Star Wars Andor: Season 1 Episode 9 Reaction! - Nobody's Listening!

[@ItsAPrimatee]

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[@Royaroni]

This show is criminally underrated for being part of one of the biggest franchises. So glad to see you're enjoying it!

[@goldenageofdinosaurs7192]

It absolutely breaks my heart that the crapfests that are Obi-Wan & The Book of Boba Fett both have more viewers than this show. Even worse, there are people who think those shows are better & that Andor is ‘slow’ and ‘boring.’ I honestly can’t understand it. This should be the biggest Star Wars series in terms of viewers & ratings and it shouldn’t be close.

[@Rorywizz]

Most of the viewers have really bad attention spans and to be fair I didn't think much of it when it was announced, but it's my favourite star wars show now

[@serial92989]

@@goldenageofdinosaurs7192 shame Boba and Obi-Wan weren’t crafted with this much care. I enjoyed them yes but not as much as i did Andor.

[@PanGuy_]

I think it's really interesting that the Empire unknowingly already has Cassian in custody while desperately looking for him. Shows how difficult it must be to organise a galaxy-wide government and/or how bad the Empire is at it.

[@ItsAPrimatee]

100%, but he is also under a different name

[@PanGuy_]

@@ItsAPrimatee Yea obviously, but if they were better organized I would nonetheless expect that his photo would be shared somewhere in their internal network and people would notice

[@Rocco1332]

​@@PanGuy_makes sense if you really think about it. Under the Republic the different systems administered their own. I can see how hard it would be to seamlessly integrate everything together, we can barely do that within 1 company today. The Morlana system only just came under complete control, even in the original trilogy they're still consolidating power. Still is humorous.

[@jacktheflash8478]

If they ran his face through their prison database they would be in for a big surprise although they don’t have much reason to do that

[@jacktheflash8478]

@@Rocco1332think narkina 5 at least would be intergrated considering SPOILERS BELOW It’s pretty important as it’s making parts for the Death Star but yeah it would probably be pretty difficult

[@thedoctor4327]

Not revealing what the sound that Bix is being tortured with is a phenomenal creative decision because it leaves the sound up to viewers’ imagination/nightmares. Now imagine if in universe the Empire put as much effort into looking through their own bureaucracy to find Cassian as they do with creative torture methods 🙃

[@joethahobo]

"never more than 12" was one of the greatest lines in all of Star Wars. No family drama, no force user magic mumbo jumbo. Just people against tyranny. I'll never forget how I felt after watching this episode, and then all of SW twitter afterwards. So goooood

[@marshsundeen]

12 hour shifts. This arc hooked me even more than I already was. RIP Olaf.

[@alexachipman]

This episode & the next one is probably my favorite moment of Star Wars live action - absolutely stunning performances.

[@Hamstar78]

"I Sense Much Fear In You" - Master Yoda, on that moment u considered taking off the headphones bro lol

[@serial92989]

Loooooove Serkis’ acting. His subtle facial expressions said so much. This arc is the best, as a whole the show is ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.

[@shotsofpadron]

9:15 it’s also pretty cool because in the scene in A New Hope where they show the imperial meeting where Vader force chokes that one dude, Tarkin mentions that Palpatine had just announced that he had completely dissolved the Senate permanently. So it’s cool to see the crumbling of the Senate in these scenes in Andor, leading up to Palpatine completely doing away with it in A New Hope

[@wxjohnantilles]

Bro everything in this show is the consequence and can be tracked all the way back to the first episode. When Cassian went to the bar looking for his sister and ended up killing those people in the alley. It's incredible

[@the_nikster1]

that story about the origin of the torture sound is one of the most terrifying things I have ever seen. and that's saying a lot coming from a Star Wars show. I am so freaking hyped for next episode!!!

[@andromeda331]

Such a good episode I was shocked when it was revealed that no one gets released. Damn you Empire.

[@alexcape1921]

I don't know if anyone else has said this so sorry if you already know, but Melshi (the tall, scottish inmate on Cassian's team) is one of the side rebel characters in Rogue One!

[@carbondogma7388]

This arc might be my favorite thing in Star Wars, with this episode maybe being my favorite in this series. I love the growing tension throughout the episode about what happened on level 2, and Kino trying to keep everyone under control. And then it all builds up to the death of Olaf, we learn nobody is getting out and then Kino finally answers Cassian's question. Kino slowly losing his mind over the course of the episode is so cool. But now everyone is united and there is only One Way Out!

[@applefanatic414]

What this show did to flesh out the Empire is astounding. It proved that they truly can be smart, cunning, and calculated. Torturing someone with the literal death sounds of children is so twisted and sadistic and yet another thing that lets us actually understand how much of a force they were at this point in the timeline.

[@ozdeveraux2082]

I cannot explain how “never more than 12” had my heart pumping when this aired. The amount of tension they are able to build in such a short time while telling other stories as well. Just a masterclass in script writing (let alone the acting, the music, the production design, costumes, etc) I Just cannot understand how anyone thinks this show isn’t good. It’s a shame that the prevailing sort of culture is to praise all action all the time but not to have the patience for taking time to craft character and story. Incredible show. I’ll have to do a rewatch for sure

[@abemejia]

From a writers standpoint, the idea of being tortured with an alien screaming from pain that are actually kids screaming and the fact of the prison being a big competition and those who don’t win get shocked, and the fact that your release is just being transferred to another level. You disobey get shocked, etc etc, it’s absolutely horrific but the same time, got to give the writers credit for coming up with something brilliant Also side note love how we never get the sound of screaming we just have our imaginations do that part and we all had the same reactions, waiting, cringing as we await the sound! Love your reaction Primate

[@kevinmorris3200]

We did get Bix screaming though

[@marshsundeen]

@@kevinmorris3200 no, we had Bix screaming. We never hear what she was listening to. .

[@Daniel_Huffman]

Prior to the Aldhani Heist, prisoners who reached the end of their sentences on Narkina V were _actually_ released, but this process was terminated in its aftermath. Furthermore, when maintaining the illusion that the prisoners were still being released, they would be sent to a different prison, presumably one whose inmates were solely comprised of "released" prisoners, and probably work on less precise tasks such as mining raw materials. What happened to the prisoner on Level 4 was a fluke, and he accidentally got sent to another level in the same prison, namely Unit 2-5. This was the pair of shifts that were wiped out, but the rest of the rooms on Level 2 were still functional, though Units 2-4 and 2-6 were presumably able to see what had happened from across their skybridges.

[@erikolson4148]

Another level or a whole other prison either on the same planet or elsewhere 😥😰😱!

[@WhiteWoof]

Just remember that Dedra isn't after Cassian. She's after Luthen. She knows both Cassian and Bix are support pieces on the board, while "Axis" is the King. Cassian was just the starting point.

[@SC457A]

The tension for each episode just keeps increasing. Just a nagging subtle tension. Episode 10 is probably my favorite, so I am looking forward to next week.

[@k--music]

This arc is 100% one of my favorite Star Wars stories, especially since Disney took over. Really refreshing to see something like this

[@Shinransa]

This entire arc is so powerful and it's not even the most powerful arc, the finale is just so strong you'd almost be convinced to overthrow the government and be put on a watchlist. The prison arc gave me strong Vorkuta vibes for Black Ops 1 with fucken Reznov and "every journey begins with a single step. This is step one!"

[@cassandrareed5959]

I agree the prison arc is definitely my fav as well.

[@wolborg105]

Whole arc is a brilliant analogy for the carceral system of the US. Just fantastic storytelling.

[@madtitanthanos7898]

When ulaf died, kino's faith in the system died as well

[@PanGuy_]

Considering the day and night shifts seem to switch out almost uninterrupted, i would assume the shifts are close to 12 hours.

[@beden653]

you are right. In ep 8 Andy Serkis said this when we first met his character

[@masterswordwielder]

This torture method is so messed up. It affects you mentally, as you constantly think about that being the Sound of dying children. It affects you physically, as the frequency causes extreme pain and damages the brain. And then there's how the scene is done. There's the music that gets louder and louder and as the torture begins it cuts off and the only thing you hear is Bix's heavy breathing, plus they don't show how it sounds. This show is so good, it's unbelievable

[@serial92989]

Exactly the way they did that sequence was phenomenal and so effed. People were pissed we didn’t get to hear the sound but i thought it was great we didn’t.

[@Hamstar78]

The Bix Headphone scene has inspired new Star Wars Memes on YT lol

[@Riku-zv5dk]

I think it was mentioned last episode they work twelve-hour shifts per day.

[@rjwallace7477]

This, clone wars, and the Jedi games are my favorite Star Wars content since the prequels

[@danielve09]

Man in a galaxy of war lasers and lightsabers an old man dying of a stroke "alone" in a hallway hits so different because it feels so real

[@SandraMorris51]

The prison arc is definitely my favorite

[@CptApplestrudl]

"never more than12" has to be my favorite line from this show.

[@dannybob42]

all of the acting is great, but there's something special about Andy Serkis' acting as Kino Loy in these batch of episodes, how slowly he starts to lose hope of being released and the routine he resolved himself to become undone, you can see the thought process in his expressions

[@JoeDay-me3gr]

100% my favourite arc from this show

[@shirleyduffer2081]

“Never more than 12….” Such an amazing arc!!!

[@Hamstar78]

The Narkina 5 Prison Design was inspired from George Lucas THX 1138 movie :)

[@zedfirenze]

"Never more than 12", such a fire line. I also was wondering if I had to take my headphones off when the torture scene played man lol.

[@IggyStardust1967]

Hey, Primate! Hope you are well! About the Imperial week: There are only 5 days in it, not 7 like ours. Also, I have to mention that in MY opinion, this show just keeps getting better as it goes along. I can't wait for you to see the finale, as I've got something to say about it..... but..... you know..... spoilers.

[@ItsAPrimatee]

Loving this arc the most for sure so I can see that!

[@sixmonthgaze135]

This show is amazing, literally this whole arc about how people want to believe the system works until it doesn’t.

[@crandleberrysadie]

So much enjoy how excited you are for this show. I have to say it's just going to get better with every episode to come. Hands down my favorite SW content in a long time.

[@serial92989]

This show was immaculately done

[@crandleberrysadie]

@@serial92989 I'm a huge fan of this series. It really is SW for adults. I genuinely don't need every SW series to have Jedi and lightsabers. As long as it's well written and filmed, I'm in.

[@cmac3530]

Andor producers: How many bowls of cereal should we have Syril eat each episode? Andor Writers: Never more than 12...

[@ItsAPrimatee]

😂

[@MikeKennedyNFL]

Next week: We get peak Star Wars 😈

[@Frostbite08]

I both love and hate that Karn started simping for Deedra because she treats him the same way his mother does.

[@kappa_06]

"This arc is fantastic" => Andor is a curious serie : it starts calmly with good episodes... But each episode that comes out becomes almost better than the previous one! You start the show thinking it's a good show, you end it thinking, "Whaa... That was amazing!"

[@kirkdarling4120]

Yes, the way Andor stole the starpath is how he's confident the guards are not listening to them. We know that the prisoners have not been told that the PORD extended their sentences. I agree that they normally released prisoners as expected. But because PORD required all sentences extended, the prison officials made an _ad hoc_ decision to just shuffle them instead of releasing them. The PORD also increases the overall prison load, and they've given us clues that the prison staff is being overwhelmed by the number of prisoners. As the door slammed on Bix's interrogation, that scene was set up to mirror the door closing on Leia's interrogation in A New Hope.

[@terpdx]

The folks who didn't like this show were the ones who only equate "Star Wars" with Sith, Jedi, and lightsabers. 'Andor' is the Star Wars show made for adults whose brains continued to mature after the last of the prequels was released, and who can sit still long enough to watch an hour of television without needing to take TikTok breaks every 10 minutes. This show is exactly what the Star Wars franchise needed to break the monotony of people in hooded robes, speaking in riddles, and twirling glow sticks. That side of the Star Wars universe is essential lore, but you can only see so much of it over and over before it begins to go stale.

[@Aliddotia]

Love how invested you are - I remember rushing home to watch this after work last fall and I’d feel sick to my stomach from the tension after this arc in particular - this is actually my favorite episode in the whole season, the emotions and tension running high!

[@jacobchavis3581]

This is the best Star Wars since rogue one (my favorite movie for starwars)

[@brianlafrazia8237]

Awesome. Been waiting for you to get to this arc! The next episode is some of the very best Star Wars content ever done.

[@millywok]

Bro if you don’t mind me asking what camera or webcam do you use for reactions?

[@ItsAPrimatee]

Sony a5100

[@erikolson4148]

Ulaf had symptoms of dementia, them being twitching hands and lapses in memory 🥺😣😔.

[@Robotic_Crafter]

This show made me ABHOR and fear the empire in a way no other Star Wars medium ever did. Being burned alive or eaten alive is not good enough punishment for these sick Imperials.

[@CYKenny02]

This show is stunning.

[@hideflen]

Yeahhhhhhhhh “never more than 12” this season was already fire but Kino set the beacons of Gondor alight, if you will. It’s all very real.

[@Fancast100]

Episode 10 is amazing

[@auntvesuvi3872]

Thanks, Primate! 🔊 #ItsAPrimate #StarWars #Andor

[@jaroddixon3801]

tarkin blowing up planets didn’t do it for me but bix having to listen to those sounds really made me hate the empire.

[@johnmiller7682]

Everyone gets it wrong. He said it was a mistake. They sent a prisoner from level 4, to level 2. It's not that they want to keep it a secret that nobody gets out. All they'd have to do is get the man, say it was a mistake, and be done with it. Why kill the whole floor?

[@ISavant]

Because that one prisoner that they accidentally sent back into the same prison can go "hey guys i just came from 4, I was supposed to be released and they just recycled me, like they recycling everybody. There's no escape" and now there's 100 men with nothing to lose who want out. the mistake was putting him back into the same facility, so when he got to his new destination he'd already know the processes and systems from that prison, so when he said "i'm not supposed to be here, i was supposed to be released", the other prisoners would believe him, hence the problem. If they just ship every prisoner off to a new prison afterwards then everybody can disregard the "new" prisoner's complaining about not being released, but because they accidentally sent one back into the same facility (Because we know Andor's facility is understaffed, they made a big deal of it when he came in) it let word get out.

[@johnmiller7682]

@@ISavant You're missing a big point, the prisoner being transferred would always know, and say something, to any new group, cell, facility, wherever they sent them. They're not being transferred anywhere, they're being eliminated. Think about what the prisoners do.

[@RyanLeishman]

The best of Star Wars right here

[@darthdracul8372]

Well, the old saying goes desperate times call for really desperate measures so what are you say when we get the next episode Let’s get the heck out of this blasted prison.

[@jpkc86]

Couple thoughts.. first the torture of Bizx and PaK (not shown) is why Luthen and Cleya need him gone, they know the Em pire has no restriction in extracting info. Bix told what she knew as did Pak. I don't think they handled that conversation great (one of my few complaints in this amazing show) as Cleya comes off cold and ruthless rather than understandably guarded. As for the prisoner - going back to this facility was a mistake. It's likely that prisoner was meant for a different sort of facility/location rather than just a different floor.

[@Jackosaurus01]

Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous

[@artboymoy]

IMO I feel that the prisioner being moved to another floor was the mistake and he was suppose to be moved to another prison. Otherwise you'd have the stories of people being moved around within the same prison would be circulating around much more and be stirring up dissention.

[@rodgill9376]

All of those men were killed because they found out the truth and they knew too much. The Empire couldn't risk it. That's why they did it. Andy's character was in denial and I can't say I blame him too much. Imagine thinking you only had less than a year or so and to find out that you're never leaving is a horrible thought.

[@Horracioz]

I don’t think people were ever getting released. Spoilers warning: They can’t have any details linked to the project at risk of being leaked out.

[@alabora6781]

We here!

[@night1hal1]

Do you take notes for show anymore? I only ask because I almost never see you look down now, and it'd be interesting if after all this time reviewing and reacting to media you've become good enough at recognizing characters and plot details that you don't need the pad anymore.

[@ItsAPrimatee]

I still do lol

[@vincentwilliams71]

👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@Odxbase]

Next episode! 🔥

[@alabora6781]

Noti

[@ItsAPrimatee]

Gang

[@HeisenStark13]

What they did to Bix is what they should have done to Bodhi in Rogue one, not the dumb tentacle monster

[@ISavant]

But the torture didn't even work on Bix, she still didn't give up Axis. Meanwhile Bodhi did tell Saw what he wanted to know after the Bor Gulet.

[@ISavant]

I *love* the prison arc but the heist arc is still my favourite, just the climax with the eye is fucking gorgeous.