Warning: this article contains spoilers For the entire season 2 “Andor”.

With The dramatic final of season 2 of “Andor”The book has officially closed which could well be the best and brightest of “Star Wars” that we will never see. If this seems to be a daring claim to do before smoke even begins to erase, well, it is only a natural reaction to what we watched in our own eyes since this show started his trip to Disney + Streaming in 2022. Creator Tony Gilroy challenged the odds and transformed what seemed to be a prequel / spinoff emission compulsory (a prequel film / yourself) in you) by far The franchise entrance the most focused on the characters, politically incisive and downright mature since “the Empire is back”.

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But, of course, it’s always “Star Wars” we are talking about, and no “Star Wars” Nothing will never completely escape a meticulous exam – even one with as much undeniable critic and the audience acclaimed behind him as “Andor”. If there is a recurring complaint according to which the detractors point to again and again, it would be necessary that it is the idea (certainly vague) that this series founded, grainy and completely without saber does not “feel” as “Star Wars”. It could be more polite and well done and take the material much more seriously than all the live broadcasts of Dave Filoni could never … But where are all the buffoonery adapted to children, the sense of reassuring humor, or the endless parade of the cameos and the services of fans to which we have become accustomed to this galaxy far, far? For some, praise on this series are not only wrong – it is a betrayal of the very spirit of “Star Wars”.

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Fortunately, an old Geezer once said something wise about how the different perspectives have the meaning of “a certain point of view”, and that could not be more relevant with regard to “Andor”. Where some see a stifling and important revolutionary story that occurs just in the “Star Wars” universe, the greatest strength of the show is that it represents the purest distillation of the central ethics of George Lucas to date. Honestly, thank the manufacturer for “Andor”, because we may never see another film or show that includes “Star Wars” better than this one.

Either you get it or you don’t. “Star Wars” has never been particularly subtle with regard to its political trends, with the Empire marked in Nazi colors or the presence of an army called “Stormtroopers” or roughly The entire “Return of the Jedi” turned into the most flagrant anti-richard metaphor Nixon / Vietnam ever put to Celluloid. But that did not prevent countless fans through several generations, from fundamentally missing the point on a story of Scrappy rebels fighting a fascist empire … and the many, a lot The parallels on the nose meant deliberately to make the Western public more than uncomfortable.

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An example of the political dimensions of Star Wars is that it is an allegory of the way in which the Vietnamese resistance has been able to overcome the American Empire, as George Lucas here explainspic.twitter.com/oosf2co3qr

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Enter “Andor” and its almost resolved objective to put the “war” in “Star Wars”, by all the necessary means. This is why the first arc in the first three episodes of season 2 involved the Cassian Andor of Diego Luna between the rebel factions too busy fighting to think even to work together – while being failed Yavin, the very planet which ultimately becomes the headquarters of the Rebel Alliance. The same thought process has undoubtedly led to the most controversial representations of poor and simple evil in any production of “Star Wars”: the attempted rape of Bix Caleen (Adria Arjona) and the massacre of Ghorman. And that explains why a large part of this program focused on the actions of Senator Mon Mothma (Geneviève O’Reilly) and its attempts to secretly attach the Empire to each turn of the political arena.

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Are all these examples some of the most provocative materials to be part of the “Star Wars” brand? Absolutely. They did lift anger of some of The members most allied by the Fandom media over there? You bet they did it. But what could be more faithful to George Lucas’ vision than that? When more widely accessible projects such as “Le Mandalorien” or “The Force Awakens” were content to play things safely and simply luxurious in the standard tropes of the franchise “, and” refused to settle for the status quo. It took the pioneering aspects of the original “Star Wars”, the difficult mind and defying the expectations of “the Empire is backing down”, and the shameless policy of “Return of the Jedi” and channeled them in something fresh and unique. He doesn’t get much “Star Wars” than that, friends.

This can be both a blessing and a curse whenever a new production of “Star Wars” is unleashed on the public. Some, like the first season of “Le Mandalorien” or The most recent “Skeleton Crew”, the most recent “, Instantly revitalize the property and wash the bad taste of the past failures of our mouth. Others are victims of the cultural battlefield of the age of social media, amplifying the most noisy and angry voices to the detriment of some of the most ambitious and daring entrances to date. (Raise a drink at “The Last Jedi” and “The acolyte” prematurely linked, “ If you want.) “And” there exists in a way at the link of all these different attempts, greeted And Criticized in certain circles for the same thing: its obstinate refusal to follow the traditional expectations of “Star Wars”.

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But what happens if it is not quite true? At first glance, a series of spying and political thriller like “Andor” does not seem to adapt to any of the usual conventions of “Star Wars”. The lack of Jedi, avoiding “Glup Shitto” Easter eggs like the plague, and a subject so often dark and overwhelming, all seem contrary to the PG values ​​of the franchise. However, this account should have followed the path of the Death Star during season 2.. The revolutionary themes of the show, better illustrated by the progression of the progression Andor and the various little -known heroes During the two seasons, could not be more aligned with Luke Skywalker himself. Tony Gilroy and his creative team even show a shameless love for the characters inherited like my Mothma, Bail Organa (Benjamin Bratt) saw Gerrera (Forest Whitaker), and even more – a level of respect and admiration that exceeds that of many Hardcore fan. And with The long -awaited introduction to force In this also agnostic scenario, implying that Andor is on a destiny mission which cannot be thrown aside or thwarted, “Andor” proves beyond doubt that he has a deep and lasting passion for what makes “Star Wars”, well, “Star Wars”.

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He may have come to an unknown package. The journey along the way may not have been the easiest. But, in the end, “Andor” will be one of the most integral additions to “Star Wars” of all time … and the return to the original intentions of George Lucas that we needed more than ever.