Andor Is a Brilliant Star Wars Show, but Fans May Be Overselling Its Biggest Winning Formula
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After taking time to catch on with fans at first, the second season of Andoris hotly anticipated, despite everyone knowing how it ends. As Lucasfilm focused its efforts on creating series for Disney+ over features, the prequel series about Cassian Andor mostly broke the mold. While the show seems to offer a more serious take on Star Wars than other stories, that's simply not true. Ironically, at the beginning, some fans balked at Tony Gilroy's series because Andor is clearly Star Wars for adults.
The show leaned heavily on themes about the suffering people experience under authoritarian regimes like the Empire, which light the fires of rebellion. The show followed Andor's path to...
After taking time to catch on with fans at first, the second season of Andoris hotly anticipated, despite everyone knowing how it ends. As Lucasfilm focused its efforts on creating series for Disney+ over features, the prequel series about Cassian Andor mostly broke the mold. While the show seems to offer a more serious take on Star Wars than other stories, that's simply not true. Ironically, at the beginning, some fans balked at Tony Gilroy's series because Andor is clearly Star Wars for adults.
The show leaned heavily on themes about the suffering people experience under authoritarian regimes like the Empire, which light the fires of rebellion. The show followed Andor's path to...
- 3/16/2025
- by Joshua M. Patton
- CBR
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