Andor: a Plainspoken Drama Minus Force Mysticism

Anyone who doesn't agree with the popular view is being singled out or bullied. I'm not the only one who has complained about this. Why pretend otherwise?

 

Differences of opinion on a fan site are a GOOD thing for a site like this one -- they often lead to fun and entertaining discussions.

The only time they become problematic is when posters feel they alone have some sort of corner on the truth and therefore contrary opinions are taken as a personal affront. Star Wars, by its very nature, is subjective.

 

I'm just too disgusted for words. All I did was state that I liked "Andor", but I didn't love it. I also revealed what I believed were flaws in the series. With those statements, I had encountered a flurry of posts either trying to get me to change my mind or insult my intelligence for harboring such an opinion. And when I complained about it, I end up being accused of confrontational behavior. I won't leave this message board. But I deeply suspect that sooner or later, I will be banned from it. And I won't be surprised.

 

With what I wrote?

Take a moment and reread Bart's blackboard above.

 

I agree with everything you said except for the comment about the second season. I take the tone of this particular point as kind of "dubious", like "yeah Andor was good but can't wait to see it fail in the 2nd season".

 

Well, as one of the biggest Andor fanatics on here, I will say that I think there is a lot to discuss and debate about the series, even more so than most other SW series. It is unlike anything else we have seen in so many ways. Personally, I think that with the volume of material we are getting, there is room for some out-of-the-box storytelling and new "feels". We are dealing with a massive Galaxy. Even within established storylines and events, as with Andor, the lack of Mysticism and such, only makes it feel even more special and Mystical when it does show up.

As far as Andor Season 2, I just don't see it the same way as I do, say, Mando Season 3, or 4 or beyond... Firstly, we know where we are going to end up, for the most part. Secondly, it seems to be that there was a rough draft or at least an outline of the entire series from the very start. They don't seem to be the type that finished Season 1, then sat in a writer's room and said, ok, what now? I'm anxious to see more of "How" they do the story as to "What" they do. When all is said and done, I truly believe it's going to feel and look more like one 24-episode season as opposed to two separate productions.

 

No offense but I think this view is unduly suspicious and smacks of resentment at the sense of PG having a perceived enhanced status of official super fan. It's symptomatic of fans varying notions of ownership. And how he seemingly stymies fans attempts to impose their takes on lore.

Why should he be expected to appease or placate fans wishes and endorse their definitions of what can/can't or should/shouldn't happen.

It's not arrogance. That's just a petty, petulant reaction.

--- Double Post Merged, Feb 20, 2023, Original Post Date: Feb 20, 2023 ---

George never said he had a treatment for nine episodes and selected the fourth one. He had a script and found that the story elements that were most suitable for turning into a movie occurred in the middle of his treatment, leaving a back story as well as a continuing one still to be told and make more movies about l. Even after Star Wars was released, the next movie was conceived as "Star Wars II" and not the fifth part of his original treatment. It was only after deciding to combine Vader with Luke's dead father that Lucas found it necessary to make the backstory a prequel trilogy.