Perhaps we are going to get tired of saying, in these weeks, how refreshing ‘Andor’ is as a Star Wars series. And it is that its history can more or less convince us (I admit that I have my pluses and minuses with its first three episodes), but there is a desire not to fit into the formula that is greatly appreciated. And this new episode is a good example of it.
By the way, from here spoilers for ‘Aldhani’, episode 4 of ‘Andor’.
After the events of the previous episode, Cassian (Diego Luna) and Luthen (Stellan Skarsgård) set course for Aldhani, where there is a group of rebels with the mission for which the mysterious man has contacted the thief: to assault an imperial garrison and steal something from there. An incorporation that will not make even an iota of grace to the local group Aldhanianwhich he considers to be an added risk to the mission.
hello senator
Perhaps the most interesting thing about this second act of the series is that the script for Dan Gilroy begins to tell us what this Star Wars fiction is really about. With the excuse of exploring the origin of the protagonist, we delve into the political goings-on of Coruscant. And there we have a key figure: Mon Mothma (Genevieve O’Reilly), whom we meet through the “public” face of Luthen as a gallery owner for collectors.
Although we have seen the senator relatively little on screen (‘Return of the Jedi’ and, of course, ‘Rogue One’), in the expanded universe she has been quite explored as the leader of the rebellion that she is. And here we have the opportunity to know her story and how she lives surrounded by enemies even, apparently, in her own house.
It is not the only thing that has been interesting to me. While we are getting to know how things are getting difficult at the political level, we slip into the corridors of the Imperial Security Bureau to meet Dedra Meero (Denise Gough), an Imperial officer who decides to investigate further what happened on Ferrix only to be met with warnings.
Meanwhile, we see how after the fiasco of the previous episode the Empire decides to take control of the area and relieves Syril (Kyle Soller) of his position. It’s something curious how the series makes certain parallels between it and Dedra as two enthusiastic officers, even zealots, in their duty and how both find obstacles and disdain for their trade. While one meets with inaction, the other with a crossroads of interests.
Although the fourth episode ends just before “Clem” (Andor) and the gang carry out the anticipated assault, the future of this one is quite indifferent to me. Here I recognize that the script of the Gilroys has to work hard to avoid that the viewer is more interested in the aspect of espionage and political thriller with little men dressed in gray than the fate of our hero. This is the series I want to see.