Review: Andor Season Two is Among the Best of Star Wars and the Year

Sequels and prequels are individually difficult. The former have to carry on story threads and push characters into new places in satisfying ways, the latter have to thread the needle of being their own entity while directly leading into the events that viewers have already witnessed.  Andor season two then faces the difficulty of being both a sequel to its incredible first season and a prequel to the much-loved Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

It’s no mean feat, and while there is a lot to say about this season of television and this review will be as spoiler-free as possible, here is the main thing you need to know: if you liked season one, you are going to like season two.  Season two is very much the same show as season one, with some structural differences, but the same compelling characters, excellent production value, and overt political allegory to our current world.  

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Podcast: Blonde & Star Wars: Andor

Blonde & Andor

Greetings programs! This week on the podcast, we are looking at the divisive new Marilyn Monroe movie Blonde, starring Ana de Armas as the titular blonde bombshell, before moving on to the latest entry in the Star Wars franchise, Andor. We spend half the episode swooning over one of these; listen to find out which!

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