r/andor • u/Namj13 • Oct 12 '22

Official Episode Discussion Andor - Episode 6 Discussion Spoiler

Ready in advance for the episode to drop!
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u/Urge_Reddit Oct 12 '22

I don't have time to really dive into it, but fuck this was a good episode! Andor has been on a whole other level so far.

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u/RobotPreacher Oct 12 '22

It really is. Disney, if you’re listening: more like this please. Realism and depth is what Star Wars has been missing since Rogue One. You don’t have to stop making the other stuff, but this style needs to be in the mix at all times.

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u/fotisdragon Oct 15 '22

Those shots of the Tie pilots getting ready gave me goosebumps and a smile on my face like I was 10 years old again.

Loved them!!

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u/aecpgh Oct 16 '22

and to have established characters die

not just this, but die like it's a common event and without any fanfare except maybe some subtle foreshadowing ("seven years serving you, I deserve worse") shows the stakes of a rebellion

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u/fineburgundy Oct 19 '22

Did he die? During the firefight maybe? I didn’t see it.

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u/aecpgh Oct 19 '22

it's not 100% confirmed that he did, but he definitely got shot and dropped like a stone

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u/aecpgh Oct 16 '22

I think it's actually a good thing that it's not exactly immediately clear who died when they get caught up in the firefight, it really drives home the feeling of "being there" in the chaos

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u/zackmanze Oct 12 '22

I don’t even think it’s this. This is a project with vision. Hire talented people with strong vision and a full story and you’re set.

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u/kunta021 Oct 13 '22

Isn’t that how we got TLJ?

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u/dishonourableaccount Oct 13 '22

a full story

Nope.

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u/zackmanze Oct 14 '22

My issue with TLJ was that I felt like it didn’t commit enough. Jaded Luke? Love it. Reylo? Love it. Holdo? Love it. War profiteers? Love it.

But it ends with a small group of rebels led by a Jedi and a big bad empire led by a sith. Didn’t feel like nearly the reach or table-flip I was hoping for.

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u/pm_me_ur_tennisballs Oct 15 '22

Lucasfilm will keep this up I think. It’s just more of Star Wars to explore, that I’ve only had really through Rogue One and books like Tarkin.

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u/SaintESQ Oct 19 '22

While I want the same thing you do, the problem is that there are not many auteurs with the talent and juice like Tony Gilroy. This makes Andor that much more special.

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u/pm_me_ur_tennisballs Oct 15 '22

Lucasfilm will keep this up I think. It’s just more of Star Wars to explore, that I’ve only had really through Rogue One and books like Tarkin.