Episodes 1-3

Posted 28 April 2025

I've been waiting for season 2 of Andor for two and a half years. Once there was a confirmed release schedule, I knew I'd be watching new episodes as soon as I could – not just to avoid spoilers, but also because I like the show and really want to see where it goes next.

Each batch of three episodes in Season 2 is supposed to cover one year of time. I was curious as to how exactly this would be shown on screen. The first three episodes take place over the course of just as many days. At least, that's the case for the storylines following Cassian, Bix, and Mon Mothma. Dedra's storyline isn't particularly tied into the others; it might not be happening concurrently.

This definitely felt like an introduction to the rest of the season. We're introduced to what each character has been and is currently doing. Of all the storylines, I'd say that Mon Mothma's was the strongest, while Cassian's was the weakest. I'm not sure the humor they were going for with the rebel infighting really worked. Or, I might have received it better if it hadn't gone on too long. Cassian's arc here felt like it was padded to meet the length of the other arcs; it could have been shorter.

There is probably a better way to word this, but I think the ultimate purpose of Bix's arc is to show that there isn't a way to avoid getting directly involved in the Rebellion. She, Brasso, and Wilmon have spent the past year living as undocumented workers, trying to live beneath the Empire's suspicion while still assisting Cassian – now an actual Rebel – and it still didn't work. The Empire found them anyway, and they had to escape their new home with Cassian – in a TIE fighter he stole to give to the Rebellion. Their "passive" resistance was forced to become "active" resistance, and it was directly due to the Empire's own actions. If the Empire had never come to Mina-Rau, I imagine Bix and the others would have continued assisting Cassian, but never actually join the Rebellion themselves.

At least, this is where I'm assuming that plotline is going. I could be wrong! We'll find out tomorrow.

Episodes 4-6

Posted 6 May 2025

I took my time with these episodes – one per day. I thought it would better allow me to process things, and it did. However, that didn't exactly translate to thoughts that I can easily write down, so this post is going to be much shorter than the previous one.

Now, these three episodes are what I wanted from the show! No elongated introduction – we’re in the thick of things. Syril is an agent for the ISB who pretends to be sympathetic to the Ghorman Front. Kleya and Luthen attend a party in order to remove a listening device, which is probably the tensest scene in episode 6. Wilmon is now working with Saw Gerrera. For how few scenes he had in these episodes, I do have to say that Forest Whittaker absolutely stole the show every single time he appeared.

The Ghorman language really tripped me up. It sounds French, but there are zero identifiable French words. Evidently it's an actual conlang, not just a cipher. I don't think the showrunners could have made it any more obvious that the Ghorman Front is analogous to the French resistance.

It looks like there's going to be at least one major death at the end of every arc – first Brasso, and now Cinta. Honestly, I am expecting everyone who isn't Cassian, Mon Mothma, and Saw to be dead by the end of the season.