Why the hell aren’t you watching Star Wars: Andor?

Star Wars: Andor simply launched its tenth episode and it was among the finest episodes of tv I’ve seen. The present has simply been stellar from episode one to the current. In reality, it’s most likely the perfect Star Wars television present, if not challenge, of the Disney Era. And but apparently lots of people aren’t watching the present.  And properly… why not? This present is superb and it’s what the followers have wished from Star Wars for a very long time. So let’s check out some causes you need to be watching the present.

Andor isn’t The Book of Boba Fett

Hey look, I get it. You watched Book of Boba Fett and it form of sucked. The present featured a serious Star Wars character and was sizzling off the popular Mandalorian. It had each motive to be good and wasn’t. Then you watched Kenobi and it was fairly… meh.  That present additionally featured a serious Star Wars character and had quite a lot of hype, however turned out simply form of OK.

So by now, you feel a bit burned. Maybe Star Wars TV isn’t that good. So at first, you determined to not watch this random present a couple of minor character. I get it. But I’m right here to let you know Andor is nothing like BoBF or Kenobi. It’s a ton higher and you have to get on watching it.

Andor is Bringing Back the EU

If you appreciated the outdated Expanded Universe you have to be watching Andor. The present is doing a ton to convey again the outdated EU. I’m not simply speaking about bringing outdated EU issues immediately into the brand new timeline, although it’s doing that – a point out of one race could have made KOTOR canon.

But no, it’s extra the texture of the present. It’s actually increasing the universe and telling new tales. It’s telling tales about issues we’ve by no means checked out earlier than and going past the Jedi vs Sith or Skywalker conflicts.

Did You Ever Want to Know What it’s Like to Live in Star Wars?

If you’ve ever wished to have an concept of what dwelling in Star Wars could be like you have to be watching Andor. While this present does have its big-picture moments, a lot of it’s nearly individuals dwelling. It’s the deepest exploration of on a regular basis life we’ve ever had in Star Wars.

We get to see properties, each wealthy and poor. Jobs and enterprise and the way individuals, each extraordinary and vital reside and work. The present has dug into the nitty-gritty of Star Wars life in a method nothing else has and it’s superb.

It’s Not Just About Andor

Despite the title, Andor isn’t nearly Andor. If watching a present a couple of random character from Rogue One that you could be or could not have appreciated wasn’t doing it for you, give it one other assume. While Cassian Andor is the primary character, the present tells a narrative a lot greater than him. This is a present concerning the Rebellion and its formation. It’s bought a number of main and vital characters: Rebels, Imperials, and people caught in-between. Honestly, if there wasn’t already a present with the title, I believe they might have referred to as this Rebels since that’s what it’s actually about.

It’s a Deeper, Darker Star Wars

In telling the story it does, Andor needed to be a deeper and darker story than we’re used to in Star Wars. That has made it actually stand out. This story isn’t about shining Jedi and evil Sith. It’s about individuals making arduous decisions and doing issues, generally heroic and generally horrific in pursuit of what they assume is correct. That’s to not say it’s a gray present. The Empire is a capital E Evil. But it does delve into why some individuals would help the Empire and it additionally exhibits the lengths some are keen to go to convey it down.

You Really Need to be Watching Andor

At the top of the day, Andor is simply a tremendous present. If you’re a Star Wars fan, and even only a fan of fine sic-fi, you have to be watching Andor. It’s a disgrace that the viewership isn’t higher, as a result of that is the form of present we want extra of. It’s well-written, seems gorgeous, and tells new tales.  Luckily you’ve nonetheless bought two episodes left, so do your self a favor and go watch!

Let us know should you’re watching Andor, down within the feedback! 

Abe is that uncommon factor, an Austin native born and raised right here. Though he retains on shifting round, DC, Japan, ETC., he all the time appears to seek out his method again ultimately. Abe has a long time of expertise with a variety of tabletop and RPG video games, from historicals, to Star Wars to D&D and 40K. He has been contributing to BOLS since virtually the beginning, again when he labored at after which owned an area gaming retailer. He was huge into the aggressive Warhammer event scene however age has mellowed him and he now appreciates a superb informal match. He presently covers 40K ways and lore, in addition to all issues Star Wars, with occasional dabbling in different matters. Abe stays in mourning over the lack of WFB to this present day.

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