Andor is coming again, child, and we received a trailer to show it.
And, as anyone who ADORED the primary season (even pleading with non-Star Wars followers to look at it), I actually cannot look ahead to April 22 to get right here, since that is when the primary episode drops on Disney+.
I may most likely record 100 the reason why I am wanting ahead to the second season, however listed below are simply 5 causes for why the very best (I stated what I stated) factor that has ever come out of the Star Wars-universe has me hyped past perception for Season 2.
I’ve stated it earlier than, and I’ll say it once more: Star Wars is for youngsters. And, like I stated again then, there’s nothing fallacious with that!
That stated, it’s actually not for me. At the very least, not anymore. In my youth, I used to be actually into it (principally the OG saga, however I’ve a delicate spot for motion pictures like The Phantom Menace). That stated, as a 41-year-old man with mortgage funds, frequent knee ache, and existential dread six days out of seven (As a result of Sunday is enjoyable day!) I sort of really feel like I’ve grown out of what makes Star Wars, nicely, Star Wars. Like, if I see lightsabers slamming collectively, and sparks flying out, I actually really feel nothing.
That’s why the primary season of Andor (together with Rogue One, my favourite Star Wars film) was a breath of recent air. As a result of it’s not that I don’t like this franchise anymore. In actual fact, I actually WANT to love it once more, as a result of it sparks that internal youngster in me. Nevertheless, nothing Star Wars-related actually excites me anymore.
Besides, that’s, for Andor. The sequence was the step up into maturity that I really feel like this franchise wanted for YEARS. It had all the grown-up, political intrigue that I like from books and flicks, however in Star Wars type (for instance, I nonetheless get chills from Stellan Skarsgard’s monologue about “sacrifice”).
And actually, though I checked out later seasons of The Mandalorian, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Ahsoka, and The Acolyte, nothing has come even remotely near replicating how Andor Season 1 made me really feel. Fortunately, I don’t want a substitute anymore, since I’m getting the true factor in a second season of one among my favourite reveals!
Ben Mendelsohn!
As I already stated, I beloved Season 1, and it was principally due to the characters.
I favored just about all of them, however the one factor that I felt was sort of lacking from the primary season was extra of a connection to Rogue One.
Sure, we did get to see Clone Wars veteran, Noticed Gerrera (and we received to see him once more within the trailer). Nevertheless, the character I used to be most excited to see on this new trailer was Ben MendeIsohn’s Imperial army man, Orson Krennic.
Krennic was one among my favourite characters in Rogue One, as I beloved his complexity. He’s the sort of man who will brag in regards to the Demise Star, scream at Grand Moff Tarkin, after which simply stand there whereas he will get berated as a result of he realizes he doesn’t have all that a lot energy. Not solely that, however he additionally will get pressure choked by Darth Vader.
Truthfully, he’s not a backstabber, however I get severe Starscream vibes from him, i.e. he’s the sort of man who needs to be in management, however doesn’t have what it takes to really be in management. So, in different phrases, I’m comfortable to see him once more!
There Appears To Be A Lot Of Motion Reminiscent Of Rogue One In The Trailer
One factor that irritated the hell out of me when Season 1 was launched was when folks stated, “Andor places me to sleep.” Then you definitely had the opposite, equally annoying, individuals who would say, “Properly, that’s simply since you don’t like grown-up tv.”
GROW UP. And I imply each of you. Since you’re welcome to not like one thing and not voice your displeasure with it, and also you’re additionally welcome to not be condescending to anyone simply because they do not like one thing that you just take pleasure in.
What I’m principally saying is, both watch the present, or don’t watch the present. You don’t must argue about it.
Annnyway. All of that’s simply to say that this season appears to be like prefer it has much more motion, which could truly attraction to the individuals who thought the primary season “put them to sleep.”
In actual fact, in a variety of methods, Season 2 appears to be like much more like Rogue One than the primary season, as that film had loads of motion, which is why a variety of the OG Star Wars followers say it’s the very best factor (or perhaps the solely good factor) to return out of Disney Star Wars. Storm Troopers are firing. House automobiles are blasing transports on the street, and weapons are a-blazing. In each means, this season appears to be like action-packed, and I’m right here for it!
That Stated, I am Nonetheless Wanting Ahead To All Of The Political Intrigue That Made Season 1 So Wealthy
It might be a rattling disgrace if the higher-ups at Disney listened to all the individuals who claimed to go to sleep throughout the first season and determined to forgo the political intrigue and simply go for the explosions, as a result of that’s not why I’m coming to Andor Season 2.
No means! In actual fact, I actually hope that the motion is stored to a minimal, since what made the primary season so compelling was all the deep discussions about morals, and what it means to sacrifice every part for the higher good.
I really feel like we’ll get that on this second season, principally since I’m seeing some acquainted faces from Season 1 like Dedra Meero (Denise Gough), and Mon Mothma (Genevieve O’Reilly), who positively made the primary season really feel advanced and winding in the very best kind of means.
In reality, what I’m actually hoping for is perhaps 85% speaking, and perhaps 15% motion. If that places folks to sleep once more, so be it.
Once more, watch or don’t watch. Both means, please strive to not make us followers who’re over-the-top enthusiastic about season 2 really feel irritated that you just don’t like all the speaking elements. There are many different Star Wars reveals on Disney+ to look at as an alternative!
Season 2 Will Lastly Be The Bridge Between Season 1 And Rogue One That I’ve Been Dying To See
Lastly, as I stated earlier, the one qualm I had with the primary season of Andor was that it didn’t actually really feel all that related to Rogue One. I imply, it did, and it didn’t.
We had characters from the movie, and we additionally had discussions about issues that will lead as much as it, however for many of the season, it felt comparatively disconnected from the occasions that will ultimately type the plans for my favourite Star Wars film.
Season 2 appears to be like to rectify that. From what I’ve seen up to now within the trailer, it appears to be like like a variety of the occasions that happen within the film are lastly coming into fruition in Andor Season 2. Noticed Gerrera is extra passionate than ever, and as I discussed earlier than, a variety of the motion appears to be like harking back to what we might see in Rogue One.
In each means, this season appears to be like just like the bridge that I’ve been dying to see between the sequence and the film, and I’m intrigued to see the way it all performs out.
What about you? Are you as pumped for this second season as I’m?