DM: “Why are they all gathering like that?”

It definitely was meant to be a Star Wars version of that

And that ladies and gentlemen is how you build up tension. I was sitting on the edge of my seat just waiting for things to go boom.

Also loved that half the riot was just the Imperials fucking up their own ambush.

You have to pay out of your own budget to acquire droids. All the costs of acquiring prison labor are external.

That moment where the brass band music changes from a melancholy funeral march to a “WE COMIN” march

I would watch 20 seasons of this show. I know I’m preaching to the choir here, but I haven’t been so obsessed with a show like this in years, and I was losing all hope that Star Wars would ever be good again. That being said, I think the show runners knowing this is a 2 season story really lets them focus on a…

“...an inevitably devastating hero’s/villain’s death for Luthen (he could still go either way!)...”

I thought it was more a nod to British colliery brass bands.

a little, but there was no wake and the band seemed a little more New Orleans.

Having the prisoners make something with no other purpose than to keep them busy makes zero sense when they have an entire built-in labor force on hand (that they can grow at will), and it’s even stated in one episode that slaves are cheaper and easier to replace than droids. I think having them build components for a…

They say it directly in one episode, slaves are cheaper and easier to replace than droids.

Likely much, much cheaper.

Yeah, being British it felt exactly like the reference point. When Syril et al were trying to capture Andor early on it felt like Mogadishu to me, but I'm hindsight Belfast would be more apt. 

It left me wanting more, so that’s good.

The moment when the two marching bands converge, pause briefly, then pick up their pace as they march towards the troopers in the riot gear. I mean, yeesh, who would’ve thought a marching band scene in a Star Wars show would be that chill inducing?

The absolute mad lads and laddesses, they stuck the landing.

Thanks Tom for the review recaps and thanks to this wonderful comment section. I’ve loved tuning into every week to see us collectively realize and wax lyrical on how special this show was turning out to be, as if we were watching an underdog unknown team…

The buzz is gaining steam. More tweets and social media people are noticing it. It seems to have generated a massive amount of YouTube content, with all the big Star Wars content creators endlessly theorizing about tiny details — always a good sign (no, nerds, Luthen Rael is not a Jedi).

Pretty much agree with most of this, except that I do think Luthen is intrigued in a good way by taking Cassian in. His gamble paid off! I was more surprised that he lived to the end of the season - I figured the net would catch him, and then Cassian would be his legacy to the rebellion. Glad to see I was wrong,…

I am in complete awe of this show. This is the best Star Wars instalment by a massive margin. It elevates the entire OT to a beautiful new height with it’s writing, casting, sets, score, all of it top notch. These monumental themes of oppression and rebellion set against such real and precisely sketched characters.…