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Cheez85 t1_ixf2qn2 wrote

Reply to comment by HandLion in Cassian Andor: The Spy Who Came in from the Cold by PetyrDayne

Seen it and only 3 maybe 4 episodes were decent. Not the massive hype everyone is pushing.

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selectiveyellow t1_ixf6kph wrote

I'm just impressed that they had three coherent arcs within 11 episodes. A lot of writing these days feel stretched out and bloated so it was refreshing. I do think "rebellion before the rebels, following a bunch of nobodies" won't be for everyone though.

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esran7 t1_ixfhhfj wrote

But it is a bit stretched. in terms of really meaningful plot developments there has been 1) a successful rebel attack + empire reacting 2) the protagonist slowly finding that a regular life isn't in the cards for him. Much of everything else and most characters didn't really matter all that much yet. The whole "we must cut lose strings = kill andor" premise of the second half feels a bit silly and forced and lets the writers have the rebels not do anything (other than luthen and mothma, who are pretty cool).

Half the episodes were quite good, the other half just fine. One was dedicated exclusively to hyping up the heist and making us care about the side characters, and didn't hugely succeed on either of those. I like the show though, the last few episodes have been real good.

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3D_soup t1_ixg5wl9 wrote

Fanboys are going to downvote us but I agree.

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