r/andor

Hello everyone,

I need to vent this out here because I'm feeling quite disappointed in what happened...

So, to give sone context, I didn't watch any SW movies until 2014 and when Rogue One came out, I confidently proclaimed it as my favourite SW movie. Then I didn't really watch it (or the other movies) again because I was so heartbroken.

Fast forward to 2025 and my husband hyping me up to watch Andor. Well, I did and although initially being a bit "meh, okay, let's see it", I quickly grew very invested in the story. Mind you, I was pregnant when I watched it and we didn't yet know the baby gender AND we also didn't have a boy name picked out.

Cue the credits rolling at the end of Rogue One and I'm uncontrollably sobbing in my husband's arms "honey, if it's a boy, let's name him Cassian". Turns out, that was exactly what he was thinking. The next week we found out we're having a boy.

So, obviously, Andor is really special for us and it means a lot and I really wanted my parents to see where their grandson's name comes from. After all, we used to watch all kinds of cool stuff together throughout the years. Since we rarely see them and it's usually just listening to my mom discuss the same boring everyday problems, I wanted to bring back the "let's watch stuff together". I regret it.

My dad has seen a bit of the original trilogy when he was a teen and didn't like it. He is under the impression that the whole series has no meaning and is just a "dumb blockbuster" and "devoid of any resemblance of real life because the people who wrote it are delusional". Despite all, they watched the 1st episode and, obviously, didn't like it. Then my mom, "ever so politely" said that "the entire production is trash" and "just like an indian soap opera". I told her that's extremely offensive to say because the show means a lot to me and her excuse was "I was saying that to your dad". Okay???????

Basically, I'm really disappointed in them because they used to be people who were more open to seeing new things and actually give shows a chance and would appreciate stories about the topics that are presented in Andor. For crying out loud, we are all literally living the same way they are and now more than ever we need hope. I need hope. For my kid. Because I want a better future for him and not this whatever the damn is going on under this "galactic empire".

I'm just overwhelmingly disappointed and upset and don't know how to really deal with their response. Anyone been through something similar?

Where were the Senate Guard, police, and Coruscant security forces when Cassian and Mon Mothma escaped first from the Senate and then from the planet?

I think all of us have seen Tony Gilroy's reaction to the idea of a Vel and Kleya spin-off about them as imperial hunters. And I think it gave a lot of Andor Fans Tunnel Vision regarding what a spin-off could be.

First of all, I believe dragging back Dedra would be a mistake and introduce a common Star Wars critique that Andor avoided: That the Galaxy feels small. She's a disgraced former officer, why would she be a priority after the war? Well, for fanservice. Of course it could work with the right writers. But her story ended in such a perfect way and I'd rather keep it that way.

Secondly, a common critique of RotJ is the fact that the second Death Star feels lazy. Because it is. ANH got similar critiques, but Andor and Rogue One has since filled that gap. So why not place a Vel and Kleya show between ESB and RotJ? A show focused on the rebellion licking it's wounds following Hoth and an espionage plot focusing on them trying to discover the full extent of the Death Star program. Throw in some bothans as well damnit.

Or leave the show as it is. As interesting as I find this concept I don't want it to turn into something mediocre following how great Andor was.

I just wanted to share with someone since I don't know anyone in real life who watched it. Not sure if it counts as foreshadowing cause this is a prequel but whatever.​

​The episode after the ghorman massacre opens with it raining in front of the Senate building and us looking at a reflection of the building before the water dissolves the image and your brought inside where the Ghorman Ambassador is being arrested.

Soon after ​​​​​​Mon Mothma does her speech, the feed is shutdown, the hunt for the rebels begins etc etc. Fast forward to ​​​"A New Hope" where aboard the Death Star they worry that the Empire's actions may gain the Rebels more sympathy in the Senate and​​ the reply is​ that the Senate would no longer be a problem​​ as it has been dissolved.

At least for me this was Gilroy basically saying the reaction to Mon Mothmas speech was effectively the dissolution of the Senate.​​​​

This happened couple of weeks ago, I was at a sex shop in a big european city with the girlfriend… and I had a „Deep. Substrate. Kalkite,“ shirt on, the gf mocked it being too nichy literally 12h prior, and while she is right, the cashier, at this sex shop, asked me to take a neck down selfie including me in it.

Its been now a full month i think, im an average dude that dresses like a fucking nerd to a sex shop (tbh the sex shop visitation was spontaneous but i wouldnt have changed much)… anyhow we got the kyber crystal doubled ended dildo and it was amazing thank you all

I joke ofc, we got the regular non kyber crystal doubled ended dildo, we both arent akimbo trained so I didnt want to risk it

Aside from our shopping list… everything was real, and honestly i love that some random ass cashier was too excited to stop himself into taking a picture