In our review of Andor, we talk about how impressive the new Star Wars spinoff series is and how it exceeds any and all expectations.
strikes a different chord than anything else we have ever seen from this franchise. To put a fine point on it, the opening scene of the series takes place in a brothel. That wasn’t on my bingo card for a, Cassian Andor is neither a mischievous rogue nor an altruistic hero. He’s a warrior that will do whatever it takes to survive. He is also capable and clever, but when we meet him in, kicking off five years prior to the events of the movie. But whileAndor’scanon.
Early in the first episode, we meet Bix Caleen , a mechanic on the planet Ferrix who clearly has a complicated history with Cassian. The show does not quite spell it out, but we see it in their interactions – a mix of flirtation and frustration. We also see how Cassian treats her new boyfriend, who neither he nor Bix seem to respect.is relatively unremarkable in the grand scheme of the galaxy.
But Cassian’s encounter with those guards is much more than just a robbery gone awry. In reality, his decision to kill the guards in that alleyway is the first domino to fall in the creation of the all-powerful Empire that we remember fromCassian Andor and Bix Caleen in Lucasfilm’s ANDOR, exclusively on Disney+.
The scope of the show expands promptly in the third and fourth episodes. New characters debut at a rapid clip as the stakes get higher, but Gilroy manages to keep the pace in check. There are dozens of people with speaking parts who matter deeply to the story, but you’ll never lose track of the plot. It’s a masterclass in TV storytelling, the likes of which no other Disney Plus series has achieved.is a serialized thriller with nearly as much political intrigue as.
Most impressively of all, Andor looks more like a movie than a TV show. Gilroy was determined to use as many physical sets as possible and not rely too heavily on CGI. The results are stunning, as Andor features some of the most impressive set designs of any TV series this year. Everything feels so tactile. Even when the show does employ CGI, it never feels gratuitous. It allows us to see the true scale of the worlds upon which our characters reside.to be invested in the story of this show.
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