ANDOR

By Joshua Xiang

A gritty adventure told from the ground perspective of the Empire's reign, Andor is an exceptionally mature and political entry into the Star Wars mythos and one of the best yet.

(Critics Consensus Rotten Tomatoes)

Watching Andor is more like sitting down and listening to your girlfriend telling you a random story about her past and finding out about trivial but interesting hobbies that she has, which you usually don't notice. Most of the other Star Wars films and TV shows are more like you hanging out with your girlfriend at an exciting party or a theme park, 'amusing' yes, but tend to be missing some 'interesting touches'.

In Andor, the director slows down the pace of everything happening in the galaxy, and from the show, you will be amazed by many details occurring on characters who seem trivial to the universe.

A lot of foreshadowing and build-up is happening in every single event making the character and the story very exquisite.

Many slow episodes are full of deep concepts that help us understand what happens moments before the true rebellion begins.

I love the costume design and how the director combines different color schemes and meticulous decoration to express the different uses of different settings and facilities. Moreover, Toby Haynes focuses carefully on the scene switch and the use of extremely long shots of the scenery. This reminds me of a lot of scenes from Dune and Blade Runner.