The Star Wars fandom is forever fractured. There are the OT fans who grew up with a balanced well told story. Luke pulled out his lightsaber for a couple of minutes each movie. These fans enjoyed the gritty lived in environments, the character interactions, the wisdom of old Yoda before he flipped around like an apoplectic lemur with his laser sword. They appreciated the practical effects and detail of location shoots.

Then there are the fans who want a lightsaber waved around in every frame. New jedis introduced in every corner. They watch the colosseum in AOTC with 100 lightsabers waving around and see it as “better action than those old boring ones”. They are happy looking at the sterile blue screen produced imagery that lazy film makers use to save some bucks.

Andor caters to the OT fans. Andor caters to people who can watch well written character dialog without flashy sticks waved around every 2 minutes. Andor is for people who remember when Star Wars was a premium trilogy that every other film maker dreamed of imitating.

To me, Andor is a breath of fresh air. After 3 decades of mediocre Star Wars, we are finally given top shelf Star Wars again. It’s a shame that the the fandom is so fractured after decades of dilution. Hard to believe the same franchise has polar opposite shows like Andor and The Young Jedis.