![]() ![]() Of course, you can generate suspense in the why and the how of all this, but put it this way: As the compelling action unfolds, this episode includes a lot of reaction shots of characters we don’t know much about. If there’s a problem with this installment, it’s that we know two of these outcomes are unlikely (or, in one case, impossible). Will he be captured, killed, or ushered to temporary safety? As for Cass himself, he ended last week as a period disguised as a question mark: He doesn’t have to return for his mother Maarva’s funeral, but clearly he will. The Imperials are hoping to capture Cassian Andor some rebel spies are hoping to kill him before he’s captured (and potentially spills valuable information about Luthen Rael and the rest of the operation - although at this point, how much does Cassian really know, relative to all of the subterfuge going on?). ![]() For its finale, Andor makes a full-circle return to Cassian’s adopted home planet of Ferrix, where most of the major characters convene. ![]() Given all that, it’s remarkable how relatively few serialization pitfalls the show has faced - like, say, repeating itself. ![]() It’s not inherently better than a movie, but it does tell a more sprawling story than a feature could reasonably handle. If the old Star Wars movies were informed by the cliffhanger serials that used to play at movie theaters, this was the first (live-action) Star Wars show that embraced the trappings of prestige-TV serialization. This was pretty obvious a handful of episodes into the season, and the show sustained its massive cast, crisp writing, and steady pacing for longer than any of its TV predecessors, too. Let’s be clear up front: Its first season now ended, Andor is the best of Star Wars on television - and arguably better than the two theatrical post-Lucas prequels that it elaborates on ( Rogue One) and sometimes weirdly resembles ( Solo), if you’ll allow an imperfect, blue-milk-to-jawa-juice sort of comparison. ![]()
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