ANDOR Season 2 (Possible Spoilers)

[AKULA]

Am seriously excited about Season 2.

12 episodes...covering 4 years in the run-up to the events of Rogue One



and more...




So much to like about the visual eye candy already 

[armchairgeneral]

Same here. Just watched Season 1.

[anevilgiraffe]

saw a post on Threads this morning saying it's going to be covering the Massacre of Gammorah - were Tarkin parked his ship on protestors

[zemjw]

Looking forward to the show. I just hope it doesn't feel too rushed, if they're trying to cram four years into 8 episodes.

However, chunks of season 1 (which I enjoyed) felt like filler (the whole prison stuff), so this could work in its favour

[HerbertTarkel]

Thrilling - Rogue One and Andor are some of my favourites in the new stories. Can’t wait!

[AKULA]

Looking forward to the show. I just hope it doesn't feel too rushed, if they're trying to cram four years into 8 episodes.

However, chunks of season 1 (which I enjoyed) felt like filler (the whole prison stuff), so this could work in its favour

I'd heard it was 12 episodes, so effectively 4 x 3 episode stories...

[zemjw]

I'd heard it was 12 episodes, so effectively 4 x 3 episode stories...

You're correct, not sure where I got 8 from... I suppose it will also depend on the length of the episodes, which tend to be all over the place in streaming shows

[has.been]

I am interested. 

[Legionnaire]

Personally, I'm not that a massive fan of Star Wars these days, for most parts I can take it or leave it. BUT... Andor season 1 was a cracking great show and I thoroughly enjoyed it from start to finish, I have been waiting for season 2 ever since.

It certainly doesn't hurt that they have my fellow countryman, the well renowned actor Stellan Skarsgard in it!!! 

Regards,

Legionnaire.

[mcfonz]

Looking forward to the show. I just hope it doesn't feel too rushed, if they're trying to cram four years into 8 episodes.

However, chunks of season 1 (which I enjoyed) felt like filler (the whole prison stuff), so this could work in its favour

I didn't feel any was "filler" but more universe and character development with suspense.

Spoilers...















Andor has to go from what is essentially an unaligned thief to being someone who could lead a commando attack on Skariff. You can't do that in one series, but you need to set the seed. Remember he was reluctant to join the "rebellion". After all, we all know the end of his story. The prison was vital in that it represented what people could be imprisoned for and why (to build components for the Death Star).

[YPU]

I didn't feel any was "filler" but more universe and character development with suspense.

I think I can see both arguments here. The prison section felt like it took up a lot of time, which I think in part is due to the way it was shown. They did make you feel the monotony of it all. I also think it might actually be one the most impactful thing Andor added to starwars. It showed that yes, the Empire can and does build very very tight prisons. And being in them is horrible without the need to lean on overt torture and other obvious quickhands for "very evil sci-fi prison". And it showed that even without high tech stuff, a population united and willing to sacrifice for each other can still escape that iron grip. Requiring smarts yes, but not oceans 11 levels of 5 dimensional masterminding.
The final escape felt very cathartic, because the prison sequence did instill the feeling of monotony and stasis, without any momentum or progress. It was very well done, but did also feel at odds with the rest of the show at times due to it?

[HerbertTarkel]

That prison sequence was reminiscent of THX 1138 - for me; and that I really enjoyed!

[Daeothar]

The prison episodes had their own vibe and them being so different from the more gritty rest of the season made the prison life seem even more distanced from the 'real' world.

Also; I am pretty certain that that's an actual TIE-Advanced/Avenger (TIE/A) in those trailers! 

The TIE-Fighter sequel to the X-Wing PC-game has been one of my absolute favourites for literally decades now. In fact, I still play through it every few years or so, just for kicks, no matter the 600x800 resolution. And by and far, the TIE Advanced was my favourite ship to fly, beating even the TIE-Defender in that regard. So to now (finally) see it in live action (CGI) is very exciting to me

[anevilgiraffe]

Vader's personal TIE was the TIE Advanced

[Daeothar]

That's the TIE-Advanced X1, the prototype that eventually led to the TIE-Avenger, which in the game was still called the TIE-Advanced