This looks amazing so far... 

Just to clarify when I said low ratings, I meant in the TV ratings sense aka viewership. Sorry for the confusion. Eat more ewok cheeks!

Andor is some of the best tv I’ve seen in my 38 years alive. It’s complex, hits hard in the feels, and keeps the stakes high.

Andor is a refreshing Star Was story , especially for us Star Wars OG'ers. We're old. We need a mature show.

Absolutely pumped for season 2. This is a series that needs a novelization.

Andor was TV and the Star Wars universe at its finest. This show will age much better than any other Star Wars series to date.

The thumbnail looks like the photo your grandfather who never really learned how to use his camera would send you of his Halloween costume.

Andor is objectively the best Star Wars show

Andor is the thinking person’s Star Wars. It shows how a person like Cassian Andor is transformed from a disinterested leave-me-out-of-it NPC to an all-in idealist willing to sacrifice himself for the good of others. He knows the choices are difficult, some actions are morally questionable, and ultimately, what he contributes to the Rebellion may not be enough. But his gradual awakening to the horrors of the Empire, shown through events that carry him along without his will or consent, force him to take action. His is an amazing story that needs to be told. Legends are made, not born. And we need to see this one.

Andor isn't just one of the best Star Wars series ever made, it's one of *the best* tv series period. Cannot wait for season 2!

I'm both amazed and disappointed that Andor's ratings are so low -- it's such a deep and epic ride through the Star Wars universe, all from the perspective of just normal people within it... tho I suppose that lack of Jedi and Sith with their shiny swords is probably why it doesn't fare as well in the ratings, which is a real shame. Star Wars as an IP has so much more potential within it than just lightsabers and Skywalkers :(

Andor is hands down my favorite Star Wars series!

I’m watching Andor for the 5th time right now it’s just one of the best single seasons of television ever Star Wars or not🙏

I agree with all you say Alan! I’ve watched Andor 3 times now…it’s like a fine wine - and each time you go back and cogitate with it, watch it more deeply and with a keener eye, the rewards are endless. Director Krennic is a FIRM favourite of mine, just behind Sheev and I think Ben Mendelsohn will stand firmly alongside the likes of Luna, O’Reilly and Skarsgard in terms of characterisation and acting prowess. Just. Can’t. Wait.

I've watched Andor season 1, start to finish, four times, love Rogue One and can't wait for season 2 - also a Star Wars fan since it was called just that. Andor balances the lighter, more idealistic franchise installments with its depth and thoughtfulness.

So looking forward to Season 2. Andor is also my favorite SW show. When Rogue One came out, I really just wanted more like that, and now we have it.

I truly adore this show. I am surprised a lot more people don't appreciate it

Andor has the dialogue that the Prequels is clearly missing. Andor is the show we hope is the foundation for future shows

Andor is Star Wars for adults. For people who can follow a subtle plot. We need more shows like it. I hope when it is done Tony Gilroy does more Star Wars.

Andor - simply the very best! PERIOD.

I cannot wait for season 2! Andor just hit different for me, now being in my 40s. It's mature, it has real stakes, mature themes, and believable characters fighting for freedom.

I actually rewatched (again) Andor in the past two days and it's just so good.

Andor having a lot longer in preproduction is part of why it’s so excellent in my opinion.

Nice to see Allen's settling on Naboo for longer than usual

Andor is better than the mandolorian. Change my mind

I loved Andor. So glad they’re making a season 2!

I love Ben Mendlsohn as an actor, I'm stoked to see him back as Krennic

I completely agree with your assessment of Andor. My favorite Star Wars content ever!

I still can't get over the fact that Andor is the only SW show that looks lived in. Like not a clean stage but like with dirt and grime, people actually sweat and the wind blows in wide shots, crazy stuff.

I loved Andor. One of the best shows by far.

I loved Andor. It was deffitely better than expected. The story was cohesive and played out like one long movie. Can't wait to see where Season 2 goes.

Andor is like the first time I've actually been into Star wars since I was 12 and it brought me to ur channel so I could learn more about the time period. I'm glad Disney made a good decision with renewing it and it's coming back for at least one more season.

The spinning chair is fabulous 👌 👏

Rogue One and Andor IS STAR WARS! My 25yo daughter loves it as much as I do. Truly well done.

3:51 “MATT DAMON!” 😂

A big factor is that Andor understands that it is a *TV show*, taking its look, tone and pace from British miniseries of the '70s and '80s (with added budget and tech), and uses the strengths and limitations of that medium - instead of trying to be a blockbuster SW movie stretched horribly, painfully thin over multiple episodes and seasons.

Your opinion is fact!! Andor is the best. I was blown away by it. Even if it was a slow burn. It exploded in the best ways when it did.

It really upsets me that Andor is so poorly rated. I think it’s the best show for SW other than Clone Wars. No space wizards. It’s the evolution of a rebellion….

That is cinema, isn't it? All the cool and pivotal moments in a narrative, with minimal usage of the mundane day-to-day activities and engagements. Season 1 did a really good job with the show me of exposition, and I'm sure season 2 will carry on the same way. Compelling characters with a stake that may be won or lost, are so important to a meaningful story.

Andor is triple S tier Disney Star Wars

Andor is amazing, from a heist to a prison break to rebellion. It's like a single player game that never ends.

Andor is the best, I love seeing all the hidden details such as all the artifacts in the one store.

Andor is awesome! I hope Tony Gilroy and the Andor team will have the chance to produce a future Knights of the Old Republic Star Wars series

Andor is my favorite Star Wars content since the 1980s!

Andor may not be as "immediately entertaining" as other Star Wars content (as far as action and knocking you over the head with what you want fan-service-wise) but it is beautifully artistic, well crafted, amazingly shot, artfully scripted, and VERY philosophical. It's an "artist's" Star Wars, and I love it. It makes the universe feel so big and expansive, and as good as The Mandalorian is, and with as many different planets and settings they've been to, I feel like I can actually experience an expansive difference with Andor. The behind the scenes politics of the prequels mixed with everything else going on in plain view is so perfectly done. It is kind of like an aesthetic "Star Wars ASMR" to watch this slowly plotted out, beautifully shot show episode by episode, but paying attention has a huge payoff.

I think everyone who likes SW at least just a bit would agree Andor is all the way at the top. Sad we have to wait until 2025 though, this year so far has been pretty scarce in terms of SW content.

Andor is the gold standard of the Star Wars franchise. Hands down.

When I heard about this series, I didn't think much of it but when I watched it, I really enjoyed it. It was nice to have a show not all about space wizards with laser swords. I'm looking forward to the next season.

THE BEST Star Wars franchise by a long, long shot. It’s SW for adults and that’s just awesome since so many fans are adults. Can’t wait for season 2!

I'm gonna rewatch Andor, a lot has changed for me since I last watched it. I learned a lot about writing in general, and I have a feeling I'll be quite surprised at how underrated this show is.

I was one of the only people in my family who didn't mind Andor's slower pace. When a lot of people hear Star Wars, they think "Episode 4" back to back action and clear stakes, and while I enjoy Andor's tone and pacing, plenty of Star Wars fans don't, sadly.

Exactly! On the rewatch, you get to notice the subtleties and nuances in every scene; it's so good. Yes, it's also cruel that the best SW could offer is getting gutted. The acting/direction was phenomenal and this show could have easily been 10 seasons.

I just wanna say, thank you for being a *positive* star wars content creator. Weird thing to say, but it's great for fans who just wanna enjoy the shows and content and not hear constant complains 😅

Andor is the greatest thing since ESB as far as I’m concerned

Andor was absolutely amazing, wish there were more shows like it…

As a Star Wars fan since the very beginning (watching A New Hope in the theatre as a 13 year old) and loving every step of the way since. Andor is the culmination the pinnacle of the complex tapestry that makes Star Wars such a special universe.

Andor, is my absolute favorite show, I can't wait to see the second season. I had no idea there was 5 seasons planned 😢

I've binge-watched Andor S1 this week! It is so good, so deep, so well written!

I question the taste and everything else of anyone who watched Andor and found it boring. There are messages, good dialogue, cool moments, its the perfect balance.. i wonder, do people really want just flashy slop?

Andor is the kind of Star Wars I yearned for since the prequels, but never really got before and I am beyond astonished that it was made in the Disney era. Gilroy must have a really strong position in the industry for the corporate overlords not to interfere in his work.

I absolutely love this show and everything about it; it's my type of sci-fi and storytelling with the showrunners not forcing stuff at us, but rather trusting that we know certain bits and bobs. Like a lot of people have said, it's a story has us OG'ers. I was fortunate enough to be at Celebration 2023 and at the Andor panel, and what I remember seeing at the panel made me very excited!

Stopped watching the Mandalorian after season 2 but really excited about Andor

Loved Andors story and character development. Such an amazing believable story.

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What I love about this show the uprising of the Rebellion in live action. Rogue One was amazing, but the Rebellion was pretty much there. This series shows the development and the struggles, which I really do appreciate that Lucasfilm has taken the time to create. It’s a very different outlook show than most others, but it’s one that I feel is a necessity as the Galaxy comes closer and closer to the Battle of Yavin.

I agree with your assessment if ther Andor series. Brilliant writing and character development. The environments were "star wars" enough to fit the universe and different enough to be unique. Looking forward to season 2.

Everything that everyone complains about Andor doing, like no lightsabers, mature dialogue, grittier story, no Force, etc. are the best things about it. The second series should be fantastic! It's a Star Wars story, but not a classic Star Wars story (which is how you get the sequel trilogy). Edit: The Interceptor was a massive set, and it was so cool to see a full sized TIE fighter at work.

Great performances and writing. I really enjoyed Andor and Luthen Rael’s Monologue among others.

Andor and the first season of The Mandalorian, are the only ones I was able to watch all the Eps.

I love Mon Mothma's arc

Andor has been the best series so far, hands down.

Andor and Rogue One are the best Star Wars from Disney! Nothing else even comes close!

What I absolutely love is the trifactor of: 1. Rogue One 2. Andor 3. Rebels They all together have incredible world-building which is surprisingly consistent given how different all these 3 are in tone and material. Seeing that Krennic is back to connect us to Rogue One and some other aspects will connect us more to Rebels (Mon Mothma for example) I really can't wait for this show. To me, this trifactor also shows that YES, we can have StarWars with different tone, style and even target audience and still create a cohesive world. While Andor was scraping by in the galactic conflict yes, the Rebels Crew did steal food from the empire BUT we also had a lot of connections between both that really painted a good picture of the current world: A good example is "the network" where only one person from a small Rebel cell is connected to a central figure (Mon Mothma, Luthen and Bail Organa). In your Rebel-Crew it was Hera who reported to Bail Organa (through Ahsoka most of the time), while the Aldani-Crew had Vel and her connection to Luthen. None of the other people in the crew should even know of this person. This was the case in Rebels until the end of Rebels Season 1 and on Aldani where they even lied where Clem/Andor came from so that they could hide Luthens involvement. Now, the two connections I really want to see in Season 2 of Andor are: 1. Obviously a connection to Mon Mothma's escape from Coruscant and her speech that started the Rebel Alliance fully. I don't really need the Rebels Episode in live-action like some are saying but what I would find fascinating: If they showed us the other part of her escape, her actually getting of Coruscant after she made that Senate-Speech. Given that we see quite a lot of Coruscant already I think there is a good chance we can actually get this 2. The second one is only a VERY small part of Rebels and more of a background-detail but I was fascinated by it since I first heard it. I am talking about Krennic and Thrawn fighting against one another to get their respective projects the most funding from Palpatine. The reason this is so fascinating is that I believe if Thrawn would have succeeded (and he probably would have without the Ghost-Crew interfering) the Rebels wouldn't have won against the empire. Their biggest strength was that the basic Empire-Tech was badly designed. Thrawns plan was it to fight against the Rebels by making small changes to extremely important equipment. That would have over time eliminated this flaw. Krennic on the other hand delivered a Weapon with "unlimited power" (something NO Sith can withstand) ... that was destroyed the moment it was completed. Given that we see Krennic in this, I hope we will get another hint at this from his point of view because in Rebels we have seen this from Thrawns point of view.

Andor is a masterpiece. It was, by far, the best TV show of its year (although I think Severance competes with it). Can't wait for the next season.

I can't wait to watch Andor season 2 as I really liked Andor season 1

Yes! Andor was the absolute best! you hit the nail on the head in this video.

I rewatched it recently and appreciated the quality of this show so much more especially in light of The Acolyte

I am eager for season 2! Season 1 was so good.

I can't wait to watch it, it looks amazing. They can finally reveal that Luthen Rael is actually Garm Bel Iblis.

I have the same opinion. I’m so excited for S2. It’s going to be intense but I’m here for it✌️💚

Rogue One + Andor were my favorite Starwars Projects after watching Clone Wars as a kid. Love the characters, the infamous and predominant Empire and Classic Starwars Themes without much Lightsabers and Force Usage.

I’ll take *Andor* over *Acolyte* Any day

I agree that the title should have been Star Wars Rebellion instead of Andor. It's a lot more clear about what it is about.

I loved Andor too - not just the best Star Wars series, but one of the best TV series of recent years

Andor shows how to write a great story for TV regardless of franchise. The fact that it can expand the lore of Star Wars without trampling all over the established canon shows exactly how to thread that needle. The way Tony Gilroy was able to blend established characters like Mon Mothma with the complex dynamics between the newly established family members was just masterful! Then he gets into the beginning of the intricate politics between the various rebel cells trying to tie them together, which we see the culmination of in Rebels and Rogue One.

Andor definitely is the best of the latest shows... and will ever be! It gave us a very deep look into the Star Wars universe, not run by glorified heroes, but by normal people, who eventually became heroes but were never really recognized as the heroes they were!

This is the calibre of show Star Wars deserves and desperately needs.

ANDOR is criminally underrated. It is the ONLY actual Star Wars content we've had for quite some time.

I'm with you, Andor is my favourite of the shows released. I also loved Rebel One, 100% the best of the Disney Era Movies.

And or is probably one of the best Star Wars stories. It’s a kinda gritty, grownup version of Star Wars, much like Rogue One.

Andor is my favorite SW right now. Watched it twice and may do it again soon.

I have absolutely zero excitement for the mess that will be the "Mandalorian" movie, but I couldn't be more excited for "Andor" season two. The first season was as good as Star Wars has ever been, and easily on par with the best TV shows of any kind out there. Tony Gilroy is a genius, so I've got high expectations for the second season.

Most people I know didn't even know about Andor's existence. In contrast, none of the other Disney Star Wars efforts really exist for me any more. Even Mandalorian, while fun, never rose to the original movies and lost it's way starting in season two. Having grown up with the original movies, Andor and Rogue One are the best Star Wars I've experienced since The Empire Strikes Back.

Allen, I am honestly interested in anything you produce. The rise of the empire historical piece would be fantastic. More is better if you are scripting and the voice. Andor is incredible, I just watched it again. I will watch it again before season 2 begins. In any rebellion against tyranny people do die - really die. The important thing to know and understand - make their lives count for something. One way forward - one way forward, fight like your life depended on it. Honor those that have come before and the sacrifice they have made. ANDOR is real.

I really liked Andor personally. The focus on the more mundane aspects of Star Wars is still interesting. It was really interesting to get to see more of the Imperial Army and the workings of the ISB. It's been neat to see how there are some competent people working on both sides but how the Empire manages to undermine the efforts of its own people.

Some shots seem to be taken in Valecia, Spain, was there last week, instantly recognized some of the architecture

Andor is one of the best show for me. Looking forward to cour commentary.

Andor fans are feasting with these tastes of season 2! I've heard its ratings have been steady as more and more people are drawn to it by word-of-mouth even though it came out 2 years ago next month. hopefully with s2 coming out soon (though not soon enough for my taste) more people will check out s1 and maybe Andor s2 will get the Emmy love s1 should've gotten!

Absolutely I can't wait for Andor 2

I would be interested in the history series! I would suggest that you could do more explaining of which shows/movies/books the history facts come from. You are so amazing at talking about the galaxy in a realistic way - I would love to know where all the pieces of the puzzle come from!

That first season was... SO GOOD. Of all the SW shows released, so far, this one is TOP in my book. I'm looking forward to the next season.