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I really liked that they turned the brutalism up to 11 in this episode - the prison planet (had a strong Clockwork Orange/dystopian vibe), the Empire not giving two shits about informants, Dedra torturing/interrogating civilians, the garish cocktail parties with the upper caste at play while everyone else suffers, Vel/Cinta romance denied, and the political infighting amongst extremists. Extremely good writing, acting, delivery and setting overall. Unexpected to see Andy Serkis come out of nowhere, but he's great in the role. He's totally getting killed before the end of the season (along with the older guy on their crew), but whatevs. Whitaker and Skarsgard had great chemistry. As far as the inevitable prison break goes: Get dem shockproof boots Remove the empire's boots Shock fest Hijack incoming prison ship Profit
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drunkill posted:I wouldn't be surprised if it was the same physical model they pulled out of the warehouse for that exterior shot in todays episode, looks like a real set and given the production values on this show I'd believe it is a real set which will show up again later. Yep, the location is Winspit quarry:  Though I think the X-Wing was probably CG, since one of the downsides of shooting on location is that people can just watch the filming and take photographs from nearby public areas, and it doesn't look like there was any mention of there being a practical ship on set when the filming was initially reported.   It looks like they might have actually filmed inside the quarry as well - or at least used actual photography to reconstruct it, since a lot of the details seem to line up.  
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I'm really curious if Cassian manages to get out purely on his own (and his fellow prisoners) efforts or if the rebellion will be involved. I'm leaning towards the former because that kind of stunt would really underscore how valuable he could be to the alliance, along with the fact that he was imprisoned for X amount of time and never breathed a word about Aldhani
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Oct 26, 2022 23:43
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I think from the latest episode, Andor is clocking every detail of that place while he's being walked through, and it looks like the prisoners are already up to something. He is going to kind of fit in with something that is already happening (like Aldhani) but prove invaluable to the success due to his effective trade craft.
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Jerkface posted:I think from the latest episode, Andor is clocking every detail of that place while he's being walked through, and it looks like the prisoners are already up to something. He is going to kind of fit in with something that is already happening (like Aldhani) but prove invaluable to the success due to his effective trade craft. Either way it's possible so I won't speculate. I will say that if it's a jailbreak by the prisoners, they are going to need a pilot, so Andor would be useful.
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It looks like the prisoner that was seemingly gesturing out the window randomly was communicating with someone else in another hallway, so it does look like there's some kind of organization happening. It feels like a lot of stuff happened this episode, so I need to take some time to organize my thoughts, haha. I loved it!
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Oct 27, 2022 00:19
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This episode felt like if you locked up Severance and Squid Game with a bottle of wine
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No Mods No Masters posted:Tired: Saw series Saw G strapping people into torture porn for insufficient flavor of rebellion
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i say swears online posted:also i hope we never find out what they're making, and that it's not even an easter egg that can be puzzled out. they're just making widgets. that's way more effective storytelling imo it's bop-it for rich kids made in true imperial maximalist tradition
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Thinking about this today - has the Empire been so effectively characterized as the bad guys so effectively since a New Hope? Also the synth score is super - they deserve a lot of kudos.
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Data Graham posted:This episode felt like if you locked up Severance and Squid Game with a bottle of wine got a little bit of Cube from it design wise
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Tales of the Jedi: I am so tired of Ahsoka. Like mega tired. The Dooku stuff was pretty cool. Loved that the Emperor and Qui-Gon had their proper voices. Clancy Brown as a plague doctor inquistor? More of him please, when he still has a head attached to his body
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Cheesus posted:If one of the panning shots of the other tubeways showed solid aliens (all rodians here, all twi'liks there), that would have sold me on "the Empire is segregating by race" instead of "they only enslave humans". ...it could be used to build an army that was always male humans in the OT.
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Tales of the Jedi: Gonna be honest I thought it was weird when the plague doctor inquisitor's head deflated. What was the point of that? I love Ahsoka but Dooku's episodes were better. It's always weird when I'm reminded that he was still chilling with the Jedi after Episode I but it obviously tracks. Andor: I wonder if we'll have parallel "prison" breaks with Cinta getting Bix and Luthen getting Andor.
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Please have Luthen show up with a handlebar mustache and a platinum blonde 70’s wig as a totally over the top disguise.
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Gonz posted:Please have Luthen show up with a handlebar mustache and a platinum blonde 70’s wig as a totally over the top disguise. Have Luthen dress up like Palpatine for a Hogan's Heroes style con on the Prison Warden. 
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Sash! posted:Tales of the Jedi: Young Qui-Gon was voiced by Liam Neeson's son, which is cool.
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Jerusalem posted:Have Luthen dress up like Palpatine for a Hogan's Heroes style con on the Prison Warden. I never knew how much I wanted this until just now.
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Gonz posted:Please have Luthen show up with a handlebar mustache and a platinum blonde 70’s wig as a totally over the top disguise. A surprise inspection by Captain Pellaeon.
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Palpatine: "NOOOOOOO You fools, I'm the emperor!!!"
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since this is decidedly NOT Andor I think the show we are describing is in fact the Obi Wan we wanted
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Alan Smithee posted:since this is decidedly NOT Andor I think the show we are describing is in fact the Obi Wan we wanted My favorite part of Obi-Wan was Vader pitching season 2 to the Emperor who is making a  face.
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Gonz posted:Please have Luthen show up with a handlebar mustache and a platinum blonde 70’s wig as a totally over the top disguise. Luthen assumes his second identity, that of Space Pornographer a la Boogie Nights. Jerusalem posted:My favorite part of Obi-Wan was Vader pitching season 2 to the Emperor who is making a As obnoxious as I find him, Seth MacFarlane has given Palpatine more character development than any of the movies, and they really should make it clear that he was second-guessing Vader's efficacy in his role almost as soon as he started in it. BIG HEADLINE fucked around with this message at 02:15 on Oct 27, 2022 |
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Alan Smithee posted:got a little bit of Cube from it design wise Also I wasn't sure if I was getting Metropolis' "Shift Change" scene from the queuing-up-in-the-tubes bit where they were flashing hand signs to each other, or if that's just too straightforward a thing to be a reference
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Data Graham posted:Also I wasn't sure if I was getting Metropolis' "Shift Change" scene from the queuing-up-in-the-tubes bit where they were flashing hand signs to each other, or if that's just too straightforward a thing to be a reference I honestly thought he was muscle memorying ala chaplin in Modern Times 
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Glimpse posted:Cinta gonna
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Alan Smithee posted:Palpatine: "NOOOOOOO You fools, I'm the emperor!!!" Stormtrooper SCH-0132 feigns ignorance of everything
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Jerkface posted:I think from the latest episode, Andor is clocking every detail of that place while he's being walked through, and it looks like the prisoners are already up to something. He is going to kind of fit in with something that is already happening (like Aldhani) but prove invaluable to the success due to his effective trade craft. I did immediately notice that both the heist arc and now the presumed prison break arc began with Cassian being introduced to a cast of six new allies who need a seventh member
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Without going into personal detail, this episode nailed the fear and disorientation of your first day in jail.
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If I'm not a Star Wars nerd but I want to read cool books about Jedi force choking fools, where should I start? Also, I'm really enjoying Andor after falling out of The Mandalorian.
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Another great episode. One of the things about this show as well as bits of Rogue One is that I like is how they really drives home WHY the empire is evil as opposed to other star wars media where it's just the organization of nebulous 'bad guys' for the good guys to fight against.
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Generally the better star wars books were the ones with less jedi crap. And it seems like even more slim pickings (!!!) if you require that it be in the disney continuity. But if it's gotta be jedi, if you can accept them being in the old continuity, try matthew stover books I guess
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teagone posted:Andor ep was good. Luthen and Saw's conversation being the climax of the ep was amazing lmao. Yes and yes. That arc on Clone Wars was brilliant. Andor is the best Star Wars since those episodes and goddamn is it ever good. This episode in particular is a masterclass on how production design makes TV and movies work. OnimaruXLR posted:Luthen says it in this episode; he's an anarchist. Saw is the anarchist.
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No Mods No Masters posted:Generally the better star wars books were the ones with less jedi crap. And it seems like even more slim pickings (!!!) if you require that it be in the disney continuity. Thanks. I've never really enjoyed anything Star Wars related but Andor has hooked me so I'm looking for any books that might tell a good story.
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If it doesn't have to be jedi also consider the x-wing series, I think that's probably among closest to andor in tone and subject matter in the novels region
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Just gonna say the way they run prisons in Andor vs Obi-wan is quite a difference
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You want Rogue Squadron or Wraith Squadron. Rogue Squadron is in the vein of classic Bigglesworth adventure serials, with daring clandestine starfighter raids and plucky nobodies flying the space trenches. Wraith Squadron is a little closer to Andor's tone, with hardbitten commando pilots chosen for their moral flexibility, as well as their equal ability at flying boats and cutting throats.
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Hughmoris posted:If I'm not a Star Wars nerd but I want to read cool books about Jedi force choking fools, where should I start? Alphabet Squadron, really gritty, great characterizations. Loved Wraith Squadrons just kinda petered off at the end cause they are years later and you kinda need to know what happened in the other books in the gap.
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