Yeah, I especially love how his reaction made it clear that he was in so far over his head.

> When he accidentally killed that corporate security goon

Not just that ... guy walks into a brothel looking for his lost sister, gets shaken down by security goons, accidentally kills one, then murders the other.

I've always wanted a Star Wars show or movie that would ignore the Jedi and The Force and focus on the world around it. Probably because I grew up in the Star Wars drought between Return of the Jedi and Phantom Menace, where if you wanted Star Wars you had to resort to reading novels. And they were full of this kind of stuff.

I don't care if there wasn't a lightsaber fight or spaceship battle in the first few episodes. It gave me the worldbuilding and character drama I've always hoped for in live action.

I think it’s at that point a realistic crime show that’s set in a star wars world. But that’s going to have narrower appeal than the later story arcs (4-6)(7-9) that go broader into actual, you know, Star Wars.

The show really kicked off for me in that episode 4 people are talking about.

A lot of people who were looking for a more grounded story set in the star wars universe got what they wanted.

For mainstream viewers, it was boring because it didn't have any of the instantly recognizable characters or settings. We didn't have the force. Other than Andor and then Mon Mothma, every other character was new and had to be introduced. Unlike a movie where you had to tell the entire story within 1.5-2 hours so you only really get 20-30 mins to introduce the characters and their motivations. Instead,we get a long drawn intro to our three main stories: Andor with his path to rebellion and the rebellion from the point of view of the ground soldier, Deedra Meero and the empire's perspective, and Mon Mothma and the rebellion from behind the scenes.

The long character and environment development is important to really have the huge payoff for the finale when all 3 worlds collide on Ferrix.

This is so much different because the mainline movies are much campier and more action packed and less grounded character drama set in the star wars universe.

Sure, that's going to appeal to some people, clearly. But I'm sure the broader story that starts from episode 4 would have much wider appeal. It just takes so long getting there.

I especially hated the backstory on the Jungle planet. Could have been condensed to a couple scenes and if the rest is relevant, then save it for the future when it becomes relevant. Really kills an already slow show tempo in the first few episodes.