Andor 1x1 1x2 & 1x3 REACTION!! "Kassa - That Would Be Me - Reckoning"

Eric Calvin and Aaron react to and discuss Season 1 Episodes 1 2 and 3 of Andor -Kassa - That Would Be Me - Reckoning - #andor
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00:00 - Intro
02:57 - 1x1 Reaction - Kassa
13:19 - Discussion: Initial Thoughts
15:14 - BBY
17:14 - Morlana One
20:26 - A New Droid
22:19 - The Wide Wing
24:01 - 1x2 Reaction - That Would Be Me
35:51 - Discussion: Slower Pacing
42:14 - Bryar Pistol
44:43 - The Best Looking Star Wars Show
45:10 - 1x3 Reaction - Reckoning
1:00:57 - Discussion: A Spark of Rebellion
1:10:44 - Luthen's Cane
1:12:24 - First Major Action Scene
1:12:57 - Bryar Pistol (Revisited)
1:14:38 - Parallels in the Editing
1:15:40 - Luthen's Personality
1:17:26 - Cassian's Family
1:20:43 - What Can a Rebellion Look Like
1:22:05 - Final Thoughts
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[@chadchampion9057]

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[@tarakolindo]

Small thing, the timestamps at the end of the video don't seem to quite line up with the video itself, just figured I'd give a heads up on that

[@colourjerry]

Where's Rick??? Is he lost again?

[@claudegrenier3180]

And/or

[@texasrattlesnake31637]

Great reaction as usual Wave Crew! The Rebellion Babehhh! Can't wait for next week! Now we got, HotD, RoP, She-Hulk, and Andor! Prime Time Television be LIT AF! 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@nargisjahan3302]

When the officer was scared thinking that they were under seize but it was only 2 people it reminded me my favorite Andor line ' Make 10 men feel like a 100' from Rogue One!

[@zzcalm7175]

This is such a great take and I never noticed this when I originally watched the that episode.

[@Bdogg1098]

The bang bang bang represents a gathering. Those who hear the call join and the bang growing meaning if you aren't apart of it you aren't with us. The bang grows stronger. Together we are stronger. You are weaker. When we stop together that means you are alone! We are together without fear. You are alone and afraid. That's what is called a Reckoning!

[@Bdogg1098]

THAT IS ALWAYS THE BEGINNING OF A REBELLION!

[@jacktheflash8478]

Neither of those 2 people destroyed that ship though

[@luisf2793]

That and it also shows how under trained and over their heads the corporate soldiers are

[@Remy.]

"They feel so real" That's exactly how I felt. Something I've been missing from recent Star Wars productions. These people actually feel real. Even supporting actors. It's also shot so much better! Not as flat as the rest.

[@Inweezy]

Agreed !!

[@SergioLeRoux]

I believe it has not been filmed in the "volume", so a lot of real locations and bigger sets.

[@Remy.]

@@SergioLeRoux for sure that's the better way to go. I do think the volume is a pretty good system though! But yea it's often noticable you're not in a 'real' place. I just missed dept before. As well as in the cinematography as the supporting characters and world itself.

[@PJSM25]

@@Remy. I have enjoyed the "volume" creating a "more real" feeling TV show which can be done with a TV size budget because I thought it would mean getting more cool content from all our favourite galaxies/universes..... But you are right, Andor is showing us a galaxy that feels SO lived in and real. I am loving it. Does anyone know if the town is a set or a location that they dressed? I will believe it if I am told it is a set, but if it is then the Set Designers (and creators) are incredible, it looks amazing and the way they have shot it makes it feel so much more tangible than sets normally do. I am not sure how they have done it on a TV budget?

[@fakecubed]

It's shot on real locations, real sets, outdoors is actually outdoors, etc. That's the difference. And I very much prefer it to The Mandalorian's cramped, indoors feel at all times.

[@charlotte_lk]

When I read BBY 5 I seriously got chills. But mainly because Cassian's whole path leads to the destruction of the Death Star and the Battle of Yavin. BBY 5 in this context says: This man has five years left to live. It's a countdown to both his death and one of the greatest sacrifices the rebellion has ever seen. Chills everywhere

[@jacktheflash8478]

Damn..

[@JustKrin]

That's why I hate when people say things like "it's a prequel, I know how it's gonna end". Sometimes is not about the destination, but the road to get there

[@jonathanvarela6906]

Dude you put it that way and damn....

[@charliebr0wn82tv2]

Damn I didn’t even think of that. That’s kinda awesome.

[@Wrzlprnft]

@@JustKrin I feel like good prequels are those which get you hope it ends differently, despite knowing how it has to go.

[@TheZorginator1]

The people banging metal and coming together against the soldiers is straight out of the Irish "troubles" when people were banging pot lids on the ground and walls when the English soldiers were moving around.

[@PhilsAmazingBBQ]

“Don’t you wanna fight these bastards for real.” This line has been on repeat ever since the episodes came out.

[@charlie7mason]

For such a simple and short line, it was very well, layered acting. I could feel the disgust with which he said it.

[@ImTheReverse]

Skarsgård brings such a subtle and nuanced intensity to the role.

[@fakecubed]

@@ImTheReverse Benefits of giving a good script to a good actor. They have something to work with. Not typical of Disney. Very welcome here.

[@codefreak8]

I really enjoy that a lot of the antagonists feel sympathetic, or at least aren't too comically evil.

[@hellfish2309]

Right… campy, but not cartoony

[@ivanmabayag]

if you think about it, he is just doing the right thing. catching the person who killed a co-worker. that's why i like this series. it's so well written.

[@NickCorbinOfficial]

@@ivanmabayag I don't know if it's purposeful or not, but he reminds me a lot of Inspector Javert from Les Misérables, which of course is also set during a rebellion against an imperial power.

[@codefreak8]

@@ivanmabayag Yeah, and the co-workers who died were over the top but when shit went wrong the guy didn't seem to hold it against Cassian.

[@WarlordPayne]

@@codefreak8 The guy knew he was the only witness to a murdered cop so he was saying anything he could think to try and save his own skin. I have no doubt he would have turned Cassian in the second he got the chance.

[@JediRalts]

The people in the flashbacks were actually Separatists, based on the symbol on the jackets of the bodies and their worry about the approaching Republic ship. Less obvious to catch w/o Battle Droids walking around obviously but a cool little reminder that the Separatists were also just people rebelling against what they saw as an oppressive govt. Cassian does say in Rogue One that he's been fighting since he was 6 years old, if he takes up the Separatist cause during the Clone Wars as a child he's essentially been a rebel his whole life.

[@lokkii1005]

I was going to post the same thought.. 'in this fight since I was 6 yrs old' is referring to him fighting the Republic.. the mining accident wasn't an accident, it was republic forces.. we saw clones in one trailer.. Cassian simply sees the Empire as the continuation of the Republic, just cocky and sure of themselves.. glad to see someone else had the same thoughts on this as me

[@chasecaldwell2335]

I noticed the Separatist symbols as well and felt like I remembered Cassian being from a Separatist planet. I was a little thrown off my Maarva's (sp?) comment that they (the kids) had just killed a Republic officer though. I'm wondering if maybe this crew was undercover as Seps or something? Still trying to make that line make sense

[@andrewcundill3660]

See I saw the symbol too but what bugs me is the Separatists would never use humans as crew. They would always use droids.

[@brickfilms1634]

@@andrewcundill3660 that is false

[@Jabberwocky415]

@@andrewcundill3660 The CIS military is not all there is to the Separatists.

[@myself_yuvraj]

This show feels so different from all other Disney+ and Star Wars shows. Andor as a show has a lot of potential to explore some thought provoking ideas by using the SW universe. These three episodes were well written, directed and acted. I can feel the passion of the people behind this show, they are making sure that it's different and special for everyone.

[@hamhockbeans]

If there was a Star Wars reboot would you want it to follow this style?

[@jacktheflash8478]

@@hamhockbeans I’d rather it not

[@unknownwarrior5672]

@@hamhockbeans idk if that would be a good idea. It works great for a solid spin off like Andor but a Star Wars reboot would just need to get more recent special effects, same score and The Mandalorian feels

[@PJSM25]

@@hamhockbeans Why reboot? The Star Wars universe is big enough to tell so many stories over thousands of years and why should we limit ourselves to just one genre? I enjoy Star Wars being space fantasy but I loved Andor giving us a story in this universe that felt more like good Sci-Fi.

[@fakecubed]

It was created by creative people who actually care about story and character and aren't just trying to shove a bunch of memberberries down the audience's throats. Definitely no to a reboot. A reboot would be the opposite of this. This is something new, mature, intelligent, and creative.

[@MM-vs2et]

My intepretation of Maarva's "It's when it stops, then you'd really fret" is that when the noise stops, it means the rebellion has consolidated. When it's just an array of noises from everywhere, they're disorganized. But if it stops, it's coming as one entity.

[@mellowscorpio]

Nicholas Britell’s score + the gorgeous cinematography + the new characters & world-building is just so good so far. I can’t wait to see where the story goes

[@lykan2]

I mean...we already know where it (eventually) goes :P

[@Llewyn_Davis]

His If Beale Street could talk score is one of my favorite soundtrack

[@kyrarose391]

Same! its gonna be so interesting to watch this character grow into who he eventually becomes in rouge one. :)

[@jacktheflash8478]

@@lykan2 only for a few characters

[@nevadahamaker7149]

The actor who played Sergeant Mosk, Alex Ferns, played the leader of the coal miners, Andrei Glukhov, in the Chernobyl mini-series. I recognized the voice immediately.

[@MichalKaczorowski]

With Stellan Skarsgård we have little Chernobyl reunion ;)

[@schnocksej.6774]

@@MichalKaczorowski the set designer worked on Chernobyl too XD

[@seeloffdoee]

Also played the police commissioner in The Batman

[@jacktheflash8478]

@@schnocksej.6774 a surprisingly fair amount of people from that

[@edinreviews]

He was also Trevor Morgan in Eastenders. A very unlikeable character in a very unlikeable soap 😬😂

[@corvus2512]

I think the tragedy of a character like the Tim guy is needless insecurity when it’s shown that she actually does love him and not Cassian. Who amongst us hasn’t felt inferior to someone ya know? He is still an idiot for doing what he did but when she crawls to him it’s made so clear what a mistake and waste it was

[@chazzerous]

Timm was completely relatable and that's why his death really hit, while he did something the audience sees as wrong you totally understand where he's coming from.

[@Scott-ql2kx]

I wonder why so many people think Timm was just insecure? From my point of view it seemed like he was (clumsily and needlessly, but still) trying to protect Bix, given her close association with Cassian and the fact that the corps were looking for him. From his POV, Cassian was putting her in danger.

[@chazzerous]

Insecure is not the right word, jealous/suspicious for sure; and he was right!

[@charlie7mason]

@@chazzerous That comes from insecurity.

[@ketchup016]

It's great watching Eric's face turn red just from listening to Aaron talk about Anakin's story arc

[@liamphibia]

It's so funny seeing him turn red!😂

[@b_a_t_m_a_n_]

Time stamp?

[@ketchup016]

​@@b_a_t_m_a_n_ 39:20

[@jheeettfire3243]

Best line was when Luthen said, "Don't you want to fight these bastards for real?" Instant like.

[@oXRaptorzXo]

And the music in that moment was so powerful. I felt a surge of emotion in that moment and was fully convinced that this would be some of the best Star Wars ever

[@sang1342]

The vibe of this show is just insane. It like I'm watching Dark Knight or Skyfall with xwings. Had chills pretty much the entire second half of ep 3

[@usernameunknown69]

To me it feels like Bourne Identity and Blade Runner, so good

[@andyb6400]

Nice bait

[@spicysnowman8886]

It's not that dark, maybe if they straight up murdered a few officers while they pleaded about their wife and kids.

[@mikemooktv2041]

I worked on Andor last year as a supporting artist at Pinewood studios for 6 weeks and was luckily enough to work alongside all the main cast in the last 2 episodes of season one. I won't give away any spoilers but look out for a character called Keeno or keyno, whichever way it's pronounced and you'll probably see me. Can't wait for the next episodes, it feels and looks amazing.

[@dez-m]

You are incredible!! This is one of the best things Disney has put out!

[@mikemooktv2041]

Thanks Diego, it's the best thing I've been involved in.

[@romanruddell]

Thanking you kindly for your work my friend, I will look out for you.

[@Damo2690]

Andy Serkis, sure...

[@mikemooktv2041]

Yup! Episodes 8, 27 minutes 40 seconds in, just before he goes over to Melshi, and 30 minutes 55 seconds, 2nd one in from the left in the show scene.

[@titanius_anglesmith_i2323]

“Quit ending “ “Its sooo short” “ noooo it just feels like it “ BROOO EXACTLY🤣💀 I was dying for more when it ended everytime

[@KMM-kx2yn]

I got this melancholic feeling from the end of ep 3. Cassian's past, present and near future, all chapters end with him looking at the horizon getting ever brighter and then a new story begins.

[@blackbenetavo7715]

1:07:15 The thing is, there's going to be repercussions for this. The chief inspector wanted things nice and quiet so the Empire wouldn't give them attention, but now that his deputy went and shit the bed and riled up the locals, he's going to have to make some kind of show of force as a reprisal to show the Empire, "hey, we still have control." And now that they've seen they can fight back, maybe that cycle genuinely spirals out of control and the Empire swings by for an atrocity or two to keep the locals in line. That's what births rebels.

[@joeg6478]

i've only watched up till this episode so far but i think you're right - the actions of the deputy will inevitably have wide-reaching consequences for him, his security corporation and the part of the galaxy they were policing becuz in this episode it looks like they inadvertently radicalized several key characters on ferrix. i'm guessing those radicals may or may not include the guy who sounded the banging throughout the community which unnerved the officers, the ship laborer who chained up their troop transport, maarva who watched them run her adopted son off, bix who watched them gun down her romantic interest in cold blood and of course cassian himself

[@ultimateninjaboi]

Maarva is legitimately one of the best Star Wars characters to date. just the EPITOME of the Rebellion as a whole. and without having to be a lightsaber-wielding acrobatic badass.

[@jujuboohoo]

Man they thought of everything. That scene where the 3 creatures run by Cassian after having been shot at and booted out of their shop or home. Everything has a purpose in this show. You can imagine Cassian didn't show up at the exact place where the officer was cuz plot convenience. Also that scene when B says this is bad. K2SO... :) I love this show.

[@roguenerd6858]

They gave us a whole story with those first three episodes and I’m very excited to see where this all goes from here. It’s so damn fresh and feels new and unfamiliar while still feeling like good ole Star Wars. The final shot was so damn good. You guys nailed it.

[@joeg6478]

if feels like every major turning point in cassian's life, events out of his control conspired to push him toward a destiny never of his choosing. When he was a child, the mysterious ship crash landing leads to maarva showing up to at the exact moment to save him and again when his search for the sister who got left behind caught the attn of those 2 officers who accosted him for no reason and their subsequent deaths leading him having to escape yet another home planet for yet another unknown future

[@emersoninfinitystone5785]

54:38 Calvin's Jack Sparrow impression was scary spot on..... like wow. 😂

[@spicysnowman8886]

"I do, and I practice with them 3 hours a day so that when I see a pirate like you I can kill him"

[@Vrynn10]

It was pretty accurate, yeah

[@BelegCuthali0n]

What I love is that after 3 episodes, we still haven't seen a single classic imperial. No stormtroopers, officers or Inquisitors, just the looming threat that people speak about.

[@dez-m]

ABSOLUTELY!!! There is so much world building! The fact that the security also had to work with what they had with no funding from the Empire (reporting to using Clone Wars tech) shows how exclusive the empire truly is! It cares for no one, not even those "at the first line of defense."

[@bitteroldjoe]

Timm is jealous and thinks she's cheating on him, so he turns in Cassian only for her to come to him and stay with him, so he follows her and he dies trying to protect her. It's an utterly human response.

[@jacktheflash8478]

She was acting suspicious

[@Carabas72]

@@jacktheflash8478 Which she is allowed to do. It's not as if they're married or even in an actual relationship.

[@sirboomsalot4902]

@@Carabas72 Actually, I’m pretty sure it’s implied they were dating when Cassian says “then find yourself a less complicated girl”

[@lancethedecayedguardian2719]

@@Carabas72 99.9% sure it was strongly implied they were dating

[@PJSM25]

@@lancethedecayedguardian2719 There is a line where she says something like "I thought we were keeping this a one night a week thing". He responds with "We can start the week tonight". Meaning they have already spent time together that week and I think it was trying to tell us that she had tried to set boundaries, but he wanted more. The creators are giving EVERY character a level of detail & depth to them that feels real. You may not agree with their motives or choices but they are understandable: "from a certain point of view".

[@Dracolism]

They did right on releasing the first 3 episodes at the same time, 'cause I'm hooked! Can't wait for next episode, and hoping is as good as these 3.

[@fakecubed]

If they only released one or two, nobody would have gotten hooked. This show could've used some editing. At least they finally started to get somewhere with episode three.

[@yankeesrule587]

if it was 1 episode at a time, they would have lost a lot of people after Episode 1, such a drag

[@PerovNigma]

The reveal of the crest in the title card reminds me of the Death Star eclipsing Jedha's sun. Probably not intentional, but it gave me chills.

[@jacktheflash8478]

I thought it was a planet at first

[@luisvillanueva6567]

This has potential to be my favorite Star Wars show out there. I agree, the characters feel real.

[@sillygoose7646]

Really loving this show so far. I knew Maarva’s actress looked familiar, but I couldn’t think of who, so when Calvin mentioned Petunia, my brain connected the dots and went 😮.

[@hal7741]

Oh I was trying to find out who she was the entire time she was on screen! That’s awesome tho

[@pitilessnightmare6879]

Omg is she!! Everything has sense now!! 😱

[@YodatheHobbit]

Took me till rewatching it with you guys specifically to realize, in the flashback Maarva mentions a REPUBLIC frigate is coming, so that must mean the those flashbacks are happening either before or during The Clone Wars, right? Can't be the Empire coming.

[@jamescallanan2443]

The dead people had Separatist logos on them

[@destructo6t942]

The first three episodes are absolutely amazing. The most mature and grounded piece of film in Star Wars history. I have a feeling the Rebellion is actually going to feel like an actually risky and morally ambiguous uprising in this series, rather than just "the good guys". This series might shape up to be the best iteration of Star Wars on film ever. The potential for this series just went way, way up

[@adamredmayne1326]

Remains to be seen if they give the Empire the same treatment, What they do will make or break it for me personally, I'm sick of the black and white Empire Bad Rebels good dynamic.

[@jacktheflash8478]

@@adamredmayne1326 well that dynamic is never going away

[@PJSM25]

@@adamredmayne1326 I get where you are coming from but I wouldn't say I was "sick" of the "Empire Bad Rebels Good" dynamic, more that I am really excited to see the Star Wars universe in a more detailed way that isn't just black and white. Hopefully the fan base is big enough to realise this universe can be big enough to tell lots of different stories.

[@mr.stuffdoer8483]

@@adamredmayne1326 It’s hard to view the morality differently when the Emperor is blowing up planets

[@fakecubed]

@@mr.stuffdoer8483 That hasn't happened yet.

[@ChrisSmith-tu9bu]

The end of episode three gives everyone the feels...just so beautifully made

[@richardjohnson9543]

Luthen's ship is clearly some sort of Corellian design. Amazing how one small decision can have immense consequences down the line. If Maarva doesn't save young Cassian, he's not there for the events of Rogue One, and the whole OT timeline could play out very differently

[@SergioLeRoux]

Andor looks so good because they filmed it on location/sets and not on the volume. The volume is really nice but it has its downsides, for example everything is always so tiny. Also loving the Inspector Space Javert angle.

[@GedUK]

Willie, the guy on the shuttle, was Mr Magpie in the David Tennent Dr Who episode The Idiot's Lantern. The one where the TV stole people's faces.

[@spencerrr9878]

I love how this show starts in 5 BBY, seems to be the year of awakening in Star Wars as its around the same time that ST Rebels starts / the rebellion picks up steam. We could very well hear Ezra's message in coming episodes.

[@fakecubed]

I do hope there's a little bit of a tie-in with Rebels. Doesn't have to be large, hopefully they don't do a live action version of any of the characters, unless they *really* nail the casting which I have serious doubts about after live action Ahsoka.

[@hughjass8807]

I really like the dialogues, I'm not a "true SW fan" but I've seen quite a few shows and movies and I always felt the dialogue wasn't mature or clever enough most of the time. Feeling cautiously optimistic about this show but I also expect it to be very divisive amongst "true fans".

[@efrenyalung1348]

I felt what you mean during that Chief Inspector scene.

[@hellfish2309]

@@efrenyalung1348 my favorite scene on par with the Miggs Mayfeldt PTSD scene: both the chief and the junior deputy inspector reflect follies of the authoritarian Empire and their perspectives are informed by their respective experience serving

[@jacktheflash8478]

?

[@mr.stuffdoer8483]

Yeah some of the dialogue felt too smart for Star Wars honestly.

[@MikeHesk742]

​@@mr.stuffdoer8483 Some did, other dialogue felt incredibly clunky, like trying to generate fake tension/conflict in scenes for no reason or pad a scene out so it lasts longer. "Can you get me the buyer" "No way" "Please" "Ok, I'll get you the buyer but it'll take months" "Can it not take months?" "No... ok we'll do it today" Or when Maava is talking over him and getting hysterical. Feels like a lot of padding, over-explaining simple interactions, and attempts to make otherwise uninteresting scenes seem dramatic. Ones like the Chief Inspector scene were great though, seemed like a very realistic back-and-forth.

[@CmdrShepard95]

I’m surprised that no one recognize the CIS symbol on those jackets during the flashbacks, especially Eric

[@alexv6324]

Yeah that had me scratching my head. I'm not nearly the nerd that Eric is for this stuff and I noticed it right away.

[@BenyaminLorit]

Syril Karn's face is so distracting because he looks like the spitting image of Ginny Weasley and I can't unsee it. 🤣🤣🤣

[@MarcoCarag]

I LOVE the pace. There's so much _new_, and rich with detail that I still feel so full after each episode.

[@tomgold10]

I said this before but the video got re-uploaded. Being a relatively new Blind Wave viewer I was very excited for you guys to watch it, my father is the Director of Photography for these first 3 episodes. Even tho Obi-Wan was below average I had hope this whole show would at least look really good. I'll pass on your compliments to him :) keep up the awesome work

[@Dark_eVader]

Your father and the team behind Andor did a great job. I was so totally impressed.

[@SoulStylistJukeBox]

Tell your dad that his work on Andor was ace.

[@PJSM25]

Pass it on from me too cause this was some of the best looking TV I think I have ever seen.

[@VegasAtPinehaven]

Tell him thank you and nice job!

[@blakeborders7760]

The amount of excitement and happiness on Eric face anytime he starts the video for a Star Wars show or trailer

[@Inweezy]

The chills I got from watching these three episodes were unmatched , gave me mandalorian season 1 vibes , the music was so good and fitting and shots were amazing, I was not expecting much out of this show but now I’m excited to see what comes throughout the season!!

[@lilskywalker4491]

LOVED it. Andor was so intriguing in Rogue One, and eagerly waited for this series. Did not disappoint. Loved the slower storytelling, more development of characters and setting. Wonderful arc, and can't wait for more like this. Excellent!

[@bolchinsky]

"Boromir but sh*tty" ahahha made my day

[@sethbledsoe4286]

Eric, you must have missed all of the dialogue basically telling us what is going on with the tribe of children. He's been "in it" since he was six because of the "mining disaster" that killed all the parents. It was obviously not the Empire at the time, but was most likely either the Republic or Separatists.

[@rad3ck178]

I honestly got Bladerunner vibes from this show. Especially the music. Love it!!!

[@davidorozco5030]

Is great see a mexican paisano(country brother), in Star Wars again. Almost the way i feel when i see Pedro Pascal a chilean born actor in the mandalorian series. Fun fact : Diego Luna dub hemself in spanish dub like he olways do.

[@123haninhk]

The show feels different and I am loving it

[@tharukaepaarachchi6110]

They did the right thing by releasing 3 episodes at once. Last half of ep 3 was giving me goosebumps. Cannot wait till ep 4!!

[@skyguy62]

Long have I waited…. FOR THIS REACTION!

[@loganmcleod141]

Chapter segments for every episode, these blind boys came to play. Love yall man 🤌🏽

[@lizzbethgaming8103]

The fact that they gave the secondary security officers some character helps add weight to the violence that being done. It's not the no name, faceless, cannon fodder that has existed before. As you said, they feel real.

[@BioTheRebel]

YES I’ve been waiting for this!!! If there’s a group of people I know will appreciate what this show is doing, it’s definitely you guys. …or Eric at least 😂 Personally, I think it might be my favorite SW show so far, and something we definitely needed in this series.

[@rianepperson5094]

I like the editing from Eric saying there was a titty, to the officer saying “I couldn’t agree more sir”. Not sure if it was intentional or just how it happened, but I had to pause the video from laughter 🤣

[@johannesbowers7467]

That Koensayer craft Andor flew off in was CLEARLY Is inspired by the Marvel Comics craft that Princess Lwia OFTEN used on her missions. An oversized Y wing style with an enlarged passenger compartment and a side entry ramp. And Hell Yeah: Corporate Sector Authority.... LEGENDS LIVES

[@thegrizzlysnake5369]

Willi (moustache on shuttle) was driving me crazy - I couldn’t figure out where I’d seen him before. The actor’s name is Ron Cook, and he was the Fridge Magnate in Hot Fuzz, as well as the dragon in the first season of The Witcher.

[@natephant]

I think bronze Royce was implying that making too much noise about the murders would bring unwanted imperial attention in the form of Storm Troopers on planet.

[@fakecubed]

Or even just a loss of their contract. Reminded me of Serenity. A private security company policing the worlds the Alliance is too busy to deal with isn't going to report the theft of their own payroll.

[@TheRoyalFino]

Eric... good call on Kyle Katarn's pistol, which first appeared in Dark Forces. Andor claims that he is from the planet "FEST" which is also from Dark Forces as it's a planet with a research facility for the Dark Troopers.

[@DavidMachiavello]

on reddit someone said: "Yes it is a Bryar. My friend worked on the production and they told me it was modelled on Kyle Katarn's one."

[@Vrynn10]

I have been a massive star wars fan since I was a kid in the early 80’s. I have seen all the movies countless times and own and have read all the books from the discontinued original EXU timeline. I know that the official designation of the X-wing is the Incom T-65 Space Superiority Starfighter. I know that the Millenium Falcon is a heavily modified YT-1300 light freighter. I could probably quote New Hope line by line from start to finish with at least a 75% accuracy. I mention all this only to highlight the fact that I never made the connection that only humanoid droids are depicted speaking Basic/English until Eric mentioned how interesting it was that B2EMO could do so and speculating about how that related to his battery capacity. Damn, how did I never notice that?

[@jackmatthews7243]

Great thing for us who live in the UK is that, because it was filmed here, we can spot so many actors who have starred in our series over the years.

[@GattsBerserkArmor]

It is a crescendo. It starts slow but by the end of episode 3 things are moving really fast. By the way i really got a feeling that corpo mission (empire's lap dogs) was the trigger for the people of Ferrix to go full on Rebel Cell now. 😁 edit: better turn subtitles on next episodes. They help with some extra information.

[@ninjaholicgaming5005]

They already have subtitles on, they’re just edited out

[@mathies3598]

The arcane method

[@smiffyoh7894]

Maybe the reason that Cassian's tribe doesn't appear to have any adult members is because the Empire has used those of age as slaves in the mines? The mining disaster then wipes out all the slaves and their 'masters'. I also think we're going to see a flashback of Cassian as an adult, returning back to the imperial wreckage on Kenari and taking the starpath unit from there? Maybe that's why he was so keen to keep the location of his find a secret? Perhaps the empire saw the discoloured bodies of the crew and believed the ship to be contaminated and never reclaimed any of it. Whilst on Kenari, a survivor from the tribe will tell Cassian that the empire took his sister / she got picked up by scavengers etc and from there he begins his search to locate her. Loving it. Never has a star wars setting felt so genuine and fleshed out. There's no 'jedi' or 'force' but it's unmistakably Star Wars. 3 Episodes and we've already had an execution, swearing and a booty call. Shit got mature!

[@jacktheflash8478]

You mean the republic

[@spicysnowman8886]

My theory is they're the miner's kids, all the miners died and left their kids and they formed the tribe.

[@KNIGHTSFALLN]

@@spicysnowman8886 they probably sent the kids away in the forest to hide while the parents fought the empire. It could be that it was a Republic mine that the Empire wanted to shut down. Or maybe a mine the empire wanted to keep a secret so they killed all the workers after the mining was complete

[@AmazingChi]

In case you were wondering where you've seen Sgt. Kostek lately (the one with the distinctive voice), he was the Commissioner in The Batman. Glasses and a beard make a hell of a difference, but that voice is unmistakable.

[@b_a_t_m_a_n_]

God this show might be the best star wars I've ever seen.

[@jaijais]

at some points i kept forgetting was watching a star wars show and i mean that in the absolute best way. the focus on everyday people in this universe is something i’ve always wanted to see from this franchise (eric’s point about the common people resisting made me put my fist in the air because EXACTLY) and i’m so excited that we’re getting it here with an incredible script, cast, production, and music (big ups to the man nicholas britell!!!!) excited to see where they’ll take this story also very pleased that i immediately recognized alex ferns (sgt mosk) who also plays the mining chief in chernobyl, his voice is so distinctive!

[@dez-m]

ABSOLUTELY!!! I love how grounded this show feels!!!

[@calarencrow7480]

I think Andor will be able to relate to Jyn Erso's search for her father due to his soon to be relationship with potential father figure Luthien. Maybe that is what ultimately moves Cassian to not kill Jyn's father. I'm sure Luthien will die prior to the events of Rogue One, which might be why Andor becomes ruthless.

[@cianmullarkey4285]

29:34 is a great Blind Wave interaction, what each of them say and how they say it is so hilariously delivered

[@k.s.1555]

I loved the ending of the third episode. Both times Andor flew away towards the sun, it indicated a new beginning for him. The start of a new chapter of his life.

[@chaost4544]

58:35 agreed. The bad guys didn't feel mustache twirly like we see so many times in the Star Wars universe and wanting to get justice for a coworker in a security type organization feels really grounded reasoning. You could really feel the frustration of nobody caring about employees being killed.

[@thanos1883]

Especially the commander that was chosen as leader I thought was very well portrayed. His insecurities is a reason for why he joined the empire, power over others.

[@AlasdairGR]

Two interesting things I noticed that I want to point out: 1) The abandoned ship where we see Cassian sleeping in and hiding the NS-9 Star Path Unit is the ship that Marva is piloting in the flashback, so at some point she must have stopped her scrapping/smuggling and stayed at this planet. Maybe things got too hot and she and Cassian decided to lay low. 2) When Marva and her partner are looting the crashed ship on Kenari, they specifically say that a *Republic* ship, not an Imperial ship, is on its way. So the pit mine was probably supplying the war effort for the Clone Wars. And maybe the adults of Kenari were forced to work those mines and died, so now the remaining children and young adults have to now fend for themselves.

[@nikulus2840]

45:22 This is during the Clone Wars. That is not an imperial cog, that's the logo of the CIS.

[@alejandroalonzo6736]

Love the fact these guys put all the eps together as they come out, keep it up boys I love ur reactions

[@nathanp2007]

The quality of that in every way was S-tier for me. Loved it. What's amazing is if LucasFilm released this as a special "for the fans" love letter to Andor as a 1 1/2 hour long movie and this is how it ended, we would have loved it. We'd be dying to see more but that ending... these 3 episodes are the origin story of Andor. Thankfully we're going to see how he goes from his origin to Andor in 'Rogue One' but if we didn't we'd love seeing where he started and where he ended, fascinated and curious about what happened in the middle.

[@dawkeye1892]

Nice to see some appreciation for Willi (the guy on the Space Bus), who is played by the great Ron Cook. He's one of those actors that once you notice, see everywhere. You have definitely seen him as Mr Magpie in "Dr Who" (the 1950's stolen faces episode), and as the drunk guy who gets blown up in his house in "Hot Fuzz". And you may well have seen him in "Chernobyl" and "The Witcher" too.

[@chelle4757]

I knew there was no way you guys wouldn't watch all 3 on release day. Thank you for this.

[@johnalang]

I appreciate the fact that you gentlemen take notes while watching these shows. That shows dedication

[@fuzzyotterpaws4395]

I was not excited at all but I like this better than I thought. I also think that one captain guy or whatever looks like a mixture between Sam Witwer and Tobey Maguire.

[@ketchup016]

I thought young Rob Lowe and Ramsay Bolton, but yours is good too

[@youngrootv]

I legit thought that was Sam Witwer or his brother not gonna lie lol

[@dpgamezderek8137]

I kept seeing Tom Hanks. Idk why.

[@spicysnowman8886]

@@ketchup016 there's definitely some Bolton blood in there somewhere

[@shazbaggle8268]

I can see why they released the first 3 because having to wait week to week through the first two episodes would've been a tough sell to people. Episode 3 really picked it up though.

[@renskyber_1963]

i loved the 3rd episdoe, im s sucker for people rallying together to scare and intimidate the bad guys

[@TimKlamo]

Great job to you all (and your editor) for all of your work into this video!

[@ivanmabayag]

the setting here feels so real. not filmed from a studio, which Mandalorian sometimes feel like. The acting is also so raw, not over the top.

[@BJK2311]

Woaw Love the Dialog in this show. People, motivations feel so real. Can’t wait to hear your guys thoughts throughout this show. Keep it coming 🎉

[@alittlecreepywhenyou]

I just rewatched Andor for the third time (IMO: The best Star Wars since 1977) and I wanted to come back and see your reactions again. Eric really knows his stuff. The pit strip mining accident was what killed all the adults and it abandoned and left the children to either adapt or something else.

[@sparpie]

This show is fucking EXCELLENT so far.

[@ChasingPerhaps]

You guys have the absolute best Star Wars reactions/discussions! Can tell you guys are so passionate (Eric & Aaron especially). You’re all so knowledgeable on lore/details from other star wars properties and do a great job filling us in on details that more casual fans wouldn’t ever know about. Don’t know many people who are as deep into Star Wars as I, so your videos are always a treat, especially when they’re long like this one.

[@rafaelivanelli]

I LOVE that you raised the volume. Thanks! 💙

[@veritaz212]

Had to comment some positive feedback, you guys nailed the format for your reaction vid to this 3 episode drop. All 3 straight with discussions everything timestamped... I feel like a lot of the reactors were not sure how to do this being 3 episodes and you guys found the answer in my opinion. Great vid Gents!

[@Ronka79]

Thanks for all the hard work put in my the crew and the editor for bringing this reaction to us (not once), but twice 🤪. It is appreciated. P.s. love the show so far and looking forward to more.

[@deccy_boi5569]

The banging was beautiful reverse reverse psychology lol. "it's an intimidation tactic" - the officers believe it means nothing. "you best be worried when it stops" - they get mixed signals.. does she want us to think it means something when it means nothing to scare us or is she telling us it means something because she thinks I will believe the former and then something will happen that we aren't ready for? Insecurity from mixed signals on what it means. It is a perfect power display highlighting how easily rebellion can frighten people in authority despite the little people that are resisting and their lack of power somehow making 10 men feel like 100 through use of the unknown. Most of the time these people don't have the power to fight back but when they do it is spontaneous and unpredictable so making it even more unpredictable to scare someone is literally God tier.

[@Liesmith424]

I had pretty much lose hope in recent Disney+ series, but man this one just feels so right. Everyone behaves in a way that makes sense, no one is an idiot, and IT'S NOT ON TATOOINE. And the tone and setting is just fantastic. Everything feels lived-in. Oh, and people actually take fucking cover when they're in a shootout. Holy shit. I never thought I'd see that in a Star Wars series (or film, TBH).

[@fakecubed]

It feels lived in because the sets are real, not digital. They didn't do The Volume for this. It's shot on location. Outdoors is actually outdoors. Sets are constructed. The digital effects are quite minimal (with a few obvious exceptions).

[@rello2x]

Lets go!! really interested to see what and how it all unveils

[@atherisprimerid7978]

Andor dies

[@rello2x]

@@atherisprimerid7978 whaaat no wayy😵

[@jeffreyknutson]

This was soooooooo much fun watching these three episodes, and then watching all of you watch them. I can't wait for the next episode!

[@trickykid73]

Thanks Guys for reacting to all 3 episodes in one go .

[@Wooosaaahhh]

Already patiently waiting for the next ep. Hyped!

[@chrisyancey89]

It's a really good start to the series. Great world building and storytelling so far. The ship that crashlanded on Cassian's homeworld was definitely the CIS, Maarva mentioned the Republic was coming. On Kyle Katarn's channel, he mentions that they possibly were poisoned by Dioxis, which it possibly could've been. I totally missed that my first time watching.

[@rickyd-lux9067]

At the beginning, I was like "is this a red light district", but after that, I was so sucked into the story that how adult the show was didn't register with me.

[@jonathanmurray834]

I think the great thing about Andor’s disconnected nature is that 1: we have to see it without any rose colored glasses and 2: it is acting as a building block for creating new lore, not a dumping ground for already established stuff. As much as we like to see what we know, there are so many big things and little things that feel like “yeah, I believe this exists in the same world, and I can’t wait to read about it in a few years”

[@villelepoaho4105]

Only three episodes in, this show already seems much better than the Book of Boba Fett and Kenobi. The characters actually feel real and it's gorgeous as all heck.