The premiere episodes are set in 5 BBY, five years before the Battle of Yavin in the original Star Wars movie. Andor is set to show us quite a few of them. Cassian tells Galen’s daughter Jyn Erso that he’s done many great and terrible things on behalf of the Rebellion. In Rogue One, we got a taste of the darker side of the Rebellion when Cassian is sent to assassinate Imperial scientist Galen Erso, who developed technology that was used on the Death Star. The first three episodes set a dark and gritty tone by opening with a trip to a brothel and a back-alley murder and ending with a thrilling blaster fight as characters escape from the Star Wars equivalent of trigger-happy police. Andor takes place during the reign of the Empire the galaxy is a brutal but beautiful place filled with trillions of sentient beings whose lives don’t revolve around the Force or the Jedi.Īndor feels like a direct page-to-screen adaptation, a captivating Star Wars book story that takes as much time fleshing out smaller characters as it does its morally gray protagonist. But with a show like Andor - which is set to run for two seasons and follows the rebellious journey of Rogue One hero Cassian Andor (Diego Luna) - the lack of “ Star Wars-iness” feels bold. And there’s nothing wrong with fan service, no matter what Andor showrunner Tony Gilroy says. Not that there’s anything wrong with tropes or Easter eggs. With a slow but sizzling three-episode premiere, Andor solidifies itself as a fresh take on the Star Wars franchise that isn’t a trope-happy space opera filled with Easter eggs.
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