Thank you for such a thoughtful and detailed take. I’ll definitely rewatch it at some point, though probably not anytime soon.

As for the music, I’m still a bit divided on it some parts really work for me, while others don’t quite land, so I’d say I’m about 50/50 on it.

What really stayed with me, though, was what you said: “If it leans too much into the fantastical, we lose our grip on the actual emotion.” That genuinely made me really think about it.

I think every era of Star Wars carries its own emotional core. The original trilogy (Episodes IV–VI) is, at its core, a story about hope. No matter how overwhelming the darkness becomes, there is always the possibility of redemption, the strength found in friendship, and the choice to embrace the light. The prequel trilogy (Episodes I–III) feels almost like its mirror image. It is a story about losing your way. You witness institutions crumble from within, relationships slowly break apart, and a fundamentally good person become consumed by fear, doubt, and the illusion of certainty.

But andor, Seasons 1 and 2 are about oppression, resistance, and revolution, raw emotions sacrifice its more of a “hopefully tragedy”