FIRST TIME WATCHING: Andor S2E8

The great tragedy of Syril is, if he'd been born anywhere other than under direct Empire rule, he'd be a hero of the rebellion. He truly thought he was doing the right thing, he was just misled his entire life

"Who are you?" Syril dies unceremoniously. The last shot of the episode is one tear from his mother who will be the only person to remember he ever even existed, the only one who ever really cared that he did. Of all the thoughtful and exacting commentary this show makes, this is one of the most hard hitting. History is littered with angry, lonely men who simp for fascists, chasing a facade of greater purpose only to be chewed up and tossed aside like meat after their usefulness is over, to then be forever forgotten in time. Very much still happens today. They are the fuel that run the engine of fascism and dictatorships.

The thing which really hits me know, which I didn't realize upon first viewing, is that Cassian cries once he's heard Wilmon's voice on the radio and knows he's made it to Dreena. I had a TON of fruit flies in my home last year, this year very few. I could be wrong, but I think they might be attracted to dust and teeny particles of food/sugar in that dust, because I used to have multiple hard to clean surfaces in my room last year, the more items, the more surfaces, and now I only have a few basic things and less surfaces to clean due to moving soon.

Im so surprised Nat wasn’t balling her eyes out. This was my 8th or even 10th time I’ve seen this episode & I cry every time ✌️💚

I really don't know what we're getting first, Oldboy winning the poll or GTA VI.

Great episode. Can't wait for the next one, one of my all time favourite star wars moments in it.

Not caught up on Andor but wanted to say thank god Matrix Reloaded finally won a poll. Genuinely cannot wait for the reaction, but I hope Nat has recently rewatched the first film, or had some kind of recap, because Reloaded has a lot of fun subverting your expectations based on the first film. Also hope to see a Matrix Revolutions reaction soon after, since they pretty much function as one larger story.

And thus the chain of custody of "Rebellions are built on hope" gets passed to Cassian. Then from Cassian it'll be passed to Jyn in Rogue One, where she'll complete the trilogy by uttering the line to the Rebel Council and Mon Mothma herself right before the doomed mission to Scarif.

The way they built the tension is just astounding. We know it's coming. We've known it's coming since episode 1 of this season. We know it's sad and heartbreaking before any of it starts. Yet the feeling of tension still rises and rises throughout the episode until the breaking point. And knowing the Empire fired the first shot against their own troops isn't surprising. Just another atrocity. And knowing that it has happened in our own history more than once makes it all the more horrifying and sad. Gotta give it to Syril. His sense of order and anti-corruption somehow make him a sympathetic character no matter how bad he really is. The fact that he obsessed over Cassian for years to find out when he finally confronted him Cassian didn't even remember him or know him was poetic justice. And Dedra, despite having misgivings about the plan was still all in for the Empire. Losing Syril because she did her duty was a bit of justice for her character as well. What an amazing episode. Haunting and horrifying yet beautifully done.

I remember watching this the night it went up, and just how tense it was. Your breath gets taken away with this one, and gosh the singing for the end credits.

Real heartbreaking episode. The way they chant “the galaxy is watching!” like people will speak up for them or come to their aid, not knowing the propaganda being peddled against them… ugh Syril came into that fight ANGRY, Cassian was in that fight CONFUSED 😭 “who are you?” Being the final insult to Syril, who’s spent years obsessing over Cassians every move to finally having his nemesis in his sight, and Cassian doesn’t even remember him (if they even met face to face?) 😂

Id be all for a rogue one rewatch on the channel when this is done. I like that movie already, it just works now even better as the epic big budget series finale for this

Superman?

Glad to see Matrix Reloaded won, since that will probably mean we will see the 3rd one too, to wrap up the story!

Orphan Black is finally back on streaming... its on Netflix. I highly recommend it.

Nat , remember to watch "oldboy" 2003 and not the American remake oldboy 2013 ;)

I'm really excited to see how Andor closes out this season.. is this the final season, or are Disney going to squeeze another season into the timeline?

Her hair so FLOOFFFY today!

So this massacre has a number of real world parallels, but the one that I think the show really leaned into was the Tlatelolco massacre of 1968. “On October 2, 1968, in the Tlatelolco section of Mexico City, the Mexican Armed Forces opened fire on a group of unarmed civilians who were protesting the upcoming Olympics in the Plaza de las Tres Culturas. The Mexican government and media claimed that the Armed Forces had been provoked by protesters shooting at them, but government documents made public since 2000 suggest that snipers had been employed by the government.”

“Will has got a girl on every planet” Those Ferrix boys got that dawg in them and between Lando, Han, Cassian, and Wil, we’ve learned Rebellions are built on hoes

quick comment before the episode fires up. We had a fruit fly issue similar to yours! We are on top of the trash and keep everything very clean, but they're just everywhere outside right now. We ended up setting up some sticky traps (Super Sticky Fly Stick on amazon) that we put some vinegar in the base of to attract the flies, left the stick out for a while and eventually the problem was solved! now to unpause and get on with the episode lol

One of the highest rated episodes of television EVER, by the way. Excited to see your reaction. Really powerful and relevant stuff 🥲❤️

Original Oldboy or remake with Brolin?

Is The Bear on Wednesday supposed to be S1E5 not S2E5 or did I miss a bunch somewhere?

Happy Monday Nat. Hope you had an awesome weekend. Had a blast on the livestream. It was great to have you back at it 😊

Ah yes “the big one”