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- Rewatch some of the best moments of Season 1 of #Andor, starting with Maarva Andor’s monologue in episode 12. All episodes are now streaming only on Disney+.
The “Andor” series will explore a new perspective from the Star Wars galaxy, focusing on Cassian Andor’s journey to discover the difference he can make. The series brings forward the tale of the burgeoning rebellion against the Empire and how people and planets became involved. It’s an era filled with danger, deception and intrigue where Cassian will embark on the path that is destined to turn him into a rebel hero.
Diego Luna returns as Cassian Andor and is joined by cast members Genevieve O’Reilly, Stellan Skarsgård, Adria Arjona, Denise Gough and Kyle Soller. The executive producers are Kathleen Kennedy, Sanne Wohlenberg, Diego Luna and Michelle Rejwan. Tony Gilroy is the creator and showrunner. - Zábava
Andor was a gift that nobody saw coming.
I knew it would be dope since I saw its announcement back in 2020
lol
@@lfd10noobsame
I was actively against it when it was announced….I’ve never been so happy to be proven wrong!
Andor had absolutely no right to be the best piece of star wars media since the original trilogy, maybe ever
I did. Rogue One was so good and more of that sounded like an amazing opportunity to explore the ground view of Star Wars.
Brasso hit an Imperial with Maarva's brick...symbolically spectacular if you ask me
Agreed
It's what she would've wanted - having her ashen remains used to brain an Imperial soldier.
She did fought the empire after all😂
She would have been proud to draw first blood.
And it didn't even break! One tough brick!
star wars when its good is just so special
Especially surrounded by other SW shows that rely heavily on nostalgia that their writing is so trash compared to Andor, a gem of a series
Because andor wasn’t originally a stat wars story. The rough draft was about a fascist empire and rebellion. It got pitched to disney as a star wars story and redone
@@Karlswebbfor real? I had no idea but it makes sense. The story line is brilliant and honestly loved it more than some of the other films
@@Karlswebb really? from what ive heard, the whole thing was conceptualized by Tony Gilroy in response to the original pitch for the "cassian and K2SO" show
@@Karlswebb that's not true, it was a script rehashed by tony gilroy, after he had read the lucasfilm concepts for a rogue one prequel series. he pitched his version of the story to lucasfilm and they loved it so much he landed role as showrunner
This is single handedly the best scene in the whole universe. No lightsabers. No Jedi no sith. Just courage & truth. It goes beyond the series, they’re telling us the tyranny was real.
It is also saying there is hope and that heroes are ordinary people who make themselves extraordinary
This is the 1st time I felt the power of the original trilogy! This act of rebellion is what inspired us about the original. Everything since then has used nostalgia and Easter Eggs as a way to keep us watching...some with decent stories, characters and writing, many lacking.....this...THIS is what we have been missing! This is what inspired us as children watching the original!
And showing as another commenter said that the rebellion isn’t just the heroic figures like Cassian or Mon Mothma, Jedi, etc, it’s the people of the Galaxy which the Empire fears the most. Andor helped make the rebellion feel real and shows why there was a galactic civil war and people in the original trilogy were willing to lay down their lives against tyranny.
It hits us because this is what the majority of people would relate to. Most of us wouldn't be the Jedi or a Rebel leader, we would be the normal person, somewhere on a planet, getting tired of the oppressor.
What a masterpiece this was.
@@EnviroSocialin my opinion not even the original trilogy held the kind of weight that this did in Andor.
"-This is StarWars?
-This is what StarWars is supposed to be".
No
@@TrevorWinters-jl8hd Yes
Star wars in the perspective of normal folks
Jedi or sith will say master the force!, control the force!
Us? We live amongs it
And what it always can be
That’s the crux of why Andor is so important- this needs to be the legacy of star wars
Rogue One: “Rebellions are built on hope.”
Andor: “Yes, but they are born in the streets.”
Amen brother. Amen
I love the fact that the Empire doesn't seem to realise what is happening in this scene. They are looking for Cassian and Luthen, thinking they are the Resistance, the threat. They projected strength, and therefore the Empire wants to catch them, and break them. The funeral is just the bait. However in essence, Cassian is the bait. The Empire si so focused on catching him that they don't see the rebellion happening right before their eyes. Hundreds of people gathering in defiance, led by an inspirational figure of the community. They miss the forest for the tree, and when they finally understand, it's just too late.
I kinda thought she was stitching up everyone in this scene..
Omg I didn’t even consider that- what a great way to put it
@@AccumulatedKnowledge "Surprise from above is never as shocking as one from below" Nemik
They know exactly what's happening, and they're waiting. They know that in moving too soon they're just going to add to the pile of innocence held up as a reason to resist, but in allowing the people of Ferrix to move first, it can be waved off as a simple malcontent uprising within the senate.
Excellent observation
Just realized: I care way more about Ferrix than any other planet in Star Wars. This show made a more compelling culture than anything we've seen from this franchise in a long, long time...
They made Ferrix feel real. It’s not just some mining planet in the corporate sector, it’s a living breathing community.
The power of actually building a nice big set and dressing it properly and hiring extras and costuming well!
We have Ferrix, but we were sleeping
The power of film makers, script writers and set designers actually caring about what they do. There's so much details in the set and the world that they built.
Ferrrix and Lothal are the best planets in Star Wars Universe
Maarva's brick hitting two troopers means she got the first hits in that fight
Nah, Brasso's Sparta Kick to the guy who played Rhaegar was the first hit.
I kriffing LOVE that! Very apropos!
She was AFK and still scored the first points
lets say three hits, as her speach hit hardest
@@relazar Brasso got the first hit, but Maarva scored first blood
Andor is the proof that Star Wars can shine when Lucasfilm and Disney hire good writers.
.. and actors and practical set designers ...
This wasn't a cheap production - the cast is phenomenal, even the less famous ones.
Most of it is filmed in a huge 4-block practical set, or on location.
All of the locations don't feel fake, because they aren't.
"Andor" - which is the least enticing name for a Star Wars spin-off ever, turns out to be amazing.
I think it's more when there is a genuine story to tell, not a show to sell.
And most likely when the execs don't interfere all that much because they don't think they can milk this show with tons of merch of cute creatures and fanservice cameos.
@@kr4261 so true - but it begs the question ... HOW? ... HOW did this masterpiece happen on Disney +?
Somebody at the top must have been pulling the strings to make this happen.
@@jazzx251 someone among the execs must have some form of human decency and literary appreciation to let something like Andor grow to full fruition. It couldn't have been anyone in Kathleen's "close circle" though. They might know her but they sure as hell don't share her abysmal view on what Star Wars should be...
When I die, I want my ashes to be molded into a brick used to smash the fash.
same tbh
Based
Not enough people talking about how perfect the music is
Eulogy is the name
Freaking facts! Gives me chills.
It's so good. Such simple chord changes. But scored so perfectly.
Nicolas Britell did a superb job with Andors Soundtrack!
Everything just swells up like an emotion. It starts small and grows and grows. It's brilliant
How awesome for Fiona Shaw, to go from being known all these years as Harry Potter's mean ol' auntie, to this amazing, inspiring character!
Wait, what? Was that...? No! Really?
Goodness gracious me! You're right. Her performance here in ANDOR was so distinct that I never made the connection. This heroic speech is great and all but her work in the more tender moments are what elevated the character for me.
Holy smokes, I didn't recognize that she played Petunia. I do remember her from Killing Eve and I thought to myself, "we are in for a treat". Boy, she didn't disappoint.
That's king koopa's wife from the Live action Super Mario Brothers movie :)
She’s an extremely talented actress. I joke she’s shown us the worse parent and the best parent both
Haha I literally said to my dad while we were watching the series "I don't know if I can see her as anything other than Aunt Petunia" Now I know I can
You can see Luthens mouth stutter when marva says
“The empire is a disease, that thrives in darkness”
Such a great job by Stellen
That chin quiver speaks to how Maarva's speech has vindicated every iota of his soul that he's sacrificed. Just the pure, visceral power of that vindication.
I think it's also some guilt stirring in him, since he's there to kill her son.
@@Freelancer4tehwin it's more than that I feel. It signifies that his way was perhaps not the right way, of working in the shadows. Or maybe it was but not anymore. That it was time to inspire the masses by opening their eyes, rather than making covert sacrifices.
@@brownkemosabe I think the beauty is that it can be so many. It's proof, what he's doing has a point, his little conspiracy isn't the only ones that recognized the need to do something, there are others that want to fight. His sacrifice is not in vain. It also shows that even if he fails, others will take up the fight even if they never knew about him.
It can also be a sign that it's time to change tactics and take up open fight, speak to the people to do something. And the aftermath of the speech is also a sign how brutal the fight will be, how much more will need to be sacrificed before it's all over - there will be a price to be paid, no matter what.
It is as If Luthen is thinking: “Finally someone understands…”
You know Andor's awesome when people are actually discussing the plot and story rather than hating in comments.
The great thing about Andor is that are no recognizable characters, no Jedi, Sith, lightsabers. Andor had to be good in order to justify its existence. And this show surpassed all expectations by not only being a good show, but a masterpiece overall.
I find it heartwarming when communities decide to appreciate and discuss rather than hate and bicker about art and media.
I think the fact the fandom is always bickering and hating is a reflection of the people in it. Not the work tbh
LMAO there has to BE A PLOT for people to discuss. That's why. XD
I loved the look on Luthen's face. The acknowledgment that she has done more damage to the Empire than he could have ever hoped to, without making the mistakes that he made, without sacrificing so much of himself to succeed. Because he knows, while there is a place for him in the grand game, he is not the only piece that is needed. People like Marva, who are kind, who care for those around them, who ask for little more than the respect and love that they give freely, people like that are needed to spark the fire that had long since gone out in Luthen himself. And just hearing her, you can see the smile creep back onto his face.
That. That is peak Star Wars.
Hell yeah. And Luthen isn't wrong - the galaxy needs him, the rebellion needs him to do the things he does if there's to be a chance of winning. But Maarva and her ties to the community that love her are the critical "Why" - if not for what they have on Ferrix, there's no point to rebellion at all. Maarva is pointing towards the sunrise Luthen burns his life for.
Luthen is taken in awe at the opportunity that Marva had. He WISHES he could do something like that but as he made clear earlier, his role is important but will ask him to sacrifice even enjoying his victory. So he listens at this moment where somebody is able to openly say what he wished he could and perhaps bolster his dedication to the cause
"Peak Star Wars is Dave Filoni discovering CGI smoke."
@@Lavarpsu10’Maarva is pointing towards the sunrise that Luthen sacrificed his life for’ God that’s poetic and goes so hard
Luthen being moved with her soeech also gave him a sense of reassurance that he would never admit that he just as needed it.
He still knows the grim role he has in the rebellion, but Maarva reinvigorated his spirit in it which he likely lost years ago.
When Andor's best scenes are speeches and monologues you know it's a masterpiece. They're not great scenes because of cool blaster shootouts or lightsaber duels, but because of dialogue so well written it's more exciting than an action scene.
Obi Wan vs Anakin is way more exciting than this. Please be for real…
@@gandalfhan it's a different kind of show altogether. However, andor is, without a doubt, the best line action show from Star Wars
@@gandalfhan Anakin vs Obi-wan is a cool duel with great music but it doesn't make me want to go outside and deck fascists over the head with a brick so this scene is automatically better
@@gandalfhan my dude be real
Not everything should be CW
Some of us want HBO level production
The SW version of Peter fights the Giant Chicken?
It's not just the monologue. Everything in the show built up to this moment. The atmosphere in the show was always oppressive, always making the characters feel trapped and unsafe, so in this moment it's like a dam bursting both for the characters and the audience. It's fantastic.
Yes! That everything built up to this moment, and that everything fits together tighter than Lego, is its brilliance. Breathtaking.
" The atmosphere in the show was always oppressive, always making the characters feel trapped and unsafe" That's how I feel when living in China
Everything we've watched regarding the rebellion. I think that's why this hits us so hard, because we're a part of the rebellion because we've seen so much of it (eps. 4, 5, 6, Rebels, Rogue One, Andor)
@@kevykenobiYeah. With this speech, we finally see why.
Some of us have been fans since we were young. Rebellion was burned into us as children, that evil is to be face, injustice struggled against. But, I think some of us think it’s a childish impulse, something to outgrow.
But Andor calls to something deep in us, something instilled in us so long ago and sunken so deep we don’t even know it’s there. We don’t see it for what it is. Andor brings that impulse into the light and examines it with an adult’s eyes. It reminds us that the Empire is not always blowing up planets. It’s a disease, a darkness. A thing that lurks and festers, especially when ignored. The Galactic Empire isn’t real. But that Empire? That disease festering as people ignore it? That Empire is all too real for all too many people. Andor shows us that, seen as if through a warped mirror of our world but all to clear even still.
What else can we do but fight? Our old instincts reignited, seeing the world once more and reminded that we all have Empires to fight, different faces and different names but the same disease all the same. What else is there to do but Fight? Fight the Empire. No matter what it looks like or what it says to you.
Fight the Empire.
Exactly! It’d been building up all season so it was so cythartic when it did happen.
This is the most well written scene in all of Star Wars history.
I think that if you have empathy and compassion for a cause this scenes hits all the more.
Agreed, much better than that "somehow palpatine lived" wth were the directors thinking lmao
And a visual stunning experience as well
ON GOD
@@ViewTube_Emperor_of_Mankind yep. This could be N.ireland or gaza during the troubles.
Or even Northern UK miners vs govt
idgaf about people who say Andor is boring because no lightsabers and space battles. This show was absolute masterpiece from its characters, plot, dialogue, actors and music
this is the most interesting star wars has been
I feel profoundly engaged by this show. Would like future Star Wars to be more like this.
I saw it recently and was shocked at how much dialogue there was.
Its no surprise those who say its boring is because they only like the "War" when its visual and not political.
The last time I saw things this heavy in dialogue star wars related was KotOR 2.
@@thyCarrot always refreshing to see people who enjoy kotor 2 :) I think it's the most criminally underrated piece of star wars media ever made
@@DarkLordofMuscleI was genuinely hit hard when Maarva died and Cassian never got a chance to reconcile. The part where B2 says “I don’t want to be alone, I want Maarva” is gonna stay with me for a long time. A malfunctioning droid has more soul and character than anything else Disney have produced since taking over
It's utterly perfect that Maarva is literally the first stone thrown at the empire
And later Meero gets knocked by a stone she didn't see coming
This is the monologue I've been waiting for. Kino's is good, Luthan's is great. But Maarva's speech of "Fight the Empire" is just on a different level. So much so her speech inspires Luthan.
Agreed. The other two monologues were limited in scope. One was about escaping a prison, the other was about a shadow defending himself from someone criticizing his role in the cause.... but Maarva's speech is about not just Ferrix, but the very essence and soul of the rebellion.
I think Luthen's speech is better but Marva's speech has the Andor theme in the background so it just feels more rebellious and it also leads to the brawl
It gives hope to Luthen, everything he has sacrificed may have been worth it as he ws never sure he would get to see something like this.
@@Flismz I think you missed the point of Luthan’s
Cant swim
What gets me is that Cassian unknowingly inspired Maarva to stand up to the Empire. She lived in fear and was asleep to the Empire, but when Aldahni happened she wanted to fight the Empire any way possible.
It is a universal truth. People are willing to die fighting but only if they think their cause can win. People won’t just sign up to die without hope. Aldahni showed the Empire wasn’t invincible.
And Maarva inspired him back
It hurt me so much when she said “I don’t expect you to understand,” to Cassian after praising the Aldhani heist. She’d be so proud of him
@@sophiagionis5394 that scene hit like a ton of bricks. Kassian's half smile knowing how happy he made her, quickly overshadowed by his grief knowing they might never see each other again.
It crushes me that she never knew
Is it just me or is Star Wars more interesting when the Jedi Vs Sith narrative takes a back-seat and we're shown The Galaxy from the perspective of the ordinary people and soldiers?
Rogue One, Andor, Original trilogy, first season of the Mandalorian, Bounty Hunter videogame, Battlefront games, novels like twilight company, etc.
Actually you are right.
Actually, IMO the best SW IS about Jedi and Sith... but about how nonsensical they are.
It’s both honestly, when done right stories can be made about both that make Star Wars it’s most interesting.
That’s how it started out honestly, I mean Luke fights as a regular pilot and soldier for a good part of the OT. All the major battles like Yavin, Hoth, Endor are fought and led by regular people for the most part. Luke’s struggles against Vader and the Emperor are kinda isolated from the wider narrative, it’s not about Jedi vs Sith, it’s more about good people fighting against tyranny and oppression, just like in Andor. The characters on Ferrix felt like real people with real universal human problems. They are so much more relatable than a bunch of dogmatic demigods who play with the fate of the galaxy based on an abstract and completely binary moral code 😅
imo star wars is at its best when the jedi vs sith is just an analogue for the real conflict happening in the rest of the plot (plus some extra interpersonal drama)
I love how this series is appropriately named "Andor", because we see the world of the Rebellion through the eyes of Cassian, but the true rebel with a cause is Maarva Andor. He is the light that lit the flame, but she is the flare that signalled the war. It's always been about Andor, and that is what makes this series so special.
Brilliant take, I love it
interesting take, i love it
then years or months later a young Jedi in training from Lothal with a his own message was able to unite the factions
“…she is the flare that signalled the war.” Such a beautiful quote
Pretty solid take, and inspiring.
The kid crying at 2:37 and then looking towards the imperials with hatred at 3:26 really makes me cry too. You can see how much Marvaa’s words resonates with him and how much he hates the empire. This is the same kid who’s father was taken away by imperials, tortured by Dr Gorst, and then executed.
Really stellar acting
Yes. We will be watching his career with great interest.
Was about to comment this exact thing. Such a powerful performance in just a few shots. I really hope he plays a larger role in season 2
He had prepared a bomb, so he was ready.
everytime I watch this back that is the exact moment that gets me too
It’s the first tears you see in his eyes that really set the scene off for me
I love how Luthen, while undercover on a mission to kill Andor as a loose thread he is, gets to suddenly realise, that this right here is one of the few rare moments in his life where he gets to see the fruits of his labor. Rebellion living in hearts of people around him. I love the look of realisation he has, where he looks subtly around to people, seeing that he stands in a crowd that not only gathered here to share memory of Andors 'mom', but also realise that they gathered here in their shared anger and hate towards the Empire and their regime. He clearly gets lost in the words of Maarva, as he lives his life secretly and this sudden feeling of freedom and freedom fighters around him clearly makes him lose the sense of why he got there in the first place for a moment. He probably never thought he would get to hear and see people openly claim their hate towards Empire in front of their oppresors.
I'm pretty sure Maarva's speech had a huge impact on him. He came to dispose of Andor, but between Andor's action giving him the gun and asking to be part of the rebellion, and the outstanding speech of his mother... How can you even think of killing Andor after that? The guy is not a loose thread, he is the perfect rebel, raised by someone Luthen instantly admired.
It was a good day for him and he got Cassian to join him
YES THIS
Absolutely. I think it was a rare moment where he felt part of something - for once not alone in paying the toll. No weighing up of cost and benefit - just existing among his people silently and without penalty.
theres another scene shortly after where he is just standing on his own in some alleyway staring at the ground. he was definitely doing some re-evaluating!
I love the little smirk of recognition that appears on Luthen’s face at 3:10. He realizes that what he has given his life for is spreading. Even he finds inspiration in Maarva’s words.
Some people in other comments have mentioned Russia and China, and their oppressive governments. I think they're great examples of people accepting small losses on freedom, small intrusions of state ideology/propaganda, incremental injustices - because it lets them keep their heads down and live their lives as comfortably as possible. They're sleeping, like Maarva says. It's an affirmation for Luthen that the greater good he is aiming for really did require his efforts to force an Imperial crack-down. If he hadn't been pushing against them, Imperial dogma would have slowly blanketed the galaxy, till people just accepted it, until it was too late.
Yes. From his point, as he said - he knows very well he probably wont live to see his life's work come to conclusion. This is one of the few moments in his life up to this point, where he was able to witness exactly the consequences of what he was doing and as we see he got almost teary seeing the rebellion living in people around him.
The subtlest lip curl - as good as Logan Roy from the S2 finale.
@@sudevsen great observation!!
He also saw what Andor's mom was all about. Who raised the boy he is hunting. Most likely saw that there is potential in him. But I also think this scene both made her respect Maarva as a fellow fighter, and her words may have relit his Cynical heart. Wait until he hears Nemiks manifesto too.
I am from Russia. And you guys cant imagine how everything shown in andor is 100% accurate represents everything happening in my country
we want to stand with you . . . your Empire makes it very difficult so we support Ukraine 🇺🇦 in whatever ways we can and hope to good people of Russia can be freed one day
Stand for a free Russia 🇷🇺
Stay strong my friend, things may seem bad, or it is bad but have faith that things will get better. Stay safe.
Stay strong my friend, hopefully one day you and your people will have a chance to also rise up and have a voice against those who try to dictate your country.
I hope one day, the sun shines again for your beautiful country.
as a sociology minor, I took a sociology of movements class last semester. THIS SCENE right here adds so much realism to the show because in actual social movements, movements have used funerals (like in Turkey) to rally supporters. AMAZING! this entire episode does such an amazing job at building tension
The climax of Les Mis centres around Lamarque's funeral, and is (loosely) based off the real rebellion that was sparked by that funeral
@@Topperfalkon Honetly, would love to see your syllabus in that class.
Clearly the writers of Andor knew about history and sociology, while the writers of the last three movies and some of the shows know only of other shows. Scriptwriters learning from other scripts instead of learning from reality is a major problem in Hollywoof lately.
@@omni42 Any history book will show you how things really happen.
@@Ennio444 Any major power that actually learned anything from the 20th century will exercise significant influence to ensure that those history books are never read, at least by any significant or influential part of the population.
I love how she strategically slowly increases the intensity and directness of her speech, ensuring that the guards won't shut it down too early. She's constantly balancing on the edge of what they might still condone before eventually just flat out stating that "the empire is a disease" and rallying people to fight. By the time the empire realises what's happening it's too late already.
"Maarva was here"
"Wasn't she great?"
that line made me cry
This show had THREE of the best monologues I've ever seen
kino, maarva, luthen?
Left-wing monologues
@@ajm0208 bingo
@@MadsoKuest yep, just like Star Wars has always been
@@MadsoKuest huh?
“The Empire is a disease that thrives in darkness. It is never more alive then when we sleep”
BARS!! One of my favorite TV lines ever
Mhm, so awesome
"There is a wound that won't heal in the center of the galaxy" Love this one too.
This series describes the of what "Star Wars" is...
A rebellion against a tyranical empire.
Beautifully written masterpiece; this series really made me fall in love with star wars all over again!
Yep, this show is the actual starwars in starwars for once, its the best project in the whole sw universe in my opinion.
""You may not like it, but this is what peak STAR WARS looks like."
I mean literally. The amount of inane comments where people are saying stuff like "where's the aliens" is kinda of infuriating. All the mid at best content from star wars and I've realized they're just catering to that part of the fanbase
@@armstrongQB1 To be fair I do think the lack of aliens is an issue. Star Wars has been world built as a galaxy with a large variety of alien species so when the show has places like the imperial prison be made up of entirely human prisoners it can hurt the immersion. That being said I'll gladly take Andor as it is over the overrated garbage Favreau and Filoni have been making for the last few years.
@@jedos1350 I think the aliens generally break immersion. They look cheap and ridiculous for the most part. Despite this, there are a few aliens in Andor. Mostly background characters. I prefer it that way.
@@armstrongQB1but then that’s not Star Wars that’s just Humans spacing
I think the anger and rage in Paak's sons face is what really does it for me in this scene such a good young actor
"Andor" is the story of how people become radicalized. Both against and *for* a totalitarian regime. Cassian and Paak's son are perfect representations of those radicalized against it, and Syril as a person radicalized *for* that regime.
3:43 is one of my favourite shots in all of Star Wars. High angle of Brasso looking up to Maarva, and looking up towards hope: the hope for Ferrix. His expression timed with the musical cue is bone-chilling and awesome, and I don't think there are many other Star Wars scenes that produce this type of pure awe for me. Masterful ❤️
This whole set sequence is full of great framing and blocking: that crane sweep right up Rix Rd is harrowing even if it’s just a little town and their makeshift marching band
@@hellfish2309 the consistent overhead shots, including 180 degrees over Cassian and the Imperial Spy, give me a sense of Maarva looking down on everyone, being able to see everything play out from above. How good to have inventive cinematography outside of the Volume for this show: it paid off
@@connormcrae2907 and it’s not even an expense concern: on-location, backlot, or on set, there was actual work invested by creative professionals; apparently that was too luxurious of ask for ‘book of boba fett’ or ‘obi-wan’; I hope all the platforms see ‘Andor’ understand the craft of production now
Same, I always get moved by that specific shot.
@@hellfish2309 andor was filmed first when real sets were still being utilised before the volume stage became so useful
Obi wan and boba Fett and mando etc were churned out in the meantime when reliance on the stage was becoming more apparent.
So it’s nothing to do with being too luxurious of an ask. If Andor hadn’t been approved when it was it probably would have ended up on the volume stage just like the rest.
It’s only pure chance that they’ve released like this so now Disney realise that people want more location shooting which I assume will follow andor going forward. Although I wouldn’t be surprised if some stuff is done on the volume as well
3:10 She delivers "the Empire is a disease" with such grandeur
I will never stop pushing people to watch ANDOR just to lead to this scene
I don't get how people can say it's not fun to watch. It's so fun just being able to see the tension rising throughout the show
To many shows have either early gratification in their shows that when you get one like this, it's almost like a pallete cleansor.
All these monologues are the grounded-ness that Ive been waiting to see in Star Wars since I was 8. Showing the true face of "hope" in opposition to the Empires hates or any authoritarian rule. Season 2 cant come soon enough.
Yup. People always wants action and lightsabers b ur what truly defines the franchise is moments like these. Small moments of Hope and rebellion from those surrounded by darkness
How does the quote go?
Fantasy doesn't teach us that dragons exist, it teaches us that they can be slain.
No matter how powerful the enemy, they can be fought.
Even though we didn’t see her that much she was still a very good character
They all were, really. Even the ones we hated or were just annoyed by.
@@DoremiFasolatido1979 I don't think there was a single "bad character" in this series. Truly magnificent.
@Max Otto Even then, we (most of us, I think) don't want to see her violated by the mob on Ferrix for it. She needs to be accountable for her crimes, but not like that.
Luthan slowly realizing that despite all his cold calculations, his rebellion was missing a key ingredient: heart, the one thing he, for all his sacrifices he monologged about in the previous episode, was not be able to give.
What are you talking about, man. All the things Luthen did led to this moment. THIS is what he was trying to accomplish. And he just did.
@@motherofgod4533 Imagine making a plan almost 2 decades ago to do something considered impossible. Imagine performing that plan is going to spend you emotionally and physically. Luthen is at his lowest point. He knows what he has become, but he is in so deep he cannot save himself. He is lost, but after seeing the events on Ferrix after all that struggle he has suddenly seen proof that rebellion is possible, that his spending his soul, money and time in this cause may not be in vain must be an incredibly validating moment for him.
"Freedom is a pure idea. It occurs spontaneously and without instruction. Random acts of insurrection are occurring constantly throughout the galaxy. There are whole armies, battalions that have no idea that they've already enlisted in the cause. Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward. And then remember this. The Imperial need for control is so desperate because it is so unnatural. Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear. Remember that. And know this, the day will come when all these skirmishes and battles, these moments of defiance will have flooded the banks of the Empire's authority and then there will be one too many. One single thing will break the siege. Remember this. Try."
Mon Mothma has always been seen as the heart of the Rebellion. I think that is why they are such at odds.
the visceral, incandesant, seething rage i felt when that imperial tipped over B2
Same
I think Nicholas Brittel's Soundtrack is not given enough credit, Eulogy is an excellent Ost, it slowly increases in intensity and makes the scene 10 times more epic than it already is
Like Mandalorian years before, it established it's own music style away from the classic john williams feel. But both still worked!
THANK YOU! You're the first person I've seen give appropriate credit to the score for Andor. Every bit of this series is magnificent, but I want more attention given to the OST.
@@buddyltd The OST is one of my favorite non John Williams OSTs of the franchise.
Nicholas Britell is always a win.
It makes you want to get up & fight for something & stop being afraid...
One of the best scenes in Star Wars
The best part is it didn't even need a lightsaber or Jedi. I love it.
@@TheSolidx12 yeah, it simply speaks it's on Volumes, no need for fighting with Force Users, but simply the Resistance of the People and the Motivation of a Leader.
The corporate authority didn't understand it. The Empire didn't understand it. They thought they were hunting a rogue vigilante. That if they hunted one man to his end, that would be the end of it.
But Ferrix is a beautiful thing: A community. They repelled the corporate forces because they had a plan and worked together. They stood up to the Empire and sparked their own rebellion because they refused to be torn apart.
Be inspired by Ferrix. We need community. Check up on your friends and family, even if it's been too long. Alone, we're nothing. Together, we're strong.
Andor is so underrated, it was a masterpiece.
Do you say this about everything? No one underates Andor.
@@yzfool6639 actually a lot of people do. They say it’s too slow and too serious and it doesn’t have enough aliens or cameos
@@yzfool6639 Yeah this show does Deserve being called Underated....Mostly because its A star wars show But yet feels completely new and Refreshing...And Many hated that.
@@VIDEOHOMESYSTEM Andor and rogue one are the best Star Wars projects that came out this generation. Better than the mandalorian and all the other new shows rivalling only clone wars and the originals.
@@davila1626 And ROTS
My favorite mother and son relationship in Star Wars
I liked it because it was messy and relateable but still loving
You're everywhere
A breath of fresh air compared to Leia & Bens relationship
Well, i think it's only one such relation in live action Star Wars. And yes, i'm aware of bad fanfic "trilogy", but i choose to ignore it altogether.
This scene had me in tears, cheering and even wanting to fight the Empire too.
I never thought Andor would be the show I’ve always wanted from Star Wars but here we are. Thank you Tony and to your entire team for making such a beautiful show.
YES!!!!
I took her speech personal due current state in the world and her words lifted me in the way I never imagined. There is really darkness reaching like rust and we all let it grow and she was right we've been sleeping but there is only Hope which is lit everyone's heart. The Andor is a rare masterpiece and I Grateful everyone who worked on this series.
There is an empire to fight 🎉
@@vladnishchymenko4540why did the galaxy let the empire grow and why did it's military get powerful if it's people that follow the empire
@@preciousotoakhia9789 People just did nothing, even when they saw what empire up to they did nothing. That was their choice to accept or fight.
I love the symbolism of the imperial trying to cover up Maarva's message. He dims the message, but he can't stop it.
Part of the reason this scene is so spectacular is due to the fact that the show was able to create such a wonderful community, being Ferrix. This show's worldbuilding is so immaculate and has created some of the most memorable places in Star Wars
Just doesn’t get much better than this.
reva (the best developed character in the entire franchise): umm hello ?!
@@shanky1751 I know you are trolling but why with Reva?
See rogue one
@@maul_3608 I’ve seen Rogue One. I’m speaking about this monologue specifically.
@@maul_3608 Sorry but Rogue one doesn't have anything on Andor writing wise.
"There is a Wound that won't Heal at the Center of the Galaxy", every time I hear it the Image of Palpatine from Revenge of the Sith smiling with his Hood on and glowing eyes pops into my head. I haven't watched Andor but Her speech brings tears to my eyes.
Andor has so many amazing lines and speeches, really top tier tv.
I see zombie Palpatine in TROS. He’s like cancer.
Why are you watching this if you haven’t seen Andor?! Go watch it right now!
Not gonna lie, I would make just one small adjustment to that line. "There is a wound that won't heal at the heart of the galaxy." I would go hard into the alliteration of the speech there.
The fact that it is not only poetry but geographically true is an added layer. Coruscant is the center of the Deep Core Region of the Star Wars galaxy and the very seat of the Galactic Empire.
There is more emotion in this 4 minute and 13 second clip than there is in entire seasons of some other shows. More of this.
Luthen had always ‘shared [his] dreams with ghosts’… this ghost was sharing her dreams with the public. I think he recognises the irony and is reinvigorated and newly inspired. This speech represents light in the darkness for him. Brilliantly subtle acting from Skarsgard.
You know, this show isn't just peak Star Wars. It has peak writing, acting, soundtrack. It's an amazing well constructed, very cohesive piece. You can tell at the end of the season that all the writers knew where to go from the start. They knew the themes, they knew what they were doing all the time. It's amazing when you get in contact with a story really well planned. I can only remember a few of them in my entire life, and, without a doubt, Andor will always be in my mind whenever I think about them.
Congratulations for everyone involved in this show. You truly managed to make one of the best TV shows of the past decade.
The had a clear vision of the threads and stories that needed to be told.
They didn't know from the start, this is the result of untold man hours spent in a writers room finding and refining a vision from dozens of creators to create a singular cohesive story.
Andor is the most human star wars story.
Is a big statement in a Sci fi fantasy world.
Andor is about the normal people living in this world, and that's why it's great.
The fact that I could easily apply this to tons of different topics or settings with just very light tweaks is a testament to how relatable it is
This speech seems so incredibly relevant right now given the resurgence of hard right / fascist politics and parties in many parts of the world. Just great writing
Agreed. The best science fiction happens when the creators create a world that we the audience can view as a mirror to look at our own world without getting defensive. Andor does this magnificently and so subtly...that I am sure many who watch never see the mirror at all...while i am willing to bet hard money that many of those who adore the show cheer it for precisely the fact that that they can see the mirror and it resonates deeply
Andor was such an incredible show. So many moments of such deep emotion. This scene, Kino Loys monologue, Luthen's speech to Lonnie. Such incredible writing.
I watched it quite some time after it released, just before Ahsoka came out. Totally ruined Ahsoka for me, don’t get me wrong, there were some cool scenes, but all the depth in the story was gone.
I was nearly crying during her speech. I don’t know why. Something about the looks everyone was sharing
I did cry lol. I watched the ep on my lunch break at work, hard to explain
@@geedeewrites4166 i watched it during my marketing class and cried a lot as well lol
We love Star Wars because we love seeing how nobodies can change a galaxy for the better.
Andor takes those essential points and spreads it to everyone. The issue with the Sequels and Prequels is that both films focused on special individuals with connections to larger forces or with unique powers that can change the galaxy.
Here, we are shown fully that even men & women without powers on some barren rock can stand up for the greater good and make a difference. Rogue One did it as well, but because of its limited runtime as a movie, we never got to see the true evil of the Empire, how even its regular workers can choke the life out of the common man and the boot placed upon the neck of millions. Here, we're exposed to that banal evil constantly.
the swelling music, the pain writ across prax's kid's face, the look in Xan's eyes like the words were setting his soul on fire. The weight of 12 episodes of feeling claustrophic under the heel of more and more oppressive actions. Bracca's bellow was so cathartic. this was such a wonder of good writting, good direction, good musical composition. by the end of the scene i realized i had been holding my breath. I havent felt this in awe of a tv show in a while. and its Star wars. lol
Emotive. But politically/historically/philosophically on point. Too many comparable situations in the world
Star Wars is so profound when it mirrors reality.
And so it does.
One of the best star wars moments that i will never forget.
"We've been sleeping."
“The pace of oppression outstrips our ability to understand it"
"If I could do it again, I'd wake up early, and fight..." Epic line
Whoever decided that Maarva's brick should be used as a weapon to take out the troopers deserves a medal, honestly such a feel good moment!
Star Wars will never be better than a grieving man using a brick made from the ashes of his friend to smack the helmet off of an imperial cop. This is the peak.
A legendary monologue from Andor series, for me at least. And ''coisidence'' for all humanity that fighting for their freedoms in the Earth.
Abesolutely amaizing show
I took a lot of political messages to heart from Andor and when I think of problems here in my country and Baird I think of this 🥲 it’s always worthwhile to oppose authoritarianism and just. ❤
Like in Iran or China
@@jameschou888 Or the U.S. too
@@jameschou888 the empires atrocities in andor are modeled on America. Americas colonial history, Americas prison labor. Americas constant surveillance, Americas repression of its citizens. Its uncomfortable but it’s the truth
@@BarberJ95 China too
I cannot explain how powerful this art is. Despite every cynical thought in our minds and every time we've been burned by bad cinema, someone was still out there with a vision and the means to tell a good story, a human story.
People in a few years are gonna realize this is one of the best shows we’ve ever seen. It goes beyond Star Wars but that just makes it better
What makes this story so good is that it's literally what makes Rebellion unique from all other factions. They weren't a resistance that believed they could win, they didn't fight for survival, they fought because it was the right thing to do, evil stared them in the face was still chipping away at them and they stood up to them even though it means they will all most likely die.
Star Wars is many things and I'm in love when we have many things to be told in this Galaxy, this is just another story I'm so glad they tackled with heart and soul of what makes any honest and good rebellion worth fighting for against real evil that will smile as they think you have no chance.
Nemik: So you think its all hopeless do you? Freedom? Independence? Justice? We should just submit and be thankful? Just take what we are given? Cassian: Do i look thankful to you? God Andor is so good i remember soo many amazing lines.
@@12stack73reading your comment makes me realize I need to grab the series once it releases on Blu Ray and watch it again. So much gold in dialogue and scenes that I just forgot. The script for this series was at such a high level of quality that I couldn't remember all the amazing moments
that shot of Luthen realizing that he was there for the wrong reason
Why can’t Disney Star Wars be more like this. They proved they can make really good Star Wars. Just maintain the consistency
Because making things really good is actually hard to do. And because Andor wasn’t a show that the studio system was really that much banking on so it was in many ways left alone to figure things out instead of being something they can use to milk profits by doing whatever is “safe”. At the end of the day it’s an issue with the studio and exec system. If they actually let creatives tell the stories, they’d have more successes like Andor. This story was given the space to have its meaning, to tell a story that meant something, that had teeth and wasn’t just some generic safe thing.
@@CaptainPikeachu they treat films like products instead of art.
2:46 Luthen realizing he's not alone.
This is how you make a final episode
This still brings me to tears. This show took you to the darkest depths of life under the Empire. With no protectors, no hope…what else was there to do but FIGHT THE EMPIRE!
Amazing show!
After all rebellions are built on hope
Besides the writing in this show, can we give an applause for the excellent soundtrack?
I cannot get over this shot at 3:10
The moment Maarva comes out and plainly says that the Empire needs to challenged we get to see Luthen and you can see the rage and validation on his face. He’s been fighting in the dark for so long and sacrificed literally everything. His realization that his efforts haven’t been futile and his immediate righteous anger gives me chills to watch. Stellar performance from Stellan. It’s such a tiny movement in his face but it tells it all and is so emotionally resonant. He put his all into this and made one of my favorite characters in media. Cannot wait for season 2
This speech gives me the good chills every time I hear it.
OF all the years of making Star Wars movies about empire's tyranny, they finally got it right and made it feel real & relatable. And that too in a series about an obscure character who was the second protagonist in the prequel to A New Hope. Who knew? Maybe this setting is what the writers who really cared, needed. A series free from All the hot shot Star Wars stuff, i.e. the force, the jedi, the new republic etc. This show surpasses every movie & tv for movie. Even Mandalorian and the New Hope.
Can't wait for season 2, let's go!
I think its interesting that Andor/Rogue One is the only Star Wars story arc that truly shows the horrors of the Empire. In the main Star Wars series, the Empire seemed to be this group of "evil people" who were just the bad guys. Shows like this show HOW they were the bad guys.
@@AnthonyJMurphI think there was a quote about distance to events and how people react. When something is framed as this heroic, world spanning war its easier not to look at the smaller details, the months and years under enemy occupation, the daily struggle of chosing between fighting back or playing it safe, the real human cost of a conflict and how it changes people's lives.
This scene got me on the edge of my seat. Truly an epic moment in this show!
So glad to see this show finally getting the props it deserves. I was absolutely blown away by it at the time. I couldn't believe I was witnessing an intellectually proficient marxist allegory told via the star wars universe, in a sci-fi epic that holds its own against the blade runners of this world. Absolutely unreal. Bring on season 2.
Yes Nemik was 1000% Marxist. Top tier show.
Honestly I keep recommending Andor to friends but when they ask me “why?” I struggle to get words out beyond “it’s just so SO good. SO GOOD!”
I’m genuinely stunned that Star Wars has been able to deliver us what I honestly feel is the best TV show we’ve had in years. Not just on D+ but everywhere.
It’s so good!
Andor is by far the best Star Wars piece of media ever produced.
2:55 *I love the little detail of the static disruption in the hologram when she begins talking about the darkness in the center of the galaxy reaching like rust (Palpatine and his seat of power). Even though it’s probably not the case, and the disruption was purely symbolic, it’s as if even the reference to Palpatine and his government in the inner core sends a ripple through the force that disrupted the hologram*
Interesting read. I read it as part of B's faults that link back to his emotional expressions as a droid. He stutters whenever he says Maarva, he gets separation anxiety whenever people leave him alone, and so I imagine this is the symbolic tear he has to wipe away to stay focused. The static happening because B, a non-feeling robot, is feeling Maarva's words affect not just the town, but B too.
O thought about the darkside and its dark energy creating the static as well
probably just a glitch from Bee. But I like how it plays up Palpatine's omnipresence as an almost demonic supernatural force whose name you shouldn't even say out loud unless you want to draw his attention
Oh, I LOVE this headcanon. That's so fun and creepy.
@@starwarfan8342 that's definitely how Force users in Legends felt hiding from the countless dark side agents of Palpatine. All it would take is for even the weakest of his agents to tip him off through the Force and in a single rotation Vader or an Inquisitor would at one's doorstep.
How apt it is that an Irish woman gave this speech sowing the seeds of the rebellion against an Empire. There is no doubt in my mind that she channelled her Irish history as motivation to give such a passionate speech. Glorious.
Never thought of it that way. This speech applies to us more than I realise.
Very proud as an Irish person to have not only her but Genevieve O’Reilly as completely amazing characters on this show!
Yeah. And some believed that white people have never been oppressed.
🙄
@@bodaciousfallacious275hey now, don't forget Wexford's own Denise Gough! Dedra Meero is one of the best Star Wars antagonists in decades.
one of the best scenes in the entire franchise
3:12 I love Luthen holding back a smile to stay in character
The smile opens his character
I had just recently finished "ANDOR" and this was a cinematic masterpiece of a show with incredibly deep writing, filming, and casting. Never would I have ever imagined a Star Wars LIVE action show put me in such an emotional state and shed a tear for Planet Ferrix and Maarva. Cassian became one of my favorite characters in the recent times, and to think he's not a lightsaber wielding warrior or a gunslinging master. He and the people of Ferrix are like one of "us," who endured oppression and tyranny in 3rd world countries and who fled as refugees from war and governmental abuse. This show felt real in cinematic theme and the "love and development" they put into each character in the show made them quite so memorable.
Bix going through psychological torture, to Luthen's unorthodox ideologies of rebellion development, the Empire's cunning tactics but flawed sight in the power of the people. This show will be remembered in a long time as one of the greatest pieces of Star Wars history.
Re-watching Rogue One now puts so much perspective as to how much Cassian had suffered and fought his way into leading the Rebellion in the movie to his passing with Jyn at the end, which made it EVEN sadder :,(.
Andor is my favorite Star Wars show. I can’t wait for season 2
Who expected Andor of all SW projects to be THIS good!?
It was obvious that this show was gonna be the underdog
Maybe Andor could become this good because it was too peripheral, the corporate types knew it wouldn't be a tent pole money spinner, so they didn't care enough to interfere.
One of the greatest moments in Star Wars history.
This is one of the best moments in Star Wars. Perhaps the best
"Rebellions are built on hope."
- Captain Cassian Andor, Alliance Intelligence, KIA on Scariff 1BBY.
I love that Brasso hitting the officer with Maarva’s funerary stone is in the video. It’s part of Maarva’s speech too.
Props to Wilmon Paak's actor(Muhannad Bhaier), in the shots of their face at 2:38 and 3:26, you could really feel his rage and sorrow.
You can tell the directors in all 12 episodes are great when they can pull such performances, even if it's 5 or 6 seconds of screentime, out of the actors involved.
This is the Star Wars we have been waiting for since 1977.
If you don’t think this “feels” like Star Wars, then I’m afraid you missed the whole point and I’m sorry you can’t look beyond the superficial to see how special this series was.
Exactly. Andor has the most Star Wars "feeling" I have experienced since the Original Trilogy. The themes of Rebellion vs Empire, and the set and costume design feels so connected to that 1970s/80s era of movie making.
I'd say that SW had two main points: The Force, and The Rebellion. Andor excelled in the second point so much that most don't mind that the first point wasn't even brought up.
@@budakbaongsiah i would say the force and 2 factions/good and evil fighting.
and we have examples of both being done great but also examples of it being done horribly wrong.
At the of the day, good people will always rise up against tyranny. They don’t need a “chosen one” to lead them. The Rebellion was in full swing when Luke joined and the Jedi have nothing to do with that. It’s people like Maarva, Luthen, Mon Mothma and Bail Organa that dare to challenge the Empire. Owen and Beru raise Luke knowing exactly who he is. The Path from the Obi Wan series are again regular people, but they save so many force sensitive children with 0 help from the surviving Jedi. No special training, almost no resources, yet these are the people that oppose the two most powerful Sith in history and ultimately bring down the Empire. I’ve always found that to be the more significant and important theme, the Jedi vs Sith conflict just reflects that on a more philosophical level.
Everything about this scene is perfect. The atmosphere, the acting, the dialogue, the costumes and the score. The music slowly building in intensity and volume with Marva's speech is heavenly. The blindness of the empire, looking for Andor while a rebellion is igniting Infront of them. The facial expressions of all the characters are perfect especially Luthen. His slight smile when Marva calls the empire a disease. Also the kid's face. This is by far my favourite scene in Andor and possibly Star Wars. So hyped for season 2