll before she even started the Andor series), which suggests that Natalie didn't READ (or remember) any of the comments for her Andor reactions. For example, Natalie only gave Likes and a couple replies for episode 1. Then nothing. I suspect the chat in last night's Gold Standard Live stream told her about the Andor post-credit scene. Or, one of her helpers (like the video editor of her YT cuts) informed her, because they actually pay attention to the community.
I know you've already chosen your next series, but for maybe the one after that, I'd like to throw "Foundation" into that arena. Also great characters, acting, world building. And S3 starts to drop tomorrow!
If you're going to suggest an AppleTV+ series, I'd recommend "Silo" over "Foundation." They're both worth watching. The problem is that ATV+ is one of the smallest streaming services; it's essentially a vanity project funded by Apple's seemingly unlimited financial resources. Admittedly, I'm a "subscriber" in the sense that I use Apple Music and iCloud, so AppleTV's original content is just a bonus that I take advantage of. But these days, most people are cutting back on their monthly subscriptions. If Natalie watches any AppleTV originals, it would probably get low views on Patreon because people would need to subscribe to ATV+ to watch along. I'd watch, obviously, but if it was put on a poll, I think it wouldn't get a lot of votes. Besides, in the next few months, Wednesday Season 2 and Stranger Things Season 5 will be released, and presumably Natalie will be watching those, in addition to Andor S2, so I think her TV watching schedule will be full until Autumn -- and then there's Nat-mare Season, which I sincerely hope has A LOT MORE HORROR MOVIE REACTIONS this year compared to last year!
there was an end credit scene! :p
Read the post ;)
Epic storytelling
I REALLY like that Natalie might not remember what happens in Rogue One 👀. Good lord, I wish I could have had Andor before watching Rogue One. It really does make that movie better and almost works like a bridge from the gritty grounded nature of Andor to the more fantastical epic heroism of A New Hope
I've kind of gone back and forth on whether you need to watch one before the other. I think it's better to know the main plot points of Rogue One going into Andor, but the movie definitely benefits from the context provided by Andor on a rewatch.
This has to be at least my 4th time watching this season and it remains undefeated. Season 2 is also a banger. Note for season 2 that I'm sure others will mention: it follows a much more rigid 3 episode arc structure with each set of 3 being each year leading up to rogue one
The slow burn in great shows usually pack a big punch when the shit hits the fan! Season 2 is the same way!
As far as I understand it, you trade hats to keep track of your partner in a crowd. Essentially, you aren't certain to recognize someone else's clothing, but you will totally see your own hat in a group. You are simply more aware of your own stuff than someone else's.
I thought I read something about the color of the caps too. Specifically that in Preox Morlana Security, commanding officers wear the orange caps and Syril is unhappy seeing that he isn’t in that color anymore so his friend/subordinate actually tries to make him feel better. I just liked that it showed that even people on the side of the Empire had friends
Great reaction! I think you’ll really like Season 2. First 3 episodes are a touch weaker, but then it gets better and better up to heights that might even exceed Season 1 (I swear I’m not kidding). Enjoy!!
Rewatching Season 1 I appreciate a lot more how flawed and even at times unlikeable Cassian was at the start. As you learn about his past you gain a better understanding of the reason for his flaws and the traumas that made him like that. As he then goes through the events of the Season he goes through his own personal difficult and necessary journey to make him choose for himself to join the rebellion.
He's a low-life petty criminal with a dozen women who owes everyone money who doesn't want to touch politics with a ten foot pole even while raiding an Imperial base. He really comes a long way from that.
My rule of thumb on mid/post credits scenes is if they don't send you to suggestions or next episode, there's probably something coming. The exception is HBO Max, if you plan to watch Sinners, there's mid and post credits even though you get the suggestions screen almost immediately.
How good was Fiona Shaw in Maarva's final speech? Every actor got to flex their acting chops at one point or another. We got so many great speeches/ monologues this season: Luthen's "sacrifice" speech, Kino's "one way out" speech, Maarva's "fight the empire "speech and Nemik's "freedom is a pure idea" speech.
I don't know if any comments previously have already mentioned it (someone must have lool). But there are so many references to "climb" in Cassian's adventures shown in season 1: 1. When Maarva rescues him as a kid/ when he's escaping with Luthen in Ep 3, they "climb" towards their freedom from Kenari/ Ferrix. 2. Nemik screams "CLIMB!!!" when they're escaping from Aldhani after the heist. 3. Kino tells every prisoner to "climb" to the top of the prison and get their freedom. 4. At the end of this episode, Cassian tells them 'Stay low all the way to Farside Sea. The moment you get over the water, you "climb"', to get Bix, B2, Brasso, and Jezzi to freedom from Ferrix.
2. In the Nemik scene it sounds like they overlayed K2's "CLIMB!" from his final scene in Rogue One onto Nemik's.
Thunderbolts reaction 🙏🏼