Cassian returns home to Ferrix, a tinderbox that is experiencing a spark of rebellion.Cassian returns home to Ferrix, a tinderbox that is experiencing a spark of rebellion.Cassian returns home to Ferrix, a tinderbox that is experiencing a spark of rebellion.
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- TriviaThe funerary stone that Brasso carries has the following text written on it in Bazeese script: Maarva Andor and the dates 7895.330.9-7972.216.4. In an earlier scene, Cassian touches his adopted father's funerary stone, which reads Clem Andor, 7896.39.5-7959.318.3.
- Quotes
Karis Nemik: [Recording] There will be times when the struggle seems impossible. I know this already. Alone, unsure, dwarfed by the scale of the enemy. Remember this. Freedom is a pure idea. It occurs spontaneously and without instruction. Random acts of insurrection are occurring constantly throughout the galaxy. There are whole armies, battalions that have no idea that they've already enlisted in the cause. Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward. And then remember this. The Imperial need for control is so desperate because it is so unnatural. Tyranny requires constant effort. It breaks, it leaks. Authority is brittle. Oppression is the mask of fear. Remember that. And know this: the day will come when all these skirmishes and battles, these moments of defiance will have flooded the banks of the Empire's authority and then there will be one too many. One single thing will break the siege. Remember this. Try.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The 75th Primetime Emmy Awards (2024)
This doesn't pretend to be a kids' show, when Star Wars has become reduced to a string of cliches presented on screen. Obi-Wan Kenobi should have been a walk in the park for Disney to produce an entertaining show that fleshed out characters without straining continuity or insulting the audience who know the characters and situations better than the writers do. No one should have to suffer a Boba Fett mini-series where the Most Notorious Bounty Hunter In Yne Galaxy inexplicably decides to become a humanitarian crime lord without the crime when he's not indulging in lengthy flashbacks that have no relevance to the the scenes before or after and offer no insight into why he's not longer the character audiences tuned in to see.
Yet, amidst this cynical feed trough approach Disney has towards this property, it's a wonder how anyone can bring achieve the creative control over of production values and storytelling reminiscent of Star Wars when we didn't know for 3 years if Han would survive the carbon freeze, of Luke finding the charred bodies of his aunt & uncle, when Han was a drug smuggler, or interrogation droids entered the room with huge hypodermics. Even at its best, Old People Star Wars never even had dialogue this good.
As a single episode, I can't say it tops the previous one for me, but that's still 11 episodes in a row where I went from impressed to genuine amazement at how each was better than the last. Ep12 comes close. Plenty of plot threats are deliberately dangled to line up Season 2. I didn't need to see them all resolved yet, and I'm glad they didn't try to.... But so much develops here!
If you're reading reviews of a season finale, I don't need to tell you to watch the rest first. After a slow start, this series gets it's direction 3 episodes in and each episode stands up to repeat viewings. It's not going to replace the Original Trilogy and it's not a half-asses attempt to keep the ball rolling by retooling and remaking what's already been done to death.
I did not have high hopes - or any hopes at all for this show. I didn't want to see a Cassian Andor spin-off. It's just such a shame hasn't applied the level of care to their previous live-action Star Wars shows (Mandalorian will be the bigger crowd pleaser, but it has filler problems, too much winking at the viewer, and that ugly modern Star Wars plastic look that doesn't match the greasy, rusting patina that used to make Star Wars look "lived-in".
I may not have been spoon-fed everything I wanted from this finale, but I'm in awe at what this 12-episode season has done to explore different corners of the setting and taking the time and care to find nuance and get solid-or-better performances from every speaking role.
Thanks, Tony Gilroy, for not insulting your audience.
- kindofplace
- Nov 23, 2022
Details
- Runtime57 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 2.39 : 1