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I think nothing sums up the horror of how Droids are mistreated and abused in the Star Wars universe more than the fact that the little guy is OBVIOUSLY sentient and aware and SUFFERING from his loss.
I think it depends on the droid though. For instance, B1 battle droids had no “personality” at all when built, they did develop them over time due to bugs in their system. How the unit was designed I’m sure makes a big difference, as does its’ age and what has happened to it.
Obi-Wan didn’t believe they were sentient: ‘Well, if droids could think there’d be none of us here, would there?’ Andor in Rogue One calls K2’s shenanigans something like ‘a quirk of the reprogramming’.
Not only does the last scene at the beach draw a parallel to 'Rogue One'. When Jyn and Cassian were at the Scarif beach right before their death, Cassian tells her "Your father would be proud". In this episode, right before Cassian moves to the beach, he tells this guy on the telephone to tell Marva "She'd be proud of me". Tony Gilroy just constantly puts these callbacks right into place in a similiar way to George Lucas. - "It's like poetry, they rhyme."
Yeah I also think he's some kinda Sith 🤣 and that thing the guard in Saw's base found on him was a lightsaber 🤣 that timing with slicing the TIE fighters must have required some use of the Force
It’s also refreshing to have SW fans actually pick up on this and finally recognize the droid in the room. I’ve been this connected to R2 and the droids since New Hope. And I can’t believe they skipped over the scene with B2 and Brasso! One of the best scenes in the show?!?!?! I think it’s due to the “side bar conversations “ all throughout the episodes, these guys miss so much. It’s frustrating
Every single damn scene in this show is saying something. Just phenomenal. Skarsgård is killing it. Whitaker's killing it. Gough is killing it. O'Reilly is criminally overlooked. Soller has be truly believing Karn is about to do something horrific. LINUS MOSK IS BACK ALL HAIL STAR WARS DWIGHT SCHRUTE
Just wanna add to this and give Diego Luna his flowers. Not only is he holding his own in a show full of giants, but he's delivering a spectacularly subtle and emotional performance
A big part is because a huge chunk of this cast have major theatre experience. I saw Kyle on Broadway right before the pandemic closed Broadway. He was one of the leads of a 7 hour plot 😳
Annnd, Cas is left alone, again. Really seems to be a theme for him, he keeps losing everyone, and he lost two more this ep. Loved this and yes! I want Luthen's ship!
@@SwagSwagSenate Yeah, that's true, but after getting the news about Ma and then Melshi having the good idea to split... It all just seemed to make him look more alone than ever. This show is so good!
In the trailer, Cassian is in some apartment who looks like Coruscant, and he said "I'm tired of losing". This could mean, he tired of losing someone he loved, first both of his parents, then his sister, then his adoptive father and now adoptive mother.
Saw is so, so improved by no longer having to single-handedly represent the darker side of the rebellion. This episode is the best I've seen of him by far. Pitting him against Luthen makes him feel human and nuanced, not merely a conduit for all the bad things a rebellion might do, and in this exchange he is very clearly the more honourable and sentimental of the two men. Great to see.
I just want him to go out with a wry smile and a shrug as he knows he's doomed but did all he could to help the Rebellion up to his end so he has no regrets.
Captain: I know we're always supposed to expect the unexpected. This guy, whoever he was, took it up a whole bunch of notches. Admiral: Obviously. We're sending out a repair ship with some specialized equipment to help you get going again. Captain: What kind of equipment? Admiral: A dust pan and a brush.
The ending shot (Cassian looking at the sunset) draws a parallel to Rogue One for me. This scene, in a way, shows the real start of his Rebellion. There is then that scene in Rogue One when he is on the beach just before he dies from the Death Star...which looks a bit like a sunset/sunrise (the end of his Rebellion).
This is a sunrise, we saw the guy sleeping when he got his stuff back, so early morning. And Rogue One's was sunset, since the attack happened during the day. Total parallels, you nailed it
It made me think of luthen's last episode, "I burn my life for a sunrise I know I will never see" Cassian took a last look at his, he will see a sunset, but not another sunrise in his life
The sounds of shrapnel or whatever it was hitting the dish was so satisfying. Just soft patters turning that thing into swiss cheese. Props to the sound designers.
@@hellfish2309 I don’t think any type of like firearm projectile no, I assumed it was just a buncha random like metal scrap or pieces of something but at the same time he used very specific looking weapons to let it loose so who knows
(2) nitpicks: the Fondor doesn’t sustain any damage? Not a single TIE shot? Also, Luthen is way too smart to buzz the command deck and risk exposing identifying profiles of his ship
@@hellfish2309 Stormtroopers and TIE fighters traditionally cannot hit shit. We have absolutely no idea what parts of his ship would be identifiable as anything at all.
I wondered if this ship class was from the animated shows or something and it was the first live action appearance for it but apparently there was one in the recruiting film when Han got his last name.
Luthen gunning the ship so the Imps would ramp up the tractor beam so that the shrapnel would hit the dish harder was a cool scene. That and the biggest lightsabers in the Galaxy slicing the two TIE Fighters.
I don't know why more ships do that in Star Wars. Rebels utilize a lot of repurposed cargo ships. Just load up on some explosive cargo and open the bay doors when you get caught.
I think in this episode Mon’s attitude to her daughter is really interesting. She probably half believes she might have had the resolve to stop the marriage if her daughter was vehemently against it, but seeing that her daughter more or less wants it, she’s like “am I really going to do this?”
@@Scrumshiz he was shaking at the news and it was a close up on its "eye".. the glass of water was on his head and then fell signifying him crying as if a tear drop had fallen from his eye
This is the episode that got me all the feels. I feel for Mon Mothma, for Bix, for Bee, for Luthen and the weight of the rebellion he's carrying, Melshi's resolve and probably survivor's guilt, and Cassian's loss. 😢
The idea of forcing them to power up the tractor beam to then unleash shrapnel into them is so freaking cool, it uses the force of the beam against them so it's fairly low-cost but really shrewd!
Bee's "I don’t want to be alone" is when the show finally brought me to tears. Of course, I was crying for like half the finale, but that's another story.
I too was like "It is dangerous to tell Saw about the raid that is betrayed." But, it is just more Luthen knowing which strings to bow when playing someone like a fiddle. He would have lost most allies telling them. It spiraled Saw into a paranoid spin which Luthen then manipulated.
Yes and those lightsabers still doesn't make any sense and simply being cool doesn't answer that simple question and I would very much like an answer to and no theories. I WANT HARD EVIDENCE!!!!!!
@@JustTooDamnHonest The Ones that jedis use? Do you know how the deathstar destroys whole planets with just a few cybercrystals? Do you know how the ships can travel farther than light (And know the physics behind that?)... Its just a fiction bro...
@@anzeigefehler6495 Where does sci-fi fiction come from? From some area of science!!!! Also do not say bro. I'm not your bro and it makes you sound like a moron.
@@SorchaSublime Yet they look like lightsabers in fiction and if they were just lasers then they would be longer. If it looks like a lightsaber then it is a saber tech.
At 17:25 in the video, the broken satellite dish takes the same shape as the Rebel Alliance symbol. Cool visual detail I haven't heard many people talk about
I’m a little surprised that no one recognized the name Cantnwell. As in Colin Cantwell, who made the very early prototype models for basically every Star Wars ship, and made the concept art of that ship that was named after him
Eric, I'm a little mad at you for putting that idea in my head that the funeral is a Rebel set up, because now I'm going to be disappointed when it doesn't happen. 😂
I really hope when season 2 comes out and the time jump happens we see Cass and Melshi in the rebellion going on missions together, we need to see their bond, within the rebellion specifically, leading up to Rogue One
The beach sunset scene was the Force at work. When Andor found out his mother died, that cemented his beliefs in the rebellion, and the first scenery that he looks upon, is a sunset beach, which chillingly foreshadows his destiny with the rebellion, and demise on Scariff.
Something that's easy to miss: Luthen got the ISB to increase the power of the tractor beam deliberately, so that the shrapnel thingies would get sucked at incredible speeds towards the ship.
I absolutely loved Luthen's little getaway from the Imperial ship. The bit where he shredded the dish reminded me a lot of that part in "Star Trek Beyond" when the drone ships shred the Enterprise's deflector dish.
Got some major The Expanse vibes when he destroyed the tractor beam i love it. and does he just have big kyber crystals on board to power those giant lightsabers!? great scene!
@@Mexecutioner82 yes exactly! it is so well done in that show, so i liked they did something similar in this one. The Rocinante firing those salvo's is so cool.
That's not a lightsaber but just you know a laser beam Blasters are bullet like projectiles, fighter lasers are usually really short bursts, turbo lasers are particle cannons from big ships This is one of the few times we just have.. lasers in star wars
@@kR-qj7rw how do you know it is not lightsaber? Luthen obviously has access to kyber crystals since he had a blue kyber crystal from the Rakatan Infinite Empire.
@@Mexecutioner82 i mean it could be but I hoped no because that's the kind of dumb fan service stuff andor doesn't really do that's in your face and obvious. Look I just was exited for something resembling normal lasers
I literally cannot get enough of this show. It is so perfect! One thing I noticed, when Saw keeps saying “30 men” then Luthen keeps saying “and Kreeger” I think that says a lot about Luthen. It says that he cares about everybody taking part in the rebellion and understands the sacrifice everybody is making. He doesn’t want them to be forgotten. Also, I don’t think this gets talked about enough. Say what you will about Disney and what they have done with Star Wars, but they have NAILED it with Droids! BB-8, K2SO, and now B2EMO. They have given them amazing personalities and make us really feel for them. Luthen escaping the Empire in his ship was one of the coolest things Star Wars has ever done. I mean, those lasers were genius! I love this show SO MUCH!
@@NovelPhoinix I'm assuming he was including Saw's men in that number. I think he decided last minute to cut his losses in a risky way by warning Saw even though it would sow additional mistrust between them.
exactly, i can guarantee if i walk into the pub in my village at any point after opening time, there will be at least 3 of the same guys in there all the time
I can't watch the whole video but for the people didn't notice, Luthen and Kleya were talking about Saw and Andor on the radio like they are talking about buying a collection piece because the Empire might be listening them. It was subtle and near and i think not everyone realized it.
the choice to show that sequence in bee’s eyes (lens?) is such a great continuation of the show’s focus on the perspective of the “little guys,” and it utterly broke my heart. the worldbuilding on ferrix also stands out for me because it really could’ve just been a generic star war town but they took care to show how this community is bonded through labor and loyalty to each other. really great stuff, in addition to the killer soundtrack, amazing script (“i don’t have lately, i have always” is so understated but so good), and world-class acting. MY GOD also i would’ve liked for cassian and melshi to stick together until rogue one but it’s also fun to imagine that it’s a “met in summer camp then ended up in the same school several years later” kinda situation
This is by far the best written Star Wars content and it's the best looking show. The VFX are top notch and the location shooting makes this feel so much more real and cinematic. I get that budget restraints will always be an issue, but Obi Wan felt so constrained, claustrophobic, very clearly sets reminiscent of love budget TV. When you combine that with bad writing, it hurts the experience even more. Andor - despite a very slow start - is hitting it out of the park with the visuals, writing and especially acting. I'm shocked at how good this is.
the energy of mon mothmas daughter essentially embracing a tradwife cult as an act of rebellion is so ironic and painful. I love everything they've done w this show even the less flashy stuff
Kinda feels like him looking out over the ocean is a direct call to Rogue One showing us the exact moment Cassian decided to become a Rebel, which we know will lead to his death looking out over the ocean on Scarif
21:07 Remember when Andor was so impressed with the ship? I don't think it was a country bumpkin remark, rather Andor has seen alot and was more than impressed. He is a man of few words; So to ask what was is powering it means there is even more about it. More to come.. Lets hope they (writers) don't/haven't sent it the way of the Razor, because that nearly made me lose my mind.
‘You know what the chain of command is? It's the chain I go get and beat you with 'til you understand who's in ruttin' command here’. Nice Firefly reference lads.
I'm only joking, but I think it's funny the idea that this episode is like 90% of the reason why Saw is such a paranoid crazy person by the end of Rogue One
I don’t think the mother is dead, she was investigating the tunnels, I think the funeral is a distraction for a break out at the ISB hotel by the sisters and his mom
After the scene, where he escapes, Luthen's monologue next episode should be (with the Master's Conroy voice, may he rest in peace): I am the vengeance I am the night I am BATMAN
The way luthen ddnt even break a sweat during that stand off scene, he's easily one of my favourite star wars characters but me think he's not long for this world unfortunately
Lol, during the scene where Andor gets the news his mother is dead you can see Eric and Calvin trying to absorb the moment while Aaron just won't shut up...
The thought that comes to mind when Cassian looks over the ocean towards the sunset is a simple one: it has to be more something more. Cassian and Kino orchestrated that riot in order for as many as possible to escape, but in the end many of the escapees died in the attempt. The only way to make sure their deaths weren't in vein is to do exactly as Melshi says: tell their story, make sure they are brought some justice. This is potent because it is essentially also the plot of Rogue One and is definitely Cassian's main motivation in that film: all the horrors committed in fighting the empire, their own sacrifice... it can't be for nothing. It adds a whole new meaning to the destruction of the Death Star, how all these individuals came together and sacrificed to save there from being another Alderaan.
To answer the question at 5:33. It’s more sad and more impactful when the Master dies. The pet can lose the will to move on. Whereas the Master mourns for a few months and replaces the pet.
The item was the same collapsible walking stick he had in episode 2 and 3. I don't think he's Jedi or Sith but that item probably has a collapsible blade in it.
Luthen's ship is clearly custom, and I'd be willing to bet some of those upgrades are either illegal, or will soon be outlawed as the Empire expands its influence.
Thank you for actually pointing out the domino effect and how Luthen is not protecting just himself, but an entire network of people. That’s spot on and too many morons like Star Wars Explained are hating on Luthen for being selfish and a bad person like no he’s thinking big picture and also saving the skin of so many others
So, the deal with the "countermeasures", is that Luthen wanted them to jack their tractor beam to full power before he used it. That way, all those metal spikes he launched would be pulled at the dish full-force, directly into it. Essentially, he made the tractor self-destruct. I don't really know why it needed to be "charged", but whatever...it was still cool.
35:00 Luthen was firing the engines so the Imps turned the tractor beam up to a stronger level (5). Then when it was pulling harder he released a load of chaff so the strong tractor beam pulled it into itself.
I've been telling my friends that this show is awesome even though "it doesn't have any space battles" and yet here they pull off one of the most badass space battles in Star Wars history!
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That Luthen escape scene was wild!
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@@seanpatrickcain2 Proof???
I think nothing sums up the horror of how Droids are mistreated and abused in the Star Wars universe more than the fact that the little guy is OBVIOUSLY sentient and aware and SUFFERING from his loss.
most of the people suffering in the galaxy are organics though. and many droids have happy lives.
I think it depends on the droid though. For instance, B1 battle droids had no “personality” at all when built, they did develop them over time due to bugs in their system. How the unit was designed I’m sure makes a big difference, as does its’ age and what has happened to it.
Obi-Wan didn’t believe they were sentient: ‘Well, if droids could think there’d be none of us here, would there?’
Andor in Rogue One calls K2’s shenanigans something like ‘a quirk of the reprogramming’.
Droids only develop sentience if they go awhile without a memory wipe. Droids with regular wipes never gain it.
@@Zenn3k Which is basically like saying that as long as you don't let a baby develop a personality, then it's never a person, even as an adult.
Not only does the last scene at the beach draw a parallel to 'Rogue One'. When Jyn and Cassian were at the Scarif beach right before their death, Cassian tells her "Your father would be proud". In this episode, right before Cassian moves to the beach, he tells this guy on the telephone to tell Marva "She'd be proud of me". Tony Gilroy just constantly puts these callbacks right into place in a similiar way to George Lucas. - "It's like poetry, they rhyme."
You’re making me emotional because I totally forgot he said that to her. Jesus
There’s still one more episode I think
"You're breaking my heart" -Padme
“I don’t want to be alone, I want Marva” is such a heartbreaking line, especially having experienced that loss before. I wanna hug that droid :(
I want to take him with me and tell him: " I will take care of you" 🥺
M..m..marva
He's lost his whole family. His dad, his mom, his brother.
Luthen might actually be one of the absolute most badass Star Wars characters ever!
Something I think would've been cool is if he faced off with Director Krennic because of how no nonsense they are and ideologically opposed
I was thinking the same thing. That speech he gave about how much he sacrificed in the previous episode gave me chills.
Yeah I also think he's some kinda Sith 🤣 and that thing the guard in Saw's base found on him was a lightsaber 🤣 that timing with slicing the TIE fighters must have required some use of the Force
@@Jacob-xm9hf that wasn't a lightsaber, it was his staff the he used in episode 3 .
@@kg-bricks yep and actually quite a brilliant way to disguise a lightsaber 😏
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It's refreshing to see a droid treated like a person and family member by everyone around him.
It’s also refreshing to have SW fans actually pick up on this and finally recognize the droid in the room. I’ve been this connected to R2 and the droids since New Hope. And I can’t believe they skipped over the scene with B2 and Brasso! One of the best scenes in the show?!?!?! I think it’s due to the “side bar conversations “ all throughout the episodes, these guys miss so much. It’s frustrating
Seeing the humans of Ferrix treat the droids as people made them my favorite people in all of star wars.
@@JBentour there's only so much they can fit into a RUclips video without getting copywrite stricken.
Every single damn scene in this show is saying something. Just phenomenal. Skarsgård is killing it. Whitaker's killing it. Gough is killing it. O'Reilly is criminally overlooked. Soller has be truly believing Karn is about to do something horrific. LINUS MOSK IS BACK ALL HAIL STAR WARS DWIGHT SCHRUTE
Just wanna add to this and give Diego Luna his flowers. Not only is he holding his own in a show full of giants, but he's delivering a spectacularly subtle and emotional performance
Diego!!! Is!! Being!! Overlooked!! In his own show!! His facial acting when he tells Melshi "Everything okay" is so freaking haunted. Amazing.
Criminally overlooked? Are people gonna be locked up?
A big part is because a huge chunk of this cast have major theatre experience. I saw Kyle on Broadway right before the pandemic closed Broadway. He was one of the leads of a 7 hour plot 😳
Annnd, Cas is left alone, again. Really seems to be a theme for him, he keeps losing everyone, and he lost two more this ep. Loved this and yes! I want Luthen's ship!
But he dies in a warm embrace with Jyn who also grew up alone.
we know Melshi doesn't die tho!
@@SwagSwagSenate Yeah, that's true, but after getting the news about Ma and then Melshi having the good idea to split... It all just seemed to make him look more alone than ever. This show is so good!
In the trailer, Cassian is in some apartment who looks like Coruscant, and he said "I'm tired of losing". This could mean, he tired of losing someone he loved, first both of his parents, then his sister, then his adoptive father and now adoptive mother.
Saw is so, so improved by no longer having to single-handedly represent the darker side of the rebellion. This episode is the best I've seen of him by far. Pitting him against Luthen makes him feel human and nuanced, not merely a conduit for all the bad things a rebellion might do, and in this exchange he is very clearly the more honourable and sentimental of the two men. Great to see.
Man, Luthen is just so effortlessly cool. He's like the Batman of Star Wars. I really hope he makes it to Season 2!
I just want him to go out with a wry smile and a shrug as he knows he's doomed but did all he could to help the Rebellion up to his end so he has no regrets.
There is just something so heartwarming and touching and heartbreaking that the people on Ferrix live in a city built BY their ancestors......
Built *of* their ancestors, too.
The captain of the cruiser standing there thinking to himself, "I wonder if there is some way I can spin this....Nah. I'm toast."
Admiral: What do you mean an old man in a haulcraft took out your cruiser?
Captain: H-he was a really cool old man!
Captain: I know we're always supposed to expect the unexpected. This guy, whoever he was, took it up a whole bunch of notches.
Admiral: Obviously. We're sending out a repair ship with some specialized equipment to help you get going again.
Captain: What kind of equipment?
Admiral: A dust pan and a brush.
You’re almost expecting a Lieutenant to say “Lord Vader is requesting an update…” in that moment. You just know he is gonna be in trouble for that.
@@pwalmsley9 luckily for him he's just a patrol, he's unlikely to be sumerally executed
The ending shot (Cassian looking at the sunset) draws a parallel to Rogue One for me. This scene, in a way, shows the real start of his Rebellion. There is then that scene in Rogue One when he is on the beach just before he dies from the Death Star...which looks a bit like a sunset/sunrise (the end of his Rebellion).
This is a sunrise, we saw the guy sleeping when he got his stuff back, so early morning. And Rogue One's was sunset, since the attack happened during the day. Total parallels, you nailed it
It made me think of luthen's last episode, "I burn my life for a sunrise I know I will never see" Cassian took a last look at his, he will see a sunset, but not another sunrise in his life
@@ArgieKB I see sunset! Well only because I know in real life he is looking over the Irish Sea, but def parallels to the ending at Scariff.
The sounds of shrapnel or whatever it was hitting the dish was so satisfying. Just soft patters turning that thing into swiss cheese. Props to the sound designers.
They’re just slugs, right? Like they’re not chemical bombs or anything, right?
@@hellfish2309 I don’t think any type of like firearm projectile no, I assumed it was just a buncha random like metal scrap or pieces of something but at the same time he used very specific looking weapons to let it loose so who knows
@@hellfish2309 I think so. It was just a countermeasure like flares or chaff.
@@hellfish2309 fletchettes that were accelerated by the tractor beam, that was powered up even further because luthen engaged thrusters.
@@ISavant ahhhh yes - french slugs 😉
The scene with the cruiser escape is one of the highlights of the season for sure.
(2) nitpicks: the Fondor doesn’t sustain any damage? Not a single TIE shot? Also, Luthen is way too smart to buzz the command deck and risk exposing identifying profiles of his ship
@@hellfish2309 Stormtroopers and TIE fighters traditionally cannot hit shit. We have absolutely no idea what parts of his ship would be identifiable as anything at all.
the Falcon was tagged as illegal for having nas'd up sublights and an extra quad cannon. Meanwhile Luthen's out here flying a damn assault cruiser lol
@@hellfish2309 given most of start wars yeahh hellaaaaaa nitpicking
I wondered if this ship class was from the animated shows or something and it was the first live action appearance for it but apparently there was one in the recruiting film when Han got his last name.
Luthen gunning the ship so the Imps would ramp up the tractor beam so that the shrapnel would hit the dish harder was a cool scene.
That and the biggest lightsabers in the Galaxy slicing the two TIE Fighters.
I actually didn’t put that together, makes it more awesome!!!!!
Ohhh I just realized that reading this, makes so much sense
Ohhhhhh
Thanks for explaining that!
I don't know why more ships do that in Star Wars. Rebels utilize a lot of repurposed cargo ships. Just load up on some explosive cargo and open the bay doors when you get caught.
Fyi, not the biggest lightsaber in the galaxy. Grand Moff Tarkin and Jerrjerod are in charge of making those…
I think in this episode Mon’s attitude to her daughter is really interesting. She probably half believes she might have had the resolve to stop the marriage if her daughter was vehemently against it, but seeing that her daughter more or less wants it, she’s like “am I really going to do this?”
The ultimate sleeper ship. They thought it was some simple hauler but it was the most suped up, tricked out hauler ever. LOVED that scene.
He can have anything loaded in that ship. Missiles, lasers, a soda fountain!
Those were TIE Reapers in the opening scene. They were first introduced in Rogue One.
B's reaction to Maarvas death was bone achingly sad
I cried. Poor droid.
Can someone explain the vibrating in that scene? Was that its PoV or some kind of internal component?
@@Scrumshiz It was B2 POV shaking at the news.
@@Scrumshiz Was the cup on his head maybe
@@Scrumshiz he was shaking at the news and it was a close up on its "eye".. the glass of water was on his head and then fell signifying him crying as if a tear drop had fallen from his eye
This is the episode that got me all the feels. I feel for Mon Mothma, for Bix, for Bee, for Luthen and the weight of the rebellion he's carrying, Melshi's resolve and probably survivor's guilt, and Cassian's loss. 😢
The idea of forcing them to power up the tractor beam to then unleash shrapnel into them is so freaking cool, it uses the force of the beam against them so it's fairly low-cost but really shrewd!
Bee's "I don’t want to be alone" is when the show finally brought me to tears. Of course, I was crying for like half the finale, but that's another story.
Luthen standoff w/ Saw Gerrera might be my favorite scene of the season, a little “Inglorious Basterds”
Same. The acting from both Whitaker and Skarsgård was phenomenal, particular Whitaker's crazy eyes.
@@Agentcoolguy1 lots of little tasty choices they each make, like Luthen losing his composure a little, “[fuqqit] I don’t know *what* you’ll do”
I loved how they named the Arrestor cruiser after Colin Cantwell
_"Darth Maul wants that!"_ about Luthen's ship is by far my favourite comment on the episode.
The parallels between the endings of this episode and Rogue One were awesome.
I love how Luthen used the Imperials tractor beam against them by making his countermeasures weapon afflict more damage.
I too was like "It is dangerous to tell Saw about the raid that is betrayed."
But, it is just more Luthen knowing which strings to bow when playing someone like a fiddle.
He would have lost most allies telling them. It spiraled Saw into a paranoid spin which Luthen then manipulated.
He can be a good sith lord
Luthens ship is automatically one of the coolest we have seen with just that, loved seeing that
Yes and those lightsabers still doesn't make any sense and simply being cool doesn't answer that simple question and I would very much like an answer to and no theories. I WANT HARD EVIDENCE!!!!!!
@@JustTooDamnHonest The Ones that jedis use? Do you know how the deathstar destroys whole planets with just a few cybercrystals? Do you know how the ships can travel farther than light (And know the physics behind that?)... Its just a fiction bro...
@@anzeigefehler6495 Where does sci-fi fiction come from? From some area of science!!!! Also do not say bro. I'm not your bro and it makes you sound like a moron.
@@JustTooDamnHonest they weren't necessarily lightsabers, just laser beams. Notice they didn't end in a point
@@SorchaSublime Yet they look like lightsabers in fiction and if they were just lasers then they would be longer. If it looks like a lightsaber then it is a saber tech.
At 17:25 in the video, the broken satellite dish takes the same shape as the Rebel Alliance symbol. Cool visual detail I haven't heard many people talk about
I’m a little surprised that no one recognized the name Cantnwell. As in Colin Cantwell, who made the very early prototype models for basically every Star Wars ship, and made the concept art of that ship that was named after him
Eric, I'm a little mad at you for putting that idea in my head that the funeral is a Rebel set up, because now I'm going to be disappointed when it doesn't happen. 😂
Those two fishermen are now one of my favourite alien designs, love the look and love the way they talk
I really hope when season 2 comes out and the time jump happens we see Cass and Melshi in the rebellion going on missions together, we need to see their bond, within the rebellion specifically, leading up to Rogue One
Does anyone else feel like B's memory bank will be part of K2's birth when it comes to that? Kind of like they put L3's in the Millennium Falcon...
Pretty sure KSOs backstory was shown in a comic, so unless they retcon that, no.
Hope not. B shouldn't die like that just for K2.
The scenario I'll like the most is for B to end up with Bix (who I believe is going to be rescued by a not-so dead rebel lady).
@@Commander_Shepard. Yeah, I want everybody to survive. I like all of them... I'm nervous we won't be so lucky.
The beach sunset scene was the Force at work. When Andor found out his mother died, that cemented his beliefs in the rebellion, and the first scenery that he looks upon, is a sunset beach, which chillingly foreshadows his destiny with the rebellion, and demise on Scariff.
Something that's easy to miss: Luthen got the ISB to increase the power of the tractor beam deliberately, so that the shrapnel thingies would get sucked at incredible speeds towards the ship.
Those aliens at the start feel like something out of Labyrinth or the Dark Crystal. The way they move and talk.
yeah!
I absolutely loved Luthen's little getaway from the Imperial ship. The bit where he shredded the dish reminded me a lot of that part in "Star Trek Beyond" when the drone ships shred the Enterprise's deflector dish.
Got some major The Expanse vibes when he destroyed the tractor beam i love it. and does he just have big kyber crystals on board to power those giant lightsabers!? great scene!
Me too, it reminded me of the Rocinante. The sound is incredible in this series!
@@Mexecutioner82 yes exactly! it is so well done in that show, so i liked they did something similar in this one. The Rocinante firing those salvo's is so cool.
That's not a lightsaber but just you know a laser beam
Blasters are bullet like projectiles, fighter lasers are usually really short bursts, turbo lasers are particle cannons from big ships
This is one of the few times we just have.. lasers in star wars
@@kR-qj7rw how do you know it is not lightsaber? Luthen obviously has access to kyber crystals since he had a blue kyber crystal from the Rakatan Infinite Empire.
@@Mexecutioner82 i mean it could be but I hoped no because that's the kind of dumb fan service stuff andor doesn't really do that's in your face and obvious.
Look I just was exited for something resembling normal lasers
I literally cannot get enough of this show. It is so perfect!
One thing I noticed, when Saw keeps saying “30 men” then Luthen keeps saying “and Kreeger” I think that says a lot about Luthen. It says that he cares about everybody taking part in the rebellion and understands the sacrifice everybody is making. He doesn’t want them to be forgotten.
Also, I don’t think this gets talked about enough. Say what you will about Disney and what they have done with Star Wars, but they have NAILED it with Droids! BB-8, K2SO, and now B2EMO. They have given them amazing personalities and make us really feel for them.
Luthen escaping the Empire in his ship was one of the coolest things Star Wars has ever done. I mean, those lasers were genius!
I love this show SO MUCH!
I think luthen was lying about the number, because he told the spy 50 men!
@@NovelPhoinix I'm assuming he was including Saw's men in that number. I think he decided last minute to cut his losses in a risky way by warning Saw even though it would sow additional mistrust between them.
@@MrGhillieMonster You think he expected saw to come?
Two tubes to Luthen: " why you lying, man!" Lolol
“Is it suspicious that he’s always in this bar? I find it suspicious”
Aaron showing us why he’s a reactor and not a bartender😂
exactly, i can guarantee if i walk into the pub in my village at any point after opening time, there will be at least 3 of the same guys in there all the time
I can't watch the whole video but for the people didn't notice, Luthen and Kleya were talking about Saw and Andor on the radio like they are talking about buying a collection piece because the Empire might be listening them. It was subtle and near and i think not everyone realized it.
The music in that last scene is so powerful
the choice to show that sequence in bee’s eyes (lens?) is such a great continuation of the show’s focus on the perspective of the “little guys,” and it utterly broke my heart. the worldbuilding on ferrix also stands out for me because it really could’ve just been a generic star war town but they took care to show how this community is bonded through labor and loyalty to each other. really great stuff, in addition to the killer soundtrack, amazing script (“i don’t have lately, i have always” is so understated but so good), and world-class acting. MY GOD
also i would’ve liked for cassian and melshi to stick together until rogue one but it’s also fun to imagine that it’s a “met in summer camp then ended up in the same school several years later” kinda situation
This is by far the best written Star Wars content and it's the best looking show. The VFX are top notch and the location shooting makes this feel so much more real and cinematic.
I get that budget restraints will always be an issue, but Obi Wan felt so constrained, claustrophobic, very clearly sets reminiscent of love budget TV. When you combine that with bad writing, it hurts the experience even more.
Andor - despite a very slow start - is hitting it out of the park with the visuals, writing and especially acting. I'm shocked at how good this is.
3:40 HAHAHAHA we all have that one friend lol luthen at the end had me screaming at my tv, SPACE BUCKSHOT made me so happy
the energy of mon mothmas daughter essentially embracing a tradwife cult as an act of rebellion is so ironic and painful. I love everything they've done w this show even the less flashy stuff
Luthen's ship is basically James Bond's super gadget Aston Martin, which obviously ties in with the spy theme
Even better, its like if the Aston Martin was built into the chassis of a trabant
Kinda feels like him looking out over the ocean is a direct call to Rogue One showing us the exact moment Cassian decided to become a Rebel, which we know will lead to his death looking out over the ocean on Scarif
21:07 Remember when Andor was so impressed with the ship? I don't think it was a country bumpkin remark, rather Andor has seen alot and was more than impressed. He is a man of few words; So to ask what was is powering it means there is even more about it. More to come.. Lets hope they (writers) don't/haven't sent it the way of the Razor, because that nearly made me lose my mind.
7:56 I had the same exact thought. The one that didn’t speak English really reminded me of those mutated blue people from the 2D clone wars show
That blonde woman is the actress that played "The Waif" in GoT. The girl with Arya in the house of black and white. I knew she looked familiar
I want the Fondor Haulcraft so bad! :D
‘You know what the chain of command is? It's the chain I go get and beat you with 'til you understand who's in ruttin' command here’.
Nice Firefly reference lads.
The music really knocks it out of the park
Luthen's ship's got a literal aimbot. That's not even a joke, the AI aims for him and then he just one-taps TIE fighters.
I hope the poll is about Maarva and the very likely theory of her being alive with a plan to rescue Bix.
Yeah pretty sure your right, since the guy said to the droid that she's in the wall, although her funeral wasn't held yet
I'm only joking, but I think it's funny the idea that this episode is like 90% of the reason why Saw is such a paranoid crazy person by the end of Rogue One
How is a Star Wars show the best show of 2022? Did not expect this. Andor is a huge win.
"You'll be standing by."
I, too, recalled Dr. Evazan saying "you'll be dead!"
I don’t think the mother is dead, she was investigating the tunnels, I think the funeral is a distraction for a break out at the ISB hotel by the sisters and his mom
Jesus Luthen's escape scene is top notch.
Mon mothma clothes is getting similar to when she escaped on the ghost in SW rebels, I feel like the timeline is lining up.
After the scene, where he escapes, Luthen's monologue next episode should be (with the Master's Conroy voice, may he rest in peace):
I am the vengeance
I am the night
I am
BATMAN
Man! Eric's looking sharp! Whit that sweather he reminds me very much of Colm McGuinnes, an awesome bass singer that does great covers
Luthen's ship is so damn cool
It's amazing how Anto Kreeger looks exactly like what I expected.
"Darth Maul wants that." I loled. ^^
Eric be rocking that sweater though. I’ve gotta get one now 😂
man the Luthen and Saw scenes are a masterpiece
The way luthen ddnt even break a sweat during that stand off scene, he's easily one of my favourite star wars characters but me think he's not long for this world unfortunately
That Imperial captain looked like Brom Titus
Lol, during the scene where Andor gets the news his mother is dead you can see Eric and Calvin trying to absorb the moment while Aaron just won't shut up...
The thought that comes to mind when Cassian looks over the ocean towards the sunset is a simple one: it has to be more something more.
Cassian and Kino orchestrated that riot in order for as many as possible to escape, but in the end many of the escapees died in the attempt. The only way to make sure their deaths weren't in vein is to do exactly as Melshi says: tell their story, make sure they are brought some justice.
This is potent because it is essentially also the plot of Rogue One and is definitely Cassian's main motivation in that film: all the horrors committed in fighting the empire, their own sacrifice... it can't be for nothing.
It adds a whole new meaning to the destruction of the Death Star, how all these individuals came together and sacrificed to save there from being another Alderaan.
To answer the question at 5:33. It’s more sad and more impactful when the Master dies. The pet can lose the will to move on. Whereas the Master mourns for a few months and replaces the pet.
Karn: You took EVERYTHING from me!
Cassian: I don’t even know who you are.
Melshi and Cassian getting captured put them into a part Doctor Who episode/part Hitchhiker’s Guide
Ship sized double lightsabers. Dank farrik! OMG and it's red...hoo boy.
The item was the same collapsible walking stick he had in episode 2 and 3. I don't think he's Jedi or Sith but that item probably has a collapsible blade in it.
After seeing this episode, I definitely want a Luthen series. I wanna know his origins, his backstory, and everything.
I wouldn't be surprised if he is related to Han Solo somehow.
@@krisb.1565 I hope he is related to a Jedi.
That Arrester cruiser got seriously pantsed and spanked by Luthen's modified Fondor lol
Luthen's ship is clearly custom, and I'd be willing to bet some of those upgrades are either illegal, or will soon be outlawed as the Empire expands its influence.
Thank you for actually pointing out the domino effect and how Luthen is not protecting just himself, but an entire network of people. That’s spot on and too many morons like Star Wars Explained are hating on Luthen for being selfish and a bad person like no he’s thinking big picture and also saving the skin of so many others
So, the deal with the "countermeasures", is that Luthen wanted them to jack their tractor beam to full power before he used it. That way, all those metal spikes he launched would be pulled at the dish full-force, directly into it.
Essentially, he made the tractor self-destruct.
I don't really know why it needed to be "charged", but whatever...it was still cool.
Pretty sure the countermeasures that were charging were the lasers, but he wasn't about to fire the fletchettes and then wait several minutes
wow, the look Mon's daughter gave her.
The continuous beam also reminds me of the prototype B-Wing Hera flies in Rebels.
Luthen: " So long, suckers! " Epic
4:08 and Rogue One? the OG source xD
Keep getting this crazy idea that Cassian's going to end up intergrating B into a KX droid and that's how we get K-2SO.
35:00 Luthen was firing the engines so the Imps turned the tractor beam up to a stronger level (5). Then when it was pulling harder he released a load of chaff so the strong tractor beam pulled it into itself.
Stand aside Millennium Falcon, Slave 1 & Razor Crest.
It’s Fondor Haulcraft now
I hope Cassian will save Bix and take B2-Emo with him and wow that scene with Luthen's ship was awesome :)
Cantwell is a concept artist that designed the ship long ago.
That continuous laser beam on Luthens ship reminds me of Tony Stark in Iron Man 2 when he destroys all the drones at the end.
I've been telling my friends that this show is awesome even though "it doesn't have any space battles" and yet here they pull off one of the most badass space battles in Star Wars history!
I've said it before but I'll say it again, Luthen is so much like Lenin, a cold hearted revolutionary.
Did anyone else see the symbols of the Father, Son, and Daughter on stone in the shop?