Why Andor is the Best Star Wars Show

The finale with Maarva posthumously saying "Turn me into a brick and throw me at the fascists" is so incredibly raw.

Andor has ruined my standards. Now I want ALL Star Wars to be actually good.

Imagine telling your childhood self that the best Star Wars show finale won't be the one where Boba Fett rides a Rancor, or Obi-wan duels Darth Vader, but the show where a marching band rebels against the empire.

It was great how instead of trying to toss in a big name cameo or teasing another show, they just showed the Death Star being built in the end credits scene. To reveal that Cassian was forced to build what would ultimately kill him, while also being instrumental in its destruction, just gave me chills.

Cassian’s line “Nobody’s listening!”really shows how the empire is so disconnected and uncaring about the people they’re oppressing, and I feel like that’s why Palatine is never shown on screen because he’s not even listening to the tragedy he’s causing

I think something that makes Andor so special is that Andor himself doesn’t become a leader, he becomes someone who creates the leaders. He pushes Keeno to lead the jail break, he pushes the people of Ferrix for their own rebellion, and in the end he pushes Jyn Erso into leading her own squad

During Marva's speech in the final episode when she says “I'd wake up early every morning and fight these bastards” genuinely filled me with so much rebellious spirit. Fiona Shaw's performance is beyond phenomenal.

I think Andor has portrayed revolution better than not only all of star wars, but better than most shows, movies and games that are specifically ABOUT revolution

Luthen’s monologue, Kino’s speech, Nemik’s manifesto, Maarva’s eulogy. This show gave four incredible masterpieces in script writing, and that’s not including the countless quotes and lines throughout the show all carrying so much weight and emotion

Favorite scene in the whole show is the one in the prison arc where they realize they’re never getting out and Andy Serkis’s character is trying to get everyone to calm down. But as the camera zooms in on him, you can see the genuine terror in his eyes. Had me on the edge of my seat

Andor is criminally underrated. Not one of my friends will give it a chance and it’s painful that I can’t talk about it to anyone

The Luthen speech is great, but I get genuine goosebumps on my arms and legs every single time I listen to Nemik's manifesto. It's just such an incredibly powerful speech and message, relevant to any time, to any galaxy. On another note, have you noticed how incredibly similar Luthen is visually to palpatine? Wearing blue and black, with grey hair combed back or wearing dark robes and with hoods, it's such a clever detail.

You didn’t even talk about Dedra Meero who is such an amazing, sinister villain. The way we all route for her at first while she rises up the ranks and then starts using the power she earned to be despicable was incredible

I've always heard andor is extremely underrated, honestly barely saw any marketing for it outside of that. A darn shame to be sure

The fact that we don't see almost any of these characters ever again in "later" events is chilling in its own way, whether its Luthen and how much he impacted later events, the rebels in the heist (Cinta, Vel, Nemek, etc), the prisoners who didn’t make it (of course including the mad lad Kino himself), the people of Ferrix, and even some of the Imperials. They worked and plotted, threw away their ideals and morals, gave their lives, and no one will even know later. Even the ones who do remember will meet the same fate further down the line. Nemek, Kino, Luthen, even Cassian himself don't get remembered in the history of the rebellion. They did the dirty work, but don't get the legacy. Compared to them, Luke's journey seems so straightforward, so black and white. They paved the road that he would walk down, died to setup the missions he and the rest of the rebels would execute. I think part of what makes this idea (and this show with it) so haunting, so emotionally resonating, and so interesting is that there are so many gaps in our real world where this might have happened, and probably did. How much injustice happened during the decades before equal rights happened that will be lost to history? How much injustice happened when slavery was legal? During medieval times? During ancient eras? How many people fought against evil, maybe even became evil in their own way like Luthen, how many people died just for one inch of justice and progress for the people who would outlive them, to see some goal that they would never reach themselves? How many will never be remembered?

Andy Serkis had only about 19 minutes of screen time in Andor…and his character was more memorable than any sequel trilogy character-including his own.

It’s honestly not even fair to compare Andor to shows like Kenobi, BOBF and Mando Season 3. It’s in a completely different league

Somehow, the writers Andy Serkis saying “Never more than twelve” one of the most inspirational things that genuinely rocked me to my core

The season finale's post credits scene was so cool. Revealing that the prisoners were building parts for the Death Star is a chilling revelation that explains why they were never going to be let go. It also ties Cassian's destiny to the Death Star as well. He unwillingly and unknowingly helped create it, but in the end he was directly responsible for it's destruction. Fucking beautiful.

I think that it is incredible that the creator managed to make the best Star Wars content of all time (yes I think it’s the best) with zero mention of the force and zero lightsaber fights. Some may argue that this makes it not real Star Wars, but it is the lack of the magical space wizards and magic that create a realness that isn’t anywhere else in Star Wars (except rogue one). As a lifelong fan, this grittiness is truly amazing.