Episode 10 is so fucking based.
Rogue one and andor have had the best politics in the SW movies and shows as far as I’ve seen. The empire is actually shown doing and saying more of the bad shit whereas other stuff merely alluded to how fascistic it was.
Not only that: it actually shows the real local corruption and bureaucratic rot that actually led to its collapse.
I'm profoundly sad that andor has apparently struggled to gain an audience because it's not only the best entry in star wars since the mandalorian...it's infinitely better than that!
IIRC a lot of the early talk that people weren't watching it came from someone misreading the data. I think it's doing fine now?
other stuff merely alluded to how fascistic it was.
I mean they definitely did burn a peasant farmstead to ashes and leave the charred corpses outside. Then destroy an entire planet and kill every single person living there. Then seize control of a neutral city and impose military rule on it. And colonize an entire planet and torture and murder the indigenous inhabitants...
Maybe I need to rewatch the films but it seemed more like the Empire was just evil for the sake of being evil without showing why it was actually doing anything other than quashing a rebellion. It's probably because there was greater emphasis on the POV of the Rebellion itself whose goals seemed to be vague (freedom, justice, etc) and Luke's perspective which was initially untainted by the politics (:grillman: ) and perhaps the Jedi parts muddied what would've been clearer political-economic dynamics, at least for me.
idk just my thoughts
I really do like this general thing about Star Wars
It’s almost believable that the world came before the characters, and isn’t just a backdrop for stories about specific characters. I guess the more they crank out, the more that becomes literally true as well.
So, maybe instead I should say that it feels like the work they’re doing now builds out the universe in a pretty natural way, even if, in isolation, the shows are driven by individual characters in a lot of ways
Or maybe I just like the general setting, I dunno
I binged the show (slightly prematurely) this week and after a slow start it got pretty awesome with the heist episode. This last episode hit it out of the park, especially the soundtrack and Andy Serkis
Only good Star Wars content post-KOTOR remains lower decks type content.
Feeling really called out for looking like an Imperial desk nerd now.
I generally abhor Disney and it's treats but should I give this show a try?
It's good on its own merits. Probably the only Disney slop to be worth seriously recommending so far.
