Episode 4 of Star Wars series Andor hit Disney Plus on Wednesday, revealing Rogue One hero Cassians next enter the super-secret disobedience versus the totalitarian Galactic Empire after abandoning his family, buddies and house in last weeks three-episode premiere. The fourth episode likewise introduces a familiar face in among Star Wars greatest heroes and a new one in the Imperial danger.
The show happens five years prior to 2016 spinoff movie Rogue One, which exposed the events leading into the original Star Wars film, A New Hope. Life in this galaxy kinda absorbs this age, when Emperor Palpatines forces are expanding their sphere of impact and covering regular folk in a vicelike grip.On the run from the law, Cassian (Diego Luna) got away with rebel employer Luthen Rael (Stellan Skarsgård) for parts unidentified. Lets take a look at our heros new scenario, see how the seeds of disobedience are being planted at the heart of stellar power and meet our perfectly customized baddies. An Empire of SPOILERS awaits.The pitchHYPERSPACE– Luthen continues to be supercool as he convinces Cassian to join the rebel cause, reasoning that hes currently made a death sentence by stealing from the Empire. The nihilist Cassian reckons battling the Empire is a waste of time– much better to live whatever life you can take under that program. ” Youll ultimately pass away fighting these bastards,” the charming employer says. “So what Im asking you is this: Wouldnt you rather give everything at the same time to something real, than carve off worthless pieces up until theres nothing left?” Luthen Rael isnt playing around.
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Its basically a repeat of Luthens speech back on Ferrix, but Skarsgård is so magnetic that I d happily view him riff on this same point a million various ways.Luthen exposes that he concerned Ferrix to recruit Cassian to join a heist on the quarterly payroll for the whole Imperial sector– most likely as a method to bankroll the rebellion while harming the enemy. The fabulously dressed Galactic EmpireCORUSCANT, THE GALACTIC CAPITAL– A piece of this episode takes us to the seat of Palpatines Empire and presents the villains of the Imperial Security Bureau, or ISB. This police and intelligence agency is accountable for keeping the citizenry securely under the regimes control, and is typically scary and nasty.But damn, these individuals look outstanding in their white uniforms. You might remember Orson Krennic from Rogue One wearing a similar outfit; hes a director in the ISB-linked Imperial Military Department of Advanced Weapons Research and covertly working on the Death Star at this moment in the timeline.Dedra Meero is ahead of the video game (and dressed superbly), however the Empires structure isnt keeping up with her.
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Among the perfectly customized, and probably the programs primary Imperial baddy, is Supervisor Dedra Meero (Denise Gough). He pretty much informs her to remain in her lane.The Imperials do plenty of sneering at each other as they try to climb up the ladder– this might be boring, however everybody is so fabulously dressed and the performing is so excellent that its all super engaging.Did I mention how much I like their uniforms?Mon Mothma is playing a harmful video game.
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An actor preparesOn the other side of the coin is Sen. Mon Mothma, whom you may remember from her renowned “Many Bothans died …” speech in Return of the Jedi. Filling the function here is Genevieve OReilly, who portrayed the character in Revenge of the Sith (though the majority of her scenes were erased), Rogue One, and CGI animated series Rebels.
Shes privately leading the nascent Rebel Alliance and essentially the anti-Palpatine. Its remarkable to see her in this paranoid setting– the Empire is plainly onto her, however shes too popular to deal with. As Luthen go back to Coruscant, he dons a lush curly wig, a wonderful attire and foppish attitude as part of his cover– the proprietor of an elegant antique shop dealing with the capitals elites. Skarsgård is as soon as again stunning in this side of the role, and the multilayered performance makes his meeting with Mon a delight to watch. Luthen has clearly been studying space Stanislavski.Luthen adopts a new persona as he satisfies Mon
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They cant rely on Mons brand-new chauffeur, so he puts on a huge flamboyant program as she gets in under the guise of getting a present for her hubby. Shes struggling to gain access to funds for the disobedience and wants to bring someone new into their securely managed inner circle– a risky relocation, and Luthen isnt wild about it. Its possible this is simply another act and Perrin is in on the rebellion, however we do not get any sense of that here.Sly Moore (seen on the right) was at Palpatines side when he declared the formation of the Galactic Empire in Revenge of the Sith.
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Hes arranged a fancy supper for his old army pal, and Mon notifications two high level Imperials amongst the guests: Ars Dangor is among Palpatines main consultants, and likely one of the people in amusing hats seen in his throne room in Return of the Jedi.Sly Moore is the bald, pale-skinned female seen by Palpatines side in Attack of the Clones and Revenge of the Sith. Shes one of the few individuals who know his true identity as Sith Lord Darth Sidious. And her given name recommends shes not to be trusted.She also mentions the world Ghormans shipping lanes being cut off, potentially dooming individuals to starvation. The Empire will eventually massacre innocent protesters on this world, pushing Mon to openly blame Palpatine and state open disobedience around 3 years after this point in the timeline. Generally, Mon Mothma is surrounded by opponents, cant trust anyone and all of it sounds rather difficult. Its pretty excellent to view. A team of rebelsALDHANI– Before his trip to Coruscant, Luthen drops Cassian off on this sparsely populated (however rather green and rich) world. The Empire took it over for usage as a circulation point in its stellar conquest, messing up the natives historical way of living under the guise of work opportunities.Were likewise introduced to the suspicious rebel team of brand new characters led by Vel Sartha (Faye Marsay), with Imperial Lt. Gorn (Sule Rimi) as their guy on the within. Theyre mainly quite darn dissatisfied with having Cassian sign up with the group just days prior to their heist goes down.Their target is an enormous, prepared Imperial fort and they need to get into a vault in order to get their hands on the payroll prior to getting away in a freighter. Theyll utilize a celestial event as cover, however its all pretty darn dangerous.Cassian is under pressure to catch up in time for the heist and has to pull all-nighters, which advises me how I utilized to manage assignment due dates in my college days, however with method greater stakes here.
Rogue ideas, unanswered questions and Easter eggsThis show is so grounded and credible that its simple to forget that the galaxy is run by a cackling space wizard who shoots lightning from his hands and when yelled “Uuuuunlimited powerrrrr” as he did so.The music that plays over the opening titles is extremely amazing; composer Nicholas Britell (Moonlight and Succession) adds a whole layer of strength to this show.The captivating helmet at the back of Luthens antique shop looks exactly like the “Dark Lords Armor” used by Galen Marek (aka Starkiller) in The Force Unleashed. The character adopted this try to find the 2008 video games dark side alternate story. Its not canon, but it still looks cool as heck.Also visible in the shop– which is an Easter egg gold mine– are a Mandalorian armor set, a Twi lek Kalikori, tablets with hands linked to The World Between Worlds, what seems an Indiana Jones whip framed in carbonite, and possible Sith and Jedi holocrons, among other cool items.Cassian points out being forced to eliminate for the Empire on unpleasantly muddy world Mimban when he got out of prison at 16, and it sounds a lot like the chaotic fight seen in Solo. Cassian might have crossed courses with our kid Han.Luthen provides Cassian a pretty amazing locket as a deposit for his work with the rebels– a necklace with a kyber crystal. These unusual stones are attuned to the Force and a vital part of a lightsaber, as well as the Death Stars planet-destroying superlaser. The crystal “commemorates the uprising versus the Rakatan invaders,” according to Luthen. This types was initially seen in noncanon 2003 computer game Knights of the Old Republic, so this fun referral brings them back into the continuity.Cassian uses the alias Clem, after the late adoptive father we met in the previous episodes flashbacks.The ISB conference consists of a mention of Ryloth, the Twi lek homeworld seen in CGI animated series The Clone Wars and Rebels.The Empire is apparently mining on the remote world Arvala-6. Arvala-7 is the world where Mando finds Grogu in the very first episode of The Mandalorian, which takes place a couple of years after Return of the Jedi.The Empire uses the Ferrix fiasco as a reason to take control of the Morlana system– timeless manifest destiny. The Corporate Security guys are included, including our buddy Syril Karn (Kyle Soller). The name “Hosnian Prime” is amongst the statements as Syril gets back to Coruscant– thatll end up being the capital of the New Republic years after the Empires fall and is ruined by the First Order in The Force Awakens.The slap/hug Syrils mama Eedy greets him with tips at an unusual relationship.One of the Aldhani crew discusses rebel extremist Saw Gerrera, a unsafe but incredible character seen in The Clone Wars, Rebels and Rogue One.Marvels existing Darth Vader comic series sees dinner guest Sly Moore embroiled in criminal distribute Crimson Dawns plot to kill Vader. This tale is set between The Empire Strikes Back and Return of the Jedi, so almost a years after the events of this show.Ive been desiring a Mon Mothma story since 2016, when I took place on a statement that her past would be revealed in a book. That ended up being an April Fools joke, but the concept was so amazing that its stuck in my mind for the last 6 years. Im delighted Andor is giving her the spotlight.Come back for more Easter eggs and observations next Wednesday, Oct. 5, when episode 5 of Andor strikes Disney Plus.
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An Empire of SPOILERS awaits.The pitchHYPERSPACE– Luthen continues to be supercool as he encourages Cassian to join the rebel cause, reasoning that hes already made a death sentence by stealing from the Empire. The wonderfully dressed Galactic EmpireCORUSCANT, THE GALACTIC CAPITAL– A chunk of this episode takes us to the seat of Palpatines Empire and presents the bad guys of the Imperial Security Bureau, or ISB. You may recall Orson Krennic from Rogue One dressing in a comparable outfit; hes a director in the ISB-linked Imperial Military Department of Advanced Weapons Research and covertly working on the Death Star at this point in the timeline.Dedra Meero is ahead of the game (and dressed magnificently), however the Empires structure isnt keeping up with her.
Its possible this is simply another act and Perrin is in on the disobedience, however we do not get any sense of that here.Sly Moore (seen on the right) was at Palpatines side when he declared the formation of the Galactic Empire in Revenge of the Sith. The name “Hosnian Prime” is among the announcements as Syril shows up home to Coruscant– thatll end up being the capital of the New Republic decades after the Empires fall and is ruined by the First Order in The Force Awakens.The slap/hug Syrils mother Eedy welcomes him with tips at a weird relationship.One of the Aldhani team discusses rebel extremist Saw Gerrera, a harmful but amazing character seen in The Clone Wars, Rebels and Rogue One.Marvels current Darth Vader comic series sees dinner guest Sly Moore embroiled in criminal syndicate Crimson Dawns plot to eliminate Vader.