Andor‘s Finest Hours Just Delivered a Huge Gut Punch

What it takes to sustain a rebellion is brought into question in this week’s episode arc of Andor, which covers what happens two years before the main events of Rogue One: A Star Wars Story and the original Star Wars saga. Thematically it’s time for the rebels to figure out if they want to just fight or actually win, as tensions come to a head on Ghorman in what’s probably the most gut-wrenching watch of the series, and perhaps even Star Wars as a whole. Having this be the episodic story that dropped on Revenge of the (May) Sixth made it extra powerful and a transmitted a timeless message of resistance when needed most. Ghorman is collapsing. Cassian (Diego Luna) and Wil (Muhannad Bhaier) are sent there to finally take out Dedra Mero (Denise Gough) as the front is pushing for action against the Imperial siege. They realize that in this moment they are not in alignment: Wil thinks it’s time to fight, and Cassian asserts that just fighting won’t secure a victory sooner if they’re not r ... Read full article.