Tag: Andor Reviews

Andor Series Finale Review: “Episode 10 – Make It Stop” & “Episode 11 – Who Else Knows?” & “Episode 12 – Jedha, Kyber, Erso”

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After a whirlwind four weeks, the Andor series finale is here with the final season two episodes, “Episode 10 – Make It Stop” & “Episode 11 – Who Else Knows?” & “Episode 12 – Jedha, Kyber, Erso.” As we’ve been discussing since the season one premiere, Andor operates on a whole other level and these final episodes seal this assessment, providing both thrills and bittersweetness that might leave viewers sobbing, yet like any other piece of content, despite a socially awarded masterpiece status, it can’t avoid flaws either. Continue reading “Andor Series Finale Review: “Episode 10 – Make It Stop” & “Episode 11 – Who Else Knows?” & “Episode 12 – Jedha, Kyber, Erso””

Andor Season Two Review: “Episode 7 – Messenger” & “Episode 8 – Who Are You?” & “Episode 9 – Welcome to the Rebellion”

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With the kindling set as Andor’s second season launches into its penultimate block of episodes, “Episode 7 – Messenger” & “Episode 8 – Who Are You?” & “Episode 9 – Welcome to the Rebellion,” the fire is not only started, the show burns it all down in the most evocative fashion possible, resulting in the series’ best so far with emotional, bristling tense, and mobilizing storytelling which should hopefully stick with all viewers long after it’s over. Continue reading “Andor Season Two Review: “Episode 7 – Messenger” & “Episode 8 – Who Are You?” & “Episode 9 – Welcome to the Rebellion””

Andor Season Two Review: “Episode 4 – Ever Been to Ghorman?” & “Episode 5 – I Have Friends Everywhere” & “Episode 6 – What a Festive Evening”

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Andor’s season two is back for another week and another block of three episodes, picking up one year later from the season two openers. Much of the ground laid by the premiere episodes begins to bloom, but more seeds must be planted first, as “Episode 4 – Ever Been to Ghorman?” & “Episode 5 – I Have Friends Everywhere” & “Episode 6 – What a Festive Evening” do more heavy lifting with the introduction to the planet and people of Ghorman, addressing various threads about the fallout of the shattered peace of Mina-Rau, and the widening scope of the rebellion. While some of the drawbacks of the season’s structure appear, with a particular trope rearing its ugly head, this next batch of episodes are still an excellent continuation. Continue reading “Andor Season Two Review: “Episode 4 – Ever Been to Ghorman?” & “Episode 5 – I Have Friends Everywhere” & “Episode 6 – What a Festive Evening””

Andor Season Two Premiere Review: “Episode 1 – One Year Later” & “Episode 2 – Sagrona Teema” & “Episode 3 – Harvest”

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The nearly three-year wait is over and Andor, the first season of which was a critical darling and has only grown in admiration since, is back for its second and final season. Releasing in three-episode blocks per week, Andor’s second season premiere feels like a mini-movie, one of four we’ll get, picking up one year later and not missing a beat, bringing what feels both like a new tone and yet an evolution of what came before. All together, “Episode 1 – One Year Later” & “Episode 2 – Sagrona Teema” & “Episode 3 – Harvest” are a mesmerizing, intriguing, emotional start, and if the rest of the season will be much the same, I’m not sure I’ll be ready but I cannot wait! Continue reading “Andor Season Two Premiere Review: “Episode 1 – One Year Later” & “Episode 2 – Sagrona Teema” & “Episode 3 – Harvest””

Andor Season One Finale Review: “Episode 12 – Rix Road”

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It’s all been leading to this, Andor’s season one finale “Episode 12 – Rix Road,” a momentous, memorable, emotional, and riveting encapsulation of everything this season has offered. Continue reading “Andor Season One Finale Review: “Episode 12 – Rix Road””

Andor Season One Review: “Episode 11 – Daughter of Ferrix”

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Andor’s “Episode 11 – Daughter of Ferrix” does what any good penultimate episode should, weaving together the show’s various threads and setting them on a collision course, all while moving characters and their emotional journeys forward for the finale next week. Continue reading “Andor Season One Review: “Episode 11 – Daughter of Ferrix””

Andor Season One Review: “Episode 10 – One Way Out”

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Cassian’s time in prison comes to a thrilling, emotional close in Andor’s “Episode 10 – One Way Out,” while Mon Mothma faces the reality of what she might have to sacrifice for the cause and Luthen bares it all to keep a valuable asset in place, further cementing Andor’s status as a phenomenal show. Continue reading “Andor Season One Review: “Episode 10 – One Way Out””

Andor Season One Review: “Episode 9 – Nobody’s Listening”

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Sometimes evil isn’t violent or perpetrated with mustache-twirling actions, but with complete silence, obedience, which Andor’s latest, “Episode 9 – Nobody’s Listening!” hammers home in big and small ways, all while still managing to offer a key remedy: hope. Continue reading “Andor Season One Review: “Episode 9 – Nobody’s Listening””

Andor Season One Review: “Episode 8 – Narkina 5”

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The full weight of the Empire’s oppression is felt in Andor “Episode 8 – Narkina 5,” where the juxtaposing journeys of Syril and Cassian paint different yet similar stories, while the many sides of the coming battle prepare for what comes next. Continue reading “Andor Season One Review: “Episode 8 – Narkina 5””

Andor Season One Review: “Episode 7 – Announcement”

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Every action has consequences, from the ones we can see to the ones we can’t, and Andor “Episode 7 – Announcement” explores the many which arise from the heist on Aldhani, showing all our characters and the galaxy how they can’t carry on as they used to, making for an intimate, thrilling, and expertly acted episode. Continue reading “Andor Season One Review: “Episode 7 – Announcement””