ANDOR ANDOR ANDOR ANDOR
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this show is such a powerhouse of acting it's blowing my mind. everyone in this show is so fucking killing it it's absurd. this show has a bunch of long, lingering shots of actor's faces, it's just so fucking real. It's so fucking good.
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mon mothma's tradcath daughter is such a genius move. softly heartbreaking, I loved watching that conversation between Vel and Mon. "it's worse here than it is there", because the fascism of the empire is stronger in the capitol, and Chandrilan customs are easily woven into fascism.
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luthen, luthen, luthen. Seeing him finally "in action" here was beautiful, terrifying. I love seeing him go all out first on Saw and then on the Cruiser.
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I think there is such a strange bond of trust between Luthen and Saw. It's delicious. Saw being such a manic, emotional, furious revolutionary and Luthen the hyper-controlled, nailed down, meditative one. They complement each other, and they know it -- when Luthen said that Saw knew too much about him, that's a kind of love. Intricate rituals. Hard times and hard people.
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I don't think Luthen is a Jedi. I still don't! I'm sorry. It's not enough for me yet. I think he might have a lightsaber! I think he's clearly a collector, regardless -- lightsabers, jedi material in general, is super illegal at this time period. It would not be that awkward for him to hide that material, even from Saw's men. I think he's a believer, like Chirrut Imwe and Lyra Erso. That's the part of him that's still sentimental. It's the part of him that he hasn't yet given up -- the hope he's ashamed to admit he still has.
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For the record I still think Luthen is an ex-separatist (I'm gonna write a long post about this at some point, I know it). I think that's the most likely solution and also the one that I find the most interesting.
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The constant motifs being shown again -- water, climbing, the beach, the sunset. All these mementos mori for Andor and he doesn't even know it yet. Seeing Melshi and him on the beach together... man. This show gets it.
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The little whisper from Nemik -- Cassian being actively haunted by the spectre of communism.
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B2EMO in this... wow. I've never seen -- I don't even think I can think of -- a piece of star wars media that treated a droid with this much humanity. Brasso listens to B2. He talks with him. He treats him with such care. Maybe it's because Brasso is a laborer, maybe it's because he's part of this particular community, I don't know, but Brasso has such care for this little creature. Both of them are so wonderful.
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The tradition of Ferrix being that once you die you are literally made into a part of the community. To be made a brick in the buildings is something that's often chastised in various media, but I think this makes it so loving and careful and community-minded. Ferrix is just such an amazing addition to the world of Star Wars, it's such a blessing.


