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Andor Was Ready to Drop Star Wars’ First ‘Fuck the Empire’
One thing that always confused me about Andor was why Fiona Shaw — a Shakespearean actor extraordinaire and multiple award-winning star of stage, screen, and TV — would have accepted the small, muted role of Maarva Andor, Cassian’s adoptive mother. That is, until I saw the series finale, where Shaw’s massive talents were put to…
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Andor Weighs the High Cost of Freedom
No time is wasted in the penultimate episode of season one of Andor. “Daughter of Ferrix,” directed by Benjamin Caron and written by Tony Gilroy, is a breakneck build to the finale that drops you right into where everyone is in the final moments before their lives forever change. And you see just what they’ll…
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The Star Wars Universe Finds a Radical New Stride With Andor
With Andor, showrunner Tony Gilroy masterfully sets up a new Star Wars universe that drops us on the ground level pre-Rebellion and explores the lives of the disenfranchised in the shadow of the Empire. No need for space wizardry here: this is a story about people.
