Spoilers Star Wars: Andor season 2

[Dire Bare]

Derp.
Probably my favorite imperial TIE fighter.

It is beautiful . . . and bristling with weaponry!

 

[Dire Bare]

Given that this model does not appear in the movies, and the Tie Fighter game is not canon, we can assume this was a design that was not carried forward into production. It's different to the Ties used by Inquisitors in Rebels.

But did you notice the Tie fighters chasing Andor in the prototype!?!? They were "inquisitor" ties, or at least, very similar.

 

[Dire Bare]

So far it's ok, but it feels like a step down from season 1.

I didn't mind the wedding, but Cassian struggling to pilot the TIE, the incompetent rebels, the Alpine commercial, and the cringe Daedra/Cyril/Mom dynamics felt a weird mixture of comic relief and cringe vastly out of tone with both the previous season and Rogue One.

Hopefully it will improve.

Heh, I loved all of that!

It's a lot of comic relief . . . but with a tinge of impending disaster that really worked for me. This isn't going to work out well for just about everybody in the show.

I'm wondering if we'll see the incompetent rebel cell again in some later battle or other context. It could be fun, it could be redemptive or tragic . . . it also shows how disorganized and ineffective the rebellion is at this point, to perhaps contrast with later when it's a unified movement.

The "commercial" viewed by the Imperial cabal . . . was meant to contrast with the horrible genocide the Imperials were casually discussing . . .

The wedding is the beginning of Mon Mothma's life unraveling . . .

The banality of the family dinner also contrasts with what Daedra and (maybe) Cyril are going to be doing later, involving the planet Gorn (?). It also serves to humanize the two, having to deal with an evil mother-in-law!

The first three episodes left me on edge until we get the next three!!!

 

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The "commercial" viewed by the Imperial cabal . . . was meant to contrast with the horrible genocide the Imperials were casually discussing . . .

My thought was "Oh my god it really is an evil empire for making them watch this"

 

[MarkB]

My thought was "Oh my god it really is an evil empire for making them watch this"

The only way Krennic could secure enough funding for his "energy project" - the Death Star, sponsored by Ghorman Twill. Subjugate the galaxy in stylish comfort!

 

[briggart]

Heh, I loved all of that!

It's a lot of comic relief . . . but with a tinge of impending disaster that really worked for me. This isn't going to work out well for just about everybody in the show.

I'm wondering if we'll see the incompetent rebel cell again in some later battle or other context. It could be fun, it could be redemptive or tragic . . . it also shows how disorganized and ineffective the rebellion is at this point, to perhaps contrast with later when it's a unified movement.

The "commercial" viewed by the Imperial cabal . . . was meant to contrast with the horrible genocide the Imperials were casually discussing . . .

The wedding is the beginning of Mon Mothma's life unraveling . . .

The banality of the family dinner also contrasts with what Daedra and (maybe) Cyril are going to be doing later, involving the planet Gorn (?). It also serves to humanize the two, having to deal with an evil mother-in-law!

The first three episodes left me on edge until we get the next three!!!

Just to clarify, my reservations are not with the idea in itself, but rather the execution.

Take the rebels. I can get on board with them being comically incompetent: they're youngish, they've lost their leader, and are low on food and water. But after having spent two days literally trying kill each other (successfully in some cases), they decide to settle their disputes and pick the new leader with a game of space rock, paper, scissor?

The commercial ... I agree with you about what they were going for, but it's so cheesy it just makes me root for the Empire.

Intermixed with this, we have all the painful Mon Mothma drama (BTW brilliant actress!). The tone shift is so big it felt like two different shows stitched together.

But I'm genuinely glad you liked it. IMO, this is still the best live action SW show and to me it mostly suffers only compared to last season and Rogue One.

 

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The only way Krennic could secure enough funding for his "energy project" - the Death Star, sponsored by Ghorman Twill. Subjugate the galaxy in stylish comfort!

My other thought was “oh god they are evil,it’s a MLM pitch”

 

[billd91]

Intermixed with this, we have all the painful Mon Mothma drama (BTW brilliant actress!). The tone shift is so big it felt like two different shows stitched together.

I think that's part of the point. There are many levels at which gears are turning to bring us to the Rebel Alliance - and there are points at which they intersect such as Cassian Andor himself. Some are quietly but achingly turning in the halls of privilege like the Mothma estate on Chandrila, some a bit more churlishly in the jungle mud on Yavin 4, and some in the casually and coldly cruel boardrooms at the Maltheen Divide.

 

[Herschel]

And most importantly, did Cassian stop off for B2?

This is THE most important question. I get showing the sacrifices and loss of your own humanity in the struggle, but leaving B2 behind is one thing I cannot abide.

 

[Paul Farquhar]

This is THE most important question. I get showing the sacrifices and loss of your own humanity in the struggle, but leaving B2 behind is one thing I cannot abide.

B2 had a scene where he was given a happy ending (as a droid he is in no danger from the empire as long as he is not hanging out with rebels).

And Andor gets a new droid pal soon…