With Andor‘s second and final season now complete, Disney is hoping to turn the show’s critical raves and thoughtful discourse into award-season triumphs. It’s submitting the show for consideration in 23 categories at this year’s Emmys. Among the honors Andor hopes to compete for: Outstanding Drama Series, which it was nominated for back in 2023 […]
‘Andor’ Asked Fans to Put the Theories Down
Across its two seasons, it became common to describe Andor as “unlike Star Wars.” Typically a compliment, this phrase was an easy shorthand to use, and it’s taken on greater meaning now that its cast and creatives can speak more freely about what stayed on the cutting room floor. Creator Tony Gilroy has recently discussed his active choice […]
Tony Gilroy Knowingly Went Against Canon for K-2SO’s Origin in ‘Andor’
For years, we were led to believe that when it came to Star Wars, there was one canon and that was it. Every book, comic, TV show, and movie was all supposed to co-exist to tell a single, overarching story. And for the most part, that has been true. But in a few cases, filmmakers […]
They Just Gave Kleya a Goddamn Gun
There’s a scene in the ninth episode of Andor‘s second season where Vel Sartha, inspecting a table full of requisitioned weaponry at the Rebellion’s Yavin base, picks up a blaster and asks whose it is. Except, that’s not what she asks, raising the pistol into the air in front of a crowd of new recruits. What […]
The 20 Greatest Moments From ‘Andor’ Season 2
Andor season 2 came to an end this week, putting an end to Cassian’s chapters of the Skywalker saga and bringing about one of the greatest additions to Star Wars‘ modern era. Across four arcs jumping us closer and closer to the time of Rogue One, the season delivered some of the best Star Wars has had to […]
‘Andor’ Understood How to End Itself
Andor‘s final batch of episodes had to walk a steady balancing act, tying together myriad swirling character arcs into the overarching looming shadow of not just the events of Rogue One, but the events of Star Wars itself. In navigating those final climactic days where Andor could be itself as well as the passer of the torch, the […]
I Love It When Cassian’s Blaster Does the Thing
There is a lot to love in Andor. It is a dense show, a big show, one that is filled with fascinatingly layered characters worth diving deep into, twisting plotlines that hold a mirror up to our world and the galaxy far, far away alike. It’s a show that, in spite of a certain reputation in […]
Who Was Syril Karn?
“Who are you?” is the question that haunts Syril Karn for his entire life. From the moment we met him, prim and proper security uniform modified to be just so, a sense of purpose in a vast and uncaring universe has been at the core of understanding what makes Syril tick. The journey that took […]
Here’s Why Rogue One’s ‘Rebellions Are Built on Hope’ Got Its Payoff in Andor
Cassian Andor’s purpose as a messenger, as foretold by the Force healer, comes into play in one pivotal moment in this week’s Andor. As Ghorman falls, the bellhop that assisted him earlier in the season, Thela (Stefon Crepon), delivers “Rebellions are built on hope” as a core moment for him to carry and share It […]
Kyle Soller Breaks Down Syril’s Biggest Andor Moment Yet
On Andor, few characters have gone on a ride quite like Syril Karn. Played by actor Kyle Soller, Syrill has seen incredible highs, terrifying lows, and in recent episodes, finds a sort of purpose as a key player in his girlfriend Dedra Meero’s plan to gain Imperial control on Ghorman. That then came to a […]